Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-25
COASTING CALAMITIES.
Serious Accidents Received While Engaged
FavOrIfe Winter Sport-Su;no
CEe Snr L.


Between 6 and o'clock last evening as
John Heinly and his daughter and three
girls named Gart!ucr aud ! girl named
RitteDhouse were coastin = on 4 bob sled on
North street. they ran into tie coach OF
Al. Seiiz, which WAS ;:t tie time in Charge
of Charles Lingkman. just as he was
turning from Duke into North street. The
coasters were going az Z high speed, and
when they struck the coach ihsy weIe
scattered in all directions. Nu!Ie Gard
ner, aged Ii years, daughter Cd Jos. Gard
nsr, WAS picked up III an unconscious
condition. with the blood streaming from
her forehead. She a..S carried 10 her
| fathers residence, No. l63 Eockiand
street, where she was ItteB,iei by DIR. W.
l.. Herr. She lad 4 terrible cash three
inches long cut ill her forehead, clear
| through To the, skull, but The skull is nCS
fractured, and her condition is not consi,i-
cred dangerous unless congestion o: the
brain shouid cnsue.
Mary Gardner, aged 10 years, daughter
of George Gardner, suffered severe con-
tusions ON the head and face, but her i'll
juriGS are not dangerous. Hex sister CI,il-
lriI@, aged Is years, has tnTcA or iNu.
ugly cuts on her head :.n,! face and suffers
internal injuries.
Kate RittenhoCSe, agci l., residing on
North street. had her nCse broken and IS
otherwise injured,
Mr.. Iicuiy and lis daughter escaped
with slight cuts aid bruises. To DAY all
OF the party are doia, We'll. though Miss
Slollie Gardner is very weak from the loss
| OF blood. No blame attaches 70 the driver
Of tho coach who did all LIE could to avoid
tho collision.
Other Lsccidsais
rs two boys named NewswIuger And
| less We're cOasting ON ii&Gsi street, and
| appr, aching tho pua1ryvlIe railroad they
| heard Z tram Of Cal5 approaGiiiTg. TO
avoid bein,, crushed by the cars they ran
their sled i:it0 :. fence corner. They were
thrown of the sled with great violence
and Newswaugcr v,s1 badly cut about the
bead. Hess was GOt much hurt.
| A boy named Allison, whr iivcs On
Green street, was c1.,atinr down Church
street yesterday, his sled ran against :,
hogshead in front OF Daniel Sung; grocery
store, corner Of South Queen and Cones
toga. The collision was 50 severe that
one of A!lisor's les W S severely hurt.
| Two boys, who'y l,aD:cs we did not lyaIr,
| while cOasting on Gc, man street, ran their
Sled under u pasai,i wagon, but escaped
/
| Last evening . bob sled containing.
| several persons came thunder Ing down
Dirahs hill just ..s !. t.aia OF cans o.l the
| Quarry raIiioa,i was approaching the
Vine street cr. ssinG. Luckily, the sIc,i
reached the crossing hall Il second il ad
vance of the cas-, aad shot across the
railroad track just iii time - escape
further damage than Z gentle bump iIcm
the Car, beneath which the party was SO
nearly crushed.
| Last evening :. boy who was 3p.Sting
| down German street reached I'll" Snuth
Queen street crossing jnst as En"la's h., i
wagon, which WAS Oh South QucCu street,
reached the same point. A collision en-
sued in which the beer wagon WIS nearly
upset and the coaster was entirely upset,
and it is reported That he and u leg
| broken.
| ut noon to-day Miss Carrie Smith r.
siding at 3l3 South Queen street, white
on her way from the cotton mill where sl!a
works, to her home, was s..t.c!l },y a large
sled At the Church street crossing. She
was knocked down and severely Injured
about tie head. DR.. VI. l.. Herr wa5 sent
for and attended her.
| COast;ng is All oxEil;lratilg sport, i,:!a it.
is attended by great danger, especially
| when coasters cross the intersection Ci
streets, where they Cannot 500 tn; "i,-
preach of other vehicles Unit! thcr :s.c too
Close to avoid collision. In ali SUI: parts
Of the city the sport should bo prohibited.
| TIE chief cf police last night at II
o'clock gave orders To the policemen 10
prohibit ;:i peIs"i.s from coastiug on streets
on which there is much driving.