Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-07
4 DREADFUL RUNAWAY.
- OOOfORs' Lfyss PUr lSro THE
SxrRknssT PERIL.
- Dvsvssg Accsdsnt Of Dra Craig and
Thempson--A LADS Terrible FAN From
sChsrry Trse-In the Police Courts.
Recent Neses About the Town.

Hesu,av Correspondence of the IrTELIIexNcER
CoLuNBrA. Pa, July IA very sc. L
rious runaway accident happened In Column |
~. II . late hour yesterday morning, to DR..
4. Cssie. Of town, aud DR.. John Thompson,
q Wriehtsville. They were driving in the |
carriage of the latter on their way to the |
town across the river. The gentlemen were
driving across the Pennsylvania railroad,
when the horse became frightened at the
noise made by engine No. 4l3, and started
TO run of. DR.. Thompson endeavored to
~ the horse by giving the .reins a sudden
jelA, butt this caused the bit TO break.
Dr. Thompson then got from the vehicle to
the back OF the animal, but was unable to
check his flight The horse was running
directly towards the steep embankment al
the end of the stone abutment at
the entrance of the Columbia bridge,
and, as the animal neared this place,
DR. Thompson jumped from the horse.
The embankment at this place is about fifteen
feet deep and an iron railing extends from
the bridge along the stone wall. The horse
ran for the bank and made a plunge down it
at the end of the iron railing. DR.. Craig
caught hold of the iron rafting and thereby
saved himself from a terrible fall. The car
riage was also prevented from going down the
bank by the railing. when the horse went
the harness. DIR. Thompson received few
slight bruises but DIR. Craig got very ugly
gash at the knee of his right leg and was
otherwise bruised He is confined to his
home by reason OF his injuries. The horse
was not injured in any manner from his
jump down the embankment OF about fifteen
feet The carriage also escaped damage.
A Terrible Fall From q Tree.
Yesterday morning Joseph McDivitt, about
II years of age, son of William McDivitt liv-
ing in Wrightsville, met with a probably
fatal accident while picking cherries at the
residence of Mr.. H. b. Paxson. The boy was
on the tree and tried to climb out on a limb
which hung over the street while so doing,
the limb broke and the boy tell distance Of
about II feet to the ground, landing with
great force on his head. The unfortunate
lad was removed to his home and DIR. Chan
nell summoned, when 1t was found that the
skull was badly fractured. Several pieces OF
the skull have been removed and the chances
for recovery are very slight
Police News.
Uriah Holsinger and James Dallas, two
colored men of town, we're arrested by Officer
Hardnele for stealing picture frames from
the house OF John VanNess They were at
this house and the frames disappeared with
their departure The stolen things were sold
to Aaron Snyder, OF Front street, and the
money divided. They had hearing before
Squire Frank and were sent Jail Tor ri Eit at
court.
A number of casees were heard at Squire
EFans tnIs~.nOrDlnQ, consisting OF assault
ana battery and drunkenness. The lot were
I9eHOutcome of too much Fourth of July cele-
bration. The cases were dismissed upon
costs being paid.
Town Notes.
Mr. and Mrs James d. Slade are attending
the editorial excursion at Atlantic City.
Messrs. Milton Wike, c. S. Erb and Fred.
Wagner returned home yesterday from their
extended trip TO Kansas
The members of the Columbia high school
are holding picnic to-day at the Point oppo,
site Chickies.
The base ball contest between the memb bers
of council and school board, to be played on
Thursday afternoon, promises to be an eX
ceedingly interesting event. The game will
be played on the Columbia grounds and the
proceeds Will be devoted to the relief of the
poor.
The encampment of the Kickapoo Indiani
al Fourth ana Union streets, broke up las
night and the band left to day for Mannheim
A very large crowd was present at the CLOSING
night and enjoyed a watermelon eatin.
match between several small boys
few evenings ago Mr.. George Crane los
valuable fishing rod, which was lett lyin.
along the river shore.