Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-24
ANOTHER SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
9nD olD ACCIDENT TBAr :sOkE or
4 SUNDAY PL.AsURR rARrY.
Wnsana =. Deem snd Family win Others
ssass % . Trip to Hsrsman's Island, Their
nssss kass Away and M. snd Mrs.
Dse~ ssd Boy Badly Hurt

sunday morning VIM. NJ. Deem and family
Albert Dracbbar and family, George Weber
and family, Thoa Deem and family and
Charles Peters, each family in separate
vehicles. LEFT this city for drive to Hart
mans island, on the Susquehanns. All
won't we'll until the party were descending
the stscp hill leading to the river between
McCails Ferry and York Furnace. Here
the horse in charge of VIM. NJ. Deem baked
and began 10 kick, knocking the dash board
clear through the roof of the vehicle aud
then ran at full speed down the hill. Mrs.
Deem, who had her little grandchild "a son of
Albert Drachbar) on her lap, threw the
child out Of the wagon, thinking that the
best thing that could be done under the
circumstances. She then attempted to
get out of the wagon herself by climb
ing over the back seat, but a Iurch
of the vehicle threw her out and danger
ously injured her. 1t il feared her hip is
broken or dislocated. Meanwhile VIM. NJ.
Deeu remained in the carriage with his son
Frank, aged eight years, endeavoring to get
control OF the runaway horse. On reaching
the raiload at the bottom of the hill, the car
riage was upset. and Mr.. Deem and his son
were thrown out Mr.. Deem was badly
bruised, his face cut, and it is tesred some OF
his ribs are broken. The boy Frank was
thrown violently upon his face, had his nose
cut through the middle and one of his eyes
so completely closed up that it ~ not yet
known whether the sight is destroyed or
not
The accident created the greatest consterna-
tion among those who were following Mr..
Deems team In the descent OF the hill Their
several teams were stopped and the men
FASTENED forward to the assistance of MIR.
Deem and his family They first found Mr..
Drschbar's child, that had been thrown from
the wagon, lying by the roadside uninjured.
Some distance below Mrs. Deem was found
lying helpless, as above described, and at the
foot OF the hill the boy Frank was standing
covered from head to foot with his own blood,
and his father too badly hurt to assist him.
Mrs. Deen, being unable to walk, was placed
upon settee and carried to the landing,
where the whole party were soon gathered
together, and taken over to the island where
they were Hospitality cared for by Mr.. Cas-
per Hartman and his family. A doctor was
summoned, but as he lived five miles from
the place ii was some time before he reached
it
Towards evening the families that had ac-
companied Mr.. Deen returned to this city.
DIR. Yeagley was notified of the accident, and
this morning he went down to the island tC
attend the injured family.
THE HORSES PREVIOUS EsCAPADE.
The animal which ran away from VIM.
NJ. Deem, belonged to him and his partner,
Samuel Frankford, who deal in fish. On Sat
urdsy Andrew Yankley started out to deliver
some fish with the horse, taking with him
Benjamin o. Conn. AS they were driving
along Manor street the horse frightened and
jumped aside. He upset the wagon, and
after both men had been thrown out, he ran
of. Yackley was badly cut about one of his
legs and Conn was terribly bruised and cut.
The wagon was badly wrecked before the
horse was caught
Hurt In the Zook Runaway.
The runaway of j. Gust Cooks team on
Cat, tto,,
ported then. John Musselman, of West
Hempfield township, who with William
Dunn was driving towards home on the Co.
lumbia turnpike, received serious injuries in
the collision with the Zook team. The
market wagon of Musselman when struck
was completely turned around his horse did
not frighten or attempt to run, but the sud
den turning threw both from the vehicle
Mr.. Dunn, who is man weighing over 20,
pounds, fell upon Musselman, breaking hi,
collar bone, fracturing a RIB and otherwis,
injured him. The unfortunate man was re
moved to his home, and Dr. Rohrer is attend
ing him.
Mrs. ]. Gust Zook, who was thrown
from a carriage on Saturday by runaway
horses, is badly injured. Since the acciden
she has suffered great pain, but last night sh,
rested comfortably. 1t appears that Mrs
Zook did not jump from the carriage, bu
was thrown out when she endeaVOred to ge
hold OF the rens to stop the horses.
The Horses still At It.
On Saturday afternoon two horses o; Il. 4
Martin, which were hitched to heavy wagon
frightened In the lumber yard on Water
street at board which fell on one of them.
They ran out of the yard aud down Water
street almost to Orange where they were
caught by some repairmen Of the Reading
railroad company, The wagon had the coup
ling pole broken and one wheel badly
" "dished.n
Reckless Driving.
On Saturday evening young countIymar
who was drunk and probably wanted L
show off, gave an exhibition of reck es
driving on East King street. He drove on
of the archway at the Lancaster County house
and when reaching tho street whipped
his horse. The animal ran out East King at
terrific rate of speed, anG tbs COuntTymau :
face was covered with broad smiles as the
policemen along the way yelled to him tC
STOP The street was full Of people at the
time and II Is wonder that some person was
not run over at one Of tho many crossings
The name of the reckless young Reuben -
could not be learned, or ne would have been
made TO suffer.
Racing on the Street
couple OF young bloods were racing their
fast horses on South Queen street They
will lie complained against by Officer Eich.
olH to-day. II is the intention of the officers
10 stop fast driving on the streets,