The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-02
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
A SOCIETY LADY NEARLY KILLED
BY a RUNAWAY HORSE

A Rope Stretched Across the Street
Threw Her from the Ssddle-Escape
Of Convicts at Gresston-Two Jail
Birds Set Free-A Negro Killed by a
Train.
ATLANTA, GA, July There was an
exciting runaway on Peachtree street this
morning in which Miss Emily English,
eldest daughter Of Capt. j. w. English had
a marvellous escape from death. The young
lady was horseback riding, and the spirited
animal she rode took fright at a street car
and started on run block below Klmball
street. Peachtree street IS torn up on
account of the Changing being at work on
the road. A heavy rope had been stretched
across the street Saturday night TO warn
drivers of vehicles that the way was OBJ
structed by belgian blocks and piles of sand.
The horse was rushing directly on this rope,
but Miss English did not see it.
CAUGHT THE RIDER.
It was Just high enough above the street
TO miss the horses back about eighteen
inches When within few feet of It Miss
English saw it for the first time, she bowed
her head hoping to pass beneaJh it, but it
was a little too low. and as the frightened
animal ran under the rope it caught Miss
English under the cain, swept her from the
horses back and thea, as it rebounded she
was hurled high IN the air, falling about
twenty feet In the direction in which the
horse was going.
NATURE OF HER INJURIES.
Mr.. Castleman. who was sitting on his
front porch, saw the horse as he passed, and
realizing the young lady's danger started
up. but by the time he reached the steps he
saw her caught by the rope and thrown
heavily to the ground When he reached
her she was unconscious, and picking her
I'D in his arms he carried her into his house
and then summond Drs. Todd and Ridley
Miss English soon recovered, and an ex-
animation showed that no bones were
broken, but the muscles about the neck
were very sore, and she complained Of pains
in her head. The escape from instant
death was very wonderful.
SIX CoNvICTs ESCAPE.
At the penitentiary Office to-day a report
was received of the escape Of six convicts
from the camp at Gresston, Dodge county
which occurred June %. The guard saw
them as they male for the woods. and fired
eight shots at them. 1t is not known
whether any of the bullets took effect, as all
the fugitives escaped. A hasty pursuit was
made on the same day, and two of the es-
capped convicts were recaptured near the
camp They are Andrew Williams and
William Mathews The four still at large
are Dan Mitchell, Ed McNiell W. NJ. Rob
inson and James Stripping.
TWO CoNvICTs PARDoNED.
The governor this morning pardoned two
convicts, Charles l.. Obannon, who was
sentenced from Bib county in 1855 for ten
years for larceny from tie house, and A. j.
Cook, who as sent from Epson county in
1887 for manslaughter and sentenced for
six years Both were white. They are
pardoned on account of good conduct and
long petitions.
RAILROAD TAX RETURNS.
The Atlanta and Charlotte Airline
railroads tax returns were received by the
comptroller to-day. It places the valuation
of the road at $l625,00J, decrease from
last year of $4,000. The comptroller re-
fused to accept the returns and the road
will be assessed ly the state.
A PAPER SUsPENDs.
The American, weekly journal pub
lished here for some months, has suspended.
1t was losing money.
OLD OFFICERS REFLECTED.
The city council had a regular election of
city officers this afternoon and all the old
officers were reelected.
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
A Central railroad train ran over an IN
known negro on the Mcdaniel street cross
ing tonight, cutting off one leg and badly
jnjuring the other. He was carried to the
city hospital and died about II o'clock.
While attention was being paid the dyi g
negro, E. +. Coates, a United States pris-
oner from Cherokee county, charged With
counterfelting, and who was transferred
from the jail on account of sickness, made
his escapeS and he had not been caught at
midnight.