The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-31
AN UNMANAGEABLE HORSE

Runs Away. Collide~ with an Electric
Carand TIays the Mischief Generally.
Yesterday mornieg. about 3 o clock.
n couule Of men were engaged IN liking
the electric lisht wires al the corner oil
Broad and Twenty-sccOud streets. They
were using a wagon and horse winch
belonged t. Mr.. James Sweeney.
In the wagon. while 1t was standing
at the spot mentioned. were Mr.. 81
Clair. MIR. John StrInger and two ne
groes. one the driver and the other a
helper to the workmen.
Suddenly the horse took fright, and
ran away. The negro driver held on TO
the reins as the animal dashed down the
hill at a rapid gait As tue morse aP
81 cached The corner of Broad ana
Twenty streets. he wanted t0swlnS
around the corner so as TO go upChurch
Hill. and he arrived Just as summer
car coming down the avenue reached
the corner of Broad and Twenty-iirst
streets. Mr.. st. Clair seized the
reius from the negro. and with
dexterOus management turned the
horse so as to pass the moving car
which was done by bare men. anu
then be allowed the animal 10 proceed
down Broad street.
But F,R An ACCIDENTAL COLLISION
the runaway team would have been
safely managed, as 1t would have passed
I'D the Broad street hill leading from
the Chesapeake and OHIO depot. but
one of those condolences happened
As the horse shot by like lightning he
c,lhded with the electric car which
ruus on Seventeenth street. his was
exactly at 1913 T.. II. The car came
from Marshall street. the motor man
rang the bell aud the car kept on cross
ing Broad street before the motor-man.
Mr.. Teice. could have chance to see
the runaway bearing down ON hlm.
He put on his brake s. but not before the
horse. under the guidance Of sMr. ST.
Clair. had run the wagon into the car.
The horse Just escaped the car. and
when the wagon struck the car the
force at which he was going broke tue
traces and set the animal free.
TREMENDOUS SHOCK.
The wagon struck the front platform
Of the car with "A terrific force. The
car was thrown from the track. the
front portion going as far as the calvert
opening al the corner, all four wheels
lett the track. the rear part Of the car
being removed several feet. such
fearful blow shows Uith what velocity
The horse must have been travelling.
The wagon was broken all TO pieces
and men had 10 gather the wheels and
broken timbers up.
The horse, after breaking loose. KEEP.
on up the hill and was captured near
Twelfth street and taken to the stable.
ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS INJURED.
TIE four people in the wagon as It
cohded with the car. were more or less
injured. Mr.. ST. Clair had the SKIN
STRAPPED of his knee, aud was bruised
ON the lower part of the same leg. lie
walked TO Williams drug store. where
his wounds were dressed. and then he
went about his business. Mr.. John
Strlnger received some slight bruises,
but none OF them were of consequence.
The ambulance was called 10 see the
negro driver who held the relns when
the horse started 20 run away. lie was
considerably bruised about the legs.
The physician IN charge of the ambu-
lance dressed his wounds in Johnson :
barber shop. next To the corner. lie
did not give his name and declined TO
be taken home IN the ambulance. He
was left III the barber shop.
The damage 10 the electric or was
small. The iron spatler-bcard was
bent considerably. bit beyond that the
injury could be said to be nothing. The
spatter- board was soon bent into shape.
There were three passengers on the car
at the time of the collision. They were
frightened. but soon recovered their
'eQWuimity.