The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-23
SENATORS BADLY SCARED.
They Speed over the load at an Un-
comfortably Rapid Rate.

They Speed over the Aoad at an IN
comfortably Rapid Rate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O-Senator Butler
of Souta Carolina has just re urned from
Boston, a ID he tells Of very thrilling ad-
venture he had while visiting the hist 1rical
battle fields of Concord and Lexington,
wit Sc ators HOar, EIsti and Pugh. All
Of the senators named are members of
select committee appointed to investigate
the trade and CONNIE cial relations between
the Unit d States s. d Canada Du Ing re
prese ice # the committee in Boston, Sena-
tor HOar suggested to his democratic COL
leagues y should not leav New Eng
land withou, visit to Concord and stand
o the same ground once occupied by the
gallant band of minute men so well r mem-
bered by all readers Of A nerican hi tory.
The S uthern senator's cheerIully accepted
me invitation extended them by Senator
Hoar, and a twO-ho Sc carriage. with a
seating capacity for four persons, was PR
cured. The Massachusetts senator and Sen
atOr Butler occupied the fro It seat. and
Senators Eu,tls and Pugh sat behind AS
most of the occasion Sen ,tor Hoar handled
the ribbons, and the party started for Co =
ord in high spirits and full of patriotism.
Senator HOar beca ne 50 interested
his description of the country through
which they were passing hat Senator
Butler thought he as neglecting the team;
50 ne volunteered t. do tue driving, a ID
thus allowed Brother" Hoar t. continue
MS narrative. Senator Butler prides uim-
elf no N being q lie a hor eman, and he
was speeding the Massac Iusetts FIVE alo ~
at lively gait Just as they were about
to descend long hill the pole broke and
there W IS no mea IS of holdiug the horses
in. The animals became frightened when
the car iage ran down upon their hau 1ches,
and away they dashed dow the hill at
furious rate. Here was periOus
situation for four United States senator's
and the democratic III norIty in that body
seemed threatened to be still further re-
ince1. To say tina all hands were frig t.
ened does not fully de- cribe the situati )n
Looki ~ at the matter from purely
partisan standpoint, Senator Hoar's only
consolation was at there we're tn ee
dem 1crats and but one republican liable to
destruction. The broken pole prove ted
any ate npt to stop the onward course of
the CARR ige. d the horses were entirely
unmauageable. 1t was long distance t.
tue foot of the hill, and there
WAS one question in four Sc "a
alivew Senator Pug had death grip on
the back seat, Senator Eu'tis was
plead g for permission To jump out and
take his chances S nator Butler chung to
the Ii es in spite of Senator II ar's almost
rebellious eff rts to wreSt them from hini.
the grace was SO steep, and the pace at
which they were travelling was so rapid,
than the telegraph poles along the turnpike
reSe lbled fine-to 9TH comb.
Turn 'em into the fence, Butler,n sug-
gested Senator Pugh, with deep bass, but
trembling voice.
Turn" and the rest of the s )uth Caro-
Ii a senator's reply was lost to the occu-
pants of the rear seat.
'Will you give me those linesn demanded
Sena or Hoar, his face assn ming a pink
tinge.
Il can't let CO." replied the generally
courteous Bntler. The party had just
about cohclldsd thattheir end was at hand,
ami they were probably wondering to
whom the venerable Capt Bassett would
assign their vacant seats in the Senate
chamber, when they reached the foot of the
hill in safety. The carriage started up
lother incline, but the horses were
eventually pulled up and the car
riage stopped Senat II Hosr was the
| first to spring 1T and grab the horses
| heads. Then the other occupants ahghted.
Fortuna ely one of Senat r H)ar's con-
stitueuts lived near by, so while the demo-
cratic members of the COMMITTEES held an
infor nal caucus Senator Hoar pr cured
another tea n and the senatorial party pro-
ceeded on its way to Concord, where they
dined with a nephew of the Massachusetts
senator Senator Butler said he was never
so badly frightened in his life, and he
| actually thou ght he vas done for.