Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-19
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
TIVE Persons Dangerously Injured by
Runaway Sunday Even
ing, on State Street

ing, on state street
About 5 o'clock Sunday evening,
there was an unusually heavy traffic
on State street. On the rear Of an
open Yew Park addition car stood
Chas. Craven, p. II. Darcy and
VIM. Dumar. The former stood
with their backs against the band
rail, and Mr.. Dumar, looked east
ward up the street. Mr.. u. Craven
had been driving leislurely along
from Yew Park and had kept at a
distance behind the crowded car.
He was driving a spirited family
horse, or animal pretty hard on the
bits, but at a slow pace
as he must have, to not
overtake the car. When passing
the state house another buggy car
rying two young men overlook Mr..
Craven at rapid gait. As they
came alongside his horse picked up
and struck a high trot, keeping
right abreast of his rival. Both rigs
were trotting at good stiff gait
but no danger was anticipated until
they overlook the car in front of Mr..
Walte's house and both tried TO
pass the car on that side Of the
street.
AN EXCITING SCENE
now took place, that but few people
i'm the crowded car witnessed until
the crash was over and the buggy
was wrecked, and the four persons
in the Craven buggy were thrown
out headlong upon the street.
The young men, Wait and Hol-
man, had not any intention OF
racing, they came up with Craven
80 sudd My that it threw his horse
into u high state Of excitement
The vehicles ran with wheels locked
until right up even with the car,
the young men slightly in the lead,
when they turned their horse right
in front of the street car horse al
most crowding that animal off the
track. The sidewalks were full of
people out taking a Sunday airing,
and the wonder is that some pedes-
trians were not hurt. AS the boys
turned their horse to get free from
Craven's rig, Mr.. Craven's horse
turned in towards the sidewalk.
A TERRIBLE CRASH
followed and Mr.. Craven's buggy
struck a small cross-walk that runs
out from Mr.. Laech's gate. 1t runs
out across the gutter and the buggy
struck it with such force that the
single-tree was smashed to spliuters
and the harness was literally torn
from the horses, which escaped aud
ran down the street. The unfortu-
nate inmates of the Craven buggy
were Mr.. and Mrs. Craven, little
boy two years of age and Il little girl
still smaller. All four were thrown
clear out Of the buggy and fell to the
ground with great violence. The
buggy also struck post standing by
the edge of the walk.
Mr.. Craven was wrapped right
around post about six inches in
diameter, his head and heels COM
ing together. He was picked up
unconscious, with his head all
bloody and apparently terribly In
jured internally. But no bones
were found broken, and in half an
hour he was restored 80 ns to be
taken home in cab
HE WAS IGNORANT
OF the terrible injuries sustained by
his wife and was still in seini-deli-
rious condition when taken home.
Mr.. Craven's two grown sons
were on the ground and helped to
pick up their father and mother
and send them home. Mrs. Craven
was taken home on stretch
er unsconscious, and it had
then been found that one leg was
broken and she was severely bruised
about the face. She received
prompt medical aid, as the two
young men no sooner realized the
terrible accident that had occurred |
than they drove right on and re-
turned with II doctor at once.
TO-DAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Craven are some
what restored, and Mr.. Craven is
not thought to have sustained any
very great injuries unless internal
liiiiculties appear, He is badly cut
about the head aud face and will
not be able to push his business for
ome time, He is large contractor
md prominent business man
Mrs. Craven's leg was badly
rushed at the knee and broken just
'elow the joint. She will be more
n less crippled for life. 1t is ter
ible mishap to this family but
night have been worse
THE LESSON
would seem to be that persons in
irving should be careful about their :
ate of speed, and also about over. G
aking aud passing others. II I
iould not be "a bad idea to have all \
osts, and private walks that eX- Z
end into the street removed, ,aad the e
lw against fast driving enforced by
ar police. rhis does not apply To 3
lr. Craven, who has been very un- }