The record-union., 1891-04-09
EXCITING RUNAHATS.
Two Ladies Receive More or Less
Painful Injuries.
An Infants Miraculous Escape From
HerIn-lA Couple of Men
Also Hurt.

The vicinity OF Seventh and / streets
was the scene of considerable excitement
about o'clock yesterday afternoon,
caused by two runaway accidents. At
that hour a two-horse team attached to
one of the Capital Transfer Company's
wagons was seen coming down l street at
a rather fast gait, the young man who
was driving being apparently unable to
stop the horses. although they were not
going very fast. The brcast-straps had
broken, and the pole swayed from side to
side, striking the horses and frightening
them. The driver, q young man named
c. p. Walrath, was, however, guiding the
horses well and keeping them in the mid
ole of the street.
Just as the wagon reached Seventh
street the phaeton of Mrs. B. u. Stein
man, driven by herself and occupied also
by her maid and infant. turned from the
latter street into I. Mrs. Steinman's
horse was manifesting some restivcness
Just at that time, and she, fearing I; col
HSlOn with the transfer wagon. pulled
her horse rather short to one side, caus-
ing herself to lose her balance and fail
from tho vehicle
The horse at once dashed off ND the
street with the maid, Miss Gussie Naurer,
who held the infant in her arms and
screamed for help.
Persons who witnessed the fall of Mrs.
Steinman and saw the horse rush off
with the maid and child, ana the transfer
team running in the opposite direction,
hardly knew what to DO. Two or three
of the cooler-headed, however, ran to the
relief OF Mrs. Steinnan and carried her
into the Lull building and laid her on
Il lounge.
just then a cloud Of dust was seen to
rise two blocks up the street, at the cor
ner OF the Plaza, and as it cleared away
the phaeton could be seen lying on its
side, with the horse down, and "a crowd
rushing to the spot.
''Oh the poor babyr' cried a score of
women and men, "it must be killed 20
While this was tranSpiring crash was
heard in the direction of Sixth street, and
the crowd on the sidewalks looking III
that direction saw the transfer wagon III
collision with a telegraph pole, the
horses kicking and young Walrath shoot
ing from his high seat toward the pave
ment, where he lay for a moment as if
dead. A man who was riding on the seat
with him was shot out upon the street,
but was not seriously hurt. Walrath was
badly stunned, but after being helped to
his feet he shook himself and found that
no bones were broken.
In the meantime Mrs. Steinman had
recovered consciousness and begged to
know what had become of her babe, Re-
ports had come from the plaza that Miss
Maurer and the child were both badly and
perhaps fatally hurt.
A RECORD UNION reporter hastened in
that direction and met Il lady returning
with the infant in her arms. It's face and
clothing were covered with blood, and
several ladies who. caught. sight of it
wrung their hands in grief, thinking the
little one was terribly injured. A quick
but careful inspection showed, however,
that the blood was not coming from any
wounds on the child, and word was at
once taken to Mrs. Steinman that her
babe was uninjured.
But Miss Maurer did not fare so well.
Despite her fright while the horse was
running away, she held the babe close IN
her arms, and when the vehicle was over
turned and wrecked she was thrown
heavily upon the sidewalk. The first
persons to reach her found her still clasp
ing the little one, while the blood from
irlghtful wound on her own head was
falling upon its face and clothing.
The child was taken from her and car
ried to it's parents residence, where Miss
Alaurer was also taken. The latter was
thought to be fatally injured, but when
the doctors arrived they found that her
condition was not so bad. One shoulder
was dislocated, and the cut on her fore
Hctu idiu GIAc Skull pare Ilr ScNefal lneneS,
while there We're several bruises on other
parts of her body.
In the meantime Mr.. Steinman had ar
rived, and with his aid his wife was able
to walk to their residence, only a few
doors away. Her injuries are not thought
to be severe, although she received a very
hard fall. She will probably be all right
in a few days.
1t seems almost a miracle that the in
FAINT, which is not year old, should have
escaped instant death, as the vehicle
was capsiZed with such violence as to
throw the horse himself The little ones
escape was beyond doubt due to the fact
that Miss Maurer held it tightly in her
arms and herself fell beneath, thus pre-
venting it from coming in contact with
the pavement.