, 1891-07-08
4 THRILLING ENPERIENcE.


4 IIRlLLlNG EApIRlENt l..
Miraculous Escape from Death Made
by Mr. F. NJ. Canton.
Buffalo Echo.l
On Saturd AZ afternoon of last week
Mrs. f. NJ. Canton, who resides on the
ranch Of her husband, Deputy United
States Marshal Canton, about twelve
miles from Buffalo, was returning with
her two little girls, Ruby and Helen, from
a children's party at + Burnett's, a
couple Of miles away. Mrs. Canton drove
an old farm team, hitched to single seated
top buggy, and was Obliged to pass
through a pair OF bars near Geo. Wash
baugh's, three quarters Of a nile from
home. While she was engaged in put
ting up the bars, Helen. her youngest,
ciucked to the horses and started them off
on a walk. Finding they we're free the
team soon we're on a trot, and by this
time Mrs. Canton caught up with the
buggy, and attempted to get in. Her
foot slipped from the step and the sud
den lurch started the team into a
run. With no thought for her own safe
ty, the brave woman chung to the side OF
the vehicle with superhuman effort and
called to her children to hold to the back
of the seat. They obeyed, and with the
speed of the wind, mother and little ones
we're borne along the road toward the
ranch. Where the road turns to the
right into a lane, Ruby, the eldest, was
hurled to the ground. Until then, it is
thought, the breeze carried the skirts of
Mrs Canton's dress away from the
front wheel. for shortly alter the cor
ner was turned, they were caught in the
whiIliDg spokes and with the Tapidity of
lightning the lady was torn from her hold,
her clothing snatched from her body and
wound around the hub, and she was
thrown, bruised and Insensible, to one
side of the road, while the runaway horse
plunged onward.
c. f Basch and George WashbauQh
were at the %latter's house, a short distance
from the bars. and Jaw the team start
into a run. Their horses we're saddled
and hitched in front of tine house. and 10
a moment both men were after the runa-
ways. Basch, rightly judging that the
horses would turn into the lane. spuFfed
his horse across the field in the hope OF
heading them. His mount became mIred
in an irrigating ditch, however, and he
reached the fence just as they swept by.
In the dust it appeared to him that Mrs.
Canton was still holding to the buggy.
and he saw the child in the seat. He
jumped his horse over the barb wires,
some way, and flew after the team. Wash
baugh followed the road, and keeping his
eye on the recediug runaways. did not see
the lady as he passed her in the road, but
kept on, joining Basch lust as the latter
entered the lane. Together the pair sped
down the road and by reckless riding over
took the frightened horses half a mile this
side of the ranch and stopped them, find
ing little Helen, with blanched cheek and
trembling frame, still ~clinging to the seat.
Mr.. Bebb and his wife, who are work
ing at the Canton ranch, witnessed the
accident, and Fastening to the lane, found
Mrs. Canton in an unconscious condition
and Ruby with a few slight injuries about
the head. The injured woman was carried
to the house and Bebb dispatched to the
town. He met Mr.. Canton a short
distance on the road, and when the latter
saw the conditions of his wife he put
Charley Bash in charge of his feetest
horse with instructions to make town in
the quickest possible time and summon
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