The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-02
HIS BACK BROKEN
JAMES MOONEY MEETS WITH
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
THROWN BY A RUNAWAY HORSE
The Unfortunate Man May Linger
for Months-Heartless Conduct
of Men to Whom He APP
pealed for Assistance.

pealed for Assistance.
James Mooney is lying upon bed at his
home in the First ward with his bach
broken.
Mooney, besides keeping a small candy
and fruit store on East Centre street, near
the bridge, sought livelihood by driving
about the patches and collecting old powder
kegs Shortly after six O'Clock last even
ing Mooney, accompanied by his seven
year-old son, was returning home after
days journey. As his horse descended the
steep hill at the Indian Ridge breaker a
piece of the harness broke. The horse
took fright and ran away. Mooney and
the boy were thrown into deep ditch at
the side of the road The boy was knocked
senseless, but the father Jared much worse
He fell head downward, in a doubled.up
position, with his feet in the air and the
weight of his body resting upon his head
and neck. Mooney remained in an uu-
conscious condition for some timeand when
he recovered he was unable to move from
the position described.
No one was near the unfortunates when
the accident happened and Mooney says it
seemed month before two men, on their
way to work at Lanigan's, came along.
Hearing the footsteps on the hard frozen
road way, the unfortunate man exclaimed.
For Gods sake, get me out of this posi-
tion."
is this where you are2" asked one of
the men.
For Gods sake, take me out of this.
Take me home before die, Twas MONEYS
second appeal, but the two men continued
on their way without offering the sufferer
the slightest assistance.
Being again left alone Mooney tried to
shift from his distressing position, but be
was unable to move limb Meanwhile
his little boy had wandered about in
bewildered manner and could not under
stand the instructions Of bis father to 90 to
the nearest house and secure help
A Polander then approached. He, too,
was on his way to work at Lanigan's.
"For Gods sake, help mer' cried
Mooney.
The Pole laid down his can and bottle
and lifted Mooney out of the ditch and
then summoned assistance.
Mooney and his son were taken to their
home and Drs. James Stein and j. S.
Csllen were summoned. The boys in
juries consisted of large Jumps on the
forehead and back of the head. The
doctors said his injuries were not serious.
The result of the fathers injuries was far
more grave. The doctors informed the
wife that her husbands back was broken
that the fracture was at the eight or ninth
dorsal.
A HERALD reporter was present when
Dr. Stein was attending the unfortunate
man this morning. Mooney is kept in ig.
norance of the nature of his injuries. He
is completely paralyzed from waist to toes.
The doctors pushed pins up to the heads in
the limbs and in the body below the waist,
but there was not the slightest sense of
feeling
Mooney was resting easy. Doctor"
he said while the physician was attending
him, 81 can't see how those two men
could be so hearLless as to leave me in that
position in the ditch. If they had been
Poles or Huns would not look at it SO
much. But they would not know one
of them and l hope that he will meyer be
called upon to appeal, as l was The poor
Pole who did all he could, God bless him"
Med" Brennan and james Shields, who
were in the room, said that perhaps the
two men thought Mooney was under the
influence Of drink, but they assured the
reporter that Mooney had not been drink
ing for fourteen months and that he was
member Of the Annuncation 4. A. B.
Society.
DR.. Stein says that the victim may live
a month and may linger for six, but death
will surely follow the injury.
Mooney is about 88 years Of age and has
six children, the Oldest child being but 10
years Of age.