St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-26
Distressing Carriage Acct
dent, With Probable Fa-
tai Results.
Horse Caught It's Foot in a
Cable Slot and
Fell.
Carriage Overturned, land Mrs.
Hartman and Mother Fear
fully Injured.
The Affrighted Animal Suisse
quently Plunges Into a
Grocery Store.

A horses hoof, caught in the deadly
cable-slot, caused distressing and
probably fatal accident yesterday after
noon on Selby avenue. C. c. Hartman,
of Minneapolis, was out driving with
his wife, her mother and sister, and
their little baby daughter. They came
along Western to SelDy avenue, and, in
crossing the cable tracks, one horse
caught its forward hoof in the slot and
fell. Its companion became frantic
with fear, plunged wildly and with such
force that it raised the other, and both
turned suddenly to run. The vehicle
was overturned and the occupants
dashed upon the hard asphalt paving
with terrible force. The accident occu-
pied but few seconds, and Mr..
Hartman was unable to gain any control
of his team, as one of the lines had
dropped from his hands. The horses
dragged the overturned rig upon the
sidewalk and one dashed through the
large window IN SchrOeder'S grocery,
smashing the glass to pieces and cut
ting itself in horrible manner. Patrol
man SchaffauSan and two others were
close by and hurried to the rescue. The
ladies lay buried under the robes and
seat covers and were directly in the
way of the cable trans. They were
tenderly lifted and borne unconscious
into Hainert's drug store and Drs. Lee
and Boyd summoned. 1t was at first
thought Mrs. Hartman and her mother
had been killed outright, but after
time the former lady returned
to conc iousness, though suffering
terrible pain. Her mother, however,
though she showed faint signs of life,
failed to revive. Blood issued con-
stantly from her mouth, and all efforts
to stop the flow proved fruitless. Of
the other members of the party, the
she sustained deep cash over the right
eye. The child. who was seated on her
mo theirs lap, escaped unhurt, and Mr..
Hartman was also uninjured beyond a
few bruises. AT the end of an hour the
injured were removed to st. JOseph'S
hospital, where a closer examination
showed that Mrs. Hartman'S left thigh
had received compound fracture. She
had also severe confusion ON the right
side of the head, but while her injury
will probably make her a cripple for
life, she will survive. her mother re-
manned in a death-like stupor, and
UlOOu. lH6 pHySl-
clans were of the opinion that she had
been terribly hurt internally, which ac-
counted for the flow of blood. Another
theory was that the base of her brain
had been fractured. Either injury
would prove fatal, and as the sufferer is
advanced in years, but faint hopes were
expressed that she would recover. Her
name is Mrs. Johnston, and, with her
younger daughter, was paying visit to
Mrs. Hartman and family, having come
to Minneapolis from her home in ILL
nois a few days ago. MIR. Hartniansiss a
member of the livery firm of Matthews
81 Hartman at 2S15 Nicollet avenue, and
resides at 2713 First avenue south. He
drove his family to st. Paul yesterday
for the pnrpose of showing them the
city. He Is terribly affected by the &C
cident, and stated to GLOBE reporter
that he was driving his team at walk
at the time it occurred, as he was fully
aware of the danger in such places.
Special Agent Purdee, of the street
railway company, went to the scene of
the accident shortly after it occurred
and arranged to have the injured ladies
removed to the hospital, and two of the
officials called their last night to see
that everything for their care and com-
fort was done.