The record-union., 1892-06-27
CAPTAIN BRADLEYiO COLT.
1t Goes Upon a Lively and Disas.
trous Runaway.
With Serious Results to the Captain
and Officer Clark How 1t
All Occurred.

Police Captain Bradley and officer ]
Il. Clark met with serious accident on
l. street, between Twenty fifth and
Twenty sixth, at an early hour yesterday
morning.
1t has been the custom of the two Off
GERS to ride home together when their
watch is over, at about 5 O'Clock in the
morning, Officer Clark riding with the
Captain as far as his home at Twenty-fifCh
and l.. Lately Captain Bradley has been
driving young and high-strung ami
mai to his light blackboard, but the mare
was considered by him to be trustworthy,
and under ordinary circumstances has
proven thoroughly so, although she is
new in harness and somewhat exciteable.
As the two officers approached Twenty
fifth and l. streets yesterday morning
they met a couple OF loose horses in the
street. The Captain's colt took fright sud-
denly and dashed forward, and it appears
that at the same instant the Captain was
about TO touch her with The whip.
Her start was SO unexpected and sud-
den that Bradley did not have time to get
proper hoid upon the lines until the
animal got under full speed and turned a
corner With such sudGeuneSs as to over
turn the Light wagon and precipitate both
officers 10 the ground.
Captain Bradley WAS stunned by the
iall, bat officer Clark succeeded in get
! ting him upon his feet, although severely
hurt himself. In the meantime the mare
had freed herself from the wagon and
gone home, after breaking the shafts and
otherwise damaging the rig.
10th officers While scarcely able TO
stand, thought it incumbent upon them
/ IN f8E the hnl,la n fiay,t.lis, p,.aI
! ley's barn, which they did, and after leav-
/ ing the Captain at his home Officer Clark
! walked several blocks 10 his home
Ia company with Chief OF Police
Rodgers a I}ECORD-U EION reporter
! visited the injured officers yesterday
afternoon, and found them both seriously
hurt, bat confident OF being about again
7 III a day or two.
/ Captain Bradley, on arriving home re-
tired 10 his bed, and his family were not
aware that ne was hurt until several
! hours atterward, as upon reaching mis-
! bed ne became unconscious.
About O'Clock Mrs. bradley learned
OF his condition, and a physician was
summoned and the Captain was ilnme-
diately given every attention. When seen
at o'clock i'll The afternoon he was able
TO be ooI5tered up in bed, and talked of
MS injuries as not serious, although PAIN
! full.
one OF MS shoulders was considerably
bruised. and both wrists had been part
ally dislocated, while his iace was some
| what scratched aud his chin cut. He ex-
planned the circumstances OF The accident
as given above.
Officer Clark was next seen at his resi-
dence, and was found to be in more pain
than the Captain, although he is thought
not TO be injured internally, and none of
his bones were broken. His left arm was
/ S6VHralV Wrpncba6 and hiS fana and tho
side of his head considerably bruised,
while his body was cut and bruised in
numerous places. He was hurt severely
by falling upon his pistol, which was in
his pocket, and thinks the Captain was
| thrown upon him in the fall.
| Notwithstanding their painful condi-
ton both officers do not expect to be long
confined to their beds, and hope to be on
hand for the Fourth of July parade.
From the description given Of the run
away they escaped very luckily in not
being more dangerously injured.