The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-18

""' "''"e"' fleets seriously on the
proprletors of the livery stable from whom
the horse was procured. and who seem to be
directly responsible for the whole unfort u
nate occurrence.
Miss Dickinson is a pupil in Miss Mary
Lakes school on Suffer street, near Octa-
via, and from childhood she has been very
fond Of equestrian exercise
Having spent much of her time on her
fathers large ranches, Miss Nema had al
ways han plenty of opportunity to crafty her
desire in that direction and she grew I'D to
be quite an expert horsewOmau.
On Wednesday afternoon Miss Lake,
Miss Dickinson and one other Young lady
ordered three horses from the Golden Gate
livery stable, their intention being TO take a
ride through the park.
Miss Nema on this occasion wore for the
first time divided skirt, she having made
up her mind that the best way to ride a
horse was to bestride ii.
When the horses were taken around to
Miss Lakes place the one assigned to Miss
Dickinson proved to be a restless young
animal called Billy, and no sooner was the
young lady in the saddle than she found
that she was likely to have trouble with her
mount.
Her experience with horses at on ce con-
WINGED her that Billy was not a gentle
lady's horse, but vicious. fiery young ami
NAL, dangerous TO ride.
Calling tn the man from the stables she
told him that he had better take that horse
back and furnish her will a quieter animal
The man said something 10 her which she
| interpreted into promise on his part TO
have another horse ready for her down at
the stables If she would ride Billy as far as
that place.
| This did not suit Miss Dickinson at all.
her desire being to dismount at once and not
to take any chances with tn e horse she so
| mistrusJet, but before she could remOn-
strate with the man he had disappeared,
and there was nothing for the party to do
but to proceed down Octayia street in the
direction Of the stables
They had hardly started before Billy
commenced to cut up capers and prance
about in manner which made Miss Lake
nervous, and that lady being well mounted
herself volunteered tn hasten down the
street TO hurry up the people in the stables.
Asst turned out 1t would have been better
had she remained with Miss Dick inson, for
at the corner OF Larkin street and Golden
Gate avenue Billy started to run away, and
! in spite OF all efforts Of the fair rider, who
never for a moment lost her head, he das he'd
madly down the avenue.
Miss Nema remained firm in the saddle,
and probably nothing would have happened
TO her had not a carriage containing Major
James H. Lord, the depot QuaTtermaster OF
| the United States army, aud his coacLman,
on Polk street.
The carriage was taken for a hurdle By
the furious runaway horse, and in trying Ia
| jump over 1t he landed right in the middle
of the conveyance, throwing Miss Dickinson
10 the asphaltum, smashing the dashboard,
the bottom and the shafts of the carriage
besides breaking an arm of Major Lord
who is an invalid.
Miss Dickinson was picked up In a semi.
| conscious condition and was taken to hel
nncle's house, where, as stated, she is now
| being cared for.
DR.. johnson saws her condition ia ey.
| tremeiy critical. and it will be a matter OF
! doubt for forty-eight hours yet whether she
Will recover from the effects Of tie injuries
| size has received.
| A remarka Die coincidence in connection
| with this sad occurrence is that Miss Nema
| on Wednesday morning told some of heI
friends that she had a frightful dream the
| night before, in which she found herself
thrown from horse and badly injured.
1t is the firm opinion of the young lady's
| friends that had Miss Dickinson worn an
| ordinary riding habit when she was thrown
from that horse she would have been unable
to have freed herself from the saddle and
| would have been dashed to death.
There is great deal of Indignation ex.
| young lady over the fact that the livery
stable people allowed so wild an animal II
be sent out as a lady's horse.
To show you how vicious that horse Is. ,
said Dr. johnson. 81 need only tell you tn a
| to-day man brought him around here t.
demonstrate his gentleness TO me, but thi,
| attempt to convince me turned out yery
| badly, because after the stableman alighteC
| from he saddle all his efforts to mount tina
| brute again were in Valr, and he had Il
content himself with leading him away"