New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-09
WOMEN KILLED IN RUNA VA YS.
Two FATAL ACCIDENTS NEAR THIS CITY

AN OLD LADY THROWN WITH FEARFUL FohOE
TO THE SIDEWALK At MONTCLAIR-AN-
OTHER, HER HORSE FRIGHTENED BY
THE CROWD FROM GUTTENBURG,
LEAPS TO INSTANT DEATH.
Mrs T. James. Of Chicago. eighty years DID,
was killed in a runaway accident at Montcair,
~ j.. Yesterday morning. Her daughter. Mrs
West wife of Herbert West. dealer in tailors
goods at No 80 Mercerst. this city. was seriously
injured. Margaret, eight years old, daughter OF
Mrs. West, escaped uninlurcd because sie zen
| upon her mother in the street At o'clock the
three were driving from the station, whittier they
| had taken Mr. West for New-lork. They were
| in two-scated blackboard. drawn by horse
that was considered gentle Ms West had the
reins
In front of the Church of the Immaculate Con
ccption in North Fucrton-avc the horse slli'd
and wheel of the wagon struck small laundry
sim at t., curbstone. This started the horse, and
he ran mp TO thn junction of rhurch-st. amt
pl,omield ave An old women whc was mrlwaN
on the long crosswalk near the First Presbyterian
Church. waved her hand and screamed. for she
thought the horse would run upon her. 1hr
horse whired to one side and dashed toward
Church-st but straight tor an iron lanppost III
front Of the church entrance Mrs. West and
her mother screamed for they saw their danger
4 few seconds later the front part oi III"
buck >ooard struck ,he post. The hors''
broke loose and IAN mp 'hurch-s''
and the rear part Of the wagon curled up over th"
front part hurng Mrs. James Mrs. West ana the
little Girl into the street The child fell on her
mother who was unconscious. and was not IN
mred Mrs West and Mrs. James were carried
into DR. Loves office in Church-st and there
Mrs James, whose si;nll was fractured, died Ia
twenty minutes after she was placed on a loulse
Mrs West was seriously bruised. hut her skull
was not fractured. Mr.. West. who was teie-
graphed for. arrived at DR. Loves Office az noon
and then Mrs West was removed III an ani-
buance to her home.
Mrs. James came from Chicago to Montclair three
month; ago to visit her daughter and she had ar
RANGED 10 start for Chicago next Thursday morn
ing Mrs Went is cut on the face and head ana
may be dsfgured, but she will recover.
Three runaway accidents occurred in North llud'
ON j Oh Thursday evening. Cn" resulted
fatally Mrs Wolf. 81 this city. an aunt OF eA-
Counciman Garret Finkc. oi the town "l mon.
was killed outright Her hor>' took irlenI III
pcrccnlineavr from til, crowd which was comm
from the Guttcnburg racetraCk. Mrs WON Irn',
70 .top the horse but could not 80 sh" lnmpcu
from the carriage and was instantly k'I'eu. "e'
- wp. ken in charge by relatives n
Mrs Patrick Tighc Of No 81. First-st. ilo-
hokcn was the virtim ~ the srcOnd archi"n,
She wa. riding ia Wcchawken Boulevard WIN
William RYAN. also of Iioboken. Ryan s'opp'u
,o uct some cigars and left Mrs. Iighe alone III
thc cariaee Tho horse became frighteheh ah''
ran down the Boulevard until il ran INTO a trie-
nnnL mole Mrs 1i.he was thrown ont o WI"
cnrriacc and sailed through IN" air for about zen
f,ct Iandinc on the cai tracks. II was miracle
she did not break h"r neck. AFTER tl" nr,tor'
worked over her about an hour Ill the ""-
howkon Police station. Mrs 1ighe iegaln'd con-
-,o'.Sncs~ "a . uo,o.;oL
m, third runaway was in W"st-st rr'urrl"k
I I,nn;uc'. horse became frightened by hla>t
mad, q, a sewer UNDERGOING construction near
bv Iamonc was thrown ont. MS c"narooN'
broken and scalp cut open. -. ;L. i,
Two lively runawaN> occurred Ia>t hig". III
p,ooLIvn I'm the first the occupants OF on" oi ""
rnrri,ors which was smashed into pieces. lIad
nnrrnv escape from being killed. f., VI. Morris.
nf Gr,y,scnd Beach, driving with a womah
Th horse took fright in the West Drive and
Io,h occupant, were thrown to TN" ground ahd
lruis,d severely The hors" dashed on anl
.,n.hcd the vehicle against trees ana posts II
WAS finally captured by ieorg" Burns fark
S%nrt,y aftrrwaid Michael McName, of No
20 Enlton-st BROOKLYN wh" driving in IN"
~, DIVE was run into bv 4 vehicle. whose
,cc,,nant. could not hr found, and was thrown
,,on, hi. c,rriage The frightened ho,Se ran ont
If fine p,rk and down Flitbnsh-aN": TO fl!hth-
,,.o where be- was captured. McName went
home badly bruised from the accident ih'
"er.nus ,n.ionsiLc couId not be- discovered IN the