Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-05-19
Accidents.

A most horrible and distressing accident
occurred at Millerstown on Thursday
morning about Il:30 and as a result little
/ Flossie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ". 4.
Dennison, lies in the peaceful sleep of
death and her mother suffers from broken
arm.
Mrs. Dennison and her two children,
Flossie six years old and the baby, were
out driving in phaeton and drove up on
Central avenue extension. where the check
rein was loosened and the horse allowed to
craze near the residence OF Il. T. Wester-
mann, while the lady and children sat in
the vehicle. While picking around the
overcheck fell over the horses head and he
stepped on it, pulling the bride from his
head Mrs. Dennison, with the baby in
her arms attempted to get out and replace
the bride but her dress caught and she fell
fracturing her arm. In the excitement of
the moment and before she reached the
child in the phaetou, The horse had started.
''0h Mama help me-" the little girl
screamed But her appeal was in vain.
Her mama, disabled, could only watch,
with heavy heart, as the horse speed down
the hill, carrying her darling to a terrible
death. The poor, frightened child was
thrown into wheel and in this awfal po-
stion she remained while the horse went
tearing down lhe hill. Imagine a child
lodged in q rapidly revolving wheel, and
as she strikes sticks and stones she receives
a bruise or a cut every time the wheel re-
wolves There ca- not lie found in the
English language words sufficient to des
cribe the blood curdling spectacle which a
few people were obliged to witness.
". W. Campbell witnessed the sad affair
ard refers to it with an aching heart. He
said II was working nearby and heard
the noise of the runaway. The horse was
running down the hill and | started as fast
as l could run to overtake him | saw a
white object IN the wheel but, of course,
did not know what il was. The horse con-
tinued on the dead run until the phaeton
struck q beam of tho Iron City trestle,
when the white object had seen shot into
the air aud fell to the ground, and when
reached it | was horrifed to find little
child, bruised and bleeding. l lifted her
as quickly and gently as possible, when
she cOnvulSively threw her arms around
my neck and I thought my heart would
break"
Mr. Campbell carried the injured child
to the residence of Dr.. Campbell, who,
with the assistance Of Dr.. Thomas, did all
in their power, but knew they could only
alleviate her agony until death should en-
sue. Her body was mass of bruises the
most serious being in her throat, where the
larnyx Adams apple) was crushed to a
pulp and deep cash near the jugular bled
profusely. An operation was attempted
but he died under the knife at 500 o'clock
p. m, May II, 1898.
The saddeSt and most Sickening sight "
ever witnessed was to see the little sufferer
lying in bed, black and blue from bruises
her face and body swollen and blood flow
ing from the cut in her throat. With all
her pain she struggled to follow doctors
directions in coughing up bloody mucous.
The strongest men shed tears of sympathy
as they watched her; even the physicians
found it difficult to suppress a tear. She
called for her mama and papa, sisters and
brothers and was perfectly conscious until
she died.
Flossie was nearly seven years of age, a
sweet hammered child, and the pet Of the
family, especially Of her father, who, at the
time of the accident, was in New York and |
could not get home until Friday. Death at
any time is sad, but in this case the sensa- |
ton occasioned is indescribable. To meet |
such violent and awful death-It causes |
a shudder TO think of it.
In this great atiiiction the family has tue |
sincere and heartfelt sympathy of our citi- |
gems. and we offer for coincidence the fact |
Gods fairest angels are chosen from the |
brightest children OF earth and that Flossie |
now enjoys the sweet comforts Of celestial |
bliss Milerstown Herald
Our post mistress, Miss Elizabeth Ney- |
man, was the sufferer from serious acci- |
dent Tuesday afternoon. She had gone on
the noon train to visit friends near Euclid |
station, Butler County, being met at the |
station by conveyance. The horse be- |
came frightened going down hill and |
Miss Neyman was thrown out and injured. |
She was also injured by the kicks of the
horse She was brought home Tuesday |
evening and is now resting Comfortably
Grove City Telephone.
Amber Brackney, 6 thirteen year-o old |
girl of Harrisville who has been staying |
at the residence of Mr.and Mrs. Marshall, |
on East Jefferson street extension, met |
with peculiar accident shor. after mid |
night last Thursday Shortly after that |
hour she was found lying moaning on the |
ground, and in an unconscious condition. |
She as carried into the house and Drs.
Sell and Forester summoned and upon an |
examination being made it was found that
she had sustained severe in uries about the
head. The girl remained in an uncon-
scioQs condition throughout the night but !
had improved considerably by morning
and she will soon recover from her injuries
1t is supposed she had been walking in
her sleep and stepped ont of window.