The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-29
THERE WAS NOGUARD
Runaway Team Plunge From
Grant Street Bridge.
TWO VALUABLE HORSES DEAD.
Dsunken and Reckless Driver Scared
for Liss-Cssy 60 ne Held Respon-
sible for Damages.

At the sharp bend IN the Grant street
bridge. one block south Of the Bay View
brewery, there was q serious accident yes
terday afternoon about 80 o'clock, which
will likely involve the city in lawsuit Of
some consequence. A span of fine horses
owned by NJ. NJ. Teaier and driven by
James Lewis, who was under the influence
Of liquor, dashed over the six-inch guard
plank TO the tide fats below. q distance Of
sixteen feet, killing one horse instantly,
wounding the other so that killing Was
necessary. and marking the driver. who
was picked up insenslble. for life. The
carriage and harnesses were q wreck.
James Lewis runs an oyster stand on
Washington street. between South Third
and Second streets. and among his ac-
Quaintances is Josie Reyes, dashing.
dark-complexioned woman. Yesterday
afternoon the two met accidentally. with
the result that ride out over Grant street
bridge was proposed. The horses were
obtained from the Montana stable by tele-
phone. and the couple started. When the
bridge was struck the woman came 10 the
conclusion thar it was dangerous TO ride
with Lewis. as the horses were going SO
fast. She tried to get him to turn back,
but he was going for a ride. and Kept on.
She gathered her skirts around her. jumped
out. and fortunately was not hurt the
least.
Lewis drove on and in a short time the
horses were trotting at full speed. When
they passed the Washington bottling
works Lewis had lost control but held the
reins in death like grasp. moment
later the animals broke into gallon.
When the Bay View brewery was passed
q dozen men watched the mad flight with
GREATNESS interest, realizing that catas-
trophe was sure to happen at the turn.
Their expectations were realized by seeing
the horses turn tho corner, strike the
guard on the opposite side of the bridge
and plunge to the mud flats below with
the carriage and driver.
Fred Reed was the first man to reach the
scene, followed by John Montgomery.
Charles Treat, Fred Smith. Peter Unsin-
ger, Egbert Harris and William Heinrich.
They found one of the horses dead, white
the other lay close by quivering through
out his body with every gasp. Lewis lay
at one side of the wrecked carriage in
sensible. with blood flowing from ugly
wounds on his head.
Some of the men carried Lewis to Will
lam Hemrich's saloon. in front OF the
brewery, while others attended to the
suffering animal and demolished rig. The
tugs were released from tho whifiietree,
,, but the live horse could not rise. Then the
| harnesses were taken fffrom both animals
| and the wounded one, with almost human
| intelligence, raised its head. only to fall
back with q groan. N. NJ. Teater, the
owner Of the team, who had been sum-
| moned by telephone. arrived while the
! work was going on. 1t took but one glancs
| to tell him the truth. The fall had pro-
| duced conclusion of the spine, rendering
| the chances of recovery one in thousand.
| While the crowd stood around the tide
commenced to creep up. first touching the
dead horse and seemingly striving to gel
| his suffering companion within its grasp.
With ropes, however. the body was pulled
I'D on the dry land, where . veterinary
| surgeon made his examination. The de
| ci-ion was death or a useless animal. 81
| think he is suffering so much pain that u
| would he a merciful act to shoot him. y
said the veterinary surgeon. The ownei
agreed. One of the byssanders brought
gun from the brewery. and as the crowd
walked away a shot told the story.
| Lewis recovered consciousness Short
time after being taken into the saloon bu'
| knew nothing of what had happened. lie
| was still asking himself where he was and
| how he came there when the patrol wagon
| arrived for him. 1t was not without con
| siderable coaxing on the part Of Jaiie'
| George Sheehan that he consented to sc
| 10 the city. At headquarters he wanted
every one to have a drink including City
| Physician Palmer. The doctor told him
| he never drank and kept on sewing hi.
| right ear back TO his head. If the blow OF
| cut. whichever it was, had been a little
more severe Lewis would have been minus
the ear. II hung by a mere strip OF flesh
| His forehead above the right eye stood ou
ike balcony while the flesh had the ap
pearance of having been scoFche" Win aho
iron. Under his lei; eye was long, deei
scratch. ana on his neck were several GUS
The right wris, was strained. "heii I'M
doctor got through putting court p!asse
on the patient, he looked ike defeated
puyilist. bu, confidently asserted that IA
would be at his work today.
Il don't know how or what happened,
said tie. Il thought l was too iuh q
drive. but the girl said | was ali RICH;
until NC go. started. and then she so
out. / don't know how she got out, bus
guess she jumped"
Or. Palmer does not consider Lewis In
iuries serious, but the genera! shake-uI
his system sustained viii not be goiiel
over for several days
The accident dep.ives Mr.. Ieafer OF nj
best span of horses. They were spiend''
drivers. KIND, and what stable men ca
money makers" being constantly In &c
nand. At market prices 80 or ss'
! might cover the loss. but 10 the owner ~
would oe a nominal figure The haraesse
/ we're Lrst-cIass stock. nearly new an
valued a, $40 Some parts can be Use
sgain, but generally speaking thes weF
we.. used np. The carasze val pave