The record-union., 1894-02-26
GOOD DAY FOR RUNAWAYS.
The Spring-Like Weather Affected
the Horses, Also.
No Less Ehan Five Runaway Accidents
in One Afternoon, But No One
Badly Hurt.

The blacksmiths and carriage repairers
will reap some benefit from yesterdays
charming weather, and there ought to be
an increased demand for Ieeches. court
plaster aud family doctors.
There were no less than five runaway
accidents during the afternoon, and it is
believed the returns are not all in.
About 3 O'Clock, as Jennie Calef Mrs.
Andrew Waldron; and Miss Dora Burns
were enjoying a ride on N street, the lat
ter driving a horse belonging to her
father, II. f. Burns, the animal became
frightened at a street-car and ran away.
1t turned the corner at Fifteenth street
and ran against an electric light pole,
throwing both the occupants out on their
heads.
Miss Burns escaped with a cut on her
forehead and some bruises, but Mrs. Wal
dron was not so fortunate, as she was
considerably cut and bruised about the
lace and was badly shaken up. forLu-
nately no bones were broken, but she was
unable to appear at the Clunie Opera
house last night. Ii is thought she will
be sufficiently recovered to appear to-
night, however.
THE BOY AND THE TORPEDO.
Later in the day two young men stopped
with double team in front OF u saloon on
Fourth street, between } and Is, and went
inside. Some boy put a torpedo on the
street-car track, which was exploded by
passing car. The report frightened the
horses, which ran away, but it was not
learned whether or not any damage WAS
done.
THIS TINE IT WAS A SCARE.
During the afternoon the family Of
Herman Steinman we're taking ride
and stopped at his house His nephew,
who was driving, stepped out OF the
carriage for moment, when the team
became scared at something and ram
away. They collided with a buggy
standing at Sixt tn and ii streets, throw
ing the three ladies out. The horses were
caught shortly afterward. The carriage
was badly demolished, but the ladies
were not hurt.
THE BUGGY SMASHED.
The horse attached to the buggy with
which they coIlided also ran away, but
was caught back of the Government
building, the buggy being badly
smashed.
AND STILL ANOTHER.
A bout 7:30 O'Clock last evening, Just as
the congregation were entering the Ger
man Lutheran Church at Twelfth and X
Streets a gray horse came daShIng down
Twelfth street from the direction of j,
hauling buggy III which were seated
young man and two young women.
The driver was apparently making
little or no effort TO stop Lie horse, and no
outcry was made by any OF the occupants
OF the vehicle, although the animal was
going at terrific speed.
on reaching X street the horse turned
TO the eastward, and over the buggy
went, throwing its three occupants into
the street. The vehicle itself rebounded
from the hard ground, and landed about
twenty feet away, where the horse left it
mass OF splinters and bounded on into
the darkness. When last seen by those
who Witnessed the accident he was still
going.
No one present knew any of the victims
Of the runaway, and they did not give
their names. One of the ladies tainted
ana was thought to be badly hurt, but the
physician who attended her SAID her in
JurIes were slight. Her two companions
also escaped serious injury.