The Washington times., 1894-10-26
LEAPED TO SAVE HIS LIFE
But Alex. Walker Received Fracture
of the Skull and Soon Died.
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENTS
One Horse in a Wild Bun Dashed Into
Cable Car, Smashed in the Side, Scared the
Passengers and Was Killed-0ther Cas-
ualties of the Day and Night.

Two runaway accidents occurred yesterday,
one resulting in the death of the driver and
the other in the killing of horse.
About o'clock in the afternoon a team of
horses belonging to Mr.. Leadbeater, of Alex
andria, was being driven in the neighborhood
of Third street and Massachusetts, avenue
northeast, by Alexander Walker, a colored
man, living at No. 45 Fenton place.
A trace became loose, and this frightened
the spirited animals, and they at once sprang
away in mad run along the street. Finding
that he would be unable to control the
beasts, Walker, who was light man in
weight tried to escape from his perilous posi-
tion by jumping.
In falling, he struck his head against a
curbstOne and lay unconscious in the street,
while the team dashed away. Help soon ar
rived; but Walker was bleeding copiously
from an ugly wound.
HIS SKULL WAS FRACTURED.
An ambulance was summoned, and Walker
conveyed to the Emergency Hospital, where
Dr. Church found that the victim had sus-
tanned fracture of the skull All possible
l efforts were madeto save his lite but without
avail He died about O'Clock.
Besides Walker, Sam Cats, the fifteen
year-old son of the regular driver. was also
in the wagon at the time. This lad
stuck bravely TO his best, and with the aid
of another finally gained control of the
frightened animals. but they soon broke
away again, and ran into lamp post throw
ing the boy about twenty feet. He was hap
ily unhurt. A coincidence was the fact that
Walker met death within few squares Of his
home He was married, about thirty-five
old boI cbillrup RaciTaa haIpDp-
ing to a number of benevolent societies. he
was sexton of church on Capitol Hill
A horse attached to an empty buggy was
standing unhitched on d street, in the rear of
Schneider and Behren's store on Pennsvva-
mia avenue near Tenth street northwest,
yesterday afternoon. The animal became
frightened and dashed wildly toward Seventh
street. The blind career of the horse was
ended at Seventh Street. when he ran into a
cable car, striking with tremendous force.
PASSENGERS SLIGHTLY INJURED.
The car was full of passengers at the time,
who felt the shock severely, and several were
slightly cut by pieces of flying glass The
poor brute received a death blow. and sank
to the stones, where he gasped and choked
for some time. The buggy was badly dam
aged and the side of the car smashed.
Policeman Hodges found that the riders in
the car were badly shaken up. but those who
were wounded by the flying flinders refused
to give their names. The accident created
much excitement in the neighborhood.
While boxing in the cellar of the Traders
National Bank yesterday afternoon, Lucian
B. Peyton, a bank runner, disloeated his
knee 1t was replaced at the Emergency
Hospital.
In saving piece of board yesterday after
noon w. L. Burroughs, a carpenter. residing
at No. 1431 Seventh street northwest. nearly
severed his ring finger. The injured men,
Der was sewed on at the Emergency Hospital.