Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-18
RUNAWAY ACCIDENTS.
Mrs John J. Warner of Bethany Pair
 fully Injured This Morning.

Mrs John T. Warner of Bethany Pain
 fully Injured This Morning.
 There was a seriousrunaway accident on South Main street about 10 o'clock this morning. Mrs John J. Warner ofBethany, with her two boys and her son-in-law and his wife. were driving to Thomaston to visit friends and had reached the corner of South Main and Union streets when the horse became frightened and rushed up the street. In front of the second hand store in F. Holohan's block the runaway colhded with a team belonging to the store keeper throwing big parlor stove out of the wagon and making scrap iron out of it on the sidewalk. The whole party were thrown in a heap on the street and Mrs Warner, who grabbed for the reins, got twisted in them and was dragged sa far as Jefferson street. She was picked up and taken to the office of Dr Tonks, where it was found that she had received severe cut over the left eye and large number of bruises over the cut One of her arms and legs were badly lacerated from being dragged along the paving blocks. The rest of the party escaped un- hurt. The horse continued up the street and was taken into Halls stable. When the team was upset Mrs Warner lost a silver thimble out of her pocket, which she hopes the finder will return. It was a present from her great grandmother and was marked ''M. D." The horse was bought from Liveryman Norton some time ago and is very much afraid of the care. When they reached Union street Lawrence Cronin was coming down the street with the road roller, and the driver says the noise scared the horse and he jumped onto the car tracks and broke away. Mir Cronin says he was above MT Holohan's residence when the horse started, and does not think the noise of the roller had anything to do with it.
 horse belonging to George Panneton created consternation in Exchange place shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon and it is a miracle that no serious accident occurred while the animal rushed madly through the streets, which at that time contained quite A good many people. The horse started from MT Panneton's shop on Jefferson street, where he left the carriage behind him and after several up- sets entered South Main street and rushed wildly into Exchange place and over onto West Main street. As the horse passed the corner of the green several people were crossing to the other side, narrowly escaping being struck by the fleeing ami nal. The reins which were flying in all directions became twisted around one young lady's skirts and lifted her into the alr The giri was not injured but at one time it seemed as though the crowd was going to be treated to balloon ascension. Miss D. B. Baldwin of Naugatuck, who was about to take a car for her home, was struck by the horse and knocked ssnseless. She was carried into Cones drug store, where she bled considerably from skin abrasions caused by coming in contact with the paving. Dr Mcfarland was called, but did not think the woman was seriously injured. The horse continued his mad run through several streets and in short time appeared again in Ex- change place and passed down West Main street to Central avenue where he was caught.