Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-17
COMPLICATED RUNAWAY.

James E. Martin's Leg Is Broken and
 Mrs Earl Smith and Edward Bryan Are
 Injured.
 As Edward Bryan. father of B. J. Bryan, cashier of the Fourth National bank. was driving down Abbott avenue about 8 quarter past eleven to-day, the sleigh bells became loosened and frightened the horse into a run. Ths' old gentleman was uD- able to control the runaway. which dashed into North Main street, almost striking telegraph pole. The runaway continued through tho center down South Main street, the old man clinging to the lines, the bells soaring the horse into faster gait. e'ss
 The family sleigh of Earl Smith, secre- tary and treasurer of the Waterbury Bnckle Go, with two mettlesome horses attached, was standing in front of the Boston Butter house as the runaway dashed down South Main street. The team was in charge of Coachmau Thomas Fallon. He had no time to move, nor was he expecting a clash. but at the em bansment in front of the new Conlon building the runaway horse swerved and in a second had bounded in between the two horses attached to the Smith sleigh. There was scramble and n mixing up of sleighs. The runaway freed himself from the wreck and started down South Main street again. The old gentleman still clung to the lines, but his feet had gone through the bottom of the sleigh At the corner of South Main and Union streets the horse turned sharply into Union street and over went the sleigh. Mir Bryan couldS not free himself, as his feet were caught in the broken sleigh. He was dragged up Union street as far as P. Holohans residence, where, fortunately, the horse freed himself and dashed away. NJ. II. Waas, the South Main street cigar dealer, who had chased after the runaway as it turned the corner, picked up the injured man and carried him into the Pharmacie Franchise. He was not unconscious, but was dazed and could not speak clearly. He had two bad cuts on the left side of the head and one on the temple. His face also was badly scratched | and bruised. His son, Burton G. Bryan, was sent for and had him carried to his home at 61 Holmes avenue. Here Dr Benedict was called and found that be- sides the cuts MT Bryan was badly bruised. He is nearly seventy years of age, but the injuries may not prove seri- ous. He will be taken to his home in Watertown this afternoon. His sleigh was badly wrecked, but the horse was unin- jured.
 In the meantime Eari Smiths horses were raising high jinks at the'scene of the 1 clash. The two horses plunged and reared and finally upset the sleigh, throwing Mrs Smith. who occupied the rear seat, onto the trolley tracks. Driver Fallon was thrown also, but clung to the lines It was fortunate he did so as he had loosed his hold Mrs Smith, who was almost un- derneath the sleigh, would have been badly injured He saw her peril and although dragged on the ground managed to turn the horses away from her. They dashed the sleigh against a telegraph pole rear | by and feed themselves. Around the pole then dashed the hor ;es the driver still clirging to them. The team ran into Baldwin's stable yard when the drIver re- leased hls hold of the reins. He was uu- injured. The sleigh was slightly dam aged and one of the horses received a bad cut on one leg Mrs Smiths daughter, who had left the sleigh before the accicent occurred. assisted her mother to arise, and she was carried into a store. She was un- | injured save for bad shaking up and was able to accompany home her husband who had been notified.
 | James E. Martin, who lives at 97 Union strett. was the most unfortunate of those mlXed up in the mess. He was standing on the walk near Smiths team when the crash occurred. He reached out to seize one of the horses, as he said, to save the lady in the team. The pole strap broke and before he could seize the horse the pole swung around and struck him on the left leg near the ankle knocking him down. He managed to get to his feet and fell again. and dragged himself to the walk. He was carried into the butter store and from there removed to his home, when Dr Benedi,t was summoned. The physician found that both bones of the left leg near the ankle were broken and that the bone was also dislocated It is a very bad fracture and will lay Martin ul for some weeks. The limb was bandaged and afterwards placed in a plaster cast Mir Martin stood on the broken limb when trying to get out of the wreck, which caused the dislocation.
 Before the Smith horses had cleared themselves the pole of the sleigh struck the new sleigh of Ervis E. Wright which was on the opposite side of the street. near J. E. Watts saloon, anC turned it upside down There was To one in the sleigh at the time. No damage except a slight scratching and a loosen. ing Of one of the braces, was done.