The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-31

Three Buggies Were Smashed Up But
One In ;ured.

The most serious runaway which has
occurred for some time happened Sun
day afternoon at the corner of Main
and Douglas. II seemed that one run
away after another occurred Sunday
afternoon, but strange 10 relate, no one
was injured save a few bruises in any
of them
In this particular affair horse be-
longing TO Mr.. Taylor, the livery man
on Market street, was being driven
south on Main street by Mr.. Edward
Hockey, who clerks IN the New York
store. When he arrived at the corner
of Main street and Douglas avenue he
slowed up in order to let phaeton pass
which was going west on Douglas ave-
hue. The paeton had, as its occupants.
woman and three children. who, for
some cause, slowed up at the critical
moment the buggy was about 10 pass
behind them. The shaft Of the buggy
which was being driven by Mr.. Hockey
ran into the rear wheel of the buggy &C.
cupied by the lady and children. upset.
ing il, throwing the occupants out upon
the paving and smashing the buggy up
considerably.
The horse attached TO the other buggy
which Mr.. Hockey was driving became
detached from the buggy and ran south
on Main street. Several people were
trying to catch the horse, and in order
TO keep away from them, the horse ran
into buggy which Mr.. W. E. Bondur-
rant, the travelling accountant of the
Missouri Pacific railway, and two ladies
were seated. upsetting the rig and throw
ing the occupants out, but strange 10
say, not iniuring them, save few
bruises. The horse then went on south
some distance until Mr.. John Donald
of ITAl1S-ENa E.YnrpSS conn
pany, who was riding a bicycle called
to him when he slowed up 10 trot- Mr..
Donaldson rode on down the street talk
ing quietly TO the horse which he soon
induced TO slow up and stop, when he
left his wheel and walked over 10 where
the horse and caught it.
Charlie Burrows was after the horse
also. in his buggy. Mr.. Donaldson
handed the hitch strap 10 Mr.. Burrows
and he returned toward Main street
and Douglas avenue with the horse lead
ing behind his buggy. The horse is
deathly afraid of the trolley cars. and
one of the South Main cars was coming
along ringing the bell vigorously. The
horse ran around to the side of the bug
gy but was stopped from going any fur
Their by the strap ; he then attempted TO
Jump over the buggy to get away from
the car, but the strap stopped him and
he came crashing down into the rig. Mr..
Burrows seemed 10 think this rather
nervy, TO climb into his buggy without
an invitation and he Immediately vacat-
ed in his honor.
Mr.. Burrows rig was smashed beyond
recognition, while the other two buggies
were also considerably damaged. The
buggy to which the horse was attached
was damaged very little. The occu-
pants of the two latter were badly
frightened and somewhat bruised, but
not seriously and Mr.. Burrows was
simply surprised while Mr.. Hockey and
Mr.. Donaldson and his wheel escaped
unhurt. The horse was scratched up
somewhat from his mix-up with Mr..
Burrows buggy, but otherwise was I'M
injured. The horse has been very
gentle animal, and several ladies have
been in the habit of driving him and had
not the first buggy encountered Stacked
up at the inopportune moment the accl-
dent would not have happened in all
probability.