The morning times., 1896-11-15
BAD PLACE FOR ACCIDENTS
Peace Monument Famed for
Spills in lis Vicinity.
COASTING DOWN THE HILL
The Horses Become Frightened and
Run Away-One Takes Flying
Leap-A Dog Tenacious of Life.
Team Smashes Il Produce Wagon.
Other Incidents.

The space in the vicinity of the Peace
Monument. with its interesting Thorough
fares, and embracing the territory from
Maryland avenue to Pennsylvania avenue
ami between First and Second streets, has
been the scene of a greater number OF
peculiar accidents uhanis noted OF any other
locality Of equal area in the city OF wash
ibgton.
kailroad accidents, runaways and bicycle
collisions are among the most common
occurrences, and scarcely n day passts S
without its tncident, its crowd of inter
ested observers and its record of injury TO
person or property, or both.
Most of the bicycle accidents result from
fast riding down Capitol Hin, the tempta-
tor To ''scorch'' from Delaware avenue
TO First street over the smooth asphalt bt.-
ing too great forresstance, Notwithstanding
the danger incurred Doth from contact with
passing vehicles, and from the wary cup
pers,' who have orders TO arrest the Nlo-
latorS of law.
Fast riding down Capitol Hill, be ii re-
membered, is the equivalent of invading
the enemy's country with burned bridges
behind you. for once started on the perilous
way, there is no hope of a stop without a
fall, and the rider must take all the risks
at the foot of the incline.
RIDERS MAY COLLIDE.
A collision is among the proba Utilities, nut
ute eXIniar..JiOu of tue rapid descent Is not
to bc compared with anything eis'' unier
the sun, except it be a sled ride on a
winters night with steel ranlers anu IL
hill at an angle of forty-fiye degrees.
~ WAS Only Il few weeks ago that
colored bicyclist oollideh near the Monu-
ment with ii passing buggy. The horse
attached TO the annoyance became fright
ened. of course, and ran away, dragging
the bicycle, which had become entansled
tn .i,. Er,r- tse Ir.. l-;.tn br the
river. The runaway terminated in "A sec
ond collision with a tree where in the
northeast. Tie buggy and the ticyclc were
wrecked and the horse and driver both
sustained severe injuries.
A pair OF iron gray horses attached 10
"a country produce wagon recently ran
away from the market. The team came
bowling down Pennsylvania avenue at
breaEneCk speed, and when near the Mon
ument anu directly opposite thc' Kate TO
the Botanic Gardens, tile vehicle Ccllided
with the wa gun of an Ol dcolOred woman. who
was returning to her home i'll the country
after scllin. ont her truck at the inarEet
her ar,.3,3. wis a ioJ,s.A,G. ck nut tile
incident did no mere Than serve rs a tenn
porary check Ia the ruuawayS they pro-
Ceeded but Il short distance. Still making
reCorG-brca king time, when, AT he conner
OF First street, tn ey ran into one II thc gov
ernment carts used III removing refuse from
the Botanic Gardens The cart was tarned
upside down and the animal attached TO
it WAS almost instantly killed, the tongue
of the wagon passing through its throat.
The row frantic horses ran on until they
reached First street and Maryland avenue,
where they cullided with an electric light
pole. Both animals were knocked down,
and a finishing blow was given to the
wagon, Which was almost totally demol
ished.