Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-27
ACCIDENT TO PICNICKERS
High School Boys and Girls Are Hurt on a
Hayrack Excursion.
HINES AND AsNN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Alta Kirkland, Rosn Wind, Birdie
Baker and Ethyl Thomas Are
Bruised-PIntform Is Dragged
from the Wagon.

A happy picnic party, composed OF twenty
five or thirty OF the boys and girls in the
graduating class OF the High school, started
yesterday morning for a days outing at
Hanthorn lake. geven miles from Council
Bluffs. II was a hayrack party. One OF the
vehicles wa a farm wagon with genuine
hayrack upon It and the other was long
plafoim spring wagon, upon which the young
men had improvsed a rack. This wagon met
with an accident that resulted seriously for
several OF the young people.
The party left town between 9 and 10
o'clock, and at point four miles from town,
at what is known the Limekiln hill, the
spring wagon was overturned. There were
fourteen girls and boys in the vehicle
Charles Sayles, Tom Askin, Frank Eur
muehln, Harry Hines, Gerald Damon, Carl
Laustrip and Paul Van Order, and Rosa
Wind, Ethyl Thomas Alta Kirkland, Bessie
Arnold, Clara Newton, Birdie Baker and
Lottle Newton. Sayles was driving. The
Limekiln hill is long and steep declivity.
There no brake on the wagon, and the
horses were unable to hold it. The hay
rack slipped and the forward end OF 1t
touched the horses and they became fright
ened and ran away. Near the foot of the
hill one OF the wheels dropped into ditch
and the huh struck stump. The wagon was
overturned, pinioning all of the party be-
wagon when it turned over. The horses
continued to run, dragging Sayles, who held
to the lines until he stopped the frightened
animals. All OF the young people were more
or less hurt, but the most serious injuries
were sustained by Harry Hines and Tom
Askin. Hines right leg was broken below
the knee. Askin was caught beneath the cor
ner of the hayrack and received severe in
juriee to his back and chest. Alta Kirkland
| sustained some severe bruises and was in
jured in the back Rosa Wind received a
! face. Birdie Baker and Ethyl Thomas had
their arms bruised and wrenched.
As soon as the young men recovered their
breath after cleaning away the wreck and
getting all of the party out, they assisted
the injured boys and girls to neighboring
farmhouse and sent messengers to town for
assistance. When the messengers reached
the nearest telephone they called Dr. F. p.
Bellinger and he drove at once to tlie locality.
| He remained with them until nearly O'Clock,
and then returned to town and sent carriages
out to bring home the injured members of
| the party. They did not arrive here until 6
o'clock.
Young Hines is a nephew of Captain B.
w. Hight. short time ago he had his right
leg broken and was just beginning to be
able to walk around The new break Is a
compound fracture, Just below the former
break He was suffering very severely last
night, and there were some fears that he had
sustained additional injuries that might
prove to b, serious. Askin is the oldest son
of Rev John Askin, pastor of the First Con-
grega,ional church. His injuries are of Sc
we're nature. and may prove serious. Miss
kirkland is the daughter of T. A. Kirkland
Her injuries are quite severe and involve the
spinal column.