The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-13
A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT.
Miss MCGUIRE and KF. EllerSOn Slightly
Hurt in a Runaway SmaSh-Up
HORSES NECK BROKEN AGAINST AGAR
The Young People We're Caught Under 'he
Hnggy and Dragged short Distance
Mr.. Tuerson Cut on the Head, and
Miss Mcclure Bruised.

i vc-y dangerous runaway accident
o,currcd on west Franklin street oppo-
slto Monroe Park yesterday afternoon
about o'clock as result Of which MI
Watkins Enerson was painfully but not
seriously hurt Miss Gussie MCGUIRE
daughtcr or Dr. Hunter Mcclure Was
considerably bruised and shocked inc
bursy was smashed TO PIECES, and the
horse was killed few moments later Dy
osshiine noadlong into an electric car
Nir EUerson had recently purchaseo d
llooCicd norso that was hish-s'ir"s 49,
spirited. The animal was 4"ci'"ov
shy at times. and needed oloso ""'O'''9'
and rather tight rein. .,,-. ..,a
Yesterday afternoon MI Emerson an"
Miss NcGuiro were out driving ana upoil
r.tnrnlnr homo tnt shower came up
,cben thcy reached Park-Place cnuIVh'
4 fe,v wards below that point MT. hiieI
"a, oot ont 10 raise the top. Wheh ne
stopn,d Dack into thc buggy before nc
b,1 ratncred up the rcins. the morse
d.,t.s fo the risht then started 10 run
rr1I; OCCUPANTS DRAGGED.
Il, FRONT of Mr. John Tylcrs residence.
d. t.iovy gsividcro street. tho amman
-, ,,, ,he pavemCnt, ana the buggy was
-, .tr tliors0n and Miss Mc1uiie
-. eaueht under enc top ana were
rr,oee5 soms distance, perhaps twenty
80 Meantime the frightened am
s.t commenced 10 kick. but neither oi
tno Young people received any Dio"S
from thc horses hccls.
Tbe bvegy was badly demolished anu
tho horse soon cNtricatcd himself leaVlhs
49,. shattered vehicle on the pavement
ana dashed down Franklin street
BOTH SLIGHTLY INJURED.
nr charles V. Darlington, who was at
tbis time going out west Grace street.
Vas summoned 20 inc scene oI the acci-
dsnt. A hasty examination showed thas
Niss Mcclure was considerably pruisee
and shocked. No bones were broken anu
She received no flesh wounds.
A. Enerson was cut in the head. an
unl1 cash on the scalp necessltatins Two
or fhroe stitches by Dr. Carrngton.
The Young man was considerably Druls-
"a about the head. lie was not seriously
burt re was taken to his home, where
be was getting on very nicely last night
Dr Carrlngton said he thought MI Eilei-
son would be out I'm Few days
Miss Mcclure went home snortly aiter
the accident and Dr. ana MIS- M0Nsulle ,lI..', =
who were out driving, returned nome
about the Same time, and learned OF inc
accident
HORSES NECK BROKEN.
Meantime quite n ripple Of excitement
,.e'- cr,atod near Henry and Broad streets
,.hero mo runaway wound up with the
doafh az the horse. The animal. iiren-
yiod with fright, ran down Henry street.
and rar into n trolley-car on the BRO. .u
street Traction lihe, breaking MS NECK
'rhe passengers on the car We're cohslder
ably stirred up. but no ono was hurt ana
no damage done with the exception q,
tho death OF the horse, which occurred
Immediately after tho collision.
Mr.. Hughes Narrow Escape.
sheriff John n. Hughes met with an
accident Tuesday morning about o cloVk
al the corner Of Third and Broad stree's'
which. but for his presence oil nnlhd,
might have been attended by serious, II
moi f.fsl results. He was driving down
proad and Just as ne reached Third
street a negro. who was driving one
horse wagon. came rapidly around the
corre. and before Mr.. Hughes could turn
onf of the way. the vehicles collided, ana
M Hughes buggy was overturned, ana
ho himself thrown between the seat ana
dashboard
Mr. Hughes never relaxed his hold upon
the reigns. and although IN perlious po-
sition ne held the frightened animal un-
u assistance reached him.
Beyond few scratches Mr.. Hughes
was not injured and his escape was truly
marvellous. The negro drove of as soon
as the accident occurred. Mr. Hughes
buggy was not damaged.