The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-05
4 TERRIFIC RUNAWAY.
ohe of the Most Exciting Scenes on
 Chapel Street In Yenrs.


 The runaway of the team belonging to J. L. Nesbit on Chapel street yestey- day was one of the most exciting events of the kind that have occurred in the city for some time. The horses were drawing an open hack at the rear of the parade of the May Howard Theat- rical company, now showing at the Grand. Four of the company Irene Watson, Ada Madison and Neil and Lil- lie Robinson, were in the hack, which was driven by Robert Nesbit. The horses were a large and powerful team of iron grays, new to the city and afraid of the electric cars. Excited by the music of the band and at the pass ing of the street cars, they became un- manageable and started to run near College street.
 They ran down Chapel street at full speed. It was just after 12 o'clock and the sidewalks were crowded. The wo- men in the hack became frightened and began screaming at the top of their voices. Nesbit calmly kept his place and skilfully guided the frightened horses among the street cars, which seemed almost to fill the street. At Church street he attempted to turn the horses north into Church, where he would have had more chance to gain control of them. But he was unsuc- cessful, only succeeding in getting the team upon the sidewalk in front of Mix's drug store.
 Mrs. Caroline Woolson of No. Al Ed street was standing at this spot with two other women when the horses came up, and were all knocked down, but with the exception of Mrs. Woolson es- capped injury. The heavy wheels of the carriage ran over her, breaking both bones just above the right ankle. She was taken into Mixs drug store, where she was attended to by Drs. McCabe and Bellosa Mrs. Woolson suffered much pain and kept calling for her nephew, young man employed by Crosby & Beckley in the Cutler build- ing. Frank Hamilton, jr, was standing near by and ran for the young man. who came and cared for his aunt while she was being removed to 21 Lawrence street. She had just returned from West Haven and her own home had not been arranged.
 The horses kept up their maddened gallop down the sidewalk until they ar- rived in front of Francis restaurant, where the hack struck a post. Nesbit was thrown off the seat, but escaped injury. The women were not hurt, but were badly frightened. The horses broke away from the hack and ran wildly down Chapel street to State. On coming to State they attempted to turn to the north, but fell, one rolling com pletely over the other. As they were struggling to their feet Car Starter J. B. Judge seized the off-horse and jam med it's head into the side door of Hulrs drug store. This brought both of the horses facing the brick wall, so that they were unable to continue their flight.
 Patrolman Dunlap, who had been call ing to women up the street and getting them out of the way of the horses, came up immediately and helped Judge to hold the horses, which were rearing and leaping in an attempt to break away. The men succeeded in quieting the horses after a short time. The team was quite badly cut up. The hack had marvellous escape from being ruined, but it's damage is not great Several WOfileH IalHCeu on Cnapel street at the roar of voices and at the rush of the frightened horses, and were taken into neighboring stores just in time to save them from being trampled on by the horses.
 Mrs. Woolson is the wife of David B. Woolson, machinist, and is the mother of George R. Woolson, bookkeeper at AZ Church street, whose wife is a grand daughter of the late ex-Mayor Shelton, who died few years ago.