The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-23
PAWTUxET VALLEY.

An exciting runaway occurred at Arc
tic yesterday afternoon when Charles
Forcier who is employed as clerk by
Thomas Mcclure. was run away with
by a spirited horse and finally thrown
out at his own doorstep. Forcier. who
had been collecting during the forenoon.
had started for home when he remem-
bered that Mr.. Mcclure had told him
to purchase an oyster knife and drove
to Il. Farrow's hardware store at Gen.
treville. where he purchased the knife,
and without having il wrapped in paper
dropped IL in the side pocket OF his coat.
He then drove down Main street as far
as Arnod Gardner's residence. at the
top OF Arctic Hill, where he met an
electric car bound FROM Crornpton To
the car barn atCiyde The horse which
has not before shown that he was very
much afraid OF the cars, suddenly
jumped TO one side of the street and IN
spit OF Forcier's efforts TO control him,
started on run toward his stable at
Riverpoint. When In nearly in front of
Mr.. McGuire's place of business For
cicr saw heavy team stading in the
street, but before he could guide the
frightened animal to one side he turned
shortly 10 the right and ran through a
narrow passageway between Mr.. Me-
Cures store and Forcier's house, cap
sizing the buggy and throwing Forcier
heavily to the ground almost at his
own doorstep. Forcier was bruised
about the head diand body and the oyster
knife which he had bought and placed
in his coat pocket cut through the poe
ket and lining OF his coat, his trousers
underdrawers and undershirt, the point
of the blade just striking the SKIN on
his hip and infiicting painful but not
serious wound. The horse. with the
overturned buggy at his heels. continu-
ed on his run through the passageway
into Mr.. McGuires wood yard. where
the back wheels were wrenched from
the carriage and the animal turned to-
ward it's stable on the opposite slde OF
the street. When in the middle or the
street the body of the buggy became
unhung from the forward axle and the
horse dashed toward the barn with only
the forward part of the carriage at
tached to him. Mr.. McGuire's hostler
saw the frightened animal coming and
closed the door, and the horse stopped
and was captured before any more
damage was done. The buggy. which
was new one, was badly wrecked ana
Mr.. Forcier had a narrow escape from
being seriously injured by the fall from
the carriage and the knife in his pocket.
The fence in front of the Calvin prop
erty and the Phenix Methodist church
have been removed from their former
position and reset so as To widen ana
straighten the street, preparatory 10 It's
being macadamized.
Peter Lambert, a member of the First
Rhode Island Voluntee- :, who is spend
ing a short furlough at his home IN
Natick, was taken suddenly i'll while at
the home of Victor Fontaine, at River
point last evening, and IL was with
great difficulty that the family and A
number of friends who were calling at
the time were able to restore him TO
consciousness. DR.. Charles r. Chag-
non of Arctic Centre. was sent for but
before he arrived Lambert partially
recovered and went out on the front
steps, saying that he wished TO get the
fresh air. He was followed by his host
who found him attempting 10 open the
gate which led TO the street. Fontainc
demonstrated with him and wished him
to wait for the physician but Lambert
persisted in attempting to go home and
when Fontaine took hold Of him he
threw his host across the yard and be-
fore Fontaine recovered himself had
disappeared down the street When
DIR. Chagnon arrived he found no pa
tient but a very angry man who swears
that hereafter all sick soldiers will be
tabooed at his house and summarily
sent TO the hospital or police station.