The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
HURT IN A RUNAWAY
Messrs Oliver Eaton and
GaIuSha in a Collision.
BUGGY WAS DEMOLISHED
GaIusha's Arm Sprained and
divers Head Cut.

Yesterday afternoon about half past
five there occurred a serious and pain
full accident, in which three well known
citizens barely escaped with their lives.
After the Bennett and Bates bird shoot at
the Bennett and Bates live bird shoot at
Riverside Park, Ben Eaton of the Carey
hitched his horses TO come over TO the
city. He had with him in his light road
wagon Mr.. Frank oliver and R. G.. Ga
lusha. They were driving at brisk trot
and were just approaching the Oak street
bridge when cries Of ''look out" from the
rear caused Mr.. Eaton to bring his horse
to stop.
Hastily looking around, they. saw COM
ing toward them at a frightful speed Jim
Simpson, son of Lafe Simpson, and
young man named Alexander, driving
Simpsons pair of ponies. The horses had
become frightened over in the park and
by the time they reached the bridge were
beyond the control of their driver. The
warning cry came too late, and before the
Eaton party could either get across the
bridge or get out of their vehicle the
crash came The bridge was too narrow
for the runaway rig TO pass them, al
though Simpson was guiding the frenzied
animals with a mastery hand and doing
his best to pass the doomed rig ahead OF
him. Seeing the certain catastrophe, the
occupants of the road wagon attempted
to leap out and protect themselves from
the horrible collision by taking to the
! bridge railing, but it was too late. Mr..
Eaton, in trying TO leave his rig, caught
both feet in the lap robes and fell head
long to the floor of the bridge, just as the
| team rushing up from behind crashed
| into his rig full front. As Mr.. Eaton
| fell the other two men were also trying
| to Jump out, but the shock of the COLI
| sion had torn the wheels off of the light
road wagon, turning it almost completely
| over, and with it the hapless and helpless
men. Both men fell on top of Mr.. Eaton
| and all three were lying beneath the
wreck, the victims of the feet Of
| the plunging horses. The shock
| brought the runaway team to dead stop
save for their frantic efforts to olsen
| tangle themselves from the debris of the
wreck. Simpson and Alexander were not
! hurt, and at once came to the rescue Of
| the bruised unfortunates of the
other rig. They We're pulled out from
under the shattered wagon and assisted to
| a place where they could sit down until
relief came. Charlie Carey soon came up
with his buggy and took Mr.. Oliver in,
as he was supposed to be the worst in
| jured. Other sportsmen returning from
the shoot picked up the others and
brought them over to town. Frank Oliver
was taken at once to his home on South
Emporia and his physician summoned. II
was found he had an ugly bruise and cut
over the left eye and his chin lacerated
! and bruised from a hoof Of the horses.
He was also suffering from the shock.
Messrs. Galusha and Eaton were taken
to their quarters at the Carey hotel, and
surgical aid given to the former Mr.
| Galushas worst result is a badly wrench
cd and strained arm, from which he suf-
| fered a great nervous shock. Strange to
! saw Mr. Eaton escaped with scarcely a
scratch, though he fell head first from the
| buggy and the other two were thrown
heavily upon him. His overcoat was lit
orally torn from him beyond repair, and
though the hoofs OF the craZed horses
were dancing all around him he came out
unhurt.
Both the other gentlemen were put &c
bed where they remained, though 1t is
hoped they will be able to get out some
time today. The shock 10 the nervous
system is the most serious results to bott
although Mr.. Galusha's arm is badly
sprained and he vii carry it in Sims
for some time. Their other bruises and
cuts. while painful, are not considered
serious and considering the close quarters
and the fearful mix-up it is wonder
some lives were not lost, and all three
may congratulate themselves they go
|, out as we'll as they did. No one seem!
to be to blame though there is no doub
had the men in the runaway rig given th'
alarm a little sooner the Eaton partl
might have whipped up and managed t
get across the bridge and turned OF IL
time TO save themselves. The road wager
is a wreck. but all the horses got of prac
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