The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-24
FOREST CITY.
Emory Mapes, of UniondnIe, Killed
by Runaway Team.


Emory Mapes of Uniondale, who for
several wears has conducted meat
business .here and who has driven a
wagon down here twice each week to
supply Forest City customers. met with
an accident on Main street yesterday
forenoon that resulted in his death in
less than an hour afterwards. James
Hoar who drives c. NJ. Leonard's one
horse delivery wagon had started to
come out of the alley south of Aid
rich's hardware store, when one of the
tugs slipped from the iron at the end
of the Whiflletree, allowing the other
end to fly forward and strike the horse
This frightened the animal so that he
started out Of the alley at a furious
rate and it seemed as if he could not
be kept from plunging into j. l.. Nor
gan's store, directly across Main
street. The driver, finding that he
could not control him, had left the
wagon. The horse turned south on
Main street and as he did so collided
with the team of Albert Smith, break
ing off the pole of the wagon and set
ting them at liberty. They also start
ed down Main street but were captured
after they had gone but a short dis
tance. In front of Frank Sara finske's
meat market stood the team of stephen
Bronson, Of JniOndalp. Bronson had
Just got out to talk to SarafnSke when
he saw LeOnard's horse dashing to-
ward him He tried to get in his wagon
To stop his horses, but before he could
do so the runaway was upon him and
he narrowly escaped going under the
wheels of the wagon. His team rushed
furiously after the other horse The
latter ran on the sidewalk at Depot
street and the wagon struck the porch
at the Forest City News office and
tumbled it over into the ditch. The
horse kept on and was not stopped
until he reached Nandling. Emory
Mapes who was standing at the rear
of his butcher wagon in front of r.
w. Taylor's grocery store. saw Bron-
sons team coming and, according to
some of the bystanders. attempted to
stop them, while others say that he
started to go to the heads Of his own
horses to keep them quiet. The first
version is probably correct, for he fell
directly under the feet of the oncom-
ing horses and they passed over him,
together with the wagon, which was
a Ono-seated vehicle of the "buck-
board pattern. His own horses start
ed in flight and We're stopped at Nand-
ling. The Bronson team kept on to the
point where the Carbonate and Forest
city road is intersected by the road
from New Buffalo where they were
captured and brought back When Mr..
Mapos was picked up he was uncon-
SciouS and ii was apparent that he was
badly hurt. The injured man was car
ried into Mr. TaylOr's hallway and sew
eral physicians We're soon on the spot
They quickly pronounced his injuries
fatal His skull was fractured i'm two
places. When he was seen to turn as
If to stop the Bronson team it was
about 9.45 a. m. when he brcathed his
last, without recognizing the friends
who had been working for his life,
hoping against hope it was 1920. His
wife had been sent for. She arrived
here with her son, boy of about 13
years Of age, shortly before noon. The
remains We're taken in charge by
Undertaken Frank p. Holmes and yes
terday afternoon We're removed to the
home of the deceased i'm TniOndale. 1t
is probable that the injuries which
by the feet Of the horses, as it b. r1ly
seems as if the comparatively light
wagon attached could have produced
the injuries sustained by passing over
the unfortunate man. The funeral ser
vices will take place in the Prcsby-
terian church, at Tniondale on sun
day afternoon at l o'clock. Mr.. Mapes
leaves wife and one son, Noel. He
is also survived by his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Mapes,
of Dundaff. Deceased was about 46
years of age. He was a man who was
generally esteemed and his death was
blow 10 many friends in both Union
dale and Forest City, as we'll as in
other parts of the county where he was
well known, Mr. Mapes was a member
Of Mt. Hermon lodge, No. 472, Free and
Accepted Masons, of Uniondale.