Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24

A horse belonging to Mr.. z. w. John
son. the contractor. ran off last night,
and. as result, Henry Jones was ia
tally injured, and another negro named
William Henry Dorsey sustained pain
full bruises.
Jones was employed by Mr.. Johnson
Last evening without the consent of his
employer he hitched the horse TO a bug
BY and Went driving. In Rockets he
picked up Dorsey and an unknown ne
gro. The trio bought {, quantity Of liz
uor and got 'tanked to the neck"
However. little is known of the route
they took.
Between and 10 O'Clock last night
Patrolman w. T. Webb was attracted
by 4 runaway horse coming down
Iwenty-fourth street. There We're three
men in the buggy, but one became
frightened and jumped out. Jones
and Dorsey We're probably too drunk to
jump. The animal 2igzagged as she
plunged along. going from one side Of
the street to the other and barely es-
Gaming a collision with several tele-
phone poles. Reaching the tracks ot
the Chesapeake & Ohio railway yard
she dashed across the rails. This t.
tracted the railroad men and Mr.. w.
II. L. Kent. agent of the National
brewing Company. whose bottling
works are situated near the railroad.
The pulling engines and the noise made
by the wheels of the vehicle as they
jumped from track to track intensified
the fright Of the horse and she became
Wild All that could be seen was
black s1'eak crossing the tracks. E,E-
cry moment the eye witnesses ex-
oected to see the occupants hurled from
the buggy. but all twelve OF the tracks
We're crossed before there was Il mis-
hap. NO one was guiding The horse.
The reins were dangling at her feet and
the drunken negroes We're sitting back
with their hands clenching rods sup
porting the top of the vehicle. After
crossing the tracks the horse made a
quick turn to go toward the electric
light plant. A sharp creaking noise
followed and in an instant the negroes
were flying in the air on the top Of the
buggy, which had been shattered from
the running gear. They struck the
ground with a -thud and lay as If dead.
and the horse was caught. between cwo
wagons by a 'colored man employed by
Mr.. Kent. The animal was foaming at
the mouth and quivering as though sh.
We're mad. 4.
A large crowd was soon attracted by
the accident. AT first it was thought
both OF the men had been killed out
right, but Dorsey revived and was at
forwards. with the support OF two ne
groes able to walk to his home in
Bloodfield. There he was attended By
DR.. w. 7. Jones, the colored physician,
and it was found that he was painfully,
but not seriously injured.
The shock rendered Jones unconscious
He was picked up and placed in a
wagon and sent to his room in John
sons Opera House by Mr.. Kent. DR..
Joseph Charles attended Jones and he
stated last night that the man was in a
critical condition, as it was apparent
that the negro was suffering from CON
cussion OF tho brain. Jones may die at
any moment.
The horse was cut in several places
on the legs. and when She was led to
the stable was found to be very lame
The buggy is q total wreck. The wheels
were smashed and the body shattered.
Before the horse could be eNtrica ted
when she was captured ii was found
necessary 10 cut the harness.
How the horse became frightened is
not known but 1t Is thought that the
negroes dropped the reins and they be-
came entangied in. the animals feet.
When seen last night regarding The
accident Mr.. Johnson said that he told
Jones not to takeshis horse out, for the
negro was then drinking. The buggy
Mr. johnson said. was a comparatively
new vehicle. and the horse was one Of
the best he had.