The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-06
A MIGHTY CLOSE CALL.
A Narrow Escape From Serious
Accident.
ONLY TWO WERE INJURED
A Frightened Horse Dashes Along a
Crowded Sidewalk for Whole
Block Nothing Could
Stop the Animal.

Another runaway as sensational as the
one of about week ago when one team
jumped clean over another and no one
was hurt, took place yesterday. A horse
belonging to the Lavere stables ran
away, and going down Main street, took
the sidewalk for whole block and the
walk was crowded with people, yet only
two persons were hurt, and they not Sc
riously. f
At one point the horse fetched up
against brick wall with such force that
crack four feet long was made in the
wall. Even this did not stop the fright
ened steed, but he kept going till he
brought up In his stall.
The horse was hired by Tim Harring-
ton, a miner of Centervile to go to a
funeral. While the procession was form
ing at Centerville Harrington had the
misfortune to run into another convey
ance and in the ENHANCEMENT Harring-
toms horse got frightened and commenced
to kick. He was attached to a sleigh,
which he soon reduced to kindling wood
and, getting free, started on wild career
down Main street. Officer Smith, who was
oi duly dl tHt 9CVileI VI bEOauWay ana
Main streets, saw the horse coming with
one thill and the singletree hanging to
him. The street was thronged with peo-
pie just at that time. and fearing some
one would be hurt or killed, tine officer
attempted to head off the horse, hut the
animal was too thoroughly crazed with
fright to pay any attention to the Off
GERS frantic efforts, further than to veer
to one side, and In doing so he ran up on
the walk at the Union Pacific corner,
where there was d big crowd of men, who,
not expecting such a caper did not all
have time to get out of the way. There
was wild scramble for safety and an aisle
was opened u,1 for the horse to get
through till he came to the Ornstein Book,
which is being remodelled and at present
has a false front protruding out on the
walk.
Stratus Dameseos was standing at this
point and was not able to get out of the
way, but was trying to do so when he
was hit in the back by the horse and
knocked against the false front with
such force that he fell to the walk help
less as the animal passed His face was
badly cut and he was completely knocked
out. He was picked up and carried into
Parchen & D'Acheul's drug store and
Murray & Freund's ambulance summoned.
1t was feared he was badly hurt, but ON
being examined at the hospital 1t was
found that aside from the cut in his face
h, suffered more than anything else from
shock, and that no, bones were broken IT
was stated by the hospital surgeons that
he was not seriously hurt. Is &
The horse kept on its wild career down
the sidewalk and a few feet further on
met Judge A. IF. Barrett coming UP the
street. Judge Barrett could not get out of
the way and was knocked down, but not
hurt. For the rest Of the way to Park
street the people got out of the way and
no one else was hit
Attempting to turn into East Park
street. the animal ran with terrific force
against the brick wall of the Louis &
Mike saloon, actually cracking the thick
wall. He kept going, however, and never
stopped till he reached the stable.
The horse was badly hurt by colliding
with the wall, but can be doctored up.
People who witnessed the runaway and
saw the horse go through the crowd of
people on the walk. stated it was little
short of miracle that no one was killed.