Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-20

A runaway accident. combining all the
clements .N.itoment. occurred yester-
DIS while the circus parade
n,.H- its way down Main street.
4 tH. several people were more or
I.. injured. and one quite seriously. it
i .- miracle that many were not
L-
I'D. Ten horses attached TO Band-Wagon
the largest vehicle in the
parade. became unmauagcable on the
. .-street hill just east OF Sixth street.
-al dashing off stampeded the crowd
watch lined the street on either side and
save the driver. William McCammon, of
sria, H., q chance to display rare
llrsemanship.
AS "a result of the accident, Emmett
Manning. a nephew Of Colonel John Muir
Iay. was quite painfully injured; little
SON Of Mr.. John Faircloth received a
painful brulse on his forehead. and a
l.sro woman. whose name could not be
learned received a scratch on her arm.
BRAKE-CHAIN SNAPPED.
The parade left the circus-grounds
tH...AA 4" ~ NANNfst anu NiA went wen unit
10 turned into Main street. at Sixth.
Wagon No. p was the third band
wagon. and was being drawn by ten
white horses and controlled by "a heavy
brake. just as it started down the in
cline from Sixth street, the brake-chain
snapped and the heavy vehicle rushed
down upon the horses They became
frightened and dashed of. The members
vi the band. together with the brake
man. sprang 10 the ground, more than
twenty feet below
Driver McCammOn alone remained at
his post. and with the utmost coolness.
manipulated the twenty reius which he
held between his fingers and guided the
certified horses in and out among the
any vehicles banked up on either side
The street. At Eighth street there
were three street-caIs about forty feet
apart and on either side OF them were
.--.es ana carriages, and with one or
i- OF these d collision seemed immi-
l-.L
TWO HORSES GO WILD.
McCammon, however. guided bis fright
ened steeds in between the street-cars
ard around the smaller vehicles. aud not
one OF them did he touch with his heavy
wagon. At Ninth street he had a short
open space and there he realized that he
must. II possible. put an end TO the run
away The single-trees to The two lead
horses became unfastened. and il was i'm
possible 20 control them further so Nc
Cannon released them dropping the two
reins with which they had been cOutroil-
ed. and devoted his attention TO the
other eight horses
Throwing the frst two animals 10 the
left and the next two TO the right. he
managed TO make the long team pull
a-iiust each other, and in this manner
checked the speed of the cumbersome
wagon, and after be had reduced the
speed he headed for the curbstone in
front of the Chamber of Commerce build
..- and there brought his vehicle to Il
stand
TOOK THE SIDEWALK.
The two horses which had been freed
started down the street on a dead run.
l.t after going only "a few feet cOllided
with q telegraph post in front Of the
board AIRLINE office, and one of the
-.uais was thrown violently 20 the
r0-nd and captured. The other con-
-...d on his mad career, and it was he
Who did AN of the damage lie ran di-
r.tlr down the middle OF Main street
Drug Company store, he took the side
Walls and plunged into the crowd, which
stood oa the curbstone.
u W.s at this point that the little Fair
o.. 51y and the negro woman were
l.iL Mrs FairclOth was standing in
i.t NJ the T.. r.. Taylor Company
..h four children. and beside her
negro woman with a baby in her
arms HI.n the horse headed for the
"a ECImUgr.
and t.e TO woman. in trying TO avoid
ODE animal. fell and Knocked the Fair
cloth child over Both the woman ana
f.. boy were only slightly injured and
wore treated al Owens q Minors.
SLID INTO THE CROWD.
Ey this time the crowd had made way
fr the horse on the sidewalk, and he
c.tuued 10 occupy that portion Of the
rlughfare. AT the corner of Eleventh
sr.et there was bank OF people. ana
O. they were trying TO avoid the
horse. he too. was trying 10 avoid them,
a though running very fast, he threw
tnsef on his launches ana thus slid
rfI the people and over the curbstone
l.l Eleventh street where no rolled
o.tr several times.
$50 one attempted 20 catch him. and
trembling 90 his feet, the animal TOOK
Pr. the middle OF Main street, and start
again on Otdu rum h' "'~ -
check bis speed when he got 10 the bro"
Of tae hnl al Twelfth street, but con-
f.led down the incline. gaining momen-
'm with every jump. and when a. lhlI
fo.ath street he coliided with Emmett
Manning. The little fellow was hurled
forward against the curbstone, ana ms
Dead was badly cut from his foreheau
back 10 the base Of his skull.
COMPROMISES MADE.
A hurry call was turned I'm for the am
huance and the lad was taken into the
P0Hers-Taylor COmpany's store. DIR.
Code was I'm charge OF the ambulance
aal took twenty-one stitches I'm young
Nann|ngs head. The lad was then sent
i1 "a carriage TO his home No. 1911
west Main street and the runaway
horse which had I'm the meantime
c1.lled with another band wagon and
been captured. was returned - the tent
AS soon as the accident was reported
no MrsHines. the manager for Mr.
Wallace. he drove 70 the Manning
home and gave instructions that the
best medical attention be secured at his
expense. He then hurried back down
town with visions OF lawsuits In MS
head and made preparations Tor exc
cutting a bond for $4,000 In order that