The San Francisco call., 1899-12-11
PLUNG|NG HORSE
|MPER|LS LIVES
OF THREE PEOPLE
Accident in Golden
Gate Park.
WILLIAM MATHEWS INJURED

An accident in which Miss Morie. who
resides at 239 Powell street, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mathews of 257 Twelfth
avenue, narrowly escaped serious II not
fatal injury. occurred shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon in Golden
Gate Park. near the Cyclers' Rest.
Miss Morie was mounted on a spirited
horse. When near the Rest the animal
took fright and plunged across the road,
colliding with terrible force with horse
driven by Mr.. Mathews. Mr.. Mathews
animal was almost thrown from its feet
end in wheeling to save itself fell, upset
ting the buggy and hurling Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathews headlong to the ground.
The Mathews horse then took fright,
and. dragging the upturned buggy. dashed
into the cycle path. After run OF about
hundred yards the horse became entan-
gled in a wire turf protector and fell:
Two cyclers, one a Mr.. Hanque, held
down the animal until the police relieved
them.
Mrs. Mathews, after being thrown from
the buggy. Immediately jumped up. hav-
ing fortunately escaped uninjured. and as
sisted some friends to place in buggy
Ter husband, who was suffering from
conclusion and laceration of the scalp:
Mathews was removed TO his home, and
although painfully is not seriously In
jured. Miss Morie got her horse under
control and continued unassisted TO her
home.
Lewis Nicholson. who said he resided at
209 Post street, and Harry Wilson OF 4s
Stockton street attempted TO run the park
yesterday afternoon and fell into the
hands of the police. The two young men
were out driving, and when their horse
developed too much speed Mounted Ofncer
Manuel de la Guerra rounded them up.
Nicholson got angry and threatened, 10
Kill the officer II he touched the horse
Wilson contented himself by cursing De
la Guerra. The officer. however, took them
to the station, where they remained un-
I'll Nicholson deposited $40 and Wilson S2O
bail
Later in the day Lewis Michelson's
brother. Bill Nicholson. went to the sta
tion and started to roast the police. On
the order of Captain Thompson he was
thrown out without ceremony.
During the afternoon a party OF four
driving in a rockaway had one OF their
traces broken by a fractious horse; The
damage was repaired by Captain Thomp-
A man whose name could not be ascer-
tained received fracture of the Jaw
while welding a baseball bat. He was
taken to the Receiving Hospital.
Yesterday was feature day at the
Chutes. Major Mite. in his laughable imi-
tation of Cornille singing coon songs, and
lace, the big lion. were the attractions in
the theater. Miss Ella Burt coasted the
chutes on a bicycle and took away the
breath of the crowd. The high divers add
ed to the excitement, and to finish the day
of pleasure Emil Markebeurg made a bal
loon ascension and parachute drop. The
aeronaut went up about 1900 feet before
cutting loose in his parachute and landed
without injury in the panhandle of the
park.
The result of the aquatic contests at
Sutro Baths follow: One hundred yard
dash Guvenile)-H. Leicken first, III. Free
man second 100-yard dash (amateur)-C.
Wallace first. II. Leicken second: 10O-yard
dash (free for alD-H. Mccormick first, II.
Freeman second high diving for boys-F.
Neal first prize. II. Freeman second prize;
trick anG fancy springboard diving-H.
Freese first prize. II: Lerd second prize;
under-wi -er swimming contest-J. l..
Jackson first. F. Riley second.