The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-09
DISLOCATEO HIS HIP
W. Dunlap Fell on Icy Pave
ment Last Night
MANY MET ACCIDENTS
Court House Steps Slid Upon
Like Cellar Door.
MANY MET ACCIDENTS

Yesterday was day OF accidents. The
Streets were glare of sleet and ice and
auely was the person who could walk anv
considerable distance without having a
collision with mother earth. The anti
profanity plank Of the Mosaic law was
fractured 1856 times by actual count.
John Kelly. living on the corner of
Water and English streets, was one of
the earliest sufferers. He fell about 100
O'clock yesterday morning while watering
his horse, and it is Thought fractured his
left leg. The injury is severe one and
Mr.. Kelly viii probably be laid I'D for
Some time He met with an accident
some years ago and broke this leg and it
has been weak ever since.
ABOUT o'clock last evening w. Dunlsp
living at 2l7 North Oak. West Side fen
on the sidewalk opposite the Golden
Aasie clothing store and dislocated his
right hip. Officer Stewart was near and
called up the patrol wagon and he was
kaken to his home His injuries are very
eevere and may result in serious compli-
cations
Some funny and close to serious acct
Gents happened at the court house. The
large steps had been filed with snow dur
ing the night and covered over with q
Slick coat Of crust It is estimated that
ten pairs Of pants had the seats secured
readbare sliding down the steps yester-
day The first man TO lose his balance at
the top Of the east steps was Ell Benton.
the engineer at the Jail Mr. Benton ven
tured to get down the steps without aid.
The first step he took convinced him that
ne had made a mistake His feet flew
up and ne lit on the little proboscis of the
spinal column, just below the rnadula
oslongata- He spun around ike a top for
half a minute and then turned right
side up and glided down to the stone
pavement on the seat Of his pants
About the time Mr.. Benton straighten-
sd I'D and looked to see who was looking
at him, another similar scene was being
enacted on the west steps Attorney
Bruce keenan, was doing a turn here ali
by himself, and If he had been hammer
Eng law into a stupid set of jurynen his
gymnastics could not have been more
vehement than were those enacted on the
court house steps. Mr.. keenan, did not
light on his back bone. His feet slid in |
opposite directions and be did an involun- |
tary split that would have done credit to /
Barnum's human serpent After Mr..
Keenan, struck the icy surface with q. |
thud he could not get his feet together
again and the entire slide "adown the /
Snow h2nE'f do
very straining on the lower set of muscles
and especially wearing on certain portions /
Of his clothing. Mr.. Keenan's hands were !
bruised trying to perfect a means of !
breaking the velocity of the slide. He
succeeded in putting a check on himself |
ABOUT midway between the steps and the
sidewalk. He came down town and never /
even noticed that the world was running
along in the same old way.
It was stated at the court house that
just eleven persons slid down the stems |
, between and Il o'clock.
The Davements around town were worn
smooth by the people ia king involuntary
and rather hurried slides upon them.
Tailoring and clothing establishments /!
will no doubt do a rushing business today
in trousers
Walking along the street, or better vet. |
standing in the cover of some doorway. |
one could see people moving cautiously |
along keeping an anxious eye upon the |
rather Elusive covering which nature |
spread on the streets and sidewalks. One |
particularly pOrtly citizen, quite promi- |
nent in financial circles, started out from /
his Office with a firm and stately tread /
rs beatted a man OF his station. He took /
Ebout four steps. when mis- feet attempted /
70 make connections with the electric I
light wires and he struck the earth with /
dull thud. the Jar being distinctly felt (
as far as Valley Center.
Ladies suffered as well as men. Sew
eral ladies were noticed who made slides |
which would have been a credit 10 Kelly /
Of the Slide. Kelly. Slide" fame. II IS /
not supposed that they enjoyed the ex- /
perience greatly from the expression on /
their faces as they slowly and painfully /
scrambled into an erect position.
A gentleman who has an once facing /
on Main and Doug'ss. says that he
watched the streets for one hour yester-
day afternoon between and s o'clock. /
and that within the range o. his vision /
he saw forty-one people fan. Taking this
as pass Il Is estimated that TO less
than 4sl people yes erNday made hasty and /
rather unDrem itated connection with
the sidewalks IN sitting pastures. What I
Happened TO Jones" was not in # With
what happened to wichitans yesterday.
Every fail TO earth was generally &C.
companied by a fall from grace. yet the /
provoc2uon and cause was great enough /
70 excuse both. The streets were covered /
with the icy glare Of sleet and snow.
The rain the night hefcre hsd frozen b.
fore II began 10 sleet- The sleet then
packed upon the ice 70 thickness OF 4
nearly an inch. and yesterday morning
the snow furr5es covered the sleet Just
enough to make matters worse The
sleighing could not have been better nor
walking worse.
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