The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-25
HORSE MAKES
MAD PLUNGE
Through Little Cadets at Whining
ton Military Academy.
FERD PATzOWSKY HURT
Brave Lad Stood the Pain Like a
Soldier While Women Went
Into Mysteries and Men
Trembled.

Into Mysteries and Men
Trembled.
Directly after the battalion drill at the
military day exercises Mt the Wilmington
Military Academy yesterday an accident
occurred which came near resulting
fatally to Kidet Ferdinand Patzowsky,
the 1O-year-od son of Richard Patzow-
Sky. The accident was caused by run
away horse. The animal was tied to
post on Broome street about SO yards
north of the parade grounds. As the
battalion left the field to march TO the
hall. the horse became frightened and
broke loose from the post. Before any
one could catch the frightened beast 1t
was dashing through the line of cadets,
scattering them in all directions. In an
instant all was excitement Everybody
started to run toward Rroomc street 70
500 what was causing the trouble. The
women became hysterical and turned
their heads expecting some one to he
knocked and trampled to the earth every
moment. Men attempted to stop the ami
NAL in its mad dash. TO add to the dan
yer II piece VI llit ItNt W Hith
when the animal tore loose. was dangling
from the bride.
As the animal dashed through the line
of cadets Captains Blackford and Wyatt
attempted TO stop il but were rnsrccess-
trl Captain blackboard caught the
birdie and threw thp horse back on its
launches. The bride then came off and
all further attempts to stop the beast
We're useless.
4 How "Kidct" Patzowsky escaped from
being crushed to death was nothing short
| Of il miracle The horse in its mad
4 flight knocked him down and ran over
J him. The piece Of post which was hang
inE 10 the bride struck him in the head
aud made an ugly cut. Captain Black
ford picked Young PatZowcky mp and
ram 10 The hall with him in his arms.
4 The order to form in line was given ut
once and the battalion marched on to
thr hall rs if nothing had happened. It
MAS I'm excellent display of GOODNESS on
the part Of the entire battalion
'IIidct" PatzowSky was carried to one
of the upper room Of the hall and DIR.
Jesse Williamson was telephoned for.
While waiting for the doctor to arrive
iii" Rev. Charles y. Dnbcll and William
Scott stopped the flow Of blood The
injured boy displayed much courage
and WAS the most collected person in the
room. lie said the wound panied him
very little. He insisted that the doctor
not he allowed to take amy stitches in the
wound unless he was put under the in
tlurnce Of either. Mrs. Patzonsky was
Oh the ground and was much excited
when told that her son had met with an
accident. She arrived nj the hall shortly
after he was carried there and stayed
with him until he was removed to his
home u short time latter.
After hcing taken home DIR. Ogle was
called in 10 attend him. The doctor sat
last night that there was deep wount
about three and half inches in the bach
of the head. He took twelve stitches il
the wound. The injury is not thought IL
be serious. The boy was resting easy
last night.
The runaway animal was owned by
Preston Lea and was attached to a rub
hcr ired spindle carriage. On Bannin,
STREET. between Broome and Marylan,
avenue the horse ran into a fence an,
broke loose from the carriage He wa
cau@ht on Fifth avnue by Roland Dan
irlS. There was no damage done to til
carl.agc except n broken shaft. One o
the horses legs was slightly injured
"Kidct" Harry Scott and Roland Dan
icS We're also slightly injured by tn
runaway
After the excitement had subsidized til
Military bay program was carried on
ls arranged.
Military Day is always an occasion {
lniifL iDtnrnSt and lllnnSppn nt thn A ns
,Iemy Yesterday was no exception an
$ ihutl 500 spectators assembled at til
1 grounds in the afternoon to watch til
i Young cadets 20 through the various mil
i. tary exercises. It was announced iii.
d the exercises would begin at 3 o'cloc
\ hHt i WAS probably $50 o'clock hefoi
:. the cadets marched on the field headt
! ~ The First Regiment Band
Long before that time Broome sire
from Wykoff Hall to the parade groun,
Was crowded with spectators and V
hiclnS Of Ill kinds
+ The military boys were attired in The
Is new Khaki uniforms which only arriv,
4: ii tile Academy on Thursday. IN,
q looked unusually trim and neat in the
n new uniforms ana received much q
ilallse rs they marched on the fel
- - = ~ lll' tN''ltlStS WIS ~ niIIilll,
drill in command of Major Blackfor
y Ihn battalion consisted of Company
= Which is composed Of the older cadc
e and Company u. known rs the "Kidet%
The battalion drilled III excellent fol
which is very crcditahlr to the office
who have trained the boys. The o
rs ',"rs and cadets alike were compliment
- On all sides.
10 The most interesting feature of /
n, day WAS The drill by the "KdrtS' in go
i, maud Of Lieutenant Barnard The Nc
= 81 The "KdrtS" range from 10 to
- r"n's. Those who took part in the dl
~ Wcrr: "Kidets" Barnard, Tomlins,
go Finders. klirntz. Hopes. Mulin. \
y Nrthnr, Seel"y, Elliott Scott. Patzowsl
Wilson. Bancroft. u. Buck, +. Blu,
Williamson. Smith and Pyle.
The s;lbcr exercises by Company
eli We're also interesting.
" During the intcrmission music was f
he niShed by the First Regiment Band. I
nd remainder Of the program was an ext
Sh SION drill, sham battle. bicycle drill n
M dress parade. In the bicycle drill tw
y two Of the cadets were mounted
hicHcles and went through the MS
military drill.
~ kamcs score card is always ofIicia
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