Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Two Men Injured by Being Thrown
 to the Ground.

Two Men Injured by Being Thrown
 to the Ground.
 Waterbury was the scene of an ex- citing runaway this morning which came near resulting in the death of the owner of the horse, Morris Musler, bookkeeper at the Guarantee Credit Clothing Go, B East Main street, and John McGowan, 2S2 South Main street. MT Musler resides at 144 Vine street. and was driving to the store about o'clock and had reached point about opposite Fogg's on North Main street, when he caught up with a lady who works in his store and stopped to take her into the carriage. The lady was in the act of stepping into the team when the animal bounded away at full speed and continued on n wild run down the street to Castles block, where Mir Musler was thrown out, re- ceiving long, deep gash on the back of his head, a deep cut over the left eye and an ugly tear across the bridge of his nose. Blood flowed freely from all the wounds and those who came to the mans assistance and carried him into Dr Barber's office thought he was fatally injured. While the owner Of the team was being cared for the animal was creating consternation ln Exchange place and people were per forming all kinds of side springs in their efforts to give him lots of room. When rounding the curve at Browns block the runaway came face to face with James O'Brien. tea man, who was jogging along in his wagon, ana managed to get to q place Of safety Dy the cleyerest sort of wheel onto the walk. The next moment the runaway l.t ,ct n old lamp post that has stood for years In front of. Lakes drug store, levellng lf to the ground and leaving the ye- hicle there to keep it company. Freed from cncumbrance of the team. the horse increased his speed, and instead of travelling along the road he took to the sidewalk, the noise of his hoofs on the flags causing people not aware of what was up to run to the doors, thinking that the buildings they were in were toppling over. John McGowan was going down the street and hearing fle noise turned around to see what it all meant He had just turned his head little to the right when the ami nal struck him in the rear and tossed him feadlong onto the paving blocks. and flew on with as little concern as he did n few moments before when he left his master stretched on the street q trlfie further north. When he reacheo <Egent's pharmacy he turned up Sco- VIII street. where he was captured and confined in Loucks & Pinney's stables. McGowan was taken to Dr Moriarty's by George IL. Harrington. where it was found that he had received three cuts on the head, two about an inch long each and the other considerably longer and deeper. In addition to the cuts and bruises both men were badly { shaken up and will be sore for some time. MT Musier had the horse about week. Nothing unusual occurad at the place he started from that would lead any one to believe that he had been scared. He had been out of the stable but a few minutes and proba- bly didn't like the idea of coming to halt so soon. The animal may have many bad points about him, but it can not be denied that he showed great consideration for the lady clerk in de- cIding to indulge in his mad run be- fore allowing her to take seat beside NIT Musler.