The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
Runaway on Lincoln Avenue Hill,
in Which Woman Was Injured.
Engine Backs Into Pit-Other
Happenings.


In runaway down Lincoln avenue
| hill, Saturday forenoon Mrs. Frank
Wayman. of the East Side. sustained a
| fracture of the arm and numerous
painful contusons and severe shock.
She was in a rig rented from T.. j.
Burns livery. Her daughter and Ed
ward Travis were with her. They We're
on their way to Clifford. Travis was
driving. The horse began to rear be-
fore the Delaware and Hudson railroad
crossing. over Lincoln avenue. was
reached and continued to act wildly all
the way down the hill, Into the alley
between Salem and Lincoln avenue.
leading to Burns livery. the horse
turned. He was running at wild pace
and collded with Il stone in front of a.
W. Reynolds < Sons barn. The force
of the collision threw Mrs. Wayman
and Travis out of the carriage. The
former is quite heavy and was the less
able to help herself. Miss Wayman
clung to the carriage and was preserved
from injury. beyond the fright of the
experience. The horse continued. turn
ing into the stable and stumbling when
he reached his stall.
Dir. w. Fl. Dixon and Dr.. F.. j. Wag-
ner. who We're nearby. attended to Mrs.
Wayman. Her injuries. though not
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AT Mayheld' on Saturday afternoon,
"heh SeNersi capooseS came down the
TRACK anu bumped INTO IT, lhere was
'oisiuerdple momentum TO the cabooses
ana 'he engine Wifs pushed along until
tne tender was showed OH INTO the pit
Oh the turh'aple' IL required the enorts
Oh the wreck crew Tor Two hours to
relhs'ate lhe locomotive. Luckily no
one was placed III harihs way by the
hlshap'
An accident to Il Delaware and Hud-
son employe, Thursday evening, calls
attention anew to the grave necessity
or having the Delaware and Hudson
yard illuminated by arc lights.
James May, who has been in the COM
pany's employ for years, was walking
through the yard after leaving his
Wnlrh are tn look after the COm-
pany's tool car. The torch he carried