The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-30
SENSATIONAL RUNAWAY
frightened HORSES TAKE A MAIN
STREET SIDEWALK.
Two Visitors from Illinois Knocked
Down and Run Over, One Of Whom
Receives Severe Injuries.

Yesterday afternoon at about 1 o'clock
a pair of horses belonging to Charles Nc
Lean and driven to heavy wagon by
man named Clark, became frightened and
unmanageable on Franklin avenue, near the
postoffce The driver was thrown from the
wagon as Fannin street was reached and
the horses started for the bayou at break
neck speed. Upon reaching the bayous
bank they turned to the left and followed
it to the foot of Main street, into which
they turned Up Main street they came as
far as Congress avenue, and then took to
the sidewalk in front of Krupp g. Tuf1y S
shoe store, where they collided with two
young men, knocking both down and
seriously injuIing one Of them, Mr.. Oscar
Bennett OF Shelbyville, Ill. Continuing
along the sidewalk the frightened animals
scaled the pile OF debris lying in front of
the place formerly occupied by Dunn's
pawn shop, demolished large show case
in front of Kiams clothing store and broke
large plate glass window in the same
establishment. Here the near horse slipped
and fell, cutting himself In numerous
places and turning end for end in his har-
ness Struggling to his feet, the Injured
animal stood, quivering with pain ana ter.
ror, until passersby could secure htm and
Is frightened driver, who came along shortly
afterwards.
The young men who were knocked down
proved to be members of the Southern Pa
clhc land and immigration agents party
and their names We're Oscar Bennett OF
Snelbyville, ILL.,, and Mack Harper Of Beu-
lah, ILL.,, and they had just turned on TO
Main street from Congress avenue when
| they We're struck down by the frightened
| team. The neck yoke of the wagon struck
harper and knocked him sideways and
! ont of the way, but Bennett was struck
| hy the breast of the near horse and crushed
TO the ground, the horses and wagon pass
ing completely over him.
Passersby sprang 20 the assistance of
! the injured men and Bennett was carried
| into a rear room of the Planters bar, where
/ Dr. 0. l.. Noteworthy soon arrived and
| turned In an emergency call for West
! heimcr's ambulance. In the meantime
| drug store. where he speedily recovered,
| AS quickly Ms possible the injured nen
| We're conveyed to the Robert kimbro SAM
! tarium where their wounds were dressed
aud everything possible done TO alleviate
! their sufTerings. An examination showed
! Bennett to be very seriously injured, while
| Harpers wounds were very slight.
When he was Knocked down Bennett fell
| on his face and one of the front wheels o.
! the wagon struck him on the left shoulder
inhictlng several bad bruises, and, passing
| along his neck. the wheel split his EN-
! open. This wheel turned him on his back
! ana the hind wheel passed dlagonRlly acroS;
his face, inhtcting serious commissions, both
| above aud below his left eye, and splittin;
small cash In the upper lip. In add
ton to these injuries Bennett was severe
ly shaken up and is suffering from nervous
prostration as a result of the accident. Hi
left hand Is also bruised and the thum
IS badly mashed as though one OF the
horses had stepped upon 1t.
! BENEFITS father, mother, sister anC
brother who were on the special cars o
the Immigration party, were notified O
the accident and went Immediately to nj
bedside Miss Kimbro stated that IL woul,
be several days before he could be move
and he will remain in the sauitarium unit
he RECEIVERS sufficiently TO proceed TO hi
Northern home.
Hnrpers injuries consist OF deep an,
Jagged cash, about one and one-fourtl
Inches in length, just above his left eye
confusion on the left forearm and on
or two minor bruises on his limbs Ate
his wound had been stitched he returne
TO the cars and left for the North wit
the party at 1880 last night