Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-04
WILD RUN AND TUMBLE.
Runaway Horse Plunges Over 3O-Foot
Bank and Lives.

Of all the runaways that Waterville
has witnessed during the past 10 years
that of yesterday afternoon can take
the seat way down front To put it AL
in one sentence: A horse attached to
the front wheels only of heavy truck
wagon started over on the Winslow
side, crossed the Ticonic bridge passed
UP Main street to Common. down Com
mon to Front and from Front into the
river, where he was captured practi-
cally uninjured. But there's lot more
to it.
The animal was evidently frightened
by n passing train as he stood I'M
hitched down near the brickyard of
Proctor & Bowie. and judging from
what followed, pretty badly frightened.
too. He crossed the bridge at a gait
that would have made some aspiring
trotters green with envy. Adam Sea
ncy was on the bridge at the same
time and going the same way. He
heard the maddened horse coming be-
hind and by plying the whip vigor-
ously To his own managed to keep out
Of the way. but it was a pretty close
race and one that Mr.. Seaney will
doubtless not care to repeat right off.
Bat he beat him out and managed to
keep out of the way all right
When the horse came up onto Main
street off the bridge he was doing just
about his level best and the wheels
We're swaying back and forth and
bouncing around in way that made
ono think before attempting to take a
hand in the affair. When the horse
al hln1l- N,-happ.
repairs are in progress something
swerved her from her course and she
took to the sidewalk and passed under
the stagings and between the supports
and the building without soaring the
paint or making a mark. Just how this
was done is a mystery, but the fact
that il was done is Vouched for by a
cloud of witnesses. The horse sta .yed
on the sidewalk until the corner was
reached and then turned down Com
mon street and around the corner
again onto Front street.
A team was directly in the way in
front of Clements blacksmith shop ana
the animal made a sudden stop and
turn. smashing into the building but
making her way between the Exchange
hotel and the building next south.
There is a narrow way there leading
from Front street to the bank of the
river and the horse and wheels took
this.
The bank there is ledge and almost
perpendicular to the waters edge. It
| is perhaps 30 feet high, some good
| Judges calling it 40 and 50 steep thar
| il is rather difficult for one to make
| his way down over it on foot. The
horse and wheels went over this, roll
| ing over and over to the bottom and
| finally bringing up just on the water 5
edge all in n tangle. A big crowd was
attracted and after considerable hard
work the horse was rescued and
| brought back to the street. There is a
| narrow path along the foot Of the bank
| and q fairly good one up over the bank
| to the north of the hotel, and the horse
| was led back this way.
The animal was apparently not much
| injured by its mad run and tumble,
| and this is one Of the strangest things
of the whole affair There were OF
| course many cuts and bruises, but the
| horse was able to walk all right and
without limping. The thills were
| broken. but the wheels and axle Were
| intact The harness was also some
what damaged. But how the horse
| with the heavy wheels ever tumbled
| down over that bank and came ont
| alive will be a seven days wonder. The
| place was visited by dozens during tn
| afternoon and some wouldn't believe
| that the horse had gone over the bank
| at all.
The horse belongs to Jean Trial and
| is said to be the same one that was ir
| the mixup on Temple street short
| time ago when the road roller was
hauling the stone crlSher up the street
| The animal cOilided with one of Proc.