The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-29


> man, the latter left for Salt Lake =
y Friday He intended making a =
= short stay at RedstOne, where he =
owns considerable property.
1T was Mr.. BOaFs intention to y
= make a short stop there. Besides =
= owning property there he had a ,
- business engagement with j. G. =
= OsgOod, whose houses he built at =
= Redstone."
The object Of Mr.. BoaI's visit to \
= salt Lake was to confer with sam =
= uel NewhOuse about a residence y
, te is designing for him in the =
, Mormon city.
= The injured man is IS years old ,
= > = = y = = = = = , y = = , ,
III HILE attempting TO assist the
w driver in controlling a runaway
hack team yesterday afternoon
Theodore Davis BOal a prominent ar
chitect of Denver. was thrown from
his seat TO the ground and sustained
conclusion of the brain. The rear
wheel of the vehicle passed over his
left foot, fracturiuE a number of the
. small bones and breaking the ankle.
samuel NeWhOuSe. the well known
mining man, who was an occupant of
the vehicle, was slightly bruised by
being tossed from one side of the hack
to the other as the frightened horses
tore west on Niath South street %
breakneCk speed The driver of the
hack. a man named Webster, escaped
uniniured.
Mr.. BoaI was taken to the Holy
Cross hospital. where he was exam
ired by a number of physicians. At
first they could not state definitely
Just how serious the injuries were, but
at another consultation il was an
nOmced that his condition was not as
serious as at first supposed. That did
not mean. il was said. that Mr.. BOal
was out of danger. 1t may be twenty
four or thirty-siN hours before il viii
be known definitely whether be will
recover or not.
An Act of Bravery
It was in the commission of an act
OF herOism that Mr.. BOaI received his
injuries. At the risk of his own life
he probably saved those Of the hack
driver and Mr.. NeWhOuse. !
The accident occurred about
O'clock i'm the vicinity of Liberty park
Mr.. NeWhOuse and Mr.. Boal were re-
turning to the CITY from the Country
club. where they had been to dinner
As the hack was part way down the
hill on Ninth South street, between
Ninth and Tenth East, one OF the
traces became unfastened. It whipped
around in the air for an instant and
then slapped one of the horses across
the legs The animal took fright and
plunged forward That frightened MS
mate and he also started on run
Although the horses gained cOnSld-
Bile Roadway Is they dashed down
the hill neither MI NewhOuse nor Mr..
Roal had the least apprehension Out
that the driver would be able to bring
them under complete submission at the
bottom of the hill But when the level
was reached the horses continued on
their wild flight west on Ninth SOuth
street. unmindful OF the energies eX-
erted by the driver TO stop them
Went to Drivers Assistance.
Even then. Mr.. Newhouse said. they
entertained no fears. each moment eN-
Meeting to see the driver control the
horses 1t was at this juncture that
NJ BOal committed his act OF bravery
which may cost him his life. be be
came fearful that the driver could not
Manage the horses, and left his seat
in the hack and cautiously craWled 10
the side of the driver.
Mr.. Newhouse. from his seat on the
inside of the hack. could not see dis
rinctIv lust what Mr.. BOal did aIJes
ne reached the drivers side, but he
is of the opinion that Mr.. Boal took
one of the reins from the driver Inen
the two men eXerted their every IN
fuence by pulling steadily upon the
reins to check the horses
Thrown Violently to the Ground.
Together they had partially sue
ceeded in Quieting the horses. Their
breakneCk speed had been so material
" checked that all three thought the
animals would soon be back into
natural trot But Just at that moment
the unfastened trace slapped the horse
across the legs a second time, ana IN
an instant the team was off on dead
run They had not gone very lar be-
fore the accident occurred.
rrsT-. D.. Of h.a 4
ir the road. The Jar was very sudden,
owing to the rapid gait at which the
horses were going Just at that par
ticuIar moment MI BOal evidently ala
not have himself thoroughly Dracea'
for the instant the wheels struck IN
the rut ne was pitched headforemost
from his seat He was thrown rev
feet in front of the vehicle. striking
the ground with terrific force on Lhe
left side of his face The impact must
have been over the eve. Tor Wnen NY.
Boal reached the hospital that orb was
closed and the skin around il mucn
swollen and badly discolored.
wheel Passes Over His Foot.
When Mr.. Boal struck the ground
he turned OF rolled over on his back.
with his feet and arms extended In
an instant the horses regained their
stride. which had been momentarily
checked by the compact of the wheels
IN the rut, and dashed forward. The
front wheel missed NJ Boal but the
hind one passed over his left foot
breaxing the ankle AMI fracturlng IL
number of the small bones.
with little or no resistance on their
bridies. the horses tore down tho street
at a faster pace thau before After
running about a quarter of a mile. they
ran into he gutter, bringing The hack
70 a sudden stop against the opposite
side of the excavation. In an instant