The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-07
TWO HORSES DEAD
One Was Drowned in Little
Arkansas River
ONE BROKE HIS NECK
Two People Injured in Smash
up Last Night

Early Sunday afternoon a horse driven
by Curtis Winanls, accompanied by his
sister, Miss Lulu. and Gilbert Hampton,
became frightened at the deer in Riverside
park and plunged over the high bank into
the Little Arkansas river. The animal
| was drowned and Miss WiGants narrowly
escaped the same fate owing to her dress
being caught in the wreck They had
just crossed the Griefenstein bridge, and
| turned east along the river drive. The
horse was going along quietly. when one
of the deer in the park zoo jumped I'D
out of the tall grass and ran towards the
fence along the drive. The horse stopped
and turned instantly to the north and
made but one or two long plunges until
it shot over the river bank
The bank is ten feet high at this place.
and the water about FIVE feet deep. with
mud bottom. The bank is almost per-
| pendicular, and the buggy full OF people
was dragged almost on top of the animal.
| which fell and completely disappeared.
The occupants of the buggy were tumbled
about in the buggy and became tangled
worked themselves loose as quickly as
possible and turned their attention to the
yuns lady, who was struggling to free
herself. They rescued her and then went
back to get the horse out The animal
had floundered in the water and mud,
unable to get up. and had drowned before
the men reached it.
There was a considerable crowd in the
park at the time, and many witnessed the
runaway and plunge. There was more
excitement in the park Sunday afternoon
than has been found there in a long
time. This is the second horse that
jumped over the bank into the river
About two years ago a horse ran away
along the river drive and in almost the
same spot plunged into the water. The
animal was saved, however.
About II O'Clock last night a horse be-
longing to Phil. Cook and driven by Mabel
Rolf, colored girl, living at Alb North
Water street, accompanied by girl CIV
ing her name as Bessie Milton, white, of
315 fremont street, became frightened by
a dog running into the street at the cor
ner of Waterman and fremont The
horse dashed up the street and in making
the turn at the corner struck telephone
pole The horse turned a complete SOM
mersault, breaking his neck. The white
girl escaped with only a few bruises,
but the colored girl was pretty badly in
jured. big cash was cut in her right
temple and number of other bruises
were found on her face and head and
one hand was mashed. She was taken to
her home and DR.. Fordyce called, who
dressed the wounds.
Sunday afternoon L w Gins hearse
team of fine horses were being brought to
the livery barn. While on North Topeka |
avenue in front of Hawks Grey Gables, |
the animals became frightened and ran |
across the curb and sidewalk into the |
boarding house yard. The team ran into |
a fence and one of the horses was in |
jured by falling onto a picket of the
fence. A deep cash was cut in the side. |
The team was not hitched to the hearse, |
but were being driven down the street |
by the hostler.
a pretty sorrel horse hitched TO a road |
wagon belonging to H. F. Mason was
hitched on North Lawrence avenue yes
terday afternoon when a threshing ma
chine came along. The animal became
frightened and broke loose running south
on Lawrence and then east on Douglas.
At the corner of Lawrence and Douglas |
the runaway struck another road wagon |
bending an axle and knocking several |
spokes from the wheels. In front of Nc
Ewen's commission house the horse and
buggy crashed into a heavy transfer
wagon, breaking away. The animal.
dragging one shaft plunged on down the
street, running onto the sidewalk at the
corner Of Topeka and Douglas. At the
corner Of Douglas and Emporia the ami
NAL was captured and brought back TO
see the damage he had wrought on that
little escapade