The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-14
Condition Is Regarded as Hope
lcss-Young Lady Is Thought
to be Dying.
MOUNT BOLTED SUDDENLY;
BECAME UNMAMAGEABLE
Escort Made Heroic Efforts to-
Check Runaway, But With
out Avail-Accident Casts
Gloom Over Entire COM
lnu,ity-Hunt Club
Races Postponed.

While enjoying a merry canter alonR
tho Hermitage road late yesterday after-a
noon, Miss Caroline James, young sos
ciety woman of New York, now on q y
visit to friends in Richmond. was thrown
from the madcap runaway she rode and
in plain view OF her escort and several
other gentlemen, whose every effort
failed to reach her in time was stretched
unconscious and apparently lifeless upon
the ground.
AT an early hour this morning the Il
young woman wis still alive, but around
the bedside no breath OF hope fingered.
In the wild runaway that suddenly
disturbed the quiet ride, she WAS thrown
headlong from her mount and hurled
with great force against telegraph
pole. Her skull WAS crushed and her.
spinal column fractured. Tho shattered
body was lovingly borne where it might I
be given every care, and for hours the AZ
most skilled medical aid was furnished.
So grave were the injuries, however II
that hope was at no time held out. At
o'clock this morning Miss James Is
thought to be dying Her mother has
been summoned from tho North and Is
on her way here. .
Bright and Happy Yesterday.
n The tragedy sent thrill ot horror
over The entire community, The spec
tacle Of a beautiful and accomplished
girl, lifted, crushed and bleeding. to her
| bed, from a field whereon she had d hut
a moment before appeared In all ths3
health and happy spirits Of Young wn-
lmanhood. caused many to shudder and
has cast a gloom over the circle In which
she moved.
During the early hours OF the day, Miss
James had never been brighter or more
cheerfully content with all things For
the past three weeks she had been on
Il visit at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
! w. S. Forbes. ot this city Anticipating
tho pleasure or attending the annual
spring races OF tho Deep Run Hunt CLUB.
| of which she was a welcomed guest, she
purposely postponed her return to the
Nnrtl, that she might be In Richmond
To-day the time set for the trials, It
was this delay that cost her so dearly.
tbnt made possible the terrible accident.
About $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
accompanied by Mr.. Forbes, son OF
Mr.. w. S. Forbes, Miss James lett ,he
! residence for a visit to the hunt cinp,
scmc little distance out In the country.
| Miss James was splendid horse woman.
md undertook to ride "Whirlwind." the
Vol tnown saddle horse Of MIR. w. 8.
,ro,hos. "Whirlwind'' is n. chestnut geldlns
.nd has a reputation that accords WIN
l,is name. He is fast and full OF Ire.
| hut the young woman ventured 70 lnan-
49,, lin and particularly expressed nor
,losire TO do so. The horse was liaaen
4 an Wednesday by its owner, buL nau tl
I. eince been In the stable. IL was ~ wv ut--s
usually fine trim anu fiVe minutes ue.u .,,a,,
,ha accident occurred, Miss James WAS
tar1 ia say that she was experiencing
some difficulty in ctlrbing his spirits.
/ Horse Bolted.
,,, ,;,,a progressed Without particular
irri,ent until tho first gap in the Her
,,,i,,go road was reached. MISS James
,,lIcI to her escort for ascanter, and m LIDO
Two started OFT at n lively pace AIer
ehnrt distance "Whirlwind" raised ms
mosn high ana bolted. fle WAS IN Y
] ,,,oment beyond all control, ana the pere .,
efforts of tile rider were or no avn; ,,,,,
,rho neirhborhood was that OF Inc I'LL
,,,,,,ant some distance from the Hunt
| Cl,,b. hut in full view down the long
road Nh. Blanchard Forbes, her es-
| corr. Immediately dashed fter the Lying
| horse hut his efforts We're vain.
For tho terrible moments during mo
Two or three hundred yard run the palr
were plainly visible to several sellt'slhs'.
ar the club and In tho vicinity. AZ
ono moment MI FORBES reached the
tossing, whirllng horse, and laid MS hahd
| mon the brldle '.Whrlwind' dodSed'
nassed under a tree, and II was VIII tue
most supren,e eXertion that Miss James
saved herself from being dlassea oir
by the branches. Another sNSn e..
tempt as this might prove tatal, a. a.,
Eorhes kent tlp the chase. Dul 10Y teut
80 other ltrees and distractions dld NOT
raach 1o The bride again. He called 70
his companion TO hold fast 20 her sea.
and endeayored in every other Way "
assist her, -
The Rider Thrown.
When he reached the helshp1rhopa -. ~
~, U.tlIns place, ON the Hermitage
road "Whirlwind" swerNed ana mace .
,errible plunge II wns at this spot that
The elimination OF the horrible runaway
! occurred Tho accounts vary, ANrotaT
Ing to some Whirlwind fell, hut others
ara eunally positively that he Kept lils
feet, Miss James was uhssatea an
tbrown headlong forward, Her head
struck forcibly against telegraph pole
near the Watkins house, and while llhe
| ,,i,d horse continued his mad canter. shs
i,v unconscious and bleeding In the road
Way. a,.
| Nr IT g. lBeattie and Miss Mosby, sis
,nr,in-,aw OF Mr. Watkins From tbs
distance Or, r. c. Bryan had Witnessed
| the accident and no Immediately Tsn-
dered such assistance as was IN ms
mower. Or. christopher Tompkins, who
was passing by at The Iipie, Was als'
called In aud other medical AID was SUM
noned The young woman Mas most
sraycly injnred Her spinal column vas
xxS Sctu.ea and the skull MAS crushed