The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-08
DEATH ESCAPED
BY A MIRACLE
Mad Runaway Dashes Among
Women and Children.
ONE GIRL SLIGHTLY HURT
ACCIDENT WITNESSED BY PEG
PIE IN THE GRANDsTAND.
ONE GIRL SLIGHTLY HURT

Just as the runners in the three
quarter mile dash were rounded into
the home stretch at a little after )
O'Clock yesterday. evening and when the
people in the grand stand were on their
toes to see the horses come under the
wire IN the last race OF the day, a
runaway horse pulling fine surrey
dashed with breakneck speed IN among
the carriages. filed with women and
children, close to the judges stand
scattering them right and left till he
broke from his rig. Then he tore away
through the field till caught by an Of
ficer and brought TO a standstilI.
When the crash came the attention
of every spectator was divorced from
the racers coming down the stretch,
a general cry of horror went up as wo-
men, men and children were seen to
be thrown i'm all directions by the force
of the impact of the mad horse
among the wagons. Those who wit
messed the mishap were convinced that
several persons had been either killed
or badly injured, and the story was
abroad in a twinkling that the fatali-
ties numbered three persons and two
horses. II developed that only one
person. little girl of 5 years. was
hurt slightly and that the horses got
off without a scratch.
How it Came About
The facts are these: A high spirited
young horse owned by Spencer Clawson
had been tied for some time TO the
electric light pole out in tie field inside
the race track. The animal, excited
by the unusual noises and scenes, had
been acting badly for some time and
his driver. Kirk Clawson, had tied him
10 the pole to enable him 10 cool off
and get over his excitement In the
surrey with young Clawson were Win
Young and Roy Campbell The boys
finally decided that the horse was all
right again and started for home
across the field. But no sooner had
the animal been released from the pole
than he began bucking and kicking at
a great rate. In a short time the
driver lost control of him. At that
time he was heading for TIE southwest,
throwing the surrey from side to side
as he dashed over the rough ground.
( He turned at the fence and headed
standing just by the judges stand He
gained speed and momentum at every
jump Young Compbell succeeded in
climbing out, but the other two stood
their ground and went into the mix
up. Young Clawson, the driver. had
lost all control over the maddened anil
NAL when the turn was made and
when he struck the other carriages he
was going at a fearful pace.
When the Crash Came.
The full force of the blow was re-
ceived by the two seated rig OF
Michael r.. Hyler. Mr.. Hyler had sue
ceeded in throwing his wife. baby and
( little girl from the wagon and had his
| little adopted daughter in hand TO
throw her out also when the crash
| came. His wagon was smashed into
| kindling wood. mis- horse was thrown
/ violently 30 the ground, Mr.. HyleI
1 himself was thrown under the wagon
/ and dragged for a distance, while the
! little girl, LeOna Wayman. was hurled
against another wagon. A bad cash
was cut in her temple and it seemed to
/ all who Witnessed the affair that she
must be killed. Sic was picked up al
4 once and cared for. DIR. T. 3. Beatty
was the first physician that. could be
/ secured. He dressed the wound and
1 pronounced it not dangerous, simply a
/ scalp wound
The ClaWsOn wagon was turned up-
/ side down, but was not badly broken;
| another wagon was turned over and
another had a wheel broken While
! pieces of harness flew in all directions
/ But the general rejoicing over the es-
! cape of the women and children from
! injury was so great that those who had
prOpertV injured got sCant sympathy.