The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-17
THROWN ON HIS HEAD.
Drunken Man in Collision with Street
Car Has Narrow Escape.

John Barleycorn and the Goddess of
Luck must have been born in the same
cradle. It is an old proverb that
drunken man can not get hurt in an
accident. A man who gave his name
as George Mason, a horse and buggy,
and a street car put on an act of this
kind in front of the Western Union
telegraph Office between Sixth avenue
and Seventh street on Kansas avenue
this morning.
Mason had been drinking, judging
from his actions, and a statement from
James D. jerks of North Topeka, who
happened to be with him in the buggy
until just few minutes before the ac-
cident. Mason says he is in charge of
the Santa Fe pump house, but was not
working today. He hired a livery rig
from Colvin's barn in North Topeka
this morning and on his way to the
south side met Jenksland asked him to
ride
Il never saw him before said
jerks, who was very 8entlemanly ana
pleasant. He simply accepted a ride.
from Mason, but was fortunate enough
in getting out of the buggy before the
smash-up. jerks wanted to get out at
the Welsh Fargo Offices and Mason
pulled up the horse. After jerks got
on the sidewalk Mason turned the
horse about and started to cross Kan
sas avenue going east. Just then a
North TOpeka-West Tenth avenue car
came bouncing along at a merry clip
going north. MaSOn'S horse was across
the tracks when the collision came.
The fender of the car shot into his
| buggy like Fullback Williams of the
Washburn football team going into a
/ scrimmage line. The vehicle was lift
/ ed into the air. the horse gave a jump
4 and Mason bounced out, striking on
/ his face on the hard pavement. The
! horse. was a spirited animal and did
not stOp to look around, but Went
! rson north Kansas avenue. lust
at the corner of Sixth and Kansas ave-
nue. in front of ROWleys drug store
a milk wagon was hitched. The
wagon was backed out into the street
The runaway horse did not go around
/ but went over the milk cart, carrying
the buggy right along. A lone can OF
/ the milk was spilled. Otherwise the
/ cart was uniniured. Ia front of Eels'
hotel a man was sitting in surrey
His horse took fright The man jump
ed and down the street went the two
runaways. Just then Patrolmen Miller
/ and Walker turned upon Firth street
They made flying tackles and stopped
Mason was picked up on the street
/ unconscious. His face was smeared
| with blood, and his clothes with Kan
sas avenue filth. He fell into one OF
the canyons which the city council
hasn't fixed, and it was full of street
/ sprinkler water.
/ The injured man was taken into the
| Office of Dr. G. ]. MuIVane. lie re-
vived quickly under the application OF
cold water. His injuries were looked
after and were found to consist OF
nothing more than a cut above tn G
right eye and one beneath, both about
two inches in length. few stitches
fixed them up. He also had slight
bruise under the chin and one on his
left hand. These were patched up and
Mason was sent away.
He would tell no one where he lived
Some questions directed at him
| brought this answer. None of your
I- business
The horses injuries consisted of q
few scratches on the rear left leg,
caused by the splintered buggy shaft
There wa sno further damage.