The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Mr. and Mrs A. I. London s
 Two Children in Runaway
NEGRO WOMlN'S HEROISM
Risked Life to Save Her Charges. Now She Lies Severely Wounded In St, Vincent's-Throat
 Cut By Glass.

Mrs. Alex T. London of Birmingham, Lille Bell mulatto woman. who has for twelve years been employed as a servant in the London family, lies painfully if not mortally injured in St. Vincents hos pital.
 In a runaway accident yesterday after noon at o'clock on Highland avenue near Maiden Lane, this negro ser want deliberately mperilled her own life in the effort to safeguard her precious charge from harm. She rescued both the child and the ehilds elder sister, Mary Parke London, from imminent mortal danger, but in doing so received very serious injuries.
 She lies in St. Vincent's hospital, her throat just below the chin, cut deep and wide by pane of glass which was broken in the carriage, when the runaway horses dashed into an electric light pole on High land avenue.
 At 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Londons sent the two children-Mary Parke, P years of age, and Alexandra, one year of age, out driving with the nurse. The conveyance was a closed car riage, which was drawn by two gentle but spirited horses. While coming along Highland avenue toward Twentieth street, the horses took fright at an automobile which had stopped in the avenue for a little repair work The driver of the Lon don carriage attempted to turn the car riage around and go back toward Lake view.
 In doing so he was, because of the mar row width of the avenue at that point. compelled to back his team. In backing the horses the carriage ran into an eec- tric light pole, and broke the pole of the carriage and the inside reins.
 Frightened by the mishap the horses started on a mad run up the avenue and halted only when they collided with an electric light pole 400 yards up the thor oughfare. At full speed the horses crashed into the electric light pole. bringing the carriage to an instant stop.
 The two London children, with the nurse, were seated on the rear seat of the carriage. When the collision took place the nurse. clutching the infant child in one arm and shielding the elder girl with the other, was thrown violently forward, her head striking the pane of glass in the front window of the carriage The window pane broke and the woman's throat was slashed deep immediately un- der the chin.
 In spite of these injuries. the nurse chung to the infant, Alexandra, opened the carriage door, and stepped out with the blood gushing from her throat and still holding the child safe in her arms.
 When the gentleman in the automobile came up promptly to offer assistance, the nurse. after assuring herself that both the children were safe and sound, got into the automobile and was wheeled away to St. Vincent's hospital Arrived there, she walked into the hospital bleed ing freely Her wounds were immediately attended by pr. Petres and pr. Parke. At an early hour this morning her condition was reported by the hospital authorities to be critical.
 Story of an Eyewitness.
 J. A Emery the general manager of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, who saw the accident from it's beginning to it's end made this statement regarding 1t last night:
 About 4 o'clock this afternoon l was out automobiling, riding with MT. Ord way MT. Dalton and MT. James of Bos- otn, three capitalists, who are visiting Birmingham.
 "our chauffeur was MT. Don c. B. Van Duser While riding out Highland ave nue toward Lakeview, MT. VanDuser stopped the automobile in front of MT. J. M Caldwells residence to put the horn in order Our automobile had came to a. full stop and MT. VanDuser was at work repairing the horn. A closed car riage drawn by two spirited horses and driven by a negro coachman approached us, coming from the direction of Lake view and going toward Twentieth street
 "When the horses drew near us they began to show signs of being fretted and frightened. The driver recognized the sit uaton and attempted to reckon with it. The horses either stopped themselves or were halted near our automobile, and the driver began to turn the carriage in order to avoid passing the automobile or the avenue.
 Had to Back the Horses.
 "At that point on Highland avenue the street is none to wide. In order to turn the driver either saw fit to or was com pelled to back his team. In doing so the driver backed into an electric light pole The sharp impact broke or fractured the pole of the carriage. The horses frightened and fretting as they were. sud only lurched forward and started to run hard up the avenue toward Lake view. The driver made an effort to check them. but failed to do so. owing l am informed, to the fact that the inside rens broke
 After running like mad distance of 400 feet up the avenue the horses swung to the right and dashed toward an cleo tric light pole, one horse going on the right side and the other on the left side of the pole. This checked the runa- way.
 Prompt to Assist.
 "Our party of five urshed promptly to the scene of the accident the mos ment we saw what had happened. As we drew near the carriage a mulatto woman, clasping a white infant in her arms and bleeding freely from her throat just below the chin. stepped out of the carriage. followed closely by a 12-year- old white girl
 'The children were those of MT. Alex T. London. The mulstto woman was Lillie Bell. who has for twelve years