Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-26
INJURED IN
A RUNAWAY

North Mill street near the steam
grist mill Sunday afternoon sswas the
scene of two serious driving accidents,
which occurred less than one-fourth
of an hour apart. As the result Of the
first, Hon. James Foster and wife were
very painfully, if not seriously, injur-
ed as "A result of the second, Robert
Williams sustained broken rib.
Mr.. and Mrs Foster took a drive in
to the country Sunday afternoon and
the accident occurred about half past
four o'clock just as they were driving
in North Mill street on their return
home They had scarcely crossed the
p. & r. track when the horse-a large
spirited grey-began to prance and
plunge, although Mr. Foster seemed
able to control him. As they approach
ed the grist mill, however, the horse
swerved over toward the mill and
came within an ace of dashing the
buggy against two large telegraph
poles The next moment the horse
was beyond the drivers control and,
arriving at the mill, he swung around
the corner into Chambers street. As
he turned the buggy upset and Mr. and
Mrs. Foster were thrown out along
side Hartline's blacksmith shop. Stun
ned by their injuries and the force of
the fall they lay by the road side while
the.horse, dragging the buggy after
him, dashed up Chambers street.
There were a few eye witnesses of
the affair, who Immediately rushed to
the spot and assisted Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster to arise. Both were bleeding
profusely from wounds about the head
and seemed to be pretty badly injured.
Mr. Foster was Immediately driven
home in a buggy, while Mrs Foster
was taken into the residence of Mat
thew Ryan, where her injuries were
temporarily dressed and she was kind
ly taken care of until carriage arriv-
ed and she was conveyed to her home.
Meanwhile the runaway horse was
caught on Welsh hill by William Shut
and returned to his stable Oddly
enough, the buggy, which soon right
ed itself after the upset, was not brok
en- TO any extent.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster were treated by
DR.. Oglesby, Dr. Curry and DR.. Pat
ten. The extent of their injuries We're
soon determined Mr.. Foster sustain
ed a cut on the left side of his head.
which neCessitated three stitches; he
also sustained a bruise over his left
eye, as we'll as a bruise on his should
er ana on Uue eIUUW Ihere were also
several bad abrasions about his BODY,
while he complained of pains in his
back. Mrs. Fosters worst injuries
consisted of a scalp wound on the back
of her head and painful bruise over
her left eve. There were the remains
Of an old gutter where the buggy was
overturned and Mr.. and Mrs Foster
struck the cobble stones, which ac-
counts for the manner i'll which they
were cut and bruised.
Before the excitement subsidized the
second accident occurred. Robert Will
liams and John Patton were driving
down from the crossing and when at
very nearly the same spot the horse-a
small animal-trod upon a round stone,
which caused him TO fall. He was
trotting along at a brisk pace and as
! he stumbled the momentum caused
him to turn a complete somersault. As
| he performed this remarkable stunt
J Mr. Williams, who was driving, went
( over the dash board head first and
1 struck the cross piece Of the shafts, af
/ ter which ne fell to the ground and lay
with the struggling horse. Mr.. Pat
: ton, s.as quickly as he could get out o.
the carriage sprang to the horse S heaC
and held him down until help arriv
| ed, after which he was unhitched Th'
shafts of the buggy were broken. Mr.
Williams was taken to the home of hi
parents on Spruce street when it wa
discovered that one of his ribs wa
broken.