Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-01
Mrs J. 4. Wiseman
Dies of Conclusion
of the Brain
Disaster Marks the Path
Of a Maddened
Animal
Unidentified Man Knocked Down, Wo-
man Seriously Injured, and Au-
tomoblIe and Express Wagon
Wrecked

AS the result of an exciting runaway
on Broadway yesterday afternoon one
woman, Mrs. Josephe e. Wiseman, is
dead, an unidentified man was knocked
down, an express wagon was wrecked
and an automobile badly scratched.
Mrs Wiseman died at her home, 1896
Key West street, at 1896 this morning.
Although her injuries were at first
thought to be slight, when the attend
ing physicians, Drs. Byington and
LIE Due, arrived at the Wiseman resi-
dence they found the woman was suf-
fering from conclusion of the brain.
1t was to this malady she succumbed.
From the time she left the receiving
hospital until within an hour of her
death it was thought Mrs. Wiseman
would recover.
The horse belonging to the Pacific
Screen company, 824 West Jefferson
street, ran from New High street down
Broadway and struck Mrs. Wiseman
near First and Broadway. The woman
was crossing the street at the time and
was unable to escape.
She seemed to stand mmovable from
terror and in another instant was under
the feet of the horse.
She was picked up in a semi-con-
scious condition and carried to the re-
ceiving hospital, but few hundred feet
from the scene of the accident.
1t was feared that her skull was
fractured, but an examination by the
police surgeons showed that she was
suffering from conclusion of the brain
and sustained several bruises and lacer-
ations.
Auto Frightened Horse
Jack Moulton of the Pacific Screen
company left his horse tied in front of
211 New High street while he went to
telephone. Frightened by a passing
automobile which grazed the horses
flank, it pulled back on its halter and
started down New High street at a
gallop.
Turning into Franklin street, the
vehicle struck an automobile but in
ficted slight damage.
Near First and Broadway an uniden-
titled man was knocked down, but was
only slightly injured. He picked him
self up and hurried away, refusing to
give his name.
The frightened horse struck an ex-
press wagon, tipping it over on one
side, and the next instant ran over
Mrs. Wiseman, who was attempting to
cross the street.
Gives Shriek and Falls
Eyewitnesses said she was too ter
rified to move, and giving a shrek of
pain fell directly under the feet of the
crazed animal.
Rushing down Broadway, the run
away created a panic at the intersec-
tions of Second and Third streets and
several women narrowly escaped in
jury.
Near the Broadway department. store
Patrolman d. l.. Adams rushed into
the street and with the aid of a motor
man who leaped from his car succeeded
in grasping the dangling lines and
finally brought the horse to a standstill
The runa bout We only slightly in
jured and the horse was unharmed ex-
cept for few cuts on its legs.
Solicitous About Victim
Moulton. who had hurried in pursuit
of mis- runaway rig drove back to the
police station to inquire into the ex-
tent of Mrs. Wiseman's injuries He
said that the horse, although a spirited
one, VwaS never known to run away
beforN
He WAS told that an automobile
struckgthe horse in it's flank and that
caused the animal to rear, break the
halter and run away.
Mrs. Wiseman, wife of Joseph r.
Wiseman, real estate dealer with an
moved to her home, 1886 Key West
street, in Pierce Bros ambulance and
the family physician summoned.