Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-06
WOMAN KILLED
BY A RUNAWAY
MISS ELEN0R BROWN THROWN
FROM CARRIAGE
Popular Society Girl, Daughter Of
Prominent Business Man, Loses
Life In Aecident-Sister Is
Seriously injured

Miss Elenor Brown the 17-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
Brown of 4Si5 Vermont avenue. one Of
the most popular young members of the
smart set in Los Angeles and a menu
ber of one of the Oldest families in
runaway accident and her sister. Miss
Adelide Brown, aged 21, was seriously
injured yesterday afternoon.
The two young women were driving
the family carriage team when the ac-
cident occurred which resulted in the
younger girls death. Many times the
girls have driven the span of horses,
which were considered quite safe. When
they reached the corner of Sixteenth
street and Wilton place a street car was
heard rapidly approaching.
Inc team began prancing and jump
ing. 1t is said that when the motor
man saw this he began to ring the gong
loudly and continued to-. do so, even
though it could be seen that the ami
mails were becoming more excited every
moment
Miss Adelide was driving and realized
that the team were becoming uncon-
trollable. She called to her sister to
help her hold them, but the two young
women were powerless, so far as con-
trolling the terrified team was con-
cerned With a bound the animals shot
forward and almost jerked the girls
from the seat.
Motorman Isn't Interested
Before the running animals had gone
five yards the left front wheel of the
carriage struck a telephone pole and
was demolished. Miss Elenor was
thrown from the carriage. With ter
rife force her head struck the stone
curbing and she was rendered uncon-
scious. Miss Adelide alighted on her
sister and in this manner her fall was
so broken that her injuries were not
fatal.
The team then continued on its mad
career. AT the corner of Sixteenth
street and Western avenue the carriage
again collided with a telephone pole
and was smashed so as to be beyond
repair.
The motorman on car No. IS did not
wait to see what was the fate of the
women. but allowed the car to proceed
at rapid rate of speed. p. F. Sher-
man, l717 Arlington avenue, who was
on board the car jumped to the pave
ment and assisted Detective Chapman
in getting the young women on board
car No. Ga, upon which they were taken
to the Los Angeles-P Pacific waiting
room. on West Fourth street, and
thence to the receiving hospital.
Miss Elenor regained consciousness
for only a moment after the accident
occurred. what started the runa-
way?" asked Mr.. Sherman.
THE motorman ringing the bell" she
gasped, then lapsed into unconscious
ness.
The young woman died in the ambu-
lance while on the way to the hos
pital. An examination revealed the
fact that deep fracture of the skull
was responsible for her death.
Sister Severely Hurt
Miss Adelide was also taken to the
hospital. She was severely bruised and
prostrated by the shock. Her nerves
were in such shaken up condition that
she could not tell how the accident
happened. Besides being bruised she
sustained small contusions on each ell
bow. Her injuries were attended by
Police Surgeon John Cook. On account
of her nervous condition it was thought
best not to tell her that her sister was
dead last night.
The parents of the two young women
were Immediately called and arrived at
the receiving hospital a few minutes af-
ter their daughters. They were pros
trated by the shock Mr.. Brown said
that the team has always been gentle
and that he has never felt any fear
when his daughters We're driving it.
The Brown family is one of the Oldest
and wealthiest families in Southern
California. Mr.. Brown is president of
the Southern Refining company, with
offices at 314-S16 Los Angeles Trust
building.
The family is connected with some of
the best known people in Los Angeles.
Colonel Smith. known in the days of
the earlier settlers for various achieve
ments, is relative. The Bannings are
cousins
Miss Elenor has always been a favor
ite in the younger society circles. She
was educated i'm Los Angeles and stud
led for time abroad. She spent much
time in Paris and only returned to Los
Angeles a short time ago.
Many expressions of sympathy were
rendered the family by host of friends
as soon as it became known that Miss
Brown was dead The young woman'a
body was taken to Bresee's morgue,
.x.hara an ind1eat will no held today