Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-24
SANTA FE, N. M, MONDAY SEPTEMBER "A. 1906.
TOURISTS IN EXCIT.
ING ACCIDENT
Livery Team Ran Away With Mr.. and
Mrs. e. n. Linley Of st. Louis
Not Seriously Injured.

People down town yesterday after
noon listening to the band concert in
the Plaza witnessed an exciting run
away which resulted in the smashing
of a brand new trap owned by livery
man. Charles Closson. Mr.. and Mrs
Ezra Fl. Linley. tourists from St
Louis and guests at the Palace Hotel
were in the vehicle at the time, ac
companied by Antonio Gallegos, a
driver employed by Mr.. Closson. They
were thrown out when one of the
wheels became wrenched loose, but
luckily all escaped serious injury.
The st, Louis visitors had ordered
team of horses and buggy sent
around to the hotel with coachman
intending to spend the afternoon rid
ing around the city sightseeing. They
thought the horses sent acted rather
spirited but supposed that the driver
was able to manage the animals and
paid no attention when the team
started off at brisk trot. The horses
increased their gait from lively trot
to reckless gallop when they struck
the park and heard the music, and the
driver was poweress to hold them in
check once they had taken the bits
in their mouths. He simply clung to
the lines and devoted his energies to
keeping them in the middle of the
road in the hope that they would soon
tire. From Washington Avenue the
runaway steeds turned west on San
Francisco Street and thence south on
Don Gaspar Avenue. In rounding the
latter corner the vehicle skidded over
against the curbstone and the right
hind wheel was knocked off.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linley we're thrown
out at this juncture. Fortunately
they alighted on the road instead of
being hurled onto the sidewalk and it
was probably due 10 this circumstance
that they were no worse hurt. Mr..
Linley's knees we skinned and his
trousers torn, but aside from that
he was practically uninjured other
wise. Mrs. Linley fared better
than her husband and was none the
worse for her experience save from
the fright and shaking up she sus-
tained A few feet further away the
driver was also precipilated into the
street. He escaped without injury.
Finding themselves driverless the
horses were now thoroughly frighten-
ed and sped all the faster south on
Don Gaspar Avenne. The three
wheeled trap swayed from one side
OF the street to the other. until the
harness finally brol Il and the animals
were freed altogether nae of the
horses was captured near the out
skirts OF the city but the other was
found five miles out In the country.
The wheel of the trap that came off
was entirely demolished, the spokes
being scattered for distance of 4
block. The vehicle was otherwise
wrecked, but the worst damage done
was the breaking of the wheel. Both
horses were more or less scratched
up.
The Plaza and streets adjoining
were filled with peop.e when the run
away occurred and those who saw the
team dashing madly by the park stood
for minute with blanched faces Mr..
and Mrs. Linley were on the back
seat holding on to the sides as the
vehicle rocked, and the driver might
just as well have thrown away the
reins for all the good he did. An
excited crowd followed in the wake of
the runaway expecting to see the oc-
cupants thrown out and probably kill
ed.
Mr.. and Ars. Linley had no sooner
alighted on the street when they were
on their feet and the bystanders were
greatly relieved to find them unhurt.
Both are rather heavy and of middle
age. They walked back to the hotel
to convince solioitious inquirers that
their injuries were insignificant.
Mr.. Linley was seen later at the
hotel by a reporter of the New Mexi-
can. He said that he had been in
formed that this Is not the first time
that the horses have run away, and he
the livery firm for sending
a fractions team. He said that he did
not propose to make any trouble in
the matter, although he felt that his
torn trousers ought to be replaced