The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-27
Mr.. NJ. H. Onol1undro Dragged
a Long Distance Beneath
a Buggy!
DAUGHTER LEAPS 10 SAFETY
Young Lady Retains Presence r'ce
Of Mind, and Jumps at OPP
perfume Moment.

d. . f. = = u
Thrown from the buggy IN Nhlch
10 was driving with his young da'.sh-
ter and dragged beneath It's bocy lrolli
laurel Street nearly to the CHESTER
field Flats Mr.. NJ. II. Omohundros -
3OO3 Floyd Avenue. was so seriously
MI and bruised that he required NE
Immediate attention OF Il phSs
md had to be taken home IN chD'
while his daughter. Miss julia F.. ono
hundro, was saved FROM what Woula'
perhaps, have been sudden dea,ll
through her sheer nerve ana Plugs. -
retaining her seat and Jumping IRON
,he vehicle When the first opportunity
came for her TO land In safety
5Jr. and Miss OmohundrU were d-iV-
t,nf on Franklin Street. when the.
horse touched by the whip to IN
crease his speed. bounded forward,
/ striking the buggy against tree.
4 smashing the right hind wheel ana
| hurting Mr.. Omohundro to the gfouhu'
The horse then took to the paVetl'en :
on which he ran for about fifty yards.
I M Omohundro still held to the relns,
i IN n vain attempt to stop the horse,
sIiv,nr beneath. the vehicle face down
wards
Sti,l swinging to the reins. Mr..
Il omohundro was dragged nearly to the
2 home of Mr.. O.. II. Berry. SIS west
:. Franklin Street, where, encounteriaS Il
large stone step. striking which woula
;. have meant certain death to him, ne
: let 60 lust as the horse turned again
Into The middle of the street. The
, tremendous stone. weighing about 500
: pounds, was dragged six or eight feet
, Iinto the street.
Spectacular Leap.
Though much frightened and In an
K / -. f.,, +, fat cpfptV
= Miss Omohunoro retained her pres
cnce Of mind, screaming at the tor
OF her voice to be saved. Terrified FUR
ther by the young lady 8 cries, the
horse continued to pursue his mad ca
reer until near the grounds OF itch
mond College. where Two men. run
ming out into the street. checked It!
light 1t was the one opportune mo
ment for a safe jump. and the asil'
young lady took advantage OF the op
+ portunity She jumped clear of tn
: broken vehicle. and landed SQUARED!
on her feet. Passersby who had seel
her peril cheered the girls spectacula
jump.
But no sooner had she landed tina
o Miss Omohundro turned and ran
J, fun speed toward her father, who ha
- started after The runaway immediatel
+ after having lost the reins. lie PR
l. scented a ShaStly slgnt his lace III
g clothes were despatched in blood ar
his coat and trousers had been alIno
- torn from his body, while he was b.
!, ing dragged along the street In fro
il Of the Berry home. His watch nj
d been torn out of his pocket and throw
4 over the fence round Mr.. Berry's var
y AS soon as he learned that h
% daughter was safe, Mr.. Omohund
x smiled, and said that IT was all rigf
ty that he was trying only to save ~
A vehicle was loaned him by
passer-by, and he was driven TO 7
s. residence of DR.. e. A. Blanton, No. 3
West Grace Street, where the ply!
~ clan dressed his wounds. A bad seq
- u wound had to be sewed up, and the
ne were many other bruises and Gu
Ii. which had to be dressed. Mr.. On
hundro was then taken to his home
a hack.