The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-11
INJURED IN
 SAVING SON Alderman J. (. Tyson
 Seriously Hurt. RUN OVER BY A RUNAWAY
Maddened Team Was Dashing To-
 ward His Small Child.
\. Vs Pulled tAs Boy's Pony t' One side He Wa. Throw7 Dewn and Received severe In- =
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In everything that threatened to pc q fatal accident to his six year old son. Alderman J. c. Tyson was serious ly injudy at 3:15 o'clock yesterday af- ternoon by a pair of runaway horses drawing an empty trap The pole of the vehicle struck Alderman Tyson on the forehead above the left eye, and he was hurled backwards to the ground. the horses dashing wildly over nim with the vehicle
 His forehead was painfully cut, one right rib was broken and he suffered painful bruises in the chest. The ac- cident occurred at the intersection or Mildred and Amanda Streets 1ust q | short distance from the residence or Mfr. Tyson. 333 Mildred Street.
 Alderman Tyson had been out witn his little son. John c. Tyson, Jr'. ana father and son were returning noMe when the accident occurred. The littie fellow was riding his Shetland pony tn the middle of the street and MT. Tyson was walking along the sidewalk watching his son. Turning from Ahan- da Street into Mildred Street. the pony baked in the middle of the road and would not move.
 Suddenly MT. IySOn OUScikS0 h away team flashing madly down Mii- dred Street in the direction of Amanda Street. His first impulse was to save his son. and rushing to the child's as- sistance. he grasped the reins and at tempted to pull the pony toward the sidewalk.
 In an instant the runaway was upon the Alderman. The pole of the trap striking him. and he was thrown vto- <s Adn
 It is believed one of the frightened animals stepped on his chest. after which the wheels of the trap rolled over his body. His coat was torn to shreds and he had to be assisted to his residence. where a physician was hur- riedly called
 As if by a miracle, the little fellow and the pony escaped injury the child receiving only a slight scratch on the chin. This is believed to have resulted from his falling to the ground from the pony.
 Mir. Tyson suffered intensely about the chest and lungs and he breathed with difficulty. The family physician arrived in about thirty minutes and. after thorough examination. said that Mir Tyson was not dang injur- ed One rib was fractured. he was considerably bruised and his forehead was cut. After dressing the abrasion of the forehead. the surgeon wrapped Mir. Tyson's chest with bandages. af- ter which the patient felt greatly re lieved.
 The physician said 1t would probably take about four weeks for MT. Tyson to recover entirely from the injuries He will be confined to his bed for some time
 The rinaway team had been hired from F"vgoods stables by four young men yesterday afternoon. The horses were being driven by Sidney Strauss The other occupants of the trap were Ben Wampole and Roy Brim of Mont gomery, and MT. Hall of Sle1ge, Ala.
 Before leaving the stables 1t seems. the party had heen warned that the animals were spirited. Tue team be- came unmanageabIe just after leaving Court Street going into Mildred Street. Just bewond Holcombe Street, MT Strauss was thrown oyer the dashboard of the trap and the vehicle passed over him, but he escaped injury. Seeing the lines flying loose without a driver the remaining occupants Jumned out as best they could, none of them being more than bruised or slightly scratch ed
 After passing over Mir. Tyson, the team ran as far as the intersection of Holt Street and Jefferson Davis Av- enue, where a negro halted the 'runa- way. The trap was completely wreck ed, and the horses were taken charge of soon after and returned to the sta bies. s.
 Numbers of friends of Alderman Ty- son visited his residence during the af- ternoon and. evening and were gratifi- ed to learn that his inquiries. while ex.