The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-12


Racing at terrific speed across the
rough ground at Fort Douglas I'm a car
riage drawn byN two maddened coach
horses completely beyond control four
Salt Lake societyS peonle with Lieuten-
ant c. N Campbell and DR. W. l.. Kel-
Ter Of the post, We're twice thrown from
their careening vehicle late Yesterday
afternoon. willie on their way from the
post 10 Salt Lai-A escaping with bruises
when serious if not fatal injuries seemed
certain.
DR.. Keller. the assistant surgeon at
Fort Douglas. is i'm bed with two badly
damaged knees, a private at the fort is
in the garrison hospital with a shattered
arm, and Mrs A. +. Walker. Miss Bea-
trice Cheesman. Miss Gertrude Hanson
and Wallace Bredemeyer of Salt Lake
are nursing severe bumps and cOntusiOns
as the result of the three successive run
Always.
That the injuries to the members OF
the party are no worse is due to the cool
| ness and prompt action of Lieutenant
Campbell. Mrs. Walker and her friends
had driven out 10 the fort in the after
noon TO witness the parade. with, team
belonging to NJ. J. Cheesman Of SALT
Lake. With Lieutenant Campbell driv-
ing. they had started for a short trip
about the reservation and back TO town,
when the team suddenly bOlted and in
moment were racing along at a furious
pace. Seeing he had lost all control OF
the horses. Lieutenant Campbell threw
his strength on to one line and turned the
| terrified animals out on TO rough but
softer ground. The turn was made at as
large an, angie as possible. but the horses
had attained tremendous speed. and
without an instdutS warning the car
riage was whipped over and the menu
bers of the party thrown violently out
DR.. Keller Injured.
/ Or. Keller's knees were injured. and
/ he was assisted TO his quarters at once
\ lt was found that a new coachman re-
Gently employed by Mr.. Cheesman had
hitched the horses too close TO the front
/ Of the carriage and they had taken fright
at the unusual gathering about their
! heels.
/ With the carriage righted. Lieutenant
Campbell attempted 10 drive Mrs Walk
er, Miss Cheesman and Miss Hanson to
town. Scarcely had the post Hill been
! reached. when. with a sudden plunge. the
1 team was off or a mad run with the Of
/ fiCer pOwerless to check them. AS he
/ strained at the lines. Lieutenant Camp
! bell Informed the whte-faced women be-
/ hind him that the horses were beyond
his control but advised them not Ia
jump Before 200 yards had been passed
\ the officer succeeded in turning them
/ from the road and headed straight across
/ a field FOR some irrigation bitches A
quick turn on the rough ground and the
/ carriage was on its side. with its Occu-
pants rolling a dozen feet away
Bruised limbs and torn frocks proved
the extent of the injuries to the three
ladies Of the party. Lieutenant Campbell
! was unframed Two soldiers caught the
| team. The garrison bus was on the scene
! in a few moments. and Mrs Walker Miss
Cheesman and Miss Hudson were taken
/ TO the fort and thence home
Soldier Is Injured.
Lieutenant Campbell turned the run
away horses and carriage over TO two
! private soldiers. both experienced horse
men. with instructions to drive them TO
Salt Lake.
Halfway TO the city the team bolted
|for third time and for half a mile raced
toward town at top speed. One OF the
privates. was thrown from the carriage
and sustained a serious injury to mis-
arm.
DR.. Keller was resting easy at a late
hour last night and il is believed ne will
! experience no bad results from his in
juries. Mrs Walker. Miss Cheesman and
! Miss Hanson recovered from the shock
OF their experience after reaching their
homes last evening