The Washington herald., 1908-08-18

Mrs. Mary A. Given. sixty-fve years
old. a distant relative Of Assistant United
States Attorney Given and prominent in
church circles. was knocked down and IA
tally injured by q runaway horse at Sew
enJh street ard Massachuserrs avenue
northwest at 655 O'Clock yesterday even
ins- She died soon after being taken to
the Emergency Hospital
The accident occurred in the center OF
/ the shopping district and was witnessed
/ by hundreds OF persons. The wildly dash
.ng horse and careeuing wagon caused a
panic among the women. and many fed
I into nearby stores for safety.
Mrs. I. B- Latta, sixty-fve years old.
+ Of l5l5 Caroline street northwest. who
vas with Mrs. Given. was knocked 20 The
f ground and sustained severe injuries. She
was taken 20 her home and was suffering
/ greatly from shock last night. Several
! other persons were knocked down by the
runaway. but as they were not injured
+ the police failed 20 obtain their names.
Scared by Automobile
/ The horse. attached 10 a light Dayton
/ wagon. and driven by William Harris. for
{ " years old. OF --s Cleveland avenue. was
standing IN front Of No. o engine house
al Fourth street and Nlssachusz It's ave-
nue. when an automobile came puf5ug
by. Several blasts on the horn served Il
I frlglJel the animal driven by harris
+ and IT dashed ma5Iv Up she street 70,
more than "a hundred yards The breech-
Ing strap broke. and the animal beear
! kicking. knocking one Of the rsins oG-
of the drivers hands. and with another
kick sending Harris hurting 20 the
} ground Released OF all restraint. tE.
horse dashed west Iu 3IassaclUsstts ave.
nue. TO Seventh street
/ Mrs Given and Mrs Iatts. walking
( from the intersection OF Seventh and x
/ streets 20 New York avenue 90 board d
/ street car for the northeast section
I stepped directly in the path OF the rush.
/ ing horse. AIRS. Latta resaiued her feet
and went % the assistance Of her friend
I who was unconscious Mrs Given wa.
{ carried into DLsuer-s restaurant Or. n
J : Isemsn. win 11ces al Ninth and 4
4 streets. was summoned He gave frs
aid. and treated th- injured woman uuti
Z the arrival OF the ambulance from tht
/ Emergency Hospital
l The woman was hurried TO- the hosplta
and placed on the operating table /.
( I'VE minutes she died Death was dus
/ 10 concussi7n Of the brain and iuterna
| injuries.
( Deputy Coroner GIazebrook was noti
} ned OF The accident and made an investE
( cation Shortly after 10 o'clock las
night he gave a certificate Of accidenta
/ death. and ordered the police Oft the FRS
I precinct. where Harris. the driver. Wa:
. under arrest % release the prisoner
/ Later. the body OF Mrs. Given was turne.
/ over TO an undertaken
Police Investigation
/ Investigator by the police showed thai
! the automobile which caused the runa
way is the property of Robert Morris
{ Of Twining City. who was in the ma.
/ chine at the time Il was raining hard
/ said witnesses and Morris blew his horr
F 10 keep the driver Of the Dayton from
: turning in front OF him The horse be
/ came frightened and ran for some dis
8 tance. and then stopped and began kick
ing Some OF the harness was broker
and one OF the rsins knocked from III,
/ drivers hands. The driver himself Wa!
( kicked out. sustaining severe Iacerauon.
about the right elbow and hip
The runaway horse went west on Mas
IsachUsetts avenue 10 Seventh street Al
ter knocking down the two women. Il RAJ
10 Ninth street and. turning into New
York avenue. went TO Eleventh street
J Going north in Eleventh street. the ami
nal turned into X street, pursued b,
Park Policeman Feeney and a larg
crowd The horse ran straight west il
X street TO Nineteenth street before
was caught by several negroes and a 20
Iceman.
The horse and wagon belong 10 n Z
Downey, of the Downey Stables. L street
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
0dr Dowuey said last night that Harris
the driver had been in his employ 70
twelve years. and had never before ne
with a serious accident. He has bee
noted as q skillful and careful driver
said SIr. Downey. and last winter drov
for Speaker Joe" Cannon
At the First precinct station Harri
. z save IFS hElS-l4A DA LAAE dlAdAAAs u Ae-AAaN
I OF how the runaway started
I had Just climbed into my wagoI
which was standing in front Of No er
gine house said Harris. and was abOU
to turn into the middle Of the street A
/ automobile came putting up the street an
the driver footed his horn. My horse bs
came frightened and bolted- I tried {
4 hold him. and probably would have sue
/ ceeded had not one Of the breechin
straps broke The horse then began
/ rear and kick He kicked one Of II
reins out Of my hand. and when I leane
over and tried TO grab it. reared an
threw me out OF the wagon TO the grOun'
The horse then ran west in MassachI
serts avenue That's all I know aboJ
/ il and most certainly don't think I Al
responsible for the lady being killed"
/ Members Of the Given household Z
I751 L street northwest said last nigi
that Mrs Given was sixty-five years ol
; and was the mother Of three children-N
! H Given of New York City; Miss Ell
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