Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-12-18
EXCITING RUNAWAY
Carriage Wrecked and Oc'
cupants Injured Yesterday
In Raleigh.
Mrs. A. B. Andrews and Daughter-m-
Law Have Narrow Escape From
Instant Death-Escape
Serious Injury.

Raleigh. N. c., Dec. 16.-An escape
from death that seems almost a mir
acle was the good fortune yesterday
afternoon shortly before two O'CLOCK
that came to Mrs. A. B. Andrews ana
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. John II. An
drews, who only lately returned from
her bridal trip, having been Miss Ma
bel Young.
The two ladies were thrown from
carriage. the horses becoming excited
and running away, dashing the car
riage against an iron telephone pole
near the Confederate monument. MIS-
Andrews was painfully hurt, Dut was
reported late last night as getting on
well. her injuries consisting OF Sc
vereIy bruised shoulder, other bruises
being about the head and face. Mrs
John H Andrews escaped with only
some slight bruises about the face.
The two ladies had been visiting on
Hillsboro street and were coming east
on that street, being in victoria
driven by Colonel Andrews driver,
negro by the name of Freeman. The
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lumber on the street just east OF NC
Dowen street, and swung to one slde'
striking the curb Of the sidewalk ana
throwing the driver from his seat. Inc
horses then dashed ahead without a
driver, and at a rapid gait made
long swing around the corner of Hills
boro street into South Salisbury
street
Here the serious accident occurred,
for as the horses dashed around the
corner they went far over towards the
Capitol grounds and the front left
wheel struck an iron telephone pole,
breaking off the wheel and axle ana
throwing the two ladies out on the
granolithic sidewalk. Then the horses,
the victoria still having three wheels,
dashed across the southwest corner
of the Capitol square into Morgan
street, went flying east on it, and only
finally stopped of their own will, after
getting into the open gate OF the city
cemetery. The victoria was COM
plete wreck.
A number of people saw the rush
of the horses, and as the two ladies'
were thrown to the sidewalk from the
victoria, they ran to their assistance,
among the first to arrive pelng
Messrs. Frank w. Gunter, ]. B. Young,
Baxter Durham and Mr.. Robert Slmp-
son, who ran across from his drug
store. But before any OF these ar
rived Mrs. John H. Andrews was on
her feet, her face slightly hurt and
was giving attention to Mrs. A. b.
Andrews, who was unable to rise.
The young men took her up and
carried her to the Simpson drug store,
physicians being summoned, and at
the suggestion of Miss Jennie Cot1n'
librarian of the Raney Library, who
had seen the runaway from window,
Mrs. Andrews was taken into her resi-
dence rooms on the first floor. DR.. j.
r. Rogers first arrived, followed
closely by DIR. Hubert Haywood, and
these were joined later at the An
drews residence by DR.. A. w. Knox.
Word had been sent to Col. A. B. An
drews of the accident and he arrived
quickly in an automobile, in which
the ladies were taken to their home.
Every attention has been given Mrs.
"A. B. Andrews by the physicians and
at a late hour last night it was re-
ported that no bones were broken, the
most serious injury being to the
shoulder, though there are many other
bruises on the face and body which
are painful. Her condition was re-
ported to be as well as might be ex-
pected and the entire community VIII
hope that there will be no serious re-
suits, but that very soon she will be
restored uninjured to perfect anc
complete health.