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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Carrying sixteen survivors OF the
thirty-six men who comprised the crew
OF the British steamer West Point,
fire and foundered in the Atlantic
ocean while bound from Liverpool Tor
Newport News. ihe Leyland Line
steamer Devonian Is steaming toward
Boston and Is due there tomorrow.
The other twenty men, who were in
Captain Pinkham's boat. are believed
to have been lost, all efforts TO find
their boat being futile.
When she picked up the half-stary-
ing men at sea, the Devonian flashed
the news to Boston by wireless and
the message was transmitted to IA.
C. Blackiston, OF this city, general
manager in America for Furness-
Witty Il Company. Ltd. The news
spread rapidly here and came as
shock to the officials OF the owning
company and the many friends OF
Captain Pinkham.
Men in Terrible Condition.
Additional details of the laundering
OF the West Point we're contained III
an Associated Press dispatch last
night from Boston. According to this
dispatch the Devonian picked the men
up at $3.50 O'Clock Thursday morning
while in latitude 1920 north. the
men were in a terrible condition from
hunger and exposure.
Dol taf I funrnnnI on
August IS and four days later the
ship took fire. After battling with the
flames for nearly week. the crew
was obliged to abandon the vessel on
August go, when 600 miles of Cape
Race. The men embarked. In two
boats, the captain and nineteen men
taking the one. and the mate and fif-
teen men embarking In the other.
Not long afterwards the West Point
sank from sight.
Three Days of Suffering.
Then followed three days of terrible
suffering for the men. For time
the two boats succeeded in keeping
together, but last Wednesday night
they became separated and at dawn
the men in the mates boat found
themselves alone. When the steamer
was abandoned, the men took what
food and water they could, but all
were on extremely short rations aud
Just as the mate and his fifteen COM
panions were ready to give up hope.
the Deyonian hove in sight and res
cued them.
4 search was instituted in vain for
the ether boat and the Devonian fin
ally proceeded to Boston with only
sixteen survivors II Is barely pos
sihle that some other passing craft
may have picked up the captain and
his men. but il is feared that they
have either met watery graves or that
they will statve to death in the At
latnic.
Ship and Cargo Lost.
The West Point had abroad 5000
tons of freight for this port and Nor
folk and Charleston, s. c.. and was
due here On September s. The value
Of the cargo is not known now, but
the steamer was valued at something
like $500 GOO. The West Point was
owned by the Norfolk & North Ameri-
can shipping Company. Ltd. but was
under time chartered by Furness.
Witty & Company. Ltd. She was built
at Newcastle in 1899 and was $40 feet
long. so feet broad and ga feet deep.
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

L. Il.
eighth street, has as his guest, ms
father. Mr. William Farrar' Oh ines
ter, Pa.
Miss Blanche Hooper will leave to-
day for Washington, ID. e., to attend
school.
Miss Bessie Wynne will leave this
week for Farmville to attend the
Female Normal Institute
Miss Roberta Saunders will return
this week to Farmville to resume heT
studies.
Miss Adele Carter will go TO Farm
v,I,e this week to resume her stIiies
at the State Female Norman ius-''
tute.
Miss Louise Klingaman, who has
been visiting relatives in hichihohu'
has returned home, being accompa-
MED by Miss Rose Klingaman, VINO
will be her guest here.
Mr.. Charles Carter left YESTERDAY
for Lexington, Va, TO resume MS
work as an instructor at the virginia
Military Institute.
Mrs. ]. A. Brugh and little son, Oh
Nance. Va, are the guests OF Mfs'
Charles Blasenham, on Twenty-nlntn
street.
Miss Marion Oliver has returned
from a visit with friends in Roanoke
and Radford.
Mrs. Mary Hudgins Reeves, VINO
has been visiting Mrs. q. u. thinner,
wright. on West avenue, has returned
to her home in Norfolk.
Miss Gladys Young. who has been
visiting relatives in Ohio and west
Virginia, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. @. Himmelwright,
on West avenue. have as their guests,
MIR. and Mrs. Harry G. BALDWIN, Oh
Philadelphia.
Miss Mabel Chapman left yesterday
for Pennsylvania, where she Is 10
visit relatives.
Miss Margaret Schofield. who has
heen visiting her cousins. the Misses
Schofield. on Twenty-fifth street, mas
returned to her home in Richmond
The Misses Jenkins, on Huntington
avenue. have as their guest, MISS
Mildred Jernigan, Of Washington, ~
c.
Mrs. NJ. Howison returned yester-
day from Camden. y. j., where she
spent the summer with her daughter
Mrs. ]. Howitz.
Mrs. II. II. Wallis and son. who
have been visiting Mrs Wailis par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Lohmann.
have returned to their home in Ken
mond.
Mrs. VI. 6. Llewellyn. who was op-
Grated upon for appendicitis at tne
Elizabeth Buxton hospital recently u
improving rapidly and expects TO re-
turn home today or tomorrow.
Mrs. Virginia Hundley, OF zzS FOR.
ty-eighth street. is spending seversi
months with relatives in Portsmouth
Mrs. c. A. Hogge and daughter,
Miss Bessie. have returned rom
Providence and Newport. r. l., where
they spent two weeks
Mr. Rex r. Fleury- OF Richmond. Is
spending several days with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Fleury, on
Tventy-sixth street
Mr.. George Freeth left last night
for washington. where he VII spend
several dava
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04
BIG FURNESS-W|THY
L|NERL0ST At SEA
Twenty-Five Men of Steamer
West Points Crew Prob
ably Lost.
SURVIVORS OF WRECK
RESCUED BY DEVONiAN

Vessel Bound from Liverpool for New
port News Caught Fire and Foun-
dered In Mid-ocean-News Received
Here by Mr.. Blackiston, Company's
American Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04
ALL IN READINESS
HERE FOR LABOR DAY
Celebration on Casino Grounds
Promises 10 Be the
Biggest Ever.
STREET PARADE ONE
OF CHIEF FEATURES

Elaborate Floats Prepared for the
Pageant-speaking by Well Known
Orators, to be Followed by Pro
gram Of Athletic Sports-How hol.
iday Will be Observed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Miss Pearie Carter. OF this city. and
Thomas L. Parker. of Warwick coun'
". we're married yesterday afternoon
al $40 O'Clock by Rev. Lloyd T. VIII
son. ID. D.. pastor Of the Newport
News Baptist church. a; the church
parsonage. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker VII
make their home IN Warwick county
Ambulsnces-Cafi W. :. Rouse
Csrrizges-csn ". Z. Rouse.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Mr.. l.. w. Bartlett, who has bee
visiting his mother at woodstock, va
has returned home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Mrs. Charles O'Rourke and llttl'
daughter, who have been spending tn
summer with Mrs. O'Rourke's' parent
in Harrisonburg, have returned home
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Miss May Hall, Of Washington, ID
g., is spending several days with he
cousin, Mr.. J. f. T. Hunter at The
home of Mrs. Lloyd Greasy, ON TWEEN
iy-ninth street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04
SOCIAL-PERSONAL.

Mrs. Cora Osborne Hales, OF
Brookfield, N. Y, who has been spend
ing two weeks with Mrs. Clarence
Porter Jones, ON Thirty-second street,
is now the guest Of Mrs. q. Bales
King, on the Boulevard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Miss Annie Hickey has returned
from Washington, where she visited
relatives. She was accompanied by
her cousin, James Hickey.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Mrs. NJ. Howison returned yester
day from Camden. y. j., where sn'
spent the summer with her daughter
Mrs. J. How!tZ.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Miss Maude Geddy, who has bee
visiting Mrs. Henry Daughtrey, ]
East End, has returned TO her hom
In Toano. Mr.. and Mrs. Daughtre
accompanied her home and VIII D
her guest for several days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

Mrs. II. II. Wallis and son, VINO
have been visiting Mrs Wallis par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Lohmann'
have returned to their home in Rich
mond.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
obituary-Mrs. Robson.

Isabella Gray was born in Union
county, Md, Aug. 81, 1885 and came
with her parents to Illinois where
she was married to John Bryson
Nov. ~, 1853. After five years
OF happy welded life Mr.. Bryson an.
swered his country's call and enlisted
In the Civil war, returning at the
close OF the war broken In health.
Mrs. Bryson heroically faced the
struggle and cared for her husband,
but death claimed him in February.
1858.
After two years Of widowhood and
caring for three children she met
'ohn Robson, widower with seven
children, to whom she was married
in February 1870. They immigrated
to Kansas the following year and
settled on a homestead In Cheever
where the children grew up know
Ing no difference as members Of fam
lilies but the happy home was broken
when Mr.. Robson died in 1900. The
last few years Mrs. Robson's health
was poor and she spent year with
Ter son in Portland, Oregon, and the
asst year with her daughter in Alma,
Kansas. She came to Abilene to at
end the funeral of her brother-in-
aw, J. d. Blake, and after the fun
raj she sank into a stuper from
which she never rallied and on FRI
lay evening last sweetly fell asleep
n Jesus in her 18th year of her life
nc Goth year of In snbership in the
I. e. church.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
MISSOURI CANNOT COLLECT
scndstnen Of w. D. Thomas Need MOI
Pay the $4,000 Shortage In
His Accounts.

Fulton. Mo-, Dec. 20.--The litigation
against the personal bondsmen 81 W.T.
D. Thomas, former treasurer Of the
Fulton State hospital, who dIsap.
peared leaving shortage OF $4,000
In his accounts, has ended. Judge
David H. Harris Of Fulton, counsel for
the bondsmen, reached an agreement
with the attorneys for the state ID
the Kansas City Court OF Appeals last
week, whereby the decision Of the 81,
preme court in affirming the decision
Of the Galloway county circuit court
Is allowed to stand as a judgment ID
the case transferred to the Kansas
City court,
Several weeks ago the supreme
court affirmed the Judgment 81 ths
lower court in two Of tie cases, which
absolyed the hondsmen from all Ii.
ability In making good the shortage.
Thomas served four terms 81 two
Years each and had separate set 81
'ondsmen for each term. The STATE
vas unable to establish just DURING
WAT terms he carried on his pscuia
ions and 1t was on this point thai
he bondsmen won.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
Fight OF MAIL ORDER HOUSES
The wholesale Men Oppose Parcels
Post Fearing Retailers Would
Capture the Business.

Chicago. Dec. 2O.-The Americas
League Of Associations, comblna,
tion Of mercantile houses Throughout
the country, has started a campaign
against the proposed establishment q
local rural parcels post service. ana !.
fund is said to- be available to deht
the bill now before congress.
For more than a year the orsaaisss
ton has been in the process q fofma
ton.
The members o. the association de-
. wholesale mall order business and
are aiming their fight against the re.
tail mail order houses. me appareni
parpose Of the campaign. according ss
the promoters, is to save TIE cauntfy
from (lninstEon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
nrAsr cuAIL SEASON ExTENDED
EEuntery Favor SIX Weeks shooting
with Lower Bag Limit.

Wednesday closed the quail season
IN this county. The hunters say that
Ahere are more quail left this season
kAan In any former years. The past
two weeks have been 50 CRY that the
Aaga could not locate the birds and
there were not many killed.
Prairie chickens are scarce but
there are enough left to stock the
sOuntry in good shape II they could
rs protected for three or four years.
Rabbits are very plentiful and it is
IN easy matter to bag all one can
carry. As there is no bag limit to
rabbits they are being killed very
fast. T.
Many Of the hunters desire to see
the quail season EXTENDED to six
4 weeks and the bag limit lowered to
twelve birds. TGG!o are maly argu-
ments In favor Of this. The strong
est argument Is that this would elm
mate all pot shooting, for a man
would have very little sport II he
should get the limit by pot-shooting
IN the first covey he located.
There would be no more birds
killed In six weeks than there are in
four. even II hunter went every !
day, which Is not likely. Most hunt
ers plan on going hunting so many
times during the season any way and
It would only make the time between
his hunts longer and not make the
hunts more frequent.
But II hunter went every day for
six weeks and killed the limit every
day he would only kill 432 birds dur
ing the season, not counting Sundays.
II q hunter goes every day during
the length Of the present season and
kills the limit, he would bag $50
birds.
There is no family that can use
over twelve quail in one day and
when the hunters bring home twenty
they are Just thrown away as the law
will not permit them to be cold.
It would be easier on the dogs, too.
II man has but four weeks to hunt
In he will work the dogs until thex
are sick, while II he has six weeks
he can give them several days to :
rest up in. A man engaged in bust
ness would have more sport. He
would be able to get away more
times for hunting excursions without
aeglecting his business. &
Many Of the hunters want to see
the spring shooting Of ducks and
geese stopped II severa! Of the P
rtstes at presen. hunters are allowed
70 shoot ducks md geese 0nly in the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
ABILENE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA
Interesting Letter Received from Miss
ssiie witter.

Miss Sadie Witter, daughter Of
John witter Of this city. writes from
Upland. Calf, where she is spend-
ing the winter; ION Thankagiving
Day We went over to Pasadena and
spent the day On Vt Love where ws
had a great time. Los Angeles. We
took IN also. and visited several Of
is mott noted places. TIE Kansas
colony here Is prospsFins ana EldsFI
MlIlaFd Eagle q TAlmsga d here
holding revival meetings. Tke err
d warn and haimy here, flewsrs arVl
blooming and ne rTansss sFe : siehsI
q ses aa thsy have bloom. srssa
lruit. and rips on Ihs cana Rs4.
mere u onB ore = alIy bna feaisrs
,sre aad tbat Is hsss 9uahtitiss q
lurt.s
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
DID NOT LIKE EVERGLADES.
Kansas Looks Better to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Cooley.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cooley who
recently went to Miami. Florida, with
the settlers excursion did mot fancy
the everglades country and remaiaed
but few days. They returned north
to Indiana where they are spending
some, time visiting and sight-seelng.
They will return to Dickinson county
where they own a fine farm n to
Mud Creek valley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

fall. In the spr.ng they arc flying
north to their sainnic. breeding
grounds and when a hunter shCo's
one duck in the spring he does not
know how many he may have killed.
The ducks and geese have a fishy
taste then. caused by something they
eat in the south, SO many Of them
are not fit to eat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

obsrlin. HAN. Dec. so.-rsa Bren
o. Of Dresden. TIA essntg, aoid kis
Alfalfa SD Cor this ssasoa fof Si.soa
The dealer Who purchased ne assH
bought 4 total q 1850 vera q ssao
in ne Bremen nsishburhesa iks a.
Be equEht nismer'G ThU hess gusifs,
ssed Vas pFoduesd ~ thsss We we've
eertai not o ept the alfaifs tee otEiy
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
THE VILLAGE DEACON.
BY Bert walker in osborne Farmer.


Here is a little axiom ! saw hang
ing in the office Of prosperous man
the other day: "The reason meh
who mind their own business sue
coed is because they have so little
competition" Orators have deliy-
cred lectures four hours long and
didn't say half as much. Men have
read Through whole libraries and
never found such jewel OF advice.
Did you ever notice how little trouble
and worry you have when you work
hard at minding your own business?
Did you ever notice how satisfactory
the profits were on such occasions?
Occasionally there is a man who has
minded his own business SO assidu-
ously that he has little time left on
his hands. Then 1t Is all right to go
out on the street and assist neigh
Dor. But the trouble is that when
you do start out to help the aforesaid
neighbor you are apt to overstay the
limit and when you get back you are
behind with your own affairs and 1t
takes long time to catch up. Your
neighbor may be letting his hydrant
run contrary to the ordinance. but
you are wasting time by sitting on
the fence and trying to count the gal
Ions. You think your merchant Is |
making mistakes in his business, but
be patient. He will find out In due
time and you can retain his friend
ship. Always remember the game
with so little competition.
" y
1t is all right to say you have for
given your enemy, but notice that
at this stage of the game mighty few
men celebrate the event by throwing
away their harpoon.
y y
People are always suspicious of
he man who advertises his own vir-
.ues and honesty with a brass band
md flying baners.
y y u
1t is a fact all right that the prayer
Il the unrighteous availeth nothing,
tut you will have to invent some
'ther scheme to discourage them.
- -
have come to the conclusion am
ust this kind Of business man:
Tobody ever has a Communication
0 send me Of enough Importance to
ut more than a one-cent stamp on
be envelope.
y y y
We have trouble in our church
very month with some fellow who Is
III sing a bad case Of dyspepsia tn-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the Kind nelghbors and
friends who assisted and sympathized
with us during the illness and death
OF our loved ones, Mr.. James D.
Blake and Mrs. Isabel Robson.
]. D. Blake and daughter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

Washington. Dec, so.-Ffs1 u. IL.
nam. tha 81. Louis lsuys Sscs-II,..
appointed eoicitoF ssnuE1i. rs has5
SVEN n e re dspsFimsll q israes
htief 3 Neul . ~ ~ trlt VIA s
e1 rHesai capaciJ to ~ 1rntsrs.
cart
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
some day, but when ! do it will be
just to get evidence SO / can always
say to my neighbors, i told you So"

say to my neighbors, i told you 90"
About every other day some pat
riot jumps me and demands to know
why ! don't take fall out Of the
gossipers. For the thousandth time
wish to state that the main reason
is because work good deal at that
little game myself. am q block
head, all right, butt am not going 20
far as to make an effort to kill the
goose that lays the golden egg. The
gcssipers are not a necessary evil,
but the simple facts are that we have
always had them with us, and always
will have. When the beautiful Cleo
patra used to take her little yacht
ing jaunts up the river Nile the wo-
men Of the town would stand in the
back yard and whisper about how
they bet she was going up there to
meet Marc Antony or some other
good looking fellow. They have been
1t 1t ever since. The way to take a
all out Of the gossiping game 10 to
10 none Of 1t yourself. Turn q deaf
,ar to the gossipers and the tribe
would soon wither away and die like
poisoned bedbug. That is you do it.
am too much Of a gentleman to
efuse to listen to the musical clat-
er Of any woman's voice. So please
1t me alone, Gossip is one issue
pom which refuse to announce how
cast my ballot.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

Brother Philander said to our
head deacon the other day. some
people say BrOthey Sly gives one
tenth of his income to the church.
What do you know about it,. well"
replied Philander, who is church
treasurer. 1T may be 50. but II 1t is
all l have to say is that Brother Sly
picks out all the dull days on which
to make the dividend"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

We MAKE aay size ph5ses Il tie
isrs.l slle.s rhs star si1die. ntst
car r5f,t a Is Bast1i u1l','rr
ll.tl.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

Priscilla Hare and husband to Ell
G. Holdsworth, n " BLK 3, River
side Park add Enterprise, 81.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22
SHIFTING SOIL.

Real Estate Transfers Reported BY
j. b. Keel, Abstractor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

There is some discussion as to the
best ways to Judge reformer. Some
say 1t ought to be done by the votes he
gets when he runs for office and
others argue that It should be the
success that he has made in life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

Althoush bbsept yoa viii notice
hat my aayles ana phiIosophy eos-
time 70 appear 70 haunt yos. There
3 one tbins about being . phiiosopAssl
Iva saa START on sns d.T are can
Inoart q Il q isst : nhals sssaas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

der the mistaken IDEA that i & Il !
lIgion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

Very often you will hear PEOPLE
say Of q certain man, ne would be
a wonder Il he would let booze
alone" Then the fellow viii cut II
out and HE viii complain, a cant do
a thing unless have a few under my
belt to brace me up and put fine
ideas in my head" which is proof
that the fellow amounts to nothing
drunk or sober.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

My idea Of an optimist is fellow
who has just bought something Of an
agent that is to make him one hum
dred per cent and then goes around
telling what bargain he got.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-22

! have watched the thing q long
time and will make affidavit that
! have never heard the welkin ring,
and II ] did hear ] couldn'tstell 1t
from call at SIX o'clock In the morn
ing.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-04
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The funeral of James Floyd, son of
Mrs. NJ. e. Floyd and brother of Mrs.
A. r. Baylis and Mrs. Joe Stewart,
was held this afternoon. A large
number of friends gathered at the
church to pay their last respects to
the memory of the departed young
man. The floral offerings were pro-
fuse and as sincere attributes of
friendship and respect were source
of comfort to the bereft family in the
loss of the bright and manly young
life, inasmuch as they showed that
their grief was shared by many in the
Icity of Grand Junction. Interment
took place in the Masonic cemetery
under charge of Undertaken Hattie G..
Pearson.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-04
A NEW DITCH
TO Be BUILT

With County Clerk Starr this after.
noon there was filed the plat for a
new irrigation ditch in this county.
1t is to be known as the Oakland
ditch and will bring under irrigation
n tract of about 800 acres located in
the Big Creek country.
The headgate of the ditch is to be
on the bank of the Big Creek.
The new ditch will cost about S3,-
600 and it is understood that the con-
struction work will start ut an early
date.
the project.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-04

A horse hitched in the rear of the
Suitorium, on Fifth street, broke
loose this afternoon and ran down
Colorado avenue to Fourth street and
down Fourth to near the Rio Grande
ice houses where the small buggy
tipped over and the horse was caught,
being pinned down by the shafts.
Some damage was done to the harness
and one spring of the buggy was
broken but aside from this no other
damage was done. The owner was
not found and the horse was again
made fast at the place where 1t
started.