The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-18

ened Animal to a Stop.
ID. ID. Smith sends The Free Press
story taken from The San Diego Even
ing Tribune, which graphically relates
how G. T. Monsoon, formerly of Man
kato, heroically stopped Il runaway in
that city:
Gust I. Monsoon of 1880 Ninth
street, "a realty operator ut l42l +
street, probably saved the life of the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
w. Powell of 1860 Nineteenth street,
about eleven o'clock this morning,
when, at the risk of his own life, he
climbed into the rear end of a double
seated surry to which was attached
horse that was running away. On the
front seat was the little child, and cry
ing Justify, being badly frightened at
being alone in runaway rig. Before
the horse could cover three blocks al
ter Mr.. Monsoon caught the rear end
of the vehicle he had cambered over
to the front seat, and brought the
+ frightened animal under control.
Baby Gives Smile of Thanks.
"When little Miss Powell found that
she was safe, she looked up into the
serious and blanched face of Mr. Mon
son and smiled sweetly at him.
! Mrs. Powell who is the wife of
the manager of the Silver GATE Oil
company, left the horse unhitched III
front of the w. n. Burnell's curio and
Indian goods store ut l4l5-l7 + street,
while she went into the store on bust
ness. The child was left upon the
front seat She was so small that
her little legs stuck ont in front of
her and she leaned against the back of
/ the cushioned seat.
MIR. Monsoon was seated at his desk
in the rear room of the realty Office
at l42l + street next door TO the Gu
rio shop. While looking ont upon the
street through the front Office, Mr.
Monsoon was startled 10 see the horse
attached TO the double seated surry,
turn around and start up the street.
Mr.. Monson Gives Chase.
|
realizing that il might get killed if
the horse was not stopped in its wild
desire TO run away, Mr.. Monson
Jumped from his chair, ran through
the front Office, and out upon the
sidewalk. He cleared the gutter with
street, running as he says he never
ran before, until he caught up with
the horse and surry AT that mo-
ment the animal was passing the post
office at the corner OF Sixth and L
streets, and was gaining speed at
every jump.
"Mr Monsoon secured firm grip
upon the rear of the surrey, and ran
with it for a portion of a block wait
ling until he could recover his breath,
and at the same time waiting for the
animal to wend its way through the
maze of other vehicles which were
Ieither lined up and down the street
along the curbing or passing to and
fro.
| Brings Horse to Standstill.
"When Mr.. Monsoon saw that the
street was clear ahead of the horse,
and that all danger from collision was
lover, he made an effort to climb into
the surry from the rear. His first eff
| fort was not successful, and he land
ed upon his feet upon the pavement
| Mr.. Monsoon still retained his grip on
the rear of the surry.
Gathering his strength for another
effort, and drawing deep breath, Mr..
Monson, who all this time was run
lining as fast as he could to keep up
with the horse, placed on foot upon
IL spring of the vehicle, and with a
! leap landed in the rear of the surry.
at was then but moments work
Ito Chamber over the rear seat, lean
| over the first and grasp the reins and
bring the horse to a standstill. That
was accomplished at point about
midway between Seventh and Eighth
streets.
Never Asked Woman's Name.
"Quickly turning the horse around,
nell store. AS he did so he was
Justify checred and applauded by the
hundreds of people who witnessed the
thrilling incident.
| 81 don't care for any notoriety,'
modestly replied Mr.. Monsoon when
seen few minutes after the rescue,
land asked for the details. & sup
pose the papers will get the story,
and they might as well get the real
facts
| Mr.. Monsoon then related the incl
dent as given above. When asked for
the name of the woman, Mr. Monsoon
said:
81 didn't stop to ask her. I was
fully satisfied when l had returned
the child uninjred to her. Really,
it didn't occur to me 10 ask her what
| her name was
! at was Mr. Burncll who furnished
the woman's name. He was waiting
upon her in his store when the horse
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