Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-23

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The next afternoon, as Mrs Gard
ner was sitting on the piazza sewing
she was startled to see the Hubbard
horses dashing madly down the hill.
A loaded coal cart was going up.
| The teamster saw the danger and did
his best to turn aside to give them
room, but he had no time, the car
riage was upon him in an instant.
There was grating and a grinding
of wheels, a cracking crashing
the rafting of coal, the voice Of a man
and the scream of a woman. The
mare gave a great leap partly clear
ed herself, and fell; the carriage
went over, and the occupants were
piled one upon the other. Then-for
a minute-there was utter quiteness.
No sound, no motion. 1t was broken
by the cry of an infant.
Rose, run for Perez" called Mrs.
Gardner, as she FASTENED to the scene
of the accident.
Apparently there had not been
man in sight when the collision oc-
Cured, but one and another sprang
up as if by magic, from unexpected
quarters, and soon there were at
least half a dozen on the spot. There
was work enough for all, with one
horse struggling on the ground, the
other trembling with fear and eX-
element, ready to run on sill ht prov
ocation, and several persons to be
extricated from the wreck The
coachman was at first stunned ny
the fall, but he soon picked himself
up and began to help. There had been
with him in the carriage, Mrs. Hib-
bard, her young sister, Miss Lydston
Aida, the maid, and the baby; the
latter was still clasped in the nurses
arms. 1t had escaped without a
scratch, as babies so often seem TO
do, and when Mrs. Gardner took il
up it ceased crying and began to
smile. Mrs. EIibbard and the maid,
though badly bruised and shaken up,
had suffered no serious injury, but
Miss Lydston had not been so for
tunate-she was lying on the ground
white and still. Perez took her up and
carried her to the house. Mrs. Gard
ner putting the baby into Roses
arms, hurried on ahead to prepare
bed and look up restoratives, while
Mrs. Hubbard and Aida followed as
soon as possible.
Mrs. Gardner was naturally help
full and quick to learn, and through
long association with the doctor had
become skillful in emergencies. She
saw as she worked over her patient
that one arm hung down helplessly,
and without alarming the others she
directed Perez to mount Don and go
for the nearest physician. To her
great relief, just as Perez was about
to start, DR.. Gardner drove into the
yard He made an examination of the
rm and found that it was broken and
proceeded to set and bandage it.
Miss Lydston seemed restless and
feyerish, and was soon so exhausted
by pain and the shock of the accident
that the doctor did not think it safe
for her to be moved. Arrangements
were therefore made for her to re-
main at Hollyhurst. Mrs. Gardner
made cup of tea and brought out
some light refreshments for the 9TH
ers, and then the doctor took them
to Ashbrook.
Outside, in the meantime, the men
had not been less busy. When the
horses were detached from the wreck,
Lady Clare was found to be severely
cut and bruised and so lame that she
could with difficulty limp over to
the stable at Hollyhurst. The Grey
Knight had luckily escaped with only
a few bruises. The teamster and his
horse were not injured, but his cart
had lost a wheel. The coal had been
reloaded upon another and he had
gone on his way.
If there must be a smashup they
took good place for it," said a man
who was helping, as various tools and
remedies were sought and found in
the Hollyhurst barn.
That's So" said another, there
are few places like Gardeners. He
keeps about everything on hand"
1t was indeed true, for although
DR.. Gardner did not intend or desire
his place to be considered in any
sense an inn or halfway house, yet
on account Of its situation and It's
many appliances for the comfort of
men and animals, 1t was often used
as such. And because the doctor had
given up the practice of his profession
he did not, therefore, cease to render
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