The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-17
SAND HEAP SAVES
LIVES IN RUNAWAY
PARTY OF FOUR IN sURRY ARE
PITCHED OUT ny CARRIAGE
ovERTuHNING.
MOTHER PROTECTS BABE
MRS. FROST. son AND GUESTS ARE
PREVIOUSLY HURT nut IN
FAINT ESCAPES WITH
MI !
SLIGHT SCRATCH.
MOTHER PROTECTS BABE

Unhridled and frightened by the
shouts OF pursuers. runaway horse
gailoped through the Boulevard early
by two women. boy and an infant,
and overturned the vehicle at a point
where all of the occupants were thrown
into loose sand. miraculousiy escap-
ing serious injury.
Scores of persons afoot. in automo-
biies and horse drawn cQuipages saw
Mrs Edward l.. Frost shield her two
year-oid son. William Andrew Frost at
the risk of her own life when she was
pitched from the surrey, holding the
infant In her arms ard preventing his
head being crushed.
A fraction of second after Mrs.
Frost and the infant were pitched to
the ground Mrs. John Wood and Ed
ward l.. Frost. Jr.. six years old were
thrown from the vehicle. while the
horse dragging the overturned surrey,
gaiioped on. running about thirty yards
before being stopped by pedestrians.
Husband on the Scene.
Edward l.. Frost, wholesale commits
sion merchant. at 1875 East Cary
Street, owner of the rig and husband
of. Mrs. Frost. had been running after
the surrey, shouting TO the women to
hold their seats and not jump. He
reached the women and children FEW
seconds after they were thrown out.
assisted them in the automobile Of
Charles Kastelberg. OF EOS Third
Street, and accompanied them to the
Frost home at 2119 Park Avenue.
Mrs, John Weed was accompanied to
her home at 212I Park Avenue and DIR.
John H. Hinchman summoned. The
physician found that Baby Frost had
one small scratch ON the lcrt arm.
Mrs. Frost was more seriously hurt IN
protecting the baby. She was cut over
the left eye, bruised on the left side
of the body and her left shoulder and
left ankle wrenched.
Sand Saves Lives.
Mrs. Wood was hurt on the left an
kle. left shoulder and bruised on the
left side Of the body and Edward Frost,
Jr.. also sustained slight injuries. be-
ing bruised and scratched on the left
side OF the face. body and leg. II the
occupants of the surrey had not fallen
In the loose sand 1t is probable all
would have been dangerously injured.
staea The accident occurred. a. few min.
utes after o'clock. just after Mr.
Frost drove the horse to a watering
tank in the Bouievard near the Reser-
voir. A negro shouted. TN uncheck
him, Mister" and Frost said, .'AN
right" The negro. who was but
boy, tried to unfasten the check and
siippeta the bridicr from the head OF
the animal
Horse BECOMES Frightened. n
Frost saw the bride slip of and
leaped from the surrey. The horse
wheeled and started at a gallop, run
ming north In the Boulevard with
Frost running behind at full speed.
After galloping about three hundred
yards the horse turned sharply to
the right, trying to enter a road lead
ing to the Reservoir. The left rear
wheel gave way under the sudden
strain and the occupants were thrown
out.
Frost. speaking OF the accident
last night said: II wish to thank all
OF those who showed me and my wife.
children and guest so much kindness
after the accident win advertise
In m EFFORT to learn tho name OF
tbs person who stepped the hesss.a