Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-19
MULE TEAM MAKES @ MILE RUN.
With Infant Girl Getting Rough
Ride in Wagon.

One of the most exciting experien-
ces and most miraculous of escapes
was that in which Miss Pearl Glenn
ems, aged nearly 8 months, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clemens, living
6 miles south of independence, in
Sumner township, figured in Sunday
evening. The little child had wild
ride of six miles, between the Glenn
ems home and this city, in the bot
tom of lumber wagon box to which
vehicle team of mules were attach
| ed and which INDUCED in a bad run
away for that distnce, the baby being
taken out of the wagon slightly hurt
at about $3.50 o'clock that evening
in the Third ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clemens and child
rem, including the baby Pearl and
two others, three and five years old,
had been spending Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Clemens parents. The
mules had INDUCED in lively run
away before their more serious es-
capade of the evening. In the first
mix-up the buggy and harness were
damaged and the Clemens family
were obliged to borrow the lumber
wagon to get home. They had ar
rived home and Mr.. Clemens was
holding to the team, the two elder
children getting out of the wagon
and Mrs. Clemens about to take the
baby out. She had not succeeded in
lifting the child out when the mules
gave jump, Mr.. Clemens knocked
down and the mules started to run
out of the yard and up the road, the
baby in the bottom of the wagon box
Jay Wilson, neighbor, heard the run
aways and, jumping onto a horse,
proceeded to follow them, trying his
best to get them stopped, without
success. At fast speed they came
on north toward this city, turning
out and passing autos and carriages,
the wagon bounding roughly over
bridges, crossings, etc., the baby at
each bound, being subjected to un-
merciful bumps and bruises. Mr..
| Wilson, as the team entered this city,
began yelling for someone to stop
them, that there was a baby in the
wagon, but it was not until they
reached the Jacob Rose residence, in
the second block south of the Pen
rose store, that the team collided
with a telephone pole and came to a
sup. MI iNOoC anu hCoclS. d. ~
Kline and VIM. Krukenberg, who
mails, while Mr.. Krukenberg lifted
the baby out of the wagon and il
was carried into the Rose home
where it was tenderly cared for by
Mrs. Rose, physicians being summon.
ed. The child cried considerably ant
vomited some, but examination fail
ed to reveal any injuries, other thar
; bruise on the left cheek. The faith
er arrived shortly afterward, natural
ly expecting to find his child horri
bly, injured. Mrs. Rose immediatel,
telephoned the mother that her child
was well and later it was taken home
in the DR.. Agnew auto, apparent!
, none the worse for it's mad ride. Th'
heartrending experience and the aw
full suspense were too much for Mrs
Clemens and for time she was quit,
: i'll.
Mr.. Wilson every moment expec
ted to come upon the baby at leas
seriously injured in the roadway
How it was able to remain in tn,
wagon during that six miles is un
explainable. There was no endgat,
but when the baby was picked up b,
Mr.. Krukenberg, one arm was dang
ling through hole at least two fee
long and perhaps four or five niche.
wide in the bottom of the box. II
. the wagon was the broken harness
which had been damaged earlier ir
the day, and also a blanket. The
runaway created much excitement
and there were many signs of reliet
when 1t was learned that the baby's
: injuries were slight.