The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-31
Judge Spencer Run Into
and Rendered
Unconscious.
HE DIDN'T SEE SLED COMING
Will be Confined Several
Days-Miss Varence
Smith Hurt.
Cash Cut i'm Forchcad-Ilit by Boys
IIccl-,Jamcs McNIurray suffers
ScaIp Wound-Control of Sled Lost
and Crashes Into Curbing.

The fine coastlng on the South state
Islrect hill. which is nightly drawing
crowds Of young people, is not With
cut its great danger. OFTEN times, the
accidents which occur. have their ORR
gin in careless guiding, or crowding
HUT many of the injuries which hap
Ipen are the result of the sleds break
I ing, as was the case with one which
used on the hill Tuesday evening. The
sled was made of two small coasters
fastened together by long plank,
which would easily accommodate six
70. more boys and girls. The trip down
! the hill had begun and the sled was
rapidly gathering speed, when the
back coaster broke loose. throwing the
crowd of passengers into the snow.
Most of the boys and girls picked
themselves up unharmed, but one lit
tie fellow, whose name could not be
learned. had his arm badly bruised.
Judge w. S. Spencer was also the
victim Of accident on the hill, Tues
day night. The judge. his wife and
Daughter. Miss Beulah, had started
down town about eight o'clock from
just preparing to cross the street when
they noticed a large bob-sled coming
and stepped back on the curbing TO
let 1t pass. In a moment they start
ed on. not seeing another coaster COM
ing directly towards them. Miss Spcn-
Ger and her father were directly I'm
the path of the sled. hut the former
sprang out of the way i'm time to save
herself from being hit
The judge was not so quick and was
struck by the sled. which threw him
tu the ground, whore he struck his
head against the stone pavement,
which rendered him insensible. The
injured man was carried to the Barn
hart residence, nearby. where DR.. T..
i. Brady attended him. A large cash
vas cut in the side Of his head, one
ankle was badly spraned and he suf-
fcred from numerous bruises about
the knees. He was unconscious for
almost twenty minutes. He will he
confined to his room for several days
10 result of the injuries
Miss Narcnce Smith. the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Smith of East
Center street, was the victim Of a
somewhat unusual accident, while
coasting. Miss Smith, who is a sopho-
rrorc IN high school. was coasting with
a number Of other young people on one
O. the larger sleds. wn.ch was well on
its way down hill. when boy was
noticed standing directly I'm the path
OF the sled. Either the youngstcr did
not hear the cries Of the young people.
or was Indifferent to them. for he
did not step out of the way, but re-
mained In the path OF the sled. which
could not be checked and which hit
him and Knocked him to the ground.
AS he fell, one Of his heels flew up
land struck Miss Smith across the fore
head, cutting large CASH She was
taken TO the office of Or. G. r. Wiant.
who took six stitches in the wound.
She will be unable TO attend school
for several days.
James McMurray, the young son of
Dr. j. a. McMurraS or East Church
street, was also injured with a large
load OF other children. the McMurray
hoy was coasting on "A large bob-sled.
when the boy who was guiding. lost
80 'N' '''N "ilN u 'ldhltu ln-
"a curbing, throwing the children
out Master MeMurray struck his
head against the edge OF the pave
ment' inhicting a severe scalp wound,
which extends very nearly ascross the
tack Of his head. He was taken to
his home on East Church street where
MS father dressed the wound taking
a number of stitches In Il. The child
was resting quite easily today. and
VIII soon be able to return to school
Arthur Klingel and Charles Hamil-
ton, two other coasters were also
slightly injured.