Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-13
BENTON MAN IS
SEVERELY HURT
IN RUNAWAY

Charles BuzzeH, IS years old of
Benton sustained such severe injuries
to his right leg Yesterday afternoon
at $50 when his span of horses ran
away on Pleasant street that amputa-
ton may be necessary according to Dr.
B. p. Hurd, who attended him. Mr.
Buzzell was thrown from his seat be-
tween the right rear wheel and the
Jlgeer wagon body and dragged about
5oo YARDS before the horses ran into
the side of the house occupied by DR..
X. L. Turcotte bringing them to a
stop.
1t seems that Mr.. Buzzell had Just
purchased one of the horses from AL
ton Richardson. Jr,. horse dealer at
the corner of Pleasant street and
Western avenue knowing that the
horse sometimes had a tendency to
run away. The team was standing in
Mr.. Richardson's yard with Mr.. Buz-
zell on the seat when the horse which
is big gray animal SHE'D at some
thing and started. The other horse
frightened by the actions of his mate
did not hold back and the two ami
mails tore out of the yard dragging
the heavy low jigger wagon after
them. They crossed the street and
sheered into a telephone and electric
i4S'h boiC pASdhiiiS II SNORT OIL at Ille
butt as though it was paper. accord
Inc, to spectators. The impact did not
| slow up the team at all but it threw
Mr.. Buzzcll from his high seat break
! ms one scat spring. He went tho I
, the air several feet and landed be-
| tween the rapidly whirling wheel ana
! the wagon body and there he was
Wodged and dragged while his leg was
cruelty mancled and the bones Splin-
tered and broken.
Gong from ono side OF the road TO
the other the horses dashed madIy up
the street TO the corner OF Dalton and
. Pleasant where they left the road.
crossed Dr.. TurCotte's lawn aud the
wagon 'sue brought UP against the
corner of the house with such force
that the heavy thick hardwood stick
was snapped in two pieces. Thu fore"
of the blow smashed windowpanc
nearby and the woodwork OF the house
where the pole hit was Splintcrcd.
Mrs. Turcottc was badly fri htencd
for the force 81 the blow shook the
whole house and her little girl had
Just entered the house from school II
tn" accident had happened % minutes
later at 3.45 it seems as though moth
ing could have saved some Of the $40
children leaving tho Junior High
School from death or injury for while
Day Deputy Ralph c. Blunt was in
NeStigating the accident school was
dismissed and out of the big building
Just across the way poured tho chill
dren completely filling the street for
several minutes.
Mr.. Richardson stated that nc
bought the horse from a Mrs. Jessie
Barnes OF Albion and he declared that
Mrs. Barnes had bought it from Ed
Hunt in Albion as n safe gentle driv-
ing horse paying 1915 and that she
had had it only for short time when
the animal ran away with her. Mr.
Richardson also stated that it was
written in his agreements with MIR
Buzzell about the horse that the ami
NAL was liable to run away.
Neither of the animals were injured
in the fraCas and except for the brok-
en- tongue and seat spring the wagon
was not damaged. Besides the in
juries to his leg Mr.. Buzzell is suffer
ing from many bruises and a severe
shock. lie was taken at once to a
local hospital