Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1910 — WOMAN’S LIFE ENDANGERED WHEN HORSE RAN AWAY. [ARTICLE]

WOMAN’S LIFE ENDANGERED WHEN HORSE RAN AWAY.

Mrs. S. W. Williams Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury Beneath Feet of Infuriated Animal. Mrs. W. S. Williams, who lives with her husband on the old Scott Grant farm, west of town, was severely bruised and might have been killed in a runaway accident that occurred Friday evening at about 5 o’clock. She was driving a horse to a buggy and some part of the harness broke while near the Benjamin Harris residence or. Front street. The horse at once started to run south and ran into the fence in frdnt of Delos Thompson’s residence. Mrs. Williams was thown out and fell under the feet of the horse, which was kicking and striking in its efforts to free itself from the buggy. Mr. Thompson was in his yard and hastened toward the horse, expecting that the woman was killed. Before he reached the animal it had broken loose and started back north on Front street and was caught near the Harris residence where it first became frightened. Mrs. Williams had miraculously escaped serious injury, although severely bruised about the legs, arms and body. No bones were broken and she will probably suffer no permanent injuries. The buggy was wrecked. Mr. Thompson took the woman to her home in his automobile.