Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1905 — ANOTHER RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.

\ While driving home from town Tiiesday evening in a surrey with his wife and boy and Henry Gilbransen, wife and two children, Cyril Steele’s team got frightened at an automobile near the depot and ran clear to the old Sim Dowell fprm before they were stopped. \i The team seemed to have tooxfright from the odor of the auto and despite Mr. Steele’s efforts to hold them down they got over the ground at an alarming rate. When near the Sample farm Mr. Steele was pulled over the forward part of the rig and fell to the ground. He still clung to the reins and both wheels passed over him. The buckle hole on the reins tore out and he was left lying on the ground, bruised up considerably about the face and body, while the team and the six remaining occupants of the rig went on. The team kept the road and Mr. Gilbranson climbed down on the pole and got hold of one of the reins, with which he was enabled to guide the runaways slightly. In climbing the hill at Alf Donnelly’s place he secured the other rein, and finally managed to stop the team at the old Dowell farm with everything in good shape and nobody hurt except the bruises received by Mr. Steele who was left several miles in the reer.Sßy the occupants of the surrey all keeping their seats they escaped injury&ut had they attempted to jump but it might have resulted in some of them being killed or badly crippled. Mr. Steele’s injuries are thought to be of no serious nature at this time, although he is marked up some on the face and is quite sore from bruises.