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Domestic News
November 27, 1869
The Cairo Evening Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A horse pulling Davidson & Wood's buggy panicked on Twentieth Street, uptown, demolishing the vehicle against a fence and sidewalk but injuring no one.
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A Runaway Scrape.
There was a fearful runaway scrape, up town yesterday, which, for the want of space we could not refer to. The horse attached to Messrs. Davidson & Wood's buggy became frightened at some object on Twentieth street, and jumping on the inside of the sidewalk, dashed down the street at a break-neck pace, one wheel of the vehicle being on the sidewalk, and the other against Mrs. J's fence. Reaching the point of intersection of the Twentieth street and Washington avenue sidewalks the carriage was completely demolished: but the horse dashed onward at a furious rate of speed, until he tired himself out, or concluded that he was making a fool of himself.
The buggy was torn into a hundred pieces, and can scarcely be put together again without incurring an expense quite equal to the cost of a new one.
Nobody hurt.
There was a fearful runaway scrape, up town yesterday, which, for the want of space we could not refer to. The horse attached to Messrs. Davidson & Wood's buggy became frightened at some object on Twentieth street, and jumping on the inside of the sidewalk, dashed down the street at a break-neck pace, one wheel of the vehicle being on the sidewalk, and the other against Mrs. J's fence. Reaching the point of intersection of the Twentieth street and Washington avenue sidewalks the carriage was completely demolished: but the horse dashed onward at a furious rate of speed, until he tired himself out, or concluded that he was making a fool of himself.
The buggy was torn into a hundred pieces, and can scarcely be put together again without incurring an expense quite equal to the cost of a new one.
Nobody hurt.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Runaway Horse
Buggy Accident
Twentieth Street
What entities or persons were involved?
Messrs. Davidson & Wood
Mrs. J
Where did it happen?
Twentieth Street, Up Town
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Twentieth Street, Up Town
Event Date
Yesterday
Key Persons
Messrs. Davidson & Wood
Mrs. J
Outcome
nobody hurt; buggy completely demolished
Event Details
The horse attached to Messrs. Davidson & Wood's buggy became frightened at some object on Twentieth street, jumped onto the sidewalk, dashed down the street with one wheel on the sidewalk and the other against Mrs. J's fence, and demolished the carriage at the intersection with Washington avenue. The horse continued running until tiring out.