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Show A Smashnp. About 8 o'clock Sunday evening, persons passing the corner of First South and Fourth East streets, might have discovered a gentleman, weighing weigh-ing some 350 pounds avordupois, seated sea-ted in a buggy top, without running gear, and another interesting gentleman gentle-man of 2-0 pounds standing by explaining ex-plaining the situation to a group of children. Tlie lighter gentleman was i recognized by a Herald reporter as Commodore E, H. Barron, wcll-, wcll-, known in commercial, financial, . military, and Jumbercircles, while i tho gentleman m the buggy top I proved to bo " Andy " Hepburn, equally celebrated. Andy quietly remarked re-marked that he had just had hisarm broken above the elbowin two.places, and was waiting for a buggy with wheels and a horse to carry him home. The Commodore related how lie drove carefully over a gentle elevation, ele-vation, tipped out Andy, fell on top of him, held on to the horse like grim death, and came out without a scratch. A spring of the carriage had broken, and the heavy weight beinr on the lower side capsized the establishment. Mr. Hepburn was taken to the Walker Wal-ker House, where Dr. Himilton fix id him up as good as new. Tho buggy was sadly wrecked, but is undergoing treatment, and will be all right in a day or two. The Commodore is look-for look-for other paosongers anxious to take a drive. |