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Show RUNAWAY IS EXCITING. Driver Injured and Patrolman JBjls Narrow Escape. Runaway horses and a brown cur dog combined their energies to kill Patrolman Spcrry yestorday morning. A momont after Spcrry had rolled from beneath tho hoofs of a frlght-mnddonod team Patrolman Patrol-man Taylor brought tho brutes to a stop. Tho whole thing took place In front of pollco po-llco headquarters about 10:30 o'clock and created not a small amount of excitement. Sparry and Taylor were Just getting Into In-to tho patrol wagon to go on a hurry-up call. Thoy saw tho team attached to ono of tho Bamberger coal wagons dashing down First South toward Stato Btrcet. Both officers ran toward them. Taylor Helred a haltor strap. Thl3 broko and ho was thrown heavily to tho ground. Spcrry, squaro In front of the team, was about to leap for the bridles when a brown dog, In a stato of high excitement, ran ber tween his legs. The patrolman foil dl-roctly dl-roctly In front of the big anlmuls which wero still at a mad gallop. Ho rolled out from beneath their vory hoofs, barely escaping being run ovor. Meantime Taylor had regained his feet. Tho horses were now somo dlstnnco away, almost at tho Junction of First South and Stato streets, Thoy had Just collided with a single rig, whoso l.orso was tied to a hitching ring near the corner. Taylor ran Hwlftly and caught them by tholr brldlos beforo they had fully recovered from tho shock of the collision. Ho brought thorn to a full stop beforo they did any furthor damage Both officers were badly knocked about nnd somewhat bruised. By strango good fortuno neither received any serious In-Jury. In-Jury. Stato street at tho time wan crowded crowd-ed with pedestrians and vehicles and tho runaway, with their heavy coal wagon, would havo dono ugly damago had thoy cono on. John Ruby, tho driver of tho team, was thrown from tho wagon at an oarly stage of tho runaway. Ho sustained two fractured frac-tured ribs and ono or two scalp wounds. Ho was token to tho Salt Lako private hospital, but will be out in a few days. |