Deseret Evening News | 1891-03-31 | Page 9 | A Narrow Escape

A Nan ow I'.siapc. feliotlly before two o'clock this afternoon after-noon aa an oldgrntleuiin named Cat. Davis waa driving up i'.u-t Tiuqle Htrret, opiosllu Ihu Deseret National Hank, his horses lie-camo. frightened by an elcclrlo car ami started Into a tun. Placing hla feel ngalnst the dasldMard and druily grasping the reins, Mr. Davis attempted tu stop the animal, and tsirllally suciei-ded In do. Ingso, when Itsgnlti took fright from thu violent ringing ot the belt of nn other car which drew up to the iU Mr.Davls waa thrown over the dah board and was dragged Uhlnd the hurst-, face downward, lorn distance of several rods. He was dually extricated from his t-erlloua isisltlou, and In n seml-rou-tcluus condition was taken to IheClly Hall, where thn mud and Mood wire washed from Ills hands, faco and clothes. The unfortunate man complained of having sustained sevrru Internal Injuries. In addition lo numerous external ex-ternal abrasions am! brul.es. Mr. Davis rt side. on the Htate ltoad, In the nidgtiliorhood of Handy. Ills buggy waa badly wre-cke-d near the Thiatre, where the horsu became lie cached from the vehicle and continued Ita couise homeward.