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Show FURIOUS RUNAWAY ON TWENTHIFTH STREET G. A. Muller's horse yesterday afternoon after-noon took the bit In his teeth on upper Twenty -fifth Btreet and ran pellmell with the painter, wagon and all, down the hill as far as the corner of Washington Wash-ington and Twenty-firth, where tho entire outfit came in contact with the curb, near the Pingree bank, and Geo. Beam. Mr. Beam became entangled with the wheels or the vehicle, and. as the Infuriated horse dashed across tho street toward the city hall, was dragged drag-ged along with the runaway. Mr. Mul-ler Mul-ler clung to the reins, but the animal could not be stoppod until the curb on the city hall side of the street was reached. As a result of the runaway, Mr. Beam emerged from the gutter with his clothes bespattered, but he was not seriously injured. Mr. Muller was thrown into the air and came down with a thud. In describing de-scribing his experience, Mr. Muller said: "I tried to stop tho horse by pulling with all my strength behind an idle dray, close to tho gutter. The impact with tho wagon and gutter was such a shock that I was thrown up in the air and to the sidewalk, receiving a very painful sprain on the left ankle, bruises on the thigh bone and cuts on lower left leg bone, also right leg bruises and severe palntul head bruises. "I am unablo to bo on my leet today. to-day. On this exciting trip I lost my vest pocket account book, the return of which will earn an appropriate reward." re-ward." j |