A NARROW ESCAPE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1927, 8 November 1906, Page 2

A NARROW ESCAPE.

Mr and Mrs Boult, of the Willows, had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday morning in Gladstone Road. While one of Messrs Gordon and Brocklcbank’s spring carts was being loaded with timber at the wharf almost opposite Childers Road, through the winkers being displaced the roan horse attached to the cart bolted. It went up over the cutting along to the post office, and turned into Gladstone Road, shedding timber fom the cart all along the street. In Gladstone Road efi’orts were made to stop the runaway, but

the horse’s head being free there were no means of an effectual attempt being made to check him, the efforts of pedestrians only driving the frightened animal to the opposite side of the street. Mr and Mrs Boult, with a child of about 7 or 8 years, were in an American waggonette outside the Coronation Hotel, and Mr Boult was

trying to get clear of danger when the spring cart dashed into the rear of his trap, turning it completely over, and damaging tuo body and wheels. Tne cccopjntg escaped with a shaking, the little gitl getting the worst of tbs fall, her head being somewhat badly bcuised. Dr. Oolline, who was in the vicinity, attended to tbe little sufferer, and thereafter she was able to j sin her parents. When the trap was overturned Mrs Boult, with great presence of mind, recovered her feet, before even a passer-by could gel off ffie footpath, and secured ber own horse’s head. Mr Boult was underneath the trap, but was quickly released, and only suf fered a slight scratch on the hand The incident caused a great deal of excitemeu., sud Mrs Boul.’s prompt action was admiringly dircussrd by the crowd. The au’mil. which was tho cau-e of the i-ouole, turned into P-el -treei, and was eventually reoapiured without further damage, and apparently cohort,