Charles V. Calkins, 20, clerk, rescued Barbara, 40, and Fred G. Schreiner, 14, and Lydia, 45, and Theodore Wilson, 7, from a runaway, Allegan, Michigan, July 28, 1910. The women and boys were in a surrey drawn by a fractious farm horse. Fred was driving. The bellyband broke, and the horse became frightened. It soon got beyond Fred’s control and galloped and plunged along at a speed of about 10 m.p.h. The tugs broke, and the horse pulled the vehicle by the holdbacks. Its course was toward two telephone poles which stood in the gutter. Calkins saw the runaway coming toward him. He ran about 100 feet and met the horse and grabbed the bridle with one hand at each side of the horse’s head, facing the horse. The horse swerved to one side so that only the wheels struck one of the poles, and the wheels were smashed. Calkins was swung from his feet and dragged beside the horse. The horse ran up on the sidewalk and along a brick building. In passing a door Calkins was crushed against the frame, but he retained his hold. He was scraped against the wall as the horse ran. Those in the surrey held to the vehicle and retained their seats. The horse ran about 100 feet after Calkins grabbed the bridle, and then it fell. Calkins was partly under its forelegs. Men grabbed the horse and gave Calkins assistance. He had sustained injuries which disabled him nine weeks. 10688-907
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