Schmitt, N. W. - 1898

A NARROW ESCAPE
Jeannette Boys Unable to Control a Frightened Horse.

A narrow escape from serious injury to four young boys occurred at Clay avenue and Second street, Wednesday morning.  As car No. 13, Francis Mensch, motorman, and George C. Trout, conductor, was decending <sic> the hill at the McKee Hotel, the horse in the delivery wagon of grocer N. W. Schmitt, of lower Clay avenue, became frightened and ran between the car and a large dray.  The wagon was badly broken, and the boys thrown upon the hard-paved street.  A fortunate breaking of the singletree allowed the horse to escape.  The wagon passed over the foot of the ten year old son of John Diethorne, and the member was cut and {illegible}.  The other occupants escaped with bruised faces.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 6