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Runaway and Upset
[Welland Telegraph, 7 October 1892]
A runaway accident occurred on the canal bank last Sunday afternoon at the culvert about half way between Welland and Humberstone. Mrs. T.F. Brown with her niece, Miss Flynn, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Mattie Tobin were driving towards Port Colborne, when the horse took fright at a billy goat tethered at the culvert and shied, upsetting the buggy over the bank and throwing the occupants over the stones at the waters edge. The horse ran a short distance and stopped, after breaking the buggy to some extent. The ladies, though not seriously injured, were severely bruised and badly frightened. Assistance was on hand almost immediately from people who were driving along the road. One of the sons of the late Jas. Haun drove Mrs. Brown and Miss Flynn to Welland, and a gentleman who was driving to Merritton gave a seat to Miss Tobin. The ladies are thankful that the result is not worse, but they will feel the effects of the shaking up for some days. The goat which caused the mishap belongs to a Mr. Sonures, who lives in the vicinity, and who is deserving of censure for placing the vicious animal where it had an opportunity to cause such an accident.
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