Rural Mail Carrier Trampled in Brutal Runaway
A mail carrier was sent to the street after a bottling company's team smashed into his cart in a busy Walla Walla thoroughfare.
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Rural Route Carrier McClanahan was slightly injured in Alder street this afternoon as he was returning from his route. A runaway team belonging to Schwartz' bottling works crashed into his rig from behind and forced him to the street. The team passed on over him, but aside from a severe shaking up and some bruises, he was uninjured. His cart was badly demolished by the collision. The horse which broke loose was later found near Stahl's brewery.
“The team passed on over him, but aside from a severe shaking up and some bruises, he was uninjured.”
Alder Street remains a major artery in Walla Walla, though the heavy teams from Schwartz' bottling works and the nearby breweries have long since been replaced by modern traffic. This account captures the genuine danger of 1903 city streets, where runaway horses posed a constant, unpredictable hazard to daily commuters.
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