A Runaway Team Charges Down Main Street
A dray team belonging to William DeSpain bolted, leading to a high-speed scene of terror on the main thoroughfare of Ritzville.
What might have been a serious accident occurred here yesterday. The dray team of William DeSpain became frightened and ran down Main street at a rate of speed that a quarter-horse would have been proud of. The driver managed to jump clear of the wagon when he saw he could no longer control the team, receiving only some slight injuries.
“The dray team of William DeSpain became frightened and ran down Main street at a rate of speed that a quarter-horse would have been proud of.”
Before the automobile became the primary source of traffic danger, the 'runaway team' was the quintessential hazard of the Main Street experience, representing the volatility of the natural world in a town beginning to build its infrastructure.
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