Ohio Marriage
Name: James M. Wright
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Jun 1879
Event Place: Clinton, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Rachel M. Goad
Reference ID: Vol 5 Page 86 , GS Film Number: 568560 , Digital Folder Number: 004016875 , Image Number: 00100
"The News-Herald" Hillsboro, Ohio
June 19, 1913, Image 1
James Wright Has Skull Crushed in Runaway...
Mother of Dr. Wright Seriously Hurt...
Other Injured Mrs. James Wright and Mr. and Mrs. William Banks...Scared at Squirrel
James Wright of New Vienna, was so seriously injured in a runaway Friday, that he died from his injuries Sunday.
His wife, Mr. and Mrs. William Banks and Mrs. L. S. Wright, mother of C. D. Wright, of this place,
were in the carriage with him at the time and all were injured, but none of them fatally.
They had been spending the day at the home of Frank Woodmansee, of Highland, and were on their way to the Wright home, north of New Vienna. They were driving two spirited horses to a carriage. When in front of the residence of the late William Burnett, about a mile east of New Vienna, a squirrel ran from a tree in the grove onto the road. This frightened the horses. They bolted for the opposite side of the road and swerving came back across the road. By the sudden jerks and quick turns of the horses the carriage was wrecked and the occupants thrown out.
Mr. Wright must have fallen on his head as his skull was crushed. His wife suffered severe cuts on the head and one wrist and one ankle was sprained.
Mrs. L. S. Wright's left shoulder was dislocated and the shoulder blade broken and her left leg badly sprained.
Mrs. William Banks sustained an injury to her back, a lump about the size of an egg being raised over the spine.
At this time she has not been able to use her body, and it is feared that she may be an invalid for life, although the surgeon who examined her hopes that the spine was not permanently injured.
Mr. Banks escaped except for some severe bruises and slight cuts. He was able to attend the funeral of Mr. Wright.
In addition to the injuries mentioned above all the parties were badly bruised, their bodies being black and blue.
The horses ran about two hundred yards after they were frightened.
Burch Penn of New Vienna came along in his automobile shortly after the accident and found the injured people. He helped them into his car and hurried for medical aid.
Dr. Conard of New Vienna was the local physician and he called Dr. Ransahoff of Cincinnati who made a complete examination of their wounds.
An operation was performed on Mr. Wright Saturday morning, but he never regained consciousness and died Sunday morning. His funeral was held at the Methodist church at New Vienna Tuesday afternoon. He was one of the largest land owners and wealthiest farmers of that neighborhood.
Wednesday at noon the word received from the injured people was that they were getting along as well as could be expected and that it was believed that their injuries would not prove fatal.
Ohio Marriage
Name: James M. Wright
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Jun 1879
Event Place: Clinton, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Rachel M. Goad
Reference ID: Vol 5 Page 86 , GS Film Number: 568560 , Digital Folder Number: 004016875 , Image Number: 00100
"The News-Herald" Hillsboro, Ohio
June 19, 1913, Image 1
James Wright Has Skull Crushed in Runaway...
Mother of Dr. Wright Seriously Hurt...
Other Injured Mrs. James Wright and Mr. and Mrs. William Banks...Scared at Squirrel
James Wright of New Vienna, was so seriously injured in a runaway Friday, that he died from his injuries Sunday.
His wife, Mr. and Mrs. William Banks and Mrs. L. S. Wright, mother of C. D. Wright, of this place,
were in the carriage with him at the time and all were injured, but none of them fatally.
They had been spending the day at the home of Frank Woodmansee, of Highland, and were on their way to the Wright home, north of New Vienna. They were driving two spirited horses to a carriage. When in front of the residence of the late William Burnett, about a mile east of New Vienna, a squirrel ran from a tree in the grove onto the road. This frightened the horses. They bolted for the opposite side of the road and swerving came back across the road. By the sudden jerks and quick turns of the horses the carriage was wrecked and the occupants thrown out.
Mr. Wright must have fallen on his head as his skull was crushed. His wife suffered severe cuts on the head and one wrist and one ankle was sprained.
Mrs. L. S. Wright's left shoulder was dislocated and the shoulder blade broken and her left leg badly sprained.
Mrs. William Banks sustained an injury to her back, a lump about the size of an egg being raised over the spine.
At this time she has not been able to use her body, and it is feared that she may be an invalid for life, although the surgeon who examined her hopes that the spine was not permanently injured.
Mr. Banks escaped except for some severe bruises and slight cuts. He was able to attend the funeral of Mr. Wright.
In addition to the injuries mentioned above all the parties were badly bruised, their bodies being black and blue.
The horses ran about two hundred yards after they were frightened.
Burch Penn of New Vienna came along in his automobile shortly after the accident and found the injured people. He helped them into his car and hurried for medical aid.
Dr. Conard of New Vienna was the local physician and he called Dr. Ransahoff of Cincinnati who made a complete examination of their wounds.
An operation was performed on Mr. Wright Saturday morning, but he never regained consciousness and died Sunday morning. His funeral was held at the Methodist church at New Vienna Tuesday afternoon. He was one of the largest land owners and wealthiest farmers of that neighborhood.
Wednesday at noon the word received from the injured people was that they were getting along as well as could be expected and that it was believed that their injuries would not prove fatal.
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