Cars Are Hit By a Runaway on Putnam Street

 Marietta Daily Times, April 29, 1922

When he suddenly concluded to run away, a large bay horse owned by the American Railway Express company and driven by Walter Mugrage, created a sensation on Putnam Street Saturday afternoon. Incidentally the runaway mashed up a new Maxwell car parked in front of The Times office, wrecked a Chevrolet car in front of the court house, and knocked about a ton of mud off a Ford on Second Street. The "Lizzie" was the only one of the three to escape damage.

Murgrage left the horse standing on Third Street while he delivered a shipment to the Marietta Laundry. The animal was eating grass at the curb when, without any further ceremony, he bolted. Rounding into Putnam Street on a dead run, the express wagon careened into the Maxwell car, smashing up two fenders and a hub cap. 

By this time, the runaway was "just hitting the high spots" so to speak, and the Chevrolet was sideswiped with telling effect. Fenders and running board were ripped away. 

Turning down Second Street, the flying horse swung the wagon against the rear end of a Ford that was parked at the curb, spilled part of the freight out of the express wagon, and never even made a mark on the Ford. From there to the Union Depot, the runaway followed an open course, stopping in his accustomed place alongside of the train shed.

T. N. Fenn, agent of the American Railway Express, is preparing to settle up the damages, and in the meantime a score or more of people are thanking their lucky stars that they were able to get to places of safety when they saw the runaway coming. This is the second time that the horse has run away recently, he having upset the wagon when he started the first time.