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HORSE AND A LIFE WIRE TANGLED UP
A man on horseback hitched his steed in front of the Flannigan building, opposite the Police Station in East St Louis. In some manner a live wire which was dangling from the pole happened to touch the animal, which went nearly wild in an instant. He sprang backwards, breaking the halter, and then made a dash at the door of Schneider's saloon, smashing in the screen. Then turning, be shot across the road like another tornado. In front of the station a number of the Belleville soldiers were sitting on the plank walk that bad been torn up by the storm. They were expecting to go on guard mount in a few minutes, and were swapping yarns and cigarettes with great gusto. The frightened horse burst.into the crowd scattering them right and left like a flock of sheep. Some of the boys dropped their guns and dashed into the station, evidently thinking the tornado was making a return trip. The unfortunate horse went clear across the walk and down some 10 or 12 feet into the lot that lies between the station and Kurrus' livery stable, and there he wandered around like an uneasy ghost all night long, no one coming to claim him. At last accounts he was still unclaimed. Singularly enough, he was not injured in any way by his fall. The soldiers returned picked up their guns and went on duty, saying nothing.
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