[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 15th I took cars in the Morning with Mrs Woodruff, Moulton & her daughter Martha. We road to Saco. Was there met by father Carter & Ira Foss who came to take us to Saco & Scarborough. We found Father Carter well & all the friends in Maine. Soon after we left the cars & started on the road in the waggon A Horse run away in A waggon & came on in the road after us. He run into a waggon with a load of Apples. An old Gentleman was driving it. One of his wheels was knocked all to peaces. The waggon turned down & the old Gentleman fell onto his head, And the Horse came near runing into Father Carters waggon. We road to Father Carters & spent the night. Distance of the day 110 miles.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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