Horsepower Puts Mother on Road to Delivery
READING, Mich. — When horseless carriages failed her, expectant mother Josie Williams got a helping hand from an Amish neighbor and his trusty buggy.
The ambulance that picked her up Friday morning slid off an icy road. Along came Elmer Eichler and his two-horse team.
“He said he had the shoes sharpened up so they would bite into the ice,” said Walt Zinser, director of Reading’s ambulance service. “Once we got them hooked up, they walked it right out.”
The ambulance made it the rest of the way to the hospital, where Williams delivered a healthy son, Matthew.
Mother and child were in good condition Saturday, a nursing supervisor said.
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