The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-17 00:00:00

ALARMING ACCIDENT.

On Tuesday night, between the hours of nine and ten
o'clock, a horse and gig passed along some of our prin-
cipal streets at a flying pace, to the great alarm and con-
sternation of the inhabitants. What increased the ex-
citement was the circumstance of a person sitting in the
gig, who had lost all power over the infuriated brute,
end for whose safety much concern was expressed.
Upon inquiry we were informed that the horse was
ultimately brought to a stand in Main-street,
Gorbals, and that the young gentleman who was
seen in the machine met with no injury. The particu-
lars of the case, as conveyed to us by Inspector Frame
of the Cabs, are as follow :—Yesterday afternoon,
three gentlemen engaged from Mr. Lawson, in Queen•
street, a horse and dug-cart to take them as far as
Cruickstone Castle and back. The party accomplished
their journey in safety, and returning by the Paisley-
road, they stopped at the half-way house between
Glasgow and Paisley for refreshment. When here, two
of the party got out, in order to give the horse a drink
of water, leaving their companion sitting in the machine,
holding the reins in his hands. One of the young men,
it is said, took off the horse's bridle in order to allow
him to drink more freely, when he being a full-bred
beast, and feeling himself without control, started off at
full speed to Glasgow. He careered along the Paisley-
road in furious style, and reached Glasgow-bridge
almost in the clap of a hand. The bit being out of
his motizh, the gentleman in the gig bad not the least
command over him. He darted across the bridge like a
fury, and passed up Jamaica-street and along Argyll-
street without meeting an obstacle, the unfortunate indi-
vidual in charge of him all the while keeping his seat in
the gig as best be could, but pale with fright and anxiety.
The horse, it as said, made au attempt to turn up Claeen-
swot, by way of his owner's premises, when a person
who was passing along, threw up his arm, which had the
effect of causing the affirighted animal to continue his
course by Argyll street and Trongate. Certain it is he ran
down Saltmai ket street, then in a very crowded state, at a
furious pace, crossed Hutcheson's-bridge, galloped up
Crown-street, and turned rapidly into the Ruthergleu-
road, where his speed somewhat el :ckenrd, which ena-
bled the young gentleman in the Rig to get out without
sustaining any ii,jury. By this time the runaway was
pursued by hundreds of well-meaning but boisterous
persons, who kept up a shouting noise, which bad the
very opposite !fleet from what they intended, and
he continued his gallop on to Sbawfield Toll, where
the toll-keeper turned out and stood in the
middle of the road in order to catch the fugitive.
The appearance of the toll-keeper brought the horse
to a stand, but it was only for a moment; he wheeled
about as quick as thought, and made off by way of
Rutherglen Loan, which be reached in a few minutes
thereafter. Here his pace slackened considerably, and
after turning down Main-street, the poor beast, " reek-
ing with hot haste," ran right against the wooden paling
at the Accommodation Bridge, where he capsized the
gig and himself at the same time, and was soon secured
and conveyed home to Mr. Lawson, not much the worse
for his race. In connexion with this accident, it is al-
most miraculous, considering the state of the streets and
the hour of the night at which it occurred, that no one
was injured .—Giusgew Herald.