Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-10
A Crazy Horse.

AtlatANtt AtthsN sAs
evening Of this week tho Inhabitants OF
our usually quiet town were thrown
Into dire confusion, and surprise and
fear were written oil the minority OF
faces. A horse In tho car OF MIR. Beck
with was being led from home TO his
place Of business. When the destina.
ton was nearly reached tho animal
suddenly began to whlrl around, aud
finally extricated himself from the
hands OF Mr.. Beckwith. After per.
forming n series OF movements la the
street, Ls suddenly rushed through n
strong gate into tho garden Of Mr..
Peasc. Passing rapidly along he sue
cceded In going through three nor
fences, finally emerging In tho oppo-
site street. Crossing this avenue In n
direct line he went through DIR. Rob-
inson's door.yard fence aud Into the
house by tho front door. Mrs. Robin
son was seated In the parlor, and upon
percciying her strange guest immedl-
ately fed through the rear OF the build
ing. In her momcntary fright she for
got her young babe. IL was well that
she did. Had she stopped to rescue It
both would probably have been tram
pied beneath the animals feet. DIR.
Robinson hearing the crash, rushed IN.
to the house just In time to save his
child. Indeed not a moment 90 soon,
Tor the beast had already demolished
part OF the crib and suniered u side
from the other, besides leaving n flesh
wound upon the child's face. But this
Is only the beginning of his destruc.
ten. The sewing machine, chairs,
sofa, and stove soon followed, and
everything In the o was destroyed.
The carpet was literally cut to atoms.
Having completed his course here, no
turned Into an ~adjolnlng bedroom, and
getting his forefeet upon the bed, loon
brought II to the floor. ltwonld seem
to these not present that the animal
might have been stopped /; but when
we consider that IL was but the work
Of an instant for an animal SO power
ful and In his condition to TO this, then
no Que will doubt that all "a done to
prevent the catastrophe. Men o
collected, and ropes were thrown
around his body, but they could not
force him Into subsection until he was
severely bled. Then thirty or more
men forced him home, and having him
tied down. they managed TO keep him
In the stable. lilo did not return to
consciousness, aud died about mid
night tho same night. 1t was evident
TO us all that rs soon Is the animal
commenced the strange movements he
became totally blind. Drs. Lundy
aud Robinson examined n portion OF
the brain and pronounced the disease
OF the brain.
The horse was q beautiful animal ;
his color was dappled gray, aud his
was unequalled. The an
lmal was valued ut $1,000, and MI.
says this would not havo
purchased him Last Tuesday noon.
The only conjecture that can DO found
10 account for illness IL q change OF
surroundings, ETC., AZ he was
sent from New York not long since. 1
DO not remember the tlme when | havo
seen such a medley OF astonlshed pco-
plo ne upon this occasion. Albany has
not been so thoroughly awakened slnce
the tornado. Ii was almost laughable
to see the ladies running to and fro,
and crying. wondering. as
always are. II the horse was
not bit by a mad dog, rattlesnake. or
other venomous animal. Even
iftsr ls was securely fastened In the
stable their fright did not abate /; but
when he was doad they were satisfied
10 20 home. Now. when you mention
il to them, they shuddcr aud say,
). Wasn't II awful!" 1t was; but to
use the common expression, q Il might
have been worse"