Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-11
FR1dHTFUL RUNAWAY.
A WILD HORSE ON THE RAMPAGE.

Life In Danger.
Shortly before l clock this aftern C
Mr.. Amos Shenk, of Mountyille, acc ON
panied by Mrs. Gladfelter, of York, drove
upin front Of Haberbush's harness store,
in Centre Square, Mr.. Shenk wishing to
purchase set of harness. They we're in
top wagon aud had spirited horse.
While Paul Smith, one of Mr.. Haberbush's 8
employees, was placing the new harness in
the wagon, and Charlie Haberbush had
the horse by the rings of the bride reins,
the animal took fright, broke the hitchiDg
rein by which he was tied to the
post, slipped the bride from his
head, and ran upon the pavement in front
of Reed, McGrann s Co.'s bank. Mr..
Smith bravely sprang forward and seized
tho horse by the head and was almost
thrown into the area leading to the base
ment of the IETELLIGENCER. against the
iron railing of which the horse was press
ing and struggling ficrcely. The scene as
viewed from the second story front window
ofthe INTELLIGENcER, just above the team,
was frightful. ALI this time Mr.. Shenk
and Mrs. Gladfelter were in the wagon,
and Mr.. Shenk had the lines. but the
bride having slipped he had no control
over the horse, which after breaking away
from Mr.. Smith wheeled around and ran
towards the postoffice. Shenk jumped
from the wagon and attempted to sieze the
the horse ; many persons who saw tho
woman's peril shouted for help,
catch the horse. but there seemed
to be no way to restrain Kim. Though
a-half dozen stout fellows caught the
wheels and vainly tried to hold the wagon
their united efforts were powerIcss against
tho furious strength of th= frightened
beast, aud he finally broke away from
them all First he struck against two
horse wagon and then dashed over the
Belgian blocks towards the postotficc. A
hundred persons around the square saw
his mad flight with terror, but few realized
there was a woman in the wagon
liable at any moment to be dashed
to death. Near the postoffice he
DETECTED :. little from his course and
made straight for Owens & Supplies
grocery store and fruit stand. He dashed
up against the latter with awful force,
smashed jars OF candy, boxes OF oranges,
barrels Of apples, peanuts, &C., aud scat
tered them in all directions. Being unable
10 60 Farther in that direction he wheeled
around again, upset:ing the wagon, but
fell in front of Hirsh's clothing store,
next to the grocery, where he was secured.
Mrs. Gladfelter, VINO had tainted, was
quickly extcicated from her perilous po-
sitioa and carried into Mr.. Birsh's
store, where she soon regained
consciousness. With the exception
Of few bruises she escaped in
jury. The horse was q good deal cut
about the feet and legs and his nose and
mouth bed freely from being bumped
against the iron post in front of the
grocery store. Tho wagon was good
deal damaged, the wheels being dished
and several spoises broken from one Of
them, and tho top Of the wagon was
badly wrecked, two Of the posts being
broken entirely off and two Or three others
badly splintered. The animal was with
great difficulty held down by the large
crowd assembled, and when finally extri-
Gated was put into now and stronger
harness and taken home. Mr.. Paul
Smith. who had so bravely tried to hold
him, had one Of his finger nails nearly
torn off. and little Charlie Haberbush,
who bad hold ofthe animal by tho bride
rings, was lifted off his feet and bad his
arms severely strained.