Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-12
Collision and Battle
The Meeting of Large Driver and u Small Man who Ran a digger
 TFrcm the New York Srn

Ane MesCnk OF A Large DrRVer and
 Small Man " ho Ran digger,
 TFrcm the Nev York sun.l
 At high noon gesterday largs driver, with carnat1op hose, watery blue eyes, and an aspect Of ignorance, hauteur, and gin, might nave been seen on the front platform of Third avenue car. His hat WAS tipped over his eyes , his jaw was thrust forward and he wore sn expression of man whose whole life was warped by one great and consuming desire to have some one call him Q liar.
 Two meagre horses ln front made tumult uous plunges at their collars and the car siided down town with the tranquil motion natural to the Third avenue line.
 The driver evidently considered 1t a per sonal affront whom the bell was rung. He always whesied around after the first stroke and claEsd fiercely st tho conductor. Then he jamraed down the brake and brought the horses to with jerk that made their cork screw tails twirl with sslamitous grief. With trifIinR interruptions the car rolled up Chat ham street and approached the City Hall.
 About this time a keen observer further down town might have discovered thirty seven cars standing in line like so many cigar boxes in Ann street. 1t was one of the usual bIocks. Suddenly the track was cleared, and the leading bobtail swung into Park row and sped up town, closely followed by the other thirty-six cars,
 The driver of the leading bohtaii was of uneven DQl1G ana COuSlSL6u 0S 1AOuGn AIO lungs to an unusual extent. He wRs stnmpy, but very wide, and he had wicked eye. This eye he fgo6 apoa the carnatlon nose of the Thiya avenue driver, and the Third aye nua driver glaSed at the eye as the carS ap- proached the point where the bobtSA track crosses the Third avenue rails, Both cars sped along at full speed. The bobtail rettled around the curve. The Third avenue car came steadily on. A moment later the drivers jammed down tkaefr brakes, but 1t was too late. With a clash the oars came together. The horses were thrown into state of chaos, and the passengers were shot forward and ! piled in uncomfortable mounds against the front door. They deftly extricated them selves and resumed their seats without re- mark New York street caE passengers seI- dom betray emotion.
 Meanwhile the horses struggled to their feet and leaned against one another. The two drivara still glared and the pedestrians formed riag in the street. Then the big driver, after holding his breath for two consecutive min utes, beloved fisrcely:
 'sPhat are ye trying to ae wid the iggag kiar 7"
 ''Are ye adaresa;n" av ysg Eer1arks ter me, ye red-noaed taE haRxslf9
 .'AaaA i yaEs'''
 .Yasyam.'" | s.Ah, go an put out yer nose"
 ''soy, young feller, said the nlg 3be ai iittle jumping to the ground and mee'lng aaa1a 1ae tnow - driver, who was already tnere' S0 ADo" l who yam?" . .,,o,aona dollar beanty of Harlem Flats, an yer teeth are made of paper. bln
 With which tne small driver dropped left-hander upon the brow of his rival. There
 was a deathlike Hull. A wave of anguish swent over the features of the big driver, and then he shouted:
 "Be hivins, Oi'll paralyze-"
 Once more the fist of the small driver sought repose upon his rivals nose: The big driver looked dazed, and then, Wltns aI
 evident desire for information, faisereo An. | s'Soy, who yer hittin', anyhow