New-York tribune., 1885-02-24
EXCITING RUNIWiY on 1HE BRIDGE.

MARROW ESCAPE or FREDERIC CROMWELL AND his
FAMfIY-rnE coAChM,N's BRAVERY.
People looking from the east windows of THE
TRrBrNF Building shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon and travellers on the foot-way oil the
Bridge watched with brcathes@ interest team of
hay horses ns they raced wildly down the New
York approach. dragging n heavy coach. which
boundcd from side To side on the roadway winie
the driver clung to the rein-. drawing and saving
in n VAN attcmp 10 check nr throw the inaddenrd
animals. II seemed certain that Tho colch mu't
he dashed In pieces especially when fcarhing IN,
point where the roadway narrows. III" tlght-hhhd
wheel struck the stone guard and whitling across
20 the other side struck II aud low back again
The horses rearing and punging, the carriage
inInping from side to side flashed on.
few rods ahead near the entrance was another
Uaves and Officers ash and O'Ncil Of the Bridge
police hearing the runaway team. shouted
to the driver of the former carriage 70
hasten on He drove swiftly out. aud ~ h.
,nrned into Cha,hamst. the runaway team
thupdered by before the great gate could be-
closed. The driver was still npon his seat. pale,
bur evidently cool and determined. He saw ahead
of him a pile Of stone. which offered an oppor
tunity Of throwing one Of the horses aud skilinlly
guided them under the west stairway of the Elc.
yatcd railroad. The near horse stumbled and
staggered The driver Teined him sharply In and
suddenly releasing the strain on tho lines the
animal fell az the hind wheels struck the stones
and were torn loose with their axle and springs.
The back part Of the coach fell 10 the ground aud
with the fallen horse was dragged by the other
horse across Ccntre-si. where il came To stop
close to the curb. The driver leapcd 10 the head
of tAe standing horse. VIII lie bystanders rushed to
his assistance.
As the coach stopped tall, fne-looking man
stepped out. HIS face was white, but his manner
was calm and collected he handed out his wife
and daughter. young lady just entering woman
hood. Two boys. age thirteen and fifteen Tespcc-
tvely also jumped GU! of the carriage. They were
ali frightened hut had retained their presence of
mind. The at first refused To give his
name, but finally said that he was Fred;
| eric Cromwell, treasurer of tho Mutual
Life Insurance Company. He lives Col.
umbla Heights, Brook yn, and was on his way 10
make some visits ia this city. " You Imagine !
was frightened" he sand. "w'en | realized the
| danger that my family was in. When the
coach struck The guard In the drive. and ilung
across the roadway, | thought If that happens
again the wheels will go and the carriage will be
torn 10 pieces II was only the cooness and pluck
of my cOachman that saved u.s. His name is Bernard
Mc(iin. and he deserves the highest praise We all
escaped without the least injury
McGin, who Is n short slight-b built man. weighing
not more than 1870 pounds did not wish to speak
of his exploit All he would say was that he did
not know what frightened the horses. The horse
which fell received 4 bruise the right hi ..
aud one fore leg had two slight cnts He was able
TO walk and McGn took them home. Mr. Cronl-
we'll and his family remained IN tho City Hall STA
ton until another carriage should be sent to thcni
All the glass in the coach was broken.