Evening journal., 1889-01-04
A HORSES LONG SWIM.
lie Tumbiss Into the Rivsr snd Paddles
for Two Hours Eeforc Rescued.


for Two Hours Eeforc Rescued.
A morse swimming up the East River
with q tug boat in pursuit. was the ex-
citing scene witnessed at z o'clock on
Wednesday evening when Dan. the of
horse Ia team belonging to the trucking
firm Of Bedell & Poarsalls, tumbled into
the water from pier 4 and nearly caused
the death Of FIVE men before he could be
rescued
Dan was fully 300 yards out when the
tugboat Garlic came along on her way
down. Her captain saw Dan and at once
steered for him. The gelding put forth
extra efforts but the tugboat overlook
him. A deckhand grabbed him by the
forelock and held on while the Garlic
slowed down aud then steamed slowly
toward Governors Island to land the horse
there. But the deck hand however. let
30 Of the forelock and grabbed Dan by
the nostrils, and the enraged and
frightened gelding with snort ierked
away from him and turned up the river.
Meantime two men from schooner
lying at pier put out in small boat
and succeeded in intercepting the horse.
Ono Of them grabbed him bv the name.
but the now thoroughly scared horse
paved and kicked at terrific rate. nearly
STAYING in the boat in his frantic efforts
to escape. The boat was half filled IA less
than minute and the man holding Dan
was almost pulled into the water. He
was obliged 10 relinquish his hold and
the gelding continued on his way up
stream. But his Driver Ganzo had by
this time secured boat. and
with another man started In pursuit
Of his horse Dan had by this
time nearly reached the Wall
street ferry The tide was In his
favor, but it was evident from his pain
full efforts that he was about used ap
Ganzo and his companion had almost
reached Dan, whose head, with bullying
eyes and dilated nostrils. could be seen hi
the path of light made by an electric
light on one Of the wharves Just ahead Of
the rowboat But they were struck by
canal boat, upset, picked up and DELAYED
for fifteen minutes at least. The qelding
was now swimming very feebly. The
tug Garlic had followed and was again
steaming in pursuit OF Dan, but Ganzo
shouted to the captain to "hold on :"
while he put all his strength into the
oars.
just off Wall street Dan was over
hauled. Ganzo called to him Just before
the boat reached him, and the peldinr.
recognizing the familiar voice, attempted
to whinny. 1t ended in a splutter, for
the poor beast was nearly exhausted He
made no resistance when Ganzo firmly
grasped his forelock and drew his head
over the stern Of the rowboat. A line
was passed over Dams head and the row.
boat, horse and all were towed by the
Garlic to Pier Z, where derrick float was
lying. Two lines were carefully passed
under Dan and he was hoisted up on the
float He had been in the water two
hours.
Mr.. Flannery, a South street bar
keeper, had jug Of good rye whiskey on
hand, and a goodly portion of il was
poured down Dams throat without delav.
while half dozen men vigorously rubbed
him down. He was not able to stand az
first, but after half an hours rubbing he
managed TO walk ashore on a temporary
bridge of planks. He was taken to the
stables wrapped in seven blankets. Dams
temperature was 104 yesterday, but If
pneumonia does not set in Mr.. Bedell
hopes to save him. There are two veter.
mary surgeons in attendance, and as for
Driver Ganzo he has scarcely slept since
the occurrence. He is deeply attached to
that team. Dan is valued at about &4OO
New York Herald