The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-27
CHASED BY A CRAZY HORSE,
Men, Women and Chlldrsn In q Panic IL
New York-A Number Of People Hart,

! NNN AWNk-Ak ENAAAhNN vs. ANNEAN AANAN
NEW YoRK, Dec. ga crazy hors'
made things liyelier than usual on th'
Bowsry yesterday morning, The horse
which was attached to the wagon Of A
Knht, a beer bother, Of No, 24s East
Thirty.third street, got the blind Staggert
at Spring street and the BoweFy . few
minutes after II o'clock, A l6,yeAr-old
boy, named William Hill, Of No. SSl
ThiFtieth street was driving the animal
which had been trotting along smoothly
until It neared Spring street. Then, be-
ing stricken with the staggers, It became
unmanageable, II pranced and cavoEt'
ed, and when It got the wagon across
the car tracks, so that they were block
AIDED, 1t reared up aud paved the air as
only q crazy horse can,
The boy driver got down from the
wagon and tried to catch the horses bit.
The horse, however, was jumping around
so much that this was impossible for 0
time, In the meantime q long string OF
cars and trucks were blocked In both d.
TeCtions, Drivers and conductors both
shouted and cursed the horse, but their
fnw Of profanity failed to make any per-
ceptible improvement in the condition
oi affairs. While the animal was still
cutting up its antics q man managed to
grab the bit, and then, with great deal
OF trouble and some danger, II was un'
haFaessed. No sooner was the horse
free from the traces than It broke away
and made dash for the west sidewalk.
Crowds had gathered on both sides OF
the thorouRhiare, and when the crazy
horse rushed toward the west sidewalk
there was q general stampede. Men,
women and children ,tumbled over each
other In their efforts to escape, bring
trampled to death under the horses
hoois,
The horse upon gaining the sidewalk
started south. 1t had a clear path, peo.
pie taking to the roadway, until It got
opposite the Occidental Hotel, where
Patrick Gallagher. a laborer, came up
out Of the subway trench to see what
all the excitement was about, and step.
ped out on the sidewalk Just In time to
be knocked into the gutter by the
horse. He was unconscious when picked
M, and was taken to St. Yincents Hos.
pital.
This did not satisfy the animal, for 1t
continued ON down the sidewalk. Que
hundred feet further south, in front Of
the Bowery Bank, the horse ran into
John A. Stowell Of No. 4 Gardner avenue
and knocked him half a dozen feet, A
little further on, Benedict DATE OF No,
S57 Broome street, seeing tue crazy horse
toward him, got terror.
stricken, and instead Of turning out into
the roadway started TO Iun down the
The horse was fasLer runner
than the man, and Mr.. Data was tumbled |
over but not injured,
Joseph Giuseppi was standing by his
fruitstand at the corner OF Grand street,
when the horse approached. Gluseppi
also lost his wits. He could have saved
himself by getting behind pillar Of the
"" road, but instead, he ran across the
sidewalk and dsqueezed himself lfup against
the iron railing in front OF the building
there. The b. rse took fancy toward
very close TO the ralllHg, and
had the breath crushed out OF
him, besides being nearly scared 10
death.
When in front OF saloon, still further
down, the horse got tired and was cap.
tured and led back tO the abandoned
wagon. The boy, Hill, who was driving
tue wagon, was arrested on a charge Of
driving. Johnnie Dunn, a lad
Of six, living at No. S34 East Fortleth
street, whils crossing Second avenue at
rhirty.seventh street, was run ever by
a carriage aud team and had bis side
severely injured. He was taken 10 Belle
yue Hospital, and the driver, Peter Nc.
Ardle, was arrested.