Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-20
MANY RUNAWAYS. =
One on State Street and the Other at
 Belle Dock.

State street was quite lively place for few minutes yesterday morning. About 10:30 spirited pair of horses attached to a Milburn wagon, owned by Francis Bart lett of Brookdale, became frightened near Bradley street and rushed down the road. When near Chapel street the team collided with one of Smedley's trucks. A little further on it struck the hub of another of Smedley's teams. Rebounding from this collision the heavy wagon struck a buggy in front of Bradley's hardware store, in which was Fred Mead. Driver, buggy and horse were all scattered about the street, but MT. Mead recovered himself so quickly that by seizing the horse he was able to prevent further mischief than broken harness and few scratches A A few doors below, in front of Schorer's, the runaway team was captured.
 The second runaway occurred at Belle dock. A horse attached to light, single seated, open carriage, in which was Mrs. Snyder of Congress avenue, became fright ened near the dock and started to run up Bridge street toward the railroad crossing, just as the steamer Continental was 1eav- ing port. The gates at the crossing were down and one or two teams stood by the hO runaway oOCuOd dUouU UO SIdoll into a heavy wagon directly ahead, but the lady managed to turn him so that only one wheel of her light vehicle struck againt the rear of the wagon. The result almost upturned the light carriage. The horse headed for the switch tracks above the crossing, near which stood pile of pig iron. Just at this moment John Keeshan, of 1885 State street, who is em- ployed about the switch house, rushed out, cleverly caught the bridle and brought the animal to a standstiQ.
 ! TRUCKING TEAMS RACE-LIvELY TIMES IN ANsoNIA-A NEW HAVEN TEAM IN IT. Yesterdays Derby Transcript says: Two heavy trucking teams belonging to c. w. | Blakeslee & Ce. of New Haven and the l other to James Roach, were passing down Main street, Ansonia, Monday afternoon 1 when one challenged the other for q race 1 It was accepted and soon both teams were l going along the street as fast as the horses | could run. When in front of Miles store Roach's wagon parted and this frightened the horses and they became unmanageable James Roach, jr., who was driving the team was thrown out and badly bruised His escape from serious injury was indeed narrow. The wagon struck a carriage standing in front of Bristofs market in which were lady and small child, but did ! no damage. The horses were stopped be fore reaching Water street. No damage was done. The driver of Blakeslee's team was discharged later in the day.
 STILL ANOTHER.
 There were three other runaways in An | sonia the same afternoon. In one of these the horse of Conductor E. B. Bradley oi the Derby railroad figured. The Sentine says: ''The fourth and most exciting run away occurred about o'clock in the even ing, when the street was crowded Con ductor E. B. Bradley left his horse stand | ing in front of his residence on South Cliff street for moment, when it started on slow trot which gradually increased unti when it came tearing down into Mair street it was making haste like , Salvador. The crosswalk near th' Sentinel building was occupied by pedestrians at the time and one lady had narrow escape from being run over Down Main street, across and back over the tracks it sped, avoiding with grea dexterity collision with the many team. hitched alongside the curbing. When the runaway reached the electric car depot the tracks badly tangled the wheels, and il passing Flahavan's undertaking store tht team crashed into Mr. Flahavan's wagon standing at the curb, tossing it about ik' a feather, but not breaking it. Reaching Fremont street it veered off, and striking three trees in succession brought up pant ing in fron<rof the residence of F. B. Pope The Phaeton attached was considerably broken up, but fortunately the horse, [ valuable one, escaped.
 Another Big Fish.
 Mir Clarence Walton Deming took