The sun., 1890-08-26
KILLED BY A VICIOUS HORSE.
mrs. JOHN WALLACE DASHED AGAINST
a TREE HBILB RIDING AT TBLTP.

Her Skull Was Fractured Aud she Died
Immediate1Y In the Presence OF Her
Young SPn-The Horse HAD LOnG Shown
an Unruiy and Fractions Disposition.
Mrs. John Wallace wife OF q well-known
member OF the Stock Exchange. and a grand
daughter Of Commodore Vanderbilt, was killed
by q fall from her horse at 1sllp. L. l.. yoster-
day morning.U Tho horse. sorrel, named
Squire. although not as a rule vicious. was at
times apt to be unruly. and Mrs. Wallace had
been warned not to ride him. His unruliness
was apparently confined to the country and
not always displayed there He came into
Mrs. Wallace's possession about eighteen
months ago. but was not broken for riding
until last summer. Mrs. Wallace rode him
once or twice toward the end OF the season and
he did not behave badly. On returning to
town she rode him contin ally in Central Park.
and he seemed safe sent for less sure rider
than Mrs. Wallace. who prided herself with
eason. on her hoisemanship. She kept him
at the Gentlemens Riding Club during the
winter.
Mr.. Wallace apparently had always Gistrust-
ed the horse and urged his wife to accept some
one Of the many good offers made for him, but
these 1attering estimates OF his value deter
mined Mrs. Wallace all the more to keep him.
30 sho continued to ride him occasionally In
spite OF his suddenly manifesting an unruly
disposition.
About two months ago Mrs. Wallace was
thrown while riding about mile and o half
from Islip. Her son was with her at tho time,
but the first known OF the accident was when
Squire reached homo nderless. Mrs. Wal
lace. who had not been hurt. presently ap-
peared on foot with her riding skirt over her
arm. Her fall had been such an easy one that
she had walked tho distance without inconve-
nience.
On Sunday Mrs. Wallace ordered Squire
to be eadded for q ride directly after
breakfast yesterday. In order to take the
extra viRor out OF the horse. William Vanner.
MIR. Wallace's coachman. rode Squire for On
hour and halt as q preliminary to Mrs. Wal
beast and thus long since had proved himself
it's m aster. Squire was in such bad temper
wGra wsn Mrs. Rnaee % hS 9u
preparing to mount, How did he co. auietly?"
Nanper answered:
"YQg are not very encoHraging." returned
well this Time it will be the last shall ever
Her only child. Allan. a lad of IA set out with
his mother mounted on bay pony. The pony
Squire 80 much that Mrs. Wallace. evi-
ns s GaeE lad ksps abos
nfty feet In the rear; as SQUIRE went with
the Van &nden Cottage sIf Fronts. eS toserd Main
street. The horse got the mastery Of his rider
before he had hgndFed yards and for
only a question Of time when the rear,
Ing Ing and and plugging animal would throw
losing her presence Of mind and her seat
When about a thousand feet from the Van
teo, bolted to the left SO. Violently that Mrs.
Wallace was ALMOST flung from the saddle. She
rtUhtfnD harSalf IN Ia
to bolt to the opposite side Of the street. bring
front Of III. and Mrs; IoopeEs cottage.
the branch. she enconntered il with such c force
as as, not =, only to throw row her from ne saddle but
walk WITH Slood gushing from her 70 nose ns and
ears. Vanner who had started to follow
directly he saw how ugly Squire was. arrived
and picking her senseless body from the
ground carried her into, the Hooper cottage.
M dsaS seors me 9T me woman was
Young Allan WGllaces pony had been left
s9uire's rapid movements. but the lad was
still near enough to see his mother killed. He
hd Whea s
and Gazed on his mother as she lay on the
ground.
nesses Of the horribIe ACCIDENT, s'ta says that that
Squire set out to trample on his prostrate mis-
tTobS ulISE having Thrown u0r. ne Qlu QOG
carry out his intention. however but almost
Immediately dRrted down Ocean avenue
toward Main street. The usual crowd that
runaway collects in a country village was soon
at his heels. and he was presently coralled in
convenient yard. His confinement wes not for
he Is a good jumper. He leaped over !t with
ease as soon as he realized that 1t was the only
way to get out OF the yard and was once moro
at large. There were too many pursuers. how
ever, and before very long he was under lock
and key In Mr.. Wallace's stable.
Mrs. Wallace died about 10:05 o'clock.
telegram saying she had met with an accident
was ct once sent to her husband. Tho was vis-
far from this city; IN spite Of the. word ling Of
the telegram MIR. Wallace surmised the truth.
and when he found there would net be train
Q specIal train and was whirle cd to .isilp at the
rate Of flfty miles an hour, He arrived at Islip
about AS o'clock. Vanderbilt Allen, one OF
Mrs Wallase's brothers, arrived an hour later.
Mrs. Wallace was 35 years Of age 8he was
tall. flne;lookinG woman. with very dark hair
and large blue eyes. She was the daughter OF
u. b Allen. Her mother was Etherlinda Van
derbilt a daughter OF the old Commodore.
The body will be brought TO the Wallace
the funeral will probably take place on Thurs
day at the Church OF tho Heavenly Rest.