The morning call., 1893-10-16
A NARROW ESCAPE
An Exciting Runaway on
Park Avenue.
rIartin j. Burke Thrown From His
Buggy-A Lady Caught Under
an Upturned Vehicle.

A chapter of accidents was recorded
yesterday by the police of Golden Gate
Park, and in it were really marvellous
escapes from fatalities. Considering the
crowded condition Of the driveways
where these misbaps occurred, spectators
were astonished that no life was lost.
While Martin j. Burke, ex-Chief of
Police and member of the real estate firm
Of Madison & Burke. was driving from
the park to Eighth avenue and d street to
look at property in which he was inter
ested he had an alarming experience.
Mr.. Burke drives a handsome team
OF coal black horses, high spirited
animals that easily take flight although
familiar to his driving He had the team
we'll in hand when the Powell-street
dummy suddenly turned from Seventh
avenue into d street with considerable
morse and smoke. The horses were
frightened by the engine and cars and
dashed along the street In an easterly
direction. There appeared at first TO be a
clear way ahead, which gave MIR. Burke
confidence in his ability to handle his
team.
In the next block. however. a miscsllan-
eous collection of fruit stands and street
fakirs obstructed the thoroughfare. The
wheels eollided with a projecting car
track, upsetting the buggy and throwing
Mr. Burke and lady who accompanied
him out uDon the road.
A crowd of excited people followed, ex-
pecting TO see the occupants of the run
away vehicle either seriously or fatally in
jured. But they were agreeably surprised
TO see Mr.. Burke get up aud help the lady
to her feet. Neither received any injuries
beyond few trifing scratches or bruises
The te am ran into the park and was car
tured by Park Officer Eaton. Had there
been no distractions on the street Mr..
Burke said he would have escaped alter
running his horses up the rising grade
on Fulton street.
a still more exciting runaway took place
about P. NJ. south of the park. when a
horse startled by a train coming from the
ocean beach boiled. In the buggy was a
young woman, whose husband said her
name was Mrs. Barron and her address $40
Natoma street. Apparently the couple
had just come in along the Almshouse
road. The husband stopped at saloon
where the road ard railway meet and
while his wife was alone his horse ran
awav. She pulled hard on the reins and
in various ways aggravated the horses
fear. Then she lost control of herself, ex-
cept holding firmly to the lines without
endeavorlng TO use them in guiding the
Il
yards when her buggy collided with a
heavy phaeton.
Suddenly the runaway horse was
checked, but ne jumped away with the
traces IS if they were threads. The buggy
turned com letely over falling upon Mrs.
Barron and crushing her ribs.
The gentlemen who saw the accident
ran to her assistance and extricated her
from underneath pile Of broken harness.
cushions. boards and torn rugs. Her hus-
band arrived few minutes later and took
her home in a buggy. Appearances from
q superficial examination indicated broK en-
ribs and painful contusions, possibly
serious internal injuries. 1t was learned
later that the husband gave wrong ad-
dress TO the police.
About the same time that this accident
occurred William Hughes and Renaldo
Cuneo started race down the main drive
from Sixth avenue to the music grounds.
They paid 30 attention TO other vehicles,
and escaped only through that strange for.
tune which is said to favor fools. Park
Officer Comerford gave them chase on his
horse, aud after lassong the pair placed
them under arrest for fast driving. Their
Jolly caused many people TO turn pale
while they dashed fuiiously through the
crowded avenues.