New-York tribune., 1894-06-04
EXCITEMENT IN THE PARK.
MORE RUNAWAYS THAN IN ANY OTHER
DAY FOR YEARS.

MUCH DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY FRIGHTENED
TEAM ALONG THE EAST DRIvE-A MOUNTED
OFFICERS GALLANT RESCUE OF 4
WOMAN AND HER CHILDREN
1t may have been the exaration naturally
following the long spell OF bad weather which
kept the horses in their stalls until yesterday
that caused all the trouble bat it is a fact which
the tired and overworked Central Park police
commented upon that there We're more runaways
in the Park yesterday than any other day for
years In all there were over a dozen runaways
or accidents of various kinds.
The worst accident and the which caused
the most trouble took place at One-hundred-and-
fourth-st. and the East Drive. The drive was
crowded with vehicles Of all kinds and the drivers
had great difficulty in preventing accidents
About o'clock when NJ. j. Sullivan, OF No. 81
God-st. descending the decline at that point
in a carriage drawn by two horses. the neck
yoke broke and the carriage ran upon the horses
launches The animals at once started down the
hill at a great speed The driver, Mr.. Sullivan
shouted to the drivers of numerous vehicles ahead
OF him and the excitement became general Mr
Sullivan's carriage swayed from side to side and
before It had gone twenty feet 1T began its work
of destruction. It struck rockaway coach just
pants of the coach. +. Mayer. of No. II Sutton
place and his wife and several children were
thrown violently to the ground. Though badly
shaken up. Mr.. Mayer and the members of his
family scrambled hastily to their feet ana es-
capped to the edge of the driveway through the
maze of vehicles crowding upon them
Further on the Sullivan horses smashed into
a light wagon in which was T. J. WILSON, OF NO
600 Grani-st. and friend. The hind wheel oi
Mr. Wilson's vehicle also taken of the
wrecked wagon was dragged to the edge OF the
drive and Mr.. Wilson and his friend were helped
out. They were not hurt
A BICYCLE RIDER Rim DOWN.
The next victim was a bicycle-rider named
Henry Alexander. Mr.. Sullivans horses were no"
tearing down the drive at terrific speed Alex
ander was knocked from his wheel. but he was
nimble and succeeded in escaping unhurt' a.
though his machine was wrecked
Onward swept the runaways and next IN their
path was a horse belonging TO ]. l.. Nesoit'' OF
No. 172 West Forty-sixth-st- Mr.. Nesbitts horse
took fright at the noise made by the runa"ays
and the shouting OF the many people yeHlhs
"I.ook out" and broke away from Mr. Nesbtts
control Mounted officer J. r Smith had by TINS
time appeared. however and he pursued the run
aways. He caught Mr. Nesotts morse h,, al oner ner
hundred red-and-seventbset Neitner hr. Nesoi'' "0'
MS vehicle was injured or damaged .
Three or four park policemen joined IN e rne
chase after the Sullivan team. but the dr1Ve was
ca crowded they made little headway, ana the
bottom Of the hill was reached Oefofe the H9'Se 70
were caught. Mr.. Sullivan had succeeqe1 i'atn ~
leaning from his carriage n few moments DeI9I"
Ne vas injured slightly on one or MS Isss IlIs
carriage was nOtnearly as badly dahaee" as So
of those with which his team had CONC lll.o Vo
nsion The Mayer coach was so oauiE WI ~"
tbat q was made useless and was leit At t"e
side Of the drive and in the pass. .o,,,.c
While the numerous accidents VIZ uya"nn, u"M1''n
81
nnnd children screamed men and boys yelled, ana
there was a general scampering 70 get out Vi ','e Nv
way. The mounted police cons'dered ~ nyN' ~
a miracle that no one was ihJureu Se''o"''''
A RUNAWAY HORSE CAUGHT
A,e.so o'clock Mounted Officer German caught
a runaway horse who was gailoplhe a'o"s Wv
r,es, drive near Eighty y-eighth-st The mad anil
NAL was dragging light wagon in when were
Mrs CRYSTAL. of No 2S Columbus-ave" and her
,hree children. All four, with white faces. were
o,,.o,,y ~ the swaying vehicle, which threatened
ar eyer-v moment TO topple over or run INTO sgle ON
~ tho numerous equipages on the urlNe. t"e
cbudren's screams kept the animal gong ht :"
tiH raiIon and German had hard work 70 gude
bie horse through the maze or carriages anu -
IN to the head Of the runaway. he ieaIeu ".e' W.
quickly. grasped the DIT ana siomiS y, ne",le who
horse to a standstill A number OF PsoPie . VIZ
new the fine piece Of work cheered the oihcer.
Mrs CRYSTAL wept with JOY at the escape ,e. oi ne
nbudren and herself. She said she hau uIopPsu
~ inee This had frightened the horse ana ne
started off al high speed ;,,. rlo,o
A. G o'clock a horse driven by julius hauh ha,n
man Of No. &c Jane-st.. attached 70 a nen. .e
wagon. ran away at Seventy-seventh-st' anu, anu tne m
Western Drive The vehicle ran INTO II & caiIias t,'
IN which was NJ. l.. Fitzgerald, OF NO; "a "'s,
Forty-ninth-st Mr.. Fitzgerald was thrown ou,
9nd his horse started 10 run away, s,s,anca
oncer Hovev caught the horse snort alstance an
owav before he had done any damage Mr. fltZ-
gerald's carriage was so badly wrecked IN M .he
ccoiiieion however II had to be dragged 10 me
,1n - no drive and left there. Mr.. kauffmans
horse was also caught soon afterward The Two
men exchanged cards and Will make settle
ment of the damage to-day. ~ =, c..
Ahout tho same hour a team driven by Cot
unb Weber Of Guttenburg. y. j.. ran over Dan
ieI Carey a ne-year-old boy. living al no i2'
West Thirteenth h-st The accident occurred wnllc
NJ Wehers team was crossing the Plaza The
boy.s face was badly cut and his WOUNDS were
dressed al the Presbyterian Hospital. Wtp',
was arrested and in default OF ball was IocKed
I'D in the Fast Sixty-seventh-st. police station.