The sun., 1894-08-21
FATAL PARK RUNAWAY.
MRS. ERNEsTINE sCHI FFNER'S
DAJGHTER KILLED
she was Driving a vicious Horse which
Had Become Innsnssesbie Several
Tines Before and was Thrown rros,
Her rPhaeto--A Comp-nio-'sL Les Broken
-Mrr. schaHl,er, the "Toubs A.gei"

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\ runaway occurred in Central Park At five
minutes before O'Clock last evening which re-
suited in the death Of Miss Emma SchafTner of
20 West Fiftleth street and In serious injuries
To Mrs. Richard Graham OF ~ West Fiftieth
street
Tho two ladies were returning from an after
noon drive Ia a mail phaeton behind a biz roam
horse Miss sehafner' who was an expert
horsewoman, was driving. About two months
ago the same horse ran away with her
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Schsffner continued to drive the horse. which
ran away vester,,av for tho af,b ti,ns A vsek
ago lie bolted with Miss schafrncr in the car.
risge, but she managed to hold him In.
Yesterday the big roam became unruly and got
away from the young woman's control opposite
the Hamilton statue, which stands on the east
ariVe, % near hishty-seoonu street. inere we're
ran for some distance unimpeded. and with Miss
Sohhei S'riNihs W qu,e' niin.
When he came to the seven'y.nnth street
ri,aa,o, ar.i,., ,~aa TN o.rr,,,ro ,,as -
pnaeton against a tree. Inc carrl"se was over .s
turned and the ladies were thrown out upon the
drive, while the horse ran down the road with
tho hrot an .hat,s nnr.ued hv Policeman Mnr.
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Policeman Couan, who had seen the accident.
hastened up and found Mis-. schafrner uncon,
scious and Mrs. Graham grosning,w with broken
reg lie suminoned fa,k amouiahce ', ana haa
them taken 10 the presbyterian hospital.
little skye terrier, which had been in the phae-
"a At the the hospital a an p examination showed that
Miss Schafners left thigh had been crushed by
nss fall In to MSaS s hsd sss
$40 o'clock.
tied by her husband and was doing W very cry well.
Unless Internal injuries developed, ii was
Mrs. .schaffner, knowing the vicious character
Of the horse, became alarmed at her daughters
she sent to McHughs stables, In Fifty-eighth
street where the horse is kept, and caused in
qpiries 70 be made;
telephone, and news Of the accident was gained.
Mrs Schafiner's house with the particulars. He
broke the news Of Miss Schaffners death 20 her
sister.
pital, which she reached just as her daughter
was dying. go intense were her sufferings that
the .osf mot pe% her mSssT to
before her death
Miss schaffner was 20 years old. She was
quite deaf and on that account did not 70 much
into society. Her chief pleasure consisted in
riding and driving.
Policeman Murphy had a long chase before he
sucCeeded In capturing the horse, which ran
down past the webster statue at the Seventy
second street entrance and then started across
the big ball ground. Murphy spurred his own
horse on but was unable TO catch up with the
excited animal.
After running across the field the runaway
struck into the main drive, and as he came
20 the marble arch Murphy overhauled him
and seized the bride. After short strug-
gle the runaway brought To stand
still and was taken To the Park stable. where
the little sky terrier had already been locked up
The fragments OF the carriage, which had been
badly smashed, were gathered up and taken 10
the Arsenal.
There will be many to sympathize with the