The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-08
STOPPING A WILD RUNAWAY.
A Man in n Sull<y Gives Chase nnil
Saves Three Lives.

A Man In a Su1l<y Gives Chase nnd
Saves Three Lives.
Yesterday morning, as the bells were
ringing and people were on their way
to church, dick" Blumenthal, the we'll
known horseman, drove leisurely up
Main street, jogging in a light sulky the
yearling colt that he has lately bought
Possibly some Of those who from the
sidewalk watched him go by thought
he might have been doing something
better, considering what day it was.
But the next few minutes showed them
the error of their notions, and marked
Mr.. Blumenthal as one person who had
indisputably improved his Sunday, and
| by his courage and skill had averted a
terrible accident and saved several lives
and had done something none Of them
could do.
The large bay horses Of PRESIDENT
James e. Patterson, Of the Travellers
attached to his close carriage, became
unmanageable away up by the tunnel,
and came down Main street running at
q terrible pace. Mrs. Patterson and
Mrs. DR.. Beach, her daughter, were In
side, ard Mrs, Beach's little boy and the
driver We're OH the front seat: 1t isn't
clear what set: the horses going, but 1t
| is very clear that they; We're going, and
coing fearfully. The driver kept hold
of the reins. and could steer them away
from the horse cars. but he couldn't
check their speed at all. Spectators
were utterly helpless. 10 run out from
the sidewalk and take hold would have
been like jumping 1T a locomotive.
The Wild team swept past "Dick al
most before.he knew it, but he said at
terward that. as they went by, he caught
sight of the little boy on the front seat
and felt he must do something. He
whipped Ills colt into a dead run, and IN
a moment was sailing down Main street
after them He started the. chase about
opposite st. Johns Church and it was,
hot race. AS the horse cars were close
to the left of the running team he took
the west side of the roadway. AS he
drew near the sound Of his horses fee
reused the runaways and they put or
more speed, but he. dashed by then
and crossed in front Of them SO rs to be
on their left. Then he took his reins il
his left hand, liberated his own right
:, let the running pair come up alongside
} and, reaching out, took the nigh horse
by the bit, and, slowing down his owl
; colt, stopped the whole procession jus
below the South Church. Mr.. Batter
: sons horses had run q mile:
; Hundreds of horritied (people hat
watched the swaying carriage and say
= with unreasonable relief the brave res
cue. A cooler, plucl1ier thing was new
:, er done on Main street than Mr.: Blum
: enthal'S mastery management Of hi
3 own and the other horses. A Sigh
: mistake in Judgment might hav
e wrecked everything, but there was n
mistake. His clear head and thoroug
: Craftsmanship and his ample courag
I were adequate to- the trying occasion
e and it will BE- a long while before tn
b story of his brave drive ceases to b
s told by those who saw it. Not Burial
Bill nor Central Park mounted police
man could have done any better.
- The ladies We're taken home and wei
:. reported in the afternoon IS somewhs
h unnerved, Of course, but in NO othe
70 way the worse for their thrilling e.
u perience. The little hoy hadn't know
ID anything about the danger aud though
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