The sun., 1895-05-26
RAN DOWN 3 BICYCLTSTS.
HATOC AUSED BIZ n RUNAWAY
IN LEXINGTON AVENUE.

Pins Near Twenty third Strcot-Then.
AFTER Collidiug with Two Sand Carts. tho
Flying Horse Falls and Is Captured.
Carrie, a powerful black marc, owned by the
Union Storage and Transfer Company, had fin
ished work yesterday afternoon and was stand
ing at 515 o'clock in front OF her owners
place OF business in Twenty-second street
Just west of Lexington avenue. Her driver
had gone inside, leaving tho marc un-
tied In the street. She was facing Lexing-
ton avenue. Boys were playing near by In tho
street. Some of them. Superintendent Jones
of the transfer company says, were setting or
hreerackers. At any rate. Carrie took fright.
and before any one could stop her she bolted for
Lexington avenue.
She reached the corner and was Just turning
up into tho avenue when q man coming west
grabbed hold of the harness and tried to pull
her in. She shook Linn Off and flung him onto
tho curb She took the corner with q wide
sweep and bounded up the avenue. Ono hum
dred feet up tho avenue. on the east
side. is big heap OF sand used by tho
Lexington avenue cable railroad people who are
laying tracks through Twenty-third street. A
truck driver was at tho heap with his cart.
Carries wagon. q heavy covered express. hit
tho sand cart and threw the driver up on tho
heap. Tho sand heap runs north about fifty
feet and the street 10 further obstructed by the
tool and work houses of tho cable road. On the
west sido Of the avenue is big pile of brick
and the avenue at that point is thus narrowed
third street: That was crowded with people re.
were passing up and down the smooth asphalted
avenue.
the sand heap there were q party Of five bicy-
clists coming down the avenue. They were Just
burosqus irwin Be-" his Wife = vinnie % Hem sHe
time that It is probable that the bicyolists did
that street fhey came % Straight S ahead ao' "sf0a'
Mrs. Collins was riding between the men. with
her She saw o Tho nor runawaV rst nnd trisd 90
she wa. SO frightened that she lost the power Of
was to u throw herself 7 from @ her he 'f Wheel. eel The
two brothers were not so fortunate. They tried
But there was not time for them to escape. and
the horse. or more more probably the shaft of the ex-
an M as
his brother and his wife. The three and their
wheels were 1umbled together in heap not far
tho runaway dashed on. iitsis CHECKED By the the
force Of the collision.
of twenty Street The way sye was sh died WIFE
people. Some saw the runaway in time and got
TsEs whS sS4a
way hotel. and Miss Jennie Grafton. a salesgirl
who lives at 1877 Dupont street. Greenpoint.
Mosl,y: ,n Hy Tlehs thigh and the girl was struck
The black mar. cleared Twenty third street
in few great leaps; and sped on Up Lexington
smooth rails OF tho new cable road.
! Halt way up The block IN front Of 50 Lsxing-
driver saw that there was not room for the run
away to get by and he jumped. A second late.
the sand cart and throw It and the horse over
A few feet ahead Of the runaway were two
the first Of these carts and Drought Z to such a
both were jammed together.
partly loaded She leapea to one side, and peo.
whS es sAe at m
was on the east side Of tho avenue. A few Sec
onds after this she ran over to the west side.
west Into Twenty-eighth street. Then she
changed her MUD and swerved. the wagon col
lldinE with the Iron railing In front of DR.. E. B.
The force Of the collision threw tho runaway.
hcad Re
Tho three Collinses were lifted to their feet.
Mrs. Collins seemed little hurt. They were
taken to DR.. Arthur Fields office at 20 Lex
ington avenue. Sam Collins was weak and
scarcely able 70 tell how 1t all happened. Sew
eral Of his teeth were loosened and some broken.
His wife was much agitated.
They were put into private ambulance and
taken to Sans mothers house, at l02 Avenue
D.. One Of their two companions. who had been
riding behind them. and who was only slightly
hurt, was taken TO the same place.
lances from tho New York and Bellevue hospi-
tails had reached the scene Of the accident.
reached him he was unconscious. They hurried
him off to the hospital. and close behind him
bulance.
At the hospital the doctors found that Moake.
ly had O severe scalp wound. contusions about
tho body. and q possible fracture Of the peIvis.
In case y should prove so to be they thought he
would die. Jennie Grafton. after having her
No one was arrested, and the cause of the
trouble. Carrie. was led back to her stable.