The herald., 1895-08-09
Illustrating the Ruling Passion
Strong in Death
THE LADY AND THE HORSE
Almost an Accident, But With No Sc
rious Consequences
4 Woman's First Thought After . Narrow
Escape From Death Is Her HAT.
A True Story

The ruling passion that is strong in
deathSwas never more fully evidenced nor
in more realistic way. than on Broad
way yesterday morning. OF course there
was a woman in the case, and at the bot
tom of II too, and this is how it hap
pened. A lady, scrupulously and fash
ionably dressed. was seated in light
buggy near the Broadway entrance to the
Bradbury block. Attached to the buggy
was a mild and patient looking horse Of
the family variety known as Dobbin.
The horse was not hitched and the lady
sat calmly holding the lines waiting-for
her fate which came all too soon. A
man drove along behind her and in try
ing to escape tha car-trtck with the
wheels OF his wagon, grazed those Of the
buggy in which the lady sat. Just grazed
them, mind you, SO far as could be seen,
when 10! the unexpected which always
happens. happened again. In less time
than it takes to tell it, up in the air went
buggy. horse and lady; up very little
way and down again in an inextricable
mass with the lady underneath. Horses
legs and lady's arms. lap-robe, whip
and buggy were in second all in con.
fused hcap on the sidewalk.
The crowd that always springs out Of
the ground from anywhere, everywhere,
on such occasions, was on hand in
stantly. and with promptress and dis
patch the various component parts were
segregated; lady first. then horse, then
buggy stWas the lady hurt? The crowd
pressed forward to gain information on
the subject, and then IL was that the ruiz
ing passion asserted itself unmls.akably
and with alaciity. Her first motion
wnen she had been extrioated and stood
up on h er feet, was with her hands. To
feel for possible broken bones first, and
nay-up went the hands with steady and
swift directness to-her hat. With one
on either side she made sure il was on
straight, then she patted her bangs, low
ingly and tenderly, heaved sigh-and
locked about her.
A prominent business man VINO is noted
for his warm interest in all humanity,
pressed forward and asked tenderly, "if
she were hurt?" She looked ut him. felt
her hat again to make assurance doubly
sure and saying mo; | think not. thank
you started for the corner drug store.
Still this fthoughtful gentleman, Ewho has
charming wife of his own, to whom he
is dcvotedly attached, couldn't believe
but the horses hoofs must have reached
her, for he had been reused out of his
meek condition by the sudden upheaval
and had kicked most emphatically. not
to say viciously, during the melee. So
the good humanitarian, discovering a
lady friend in the crowd persuaded her
to follow tho heroine into the drng store
and ascertain the truth. But upon being
questioned up went the Iady's hands
again. hat and bangs were again care
fully considered and again came denial
OF any bodily injury. Meanwhile the
condition of horse ana buggy was investi-
gated outside, found to be intact and
what might easily have been a rase of
sudden and untimely death or disaster
resolved itself into simple instance OF
much ado apout nothing.