The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-18

Remarkable Trip Made by One in New
York


WHITE PLAINS. y. Y. March 10
There was considerable excitement at the
railroad staten here Friday night. about
eight o'clock. IL was caused 10y run
away horse, which made "A TIP down Inc
railroad track fer several miles and cross
Cd the ties on two bridges without even
stumbling.
Burt Tucker. an operator in the White
Plains Telephone Exchange, called al Dew
esOn's livery stables in the afternoon and
hired "A spirited horse and sleigh. lie
drove over 10 Tarrytown, stopped at the
Telephone Exchange there and invited
one Of the lady operators 10 go slelghinS.
The couple went along the ROAD 10 w mite
Plains. The horse was halted az Becker
Hotel, on Central avenue. where the
young lady stepped from the sleigh, ana
went into the hotel, while Tucker drove
the horse under the hotel shed. lie then
returned TO the hotel.
4 few moments elapsed. when the morse
was seen running mp Railroad avenue
al a breakneck speed About THIS ume
train No. 26-the fast Pittsield express
came along. When the train was With
a hundred feet Of the crossing the morse
reached the track, suddenly turned anu
ran ia front OF the train, which was hard-
IS fifty feet behind him. and but WITHIN
few hundred feet OF the station.
About one hundred passengers were
upon the station platform awaiting the
| train, and when they saw the runaway
/ horse and the pursuing tram, many
screamed from terror. and rushed INTO the
station 10 places Of safety.
They were none too soon, for the ami
NAL Jumped uDOu the platform, WIN the
sleigh still behind him. ana ran along the
! entire length of the platform Many p@'-
| sengers narrowly escaped being struck by
The engineer brought his train 10 a
! quick stop. just as the horse was seen 10
! leave the end of the platform with the
! sleigh dangling behind him. ana disdp-
! reared on tho tracks in front Of thc train.
/ Superintendent Ihyfe boarded the uah
/ after The mail had been put on, ana gave
/ orders Go the engineer 20 run Slowly.
/ There was no place within a mile nslo"
! the station where the morse couiu leaF &
The engineer had gone but half a mile,
/ when he saw the sleigh alongside the
/ track. where IL had become separated
-, tie horse bv coming into contact
| with some freight cars. lie continued
/ along cautiously. and was amazed when
/ suddenly he saw the horse nearing the
! nfty-foot iron bridge that spans the
| Bronx river.
lie slowed UP. and was more surprised
/ when bee saw the horse with the shaI Is
| DANGLING at his feet so across the brldse
| as though 10 was a solid road-ped
! The engine followed. and so the race
continued. Nor did it end AZ llartsdale.
the station below White Plains Inc
| horse kept right on.
| IL was useless for the engineer 20 STOP
| as there was no way OF 'aplHl"lh we
horse. and the race continued unul ne
horse reached a second bridge. The
/ horse went across this bridge as easily as
| the first. and never missed "a tie.
| few hundred feet further on. me
horse with nothing but a bride on, let'
! the track az crossing. aitef naNlhs
| PASSED a dozen such crossings ana gone
| over two iron bridges. The race occupied
| lust twenty-five minutes. and was dis
! lance Of four miles How the horse ever
! passed across the bridges In safety j.
,,tat the railroad men cannot understand