New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-27
RUNAVAYS IN SEVENTH-AVE.
TWO CAUSE LIVELY TIMES FOR PEDEs-
TRANS AND OTHERS.


Two runaways created wild excitement late yes
terday afternoon in upper Seventh-ave.. Just when
the roadway was crowded with carriages ana Di-
cyclists and the sidewalks thronged with pedes-
trians The first furry of excitement was caused
| by spirited carriage horse. driven by oscar
| Roesner, a clerk. OF No. 2l69 Fifth-ave. Roesner
was driving In One-hundred and thirty -eghth-st..
and had just crossed Lenox-ave. on his way TO
| Seventh-ave when the animal suddenly TOOK a
notion to away. and grasping the bit between
| his teeth started n mad run. The driver pulled
| hard the reins. but finding his efforts were OF
avail Roesner fell back In the seat Of the buggy
| and trembed with fear the horse whirled the
| carriage along.
sharp turn at the took the runaway
| into Seventh-ave where II turned south Mounted
Policeman Peter J. Hunt OF the Highbridge sta
ton. standing with his horse at One hundred
nd-thirty nnth-st. and seeing the frightened AMI
mai. mounted his own horse and followed at rapid
gait. The runaway. gallopng at its utmost speed,
swerved from the west to the east side OF the
avenue and a number OF carriages and wheeiaen
narrowly escaped a collision At One-hundred-and-
thrty-sxth-st. Rioesners horse dashed into vic
toria driven by John McCinnis and owned by H.
c. Overn. of No. 900 Seventh-ave. Mrs Charles
A Flammer. wife OF Magistrate Flammer, and
friend, Miss Jessie Bgelow. were riding in the
victoria
McGinnis the animal coming toward him
and he drove into the curb as far as p' ssible
Roesner's horse was plungng into the air at the
time. and his front feet struck the dashboard OF
the victoria and broke II off. McGinnis held fast
to the reins OF his team and brought them almost
to standstill When the runaway struck the
victoria the animal fell back, and then jumped for
ward again. This time his front legs became en-
tangled between the left forewheel and springs OF
desperately to extrcate himself
Policeman Hunt had by this time overtaken
the bride, while several citizens held the team
badly Hmped
out and escaped injury.
his mad efforts to free himself The horse finally
succeeded. but not until nearly all of the skin
his front legs had been torn and the flesh severely
Mrs. Flammer and Miss Bigelow returned home in
another carriage. Roemer leaped from his buggy
the moment the collision occurred His horse was
taken TO a nearby livery stable. together with Nc
4 large white mustang. which had recently been
shipped here from the West, furnished the second
trians who spend part OF their Sunday afternoons
In the avenue: licensed vender purchased the
carloads of Western horses at One hundred and
fifty -fourth-st. and Macombs's Dam Lane. The ped
halter. Evidently the beast was not familiar with
seventh-ave, for at One-hundre and -ffty third
St. after walking peaceably for one block. the mus
tang broke away with a single bound and dashed
among the numerous carriages to One -hundred-and-
nifty -hrst-st. where he darted upon the sidewalk
which was crowded with people, hundreds Of whom
were women and children. Some one gave yell OF
warning. and Immediately there was lively scram-
BILE. Men and women rushed in all directions for a
safe hiding place. The women screamed loudly with
fright and dozens of ba ,y-carrages were hurried
into vestibules. After running through the
stricken crowd on the sidewalk to One -hundredand-
i hftieth-st the mustang continued in the middle Of
avenue between One-hundrcd and forty second and
with carriages. and there the mustang again played
havoc with the throngs on the sidewalk. galloping
at terrific pace for five blocks, while thousands of
rushed