New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-13
LIVELY HARLEM RUNAW4YS.
EXCITING SCENES CAUSED BY TWO FRACTIOI-S
HORSES


EXCITING SCENES CAUSED BY TWO FRACTrOrs
HORSES.
Dr. +. W. Finley. Of No 21e West One-hundred-
and-twenty -second-st.. and George Schaeffer. a
horse dealer. of No. III West Thirty cond-st had
exciting adventures with runaways in Harlem
yesterday afternoon DR.. Finley received a hurry
call at o'clock, and went to Qunn's livery stable
One-hundred and-twent y-foIrh-st and ordered his
horse and buggy. The hostler in his hurry. put the
wrong bride on thu doctors horse. DR.. Finley dis
covered the mistake after he had got into his
riaGe. and ordered tn. bride changed The hostle-
removed the bride. leaving the horse unhtched
md he had hardly turned his ba ok when the animal
started out. The carriage upse; at the street
curve and DR.. Finley was thrown out. but not
hurt. The horse kicked loose and east. An
other horse. hitched to the deliver wagon of S.
Spencer. a drygoods merchant took fright a the
commoton, and ran west TO Lenox-ave. and then
north to One-hundred-an nd thirteth ST, where it
captured and brought back. Policeman Nc
CARNEY who captured the runaway animal hear
ing OF the escape OF DR. Finley's horse. drove the
team to Lenox-ave.. where he found DR.. Fineys
horse had been caught by citizens. The COM
bned efforts Of five were necessary To take the
Doctors horse back 20 the stable.
At o'clock n bay colt owned and driven by
SchaefYer the horse dealer got the BIZ between his
teeth at One hundred and twent y-nfth-st.. and
started up Seventh-avc. John McElroy. another
horse dealer who driving the avenue. in
formed Mounted Policeman Harold of the High
bridge station One -hundred-andfiftyi i-st-st. A.
e-hundr land fifty-thri s. Schaeffei's horse
swerved to the ives; and threw the occupant ont.
The frightened animal lodged a number o. trucks,
sw~rveo to tae south, ac.J3s some vacant lois
up TO Seventh-ave. again, where Ii TOOK 10 tAe
pavement, and ran at breakneck pace lntil
stopped by "A number % citizens. al One-hundreu-
and nfiy- frst-si. Policeman Harold had JUST Soi
his horse under WAY. in chasing the runaway wn'h
Schaefrer was thrown out directly in his path Ine
polceman's skfu horsemanship alone saved
Schaeffer from being trampled. Schaeffer was I'M
Injured as also his horse and wagon.
PASSENGERS BADLY FRIGHTENED.
Two horses attached to truck owned and driven
by David Fink OF No Gle Iiudson-st.. became
frightened by n woman bicyclist at One-hundred-
and-t hiry fourth-st and Fifth-ave, yesterday az
iernoon and ran away. AT -hundred-and-
twenty-ffth-st the horses narrowly escaped run
ming into A northboulj cabe-car. The passengers
saw the danger they were in and the gilpman
frightened the grip causing the car TO go on at
double. speed. Meanwhile the conductor closed
the doors preventing the passengers from rushing
from the car As it was. the horses missed strlk-
ing the by only about "A loot ,
There were many women in the car. and they
were foremost in the rush toward the rear pat
form The action of the conductor in closing the
door doubtless prevented them from leaplng from
the car and sustaining serious injury.