The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-16
BICYCLISTS STAMPEDED.
A RUNAWAY HoRsE DAsHEs lMoNG
5000 BROoKL I'm PARADERS.

AnfiEhted By tire TransparenSiea ana Ian
ternr It Scattered Riders and wheels AtouH
Its TraoE-0ne Man Hiadiy HURT n Doneu
Other Riders nuiurea : wheels Wrecked.
A horse drawing a buggy in which werc c. II.
Van Buron and his wife OF 80 Hooper street
Brooklyn, became frightened by the janglinR
and glittering cavalcade OF parading Wheel
men in Bedford avenue, williamsburg,
last night, and dashed down tho line
at breakneck speed, knocking the bicycliats
right and left and iniuring a few quite severely
The parade was in honor OF the opening OF Leon
ard street, newly paved with asphalt.
There wero 5000 wheelmen and women IN
line, and IL was about @ o'clock when they
were rounding tho Grant statue In front OF
the Union League Club on Bedford avenue,
when the horse and buggy appeared. The caval-
cade had got well around tho statue. and there
we're two lines of bioyclists on the avenue, one
on zach side. going in opposite directions. The
line was brightly illuminated with Japan
csc lanterns and the flashing lights Of
drods OF bells made considerable noise. Tho
horse had Just como out OF Prospect Park. and
S ssf sns stirring r' VAN s,Sht B 4 reared could III the ss alr' c sns
troll of the lines the horse started on
.snri rgn a dSTn 1o,i the FROM axong the bi h2 9 w "aS
from tho crowds on the sidewalks. Park Pc.
liceman Beimer, who was mounted on his wheel.
going too fast for him, and In an instant he was
thrown to the ground and his wheel smashed
ssv bits sra, By the hSns s@ q Which S'i Mss ds snSspod with a
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Buren, were thrown out OF
the buggy before the horse had zone s a block s.
conscious. Her husband struck his head against
wound.
Tho runaway caused the utmost confusion
w she r to the OF ri sfs S slSy'llI sfs' to oh get 'o oSs
selves Of their wheels and taking to their
ran full tilt into Charles Rosenthal, 90 years
feet away. He struck on bis head and was un.
conscious 6 when t gtiekTe oh up. a pS,iSem mar G R6s, IN
thai was taken there, where K was found that
Near Hancock street the horse sworved to the
mems Club Of areenpoint. Arthur Engleman Of
his wheel and it was wrecked. Ono Of the
horses legs caught in Engleman's wheel and
The next victims of the runaway were Harry
and Nina Diemon OF 113 OAK street. who were
riding a tandem. The horse crashed into them
avenue OF his wheel at this point. Tho
broken wheel that was ciineing to II,
and soon after running down tho tandem
1hs ho Ssa fol soll to sde as stF fssi as sot tSey cpo Sllis %sfe
upon the horse in q moment, and they eucceeded
in disentangling Engleman's ruined wheel from
the horses legs. Tho horse, which was not hurt
badly. was taken to WAshburn's livery stable
on Bedford avenue and word was sent to Mr..
! Van Buren,. "
The police said that q dozen or more bicyclists
were injured. but none Of them, 90 far asithe
PPs ellsin eG re@o 5ssfp to W q so So sfIf0RRs Oso ha5s - ws g
the only one who was seriously injured.
There were 10000 persons along Bedford ave
nue. nt the time OF the accident, and the excite
ment was intense. The parade was broken UP
for nearly an hour and the bicycltsrs had q hard
time to form in line again.
The avenue had been set apart exclusively for
tho paraders last night, and 1t was said that Mr.
Van Buren, had no right to drive on it The
horse ran eight blocks through the cavalcade
before 1t was finally stopped.