The sun., 1897-04-28
HORSES THROW SOLDIERS.

HORSES THROW SOLDIERS.
Capt. ,. v. AIIstrom Perhaps Fatally injured
Several Other Mounted Oncern Also Hurt
The Horses OF Two OF Gov. Blnck's stnG
Hun Down Civiiinns--Other Accidents-sev-
ernl sfiiitinmen succumb from Exhaustion.
Capt. John " Allstrom, commanding the
| Second Troop OF Now Jersey Cavalry. was near
| the head of the line of New Jersey militiamen
| when they neared tho reviewing stand. When
J the troop WAS q little south Of tho triumphal
arch, and about 100 feet north of the reviewing
| stand. Capt. Allstrom's horse began to act pecu
| liary He stopped, trembled, and then sud-
| denly reared to one side. As ho did SO Capt
Allstrom was unhorsed. He fell on the left side
| Of his head
After he had fallen he lay as II dead. Police
| men rushed TO his assistance and Bicycle Po-
| liceman England raced for an ambulance
| About tho same time that Ambulance Surgeon
| Pascal OF Bellevue Hospital reached Capt. ALL
| strom, DIR. Bellamy, a sergeant in Squadron A,
| came up.
The doctors examined tho man and found q
deep cut, about three inches long. directly back
| Of the left ear. The ear was badly lacerated
Restoratives were applied. but it was impossible
| to bring the injured man back to consciousness.
| AS soon possible Capt Allstrom was removed
| to st. Lukes Hospital, where 1t was found that
| he was suffering from a compound fracture Of
| the skull.
Capt. Allstrom lives in Camden. NJ. His
horse It was discovered, had the blind steggcrs.
When Bicycle Policeman England was going
for an ambulance for Capt. Allstrom. he ran
down old veteran, who was thrown to the
| ground and received a severe cut on the head.
The wound was dressed, and the old man re-
fused TO give his namo or go to a hospital.
As Gov. Black g staff was passing along River
side Drive near Seventy-ninth street, the horses
| ridden by Major Lee and Col. Greene or the
stan became unmanageable. The horses had
but they became quiet % after % While. ale On reach.
and. with Major Lee and Col. Greene tugsing az
| their bits, passed the rest of the staff. After
| carrying their unwilling riders a distance of
nearly two blocks they were finally stopped. but
Thomas Boyle Of 234 Hutton street, Jersey City.
and August Cellar of AZ Summit avenue. Jersey
| City, were removed to the Presbyterian Hospital
whore their injuries were found to bo not seri-
Major George s Rcdield of Gen. Dodge's staff
was thrown from his horse in Riverside Drive.
pear seventy-th!rd street The stat officers
@ had Just ti turned ed Into tho Drive from Seventy.
them. they started of at a brisk trot.. Major
Rcdheld. who was riding spirited black horse.
blowing a sur gale at the time and hats We're
| blown off in every direction. One caused the
to the ground. No bones @ were @ broken, @ but M the o
Major was badly shaken up. After remaining
half AN hour Major Redficld was wrapped in a
| blanket and taken home in a cab.
Al Eighty;third street and Riycrside Drive
| Cornwall, who was At the head of the Cornwall
Sompany re reared red an and threw him M Helm Helm
| He was able 10 return to his home.
Capt; Charles w. Jackson OF the Fifth Mary.
| Madison avenue and Thirty.cighth street IIe
was taken to the New York Hospital with bad
| Charles II. May of Squadron A was thrown
| from his horse at Madison avenue and Fortieth
street One OF his ankles was sprained.
j. A. Grupcl. a Brooklyn militiaman whilc
marching along Riverside Drive, near seventy
| fourth street, was struck in tho eye with the
The wound was dressed by Dr. Dom OF tho Belle
vue ambulance and he was sent homo.
ing TO Battery h OF the Pennsylvania National
Guard slipped and fell at Fitty-third street and
saopins at the time III in order to catch up NTH NTH
the rest of the procession The rider Of the
horse was thrown from his saddle, but no was
| able to continue with his troop. It some
time before the militiamen succeeded in getting
the horse to its feet, owing TO the slippery pave
| ment.
succUMpED on THE MARCH.
Frank Ireland OF Troop A fell from his horse
In fai mt when near l15th street, and sustained
several severe bruises. He was revived by an
ambulance surgeon. and taken to private resi-
dence in the neighborhood.
Edward Rogers OF the Third Regiment Of New
Jersey. living at Keyport. fell from his horse
from exhaustion and was taken to St Luke's
Fred Hsnlon. private of Company F. Eigh.
teenth Regiment Of Pennsylvania, tainted on
the march up Riverside Drive and was removed
Edward Scotch OF the Second Massachusetts
Regiment, who became exhausted about the
George Schneider Of Post IS. q. A. r., OF Con
necticut, fell off his horse near tho reviewing
stand from exhaustion. He was treated by an
william Green. Pennsylvania militiSman
dropped in the era rSnES from At MSd
taken to Bellevue Hospital.
John Carr OF the Pennsylvania brigade was
coming down the hill at Forty-h street. He
was attended by the ambulance corps at Forty
second street.
A FEW SPECTATORS GET HURT.
while standing on II barrel ut the Park Circle al
F1fty.ninth street and tho boulevard was seized
with an cpileptic fit and fell to the sidewalk. Ht
received several bud cuts about tho head anG
was taken TO Roosevelt Hospital, -....
Mrs. Esther Leverty Of lol Johnson street
Brooklyn. while standing Oh a barrel near West
End avenue, was thrown TO the ground by thu
DIR. Donovan of tho ambulance service a
seyenty.second street attended her. .
Fritz Hecker Of a27 East Tonth street, 2;
throe companions from tree. at Riverside
Drive and 18Th street. Ono Of the branche
70 the ground. Heckcr wasrendeered unconscious
He was removed TO st. Lukc's Hospital. where /
Tho Rev. Henry stiIand Of 272 West Eighty
fourth street fell down an UNPROTECTED par! 9
| tno DUN III IFonL OF inc tlarcmONt fOlO III
wrists were sprnined and his head cut lie is Z,
years old.
DROWNED TRYING TO SEE M'KISLEy.
When President Mckinley landed nt the foo
| OF West Fiity-second street last evening, aftc
having reviewed the marine parade, Peter Mel
son. captain of the Consolidated Ice Company
barge Mohcgan, which ley on the foot OF Wcs
| Fifty'iirst street, started TO climb ashore on
! ladder in order To get a better yiCw OF him. Tn
ladder broke in the middle, and Nelson foil int
| the water.
Peter Donnclly OF $50 West Fiftieth stree
tried To rescue him, but Nelson was drowned
! His body was recovered and was taken to tn
West Forty -seYeni h street police station.
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