The times., 1898-10-09
A BRONCO RUNS ANUCE
Breaks Away From Men Hav.
ing Him in Charge.
CHASE AFTER THE CAYUSB
The Animal Jumps Forty Feet OveE
Hcemen and Speeds Along the
Railroad Track-Wild West Scene
In New York Streets.

New York, Oct s-One OF the bronchot
coralled in the pen at 18th Street and
Eighth Avenue broke away from its keep
ers yesterday afternoon, and ran foI
miles through the city's streets, leaving
trail of disaster in its wake. Dozens
OF policemen joined in the chase, some or
horses, some on foot and half a dozer
on bicycles. Two of the latter were sc.
riously injured They are Policeman
Lanz and Policeman William j. Hanley.
Richard Webber. a butcher, at No 20
East 10th Street. bought the broncho in
question, and sent two OF his men to tn,
yard TO take it home. John Morris.
laoorer. Of No. 1883 Park Avenue, and
william Mackey. Of No. 3sl East 132s
street, are the unfortunates who under
took 10 execute this commission. Both
are now in police station, waiting tria
Tor letting the horse 60 Both declare
they mad no option in the matter-tha.
the broncho wanted to go and went.
~ was a little bit of a bronco. and an
motifs led IL out of the yard Macket--
criticised the action of THE boss in
sendin' US both for the little thing
once in Eighth Avenue the bronco seem.
Cd TO have suddenly grown, for it kicked
Mackey and Morris into the gutter ana
ned toward the postofiee
Bicycle Policeman Lanz rode in nurs11if
ana caught hold Of the rope halter. The
cayuse jumped sidewise and I.anz took
a header unlike any he had ever before
experienced At One Hundred and For
t!-htth street the animal turned and.
almost running over a crowd of school
children, made for the boulevard LAM
was in pursuit. blowing his whistle for
help. Bicycle Policemen NulIarkey and
Hanley took up the chase at One Hum
dred and Twelfth Street At One Hun.
oreo and Tenth Street the bronco con-
GUIDED II had had enough of the bouIe-
ward, and, wheeling west, gaIIoped furt.
ously 10 Riverside Drive.
BY this time four mounted policemes
were also in pursuit Policemen on fool
thought 1t their duty TO chase the run.
away the length of their posts At Sew.
enty-eight Street the bronco jumped a
fence into a beautiful lawn and did a Iof
OF damage to grass and shrubbery. and
when the policemen got in TO catch II tn,
willy animal as promptly jumped out. Al
Seventieth Street the horse made a fiytna
jump over the stone wall and landed ON
the New York Central tracks, forty feet
below. The policemen jumped from theiI
broken its neck, but they knew not what
Western bronchO is made Of
The horse picked itself up and sped
along down the tracks. The policemen
gave chase on foot. The horse tired OF
the tracks at Sixty-fifth Street, and, run
ming east, II once more scaled a FIVE foot
fence and fell on the other side, appar-
emily exhausted.
The bronco. Ike a prize fighter tryina q
to recuperate, lay still until Policeman
Hanley tried to catch its halter. With a
sIring it bounded into the air and gave
Hanley a kick in the groin that rendered
him Immediately hors de combat. Quick
as lightning the animal let its second
hind foot fly and Lanz went down
In trying to get out of the lot the bron.
co fell a second time. and Policeman Null
iarkey, with the aid of several persons.
caught It. and some yards Of clOtheslina
were wrapped about the PROSTATE ami
mails legs.