The evening times., 1898-10-08
4 BRONCO RUNS ANuCK
Breaks Away From Men Hay-
ing Him in Charge.
CHASE AFTER THE CAYUSE
The Animal Jumps Forty Feet over
u Stone Wall, DisabIes Tive PO-
icemen and Speeds Along the
Railroad Track-WiId West Scene
I'm New York Streets.

New York, Oct S-One of the bronchos
enralled in the pen at 157th Street and
Eighth Avenue broke away from its keep
ers yesterday afternoon. and ran for
miles through the city's streets. leaving
a trail of disaster in its wake. Dozens
of policemen Joined in the chase, some on
horses, some on foot and half dozen
on bicycles. Two OF the latter were Sc
rlously injured. They are Policeman
l anz and Policeman William ]. Hanley.
Richard Weber a butcher, at No. 227
East 10th Street, bought the broncho in
question. and sent two of his men to the
yard 10 take il home. John Morris, a
laborer. of No. 1853 Park Avenue, and
William Mackey, of No. 33l East 132d
Street, are the unfortunates who under
took TO execute this commission. Both
are now In police station. waiting trial
for letting the horse go. Both declare
they had no option in the matter-that
the bronchO wanted 10 go and went
II was little bit of bronco, and as
Morris led il out of the yard Mackey
criticised the action of 1.-The boss" in
'sendin' us both for the little thing"
Once in Eighth Avenue the bronco SEEM
ed to have suddenly grown, for it kicked
hed toward the postoffice.
Bicycle Policeman Lanz rode in pursuit
and caught hold of the rope halter The
cayuse jumped sidcwise and Lanz took
header unlike any he had ever before
experienced. At One Hundred and For
ty-fifth Street the animal turned, and
almost running over crowd of school
children, made for the boulevard LanZ
was in pursuit, blowing his whistle for
haln IDAI;
Hanley took up the chase at One Hun
dred and Twelfth Street At One Hun
dred and Tenth Street the bronco con-
cluded 1t had had enough of the boule-
ward, and. wheeling west galloped furi-
ously TO Riverside Drive
BY this time four mounted policemen
were also in pursuit Policemen on foot
thought ii their duty to chase the run
away the length of their posts. AT Sew
enty-eight Street the bronco jumped
fence into a beautiful lawn and did a lot
OF damage to grass and shrubbery, and
when the policemen got III to catch 1t the
willy animal as promptly jumped out. At
Seventieth Street the horse made u flying
jump over the stone wall and landed on
the New York Central tracks. forty feet
below. The policemen jumped from their
wheels, thinking the animal must have
broken its neck, but they knew not what
a 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. il once more scaled five foot
fence and fell on the other side, appar-
| entity exhausted.
The bronco, like prize fighter trying
| TO recuperate. lay still until Policeman
! Hanley tried to catch its halter With a
| spring il 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
| larkey, with the aid of several persons,
caught it. and some yards of clothesi.ne
were wrapped about the PROSTATE AMI
mails legs.