The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-16
GRAY HARRY ON
A HIGH TRESTLE.
A Remarkable Feat Of a Noted Rich
mond Horse.
MAKES A WILD NIGHT RUN,
\ Locomotive ON the Eric Railroad
Chascs Him Three Milcs--A TrestIc
100 Feet High Being No Obsta-
Gle for the Old Charger.


Richmond. and an animal that those who
knew him best believed had more than
horse sense, was Gray Harry. Colonel
g. Percy Halves, one Of the finest riders
that ever backed horse. owned Gray
Harry. and he says ne was the best
horse he ever saw. and the smartest
Colonel Halves bought him when four
years old. sold him and got sorry for it,
and bought him back again at the end
OF year
This was the horse that Colonel Halves
rode on the cavalry trip 20 Hanover
when he was adiutant OF that regiment
and the feats Of Gray Harry on that trip
are yet remembered by the cavalrymen.
HARRY GOES NORTH.
Colonel Halves finally sold Gray Harry
10 Mr. Terhune. his brother-in-law. who
took a great fancy 20 him, on account Of
his intelligence. and Mr.. Terhunc took
him 10 his home on the Hudson, Terhune.
as is well known. being the name OF
Marion Harland." Colonel HAYES sister.
Now at this point IS connected the fol-
lowing remarkable story, recently printed
in the New York sun, Of this same horse,
and Colonel Halves said when he read II:
II would be surprised at any other horse
doing such a thing, but not al Gray Harry,
though now nearly twenty years old
4 REMARKABLE FEAT.
The Sun says:
GRAY Harry" a Paterson. y. j.. livery
horse. achieved greatness and renOwn
night before last. His owner, Marcus
Zoek. would qualify this statement and
saw the horse only achieved renOwn. being
already great. For Ieek says, the horse
IS wonderful i'm intelligence and gentle
ness and IS excellent in every way under
the saddle or i'm single or double harness.
Zeek says ne bought Harry from "A man
who bought him from Marion Harland.
the novel writer who had owned him for
several years Zeek admits willingly That
Harry's feat Of two nights ago was won
dorful for any hOrsc-though he contends
that for him 10 have run away AZ all
was more wonderful than the fact that
ne chose tho Erie Railroad 20 travel on,
and travcrsed some 30 feet OF trcstle
work during his cight-miie run.
Josiah Griffith publisher OF the city Di-
rcctory Of Paterson. who returned from
a trip 10 Washington "a few days ago
took the horse out about Z o'clock on
Friday night and drove with his wife 10
70 cousins house In Rldgewood.
4 WILD RUN
About 10 O'Clock Griffith went 10 the sta
bic and climbed into the sleigh. In turn
ing 20 drive ont the sleigh was partially
upset and Griffith was dumped in the
snow. The horse. which wore an open
bride. without binders. became frighten-
cd and dashed out Of tho stable. through
the yard. into the street. and away to-
ward home Lap robe. whip. seat cushion
and the other contents OF the cutter were
dumped out along the first few rods OF
his course. and the horse was soon out
of sight down the G0dwinvillc road.
a T,. tf.s or o
Erie trucks the horse turned on TO the
track which led straight toward home.
The distance by the railroad was less
than four miles and from Ridgewood TO
Paterson by wagon road would have been
eight. he horse passed Hawthorne. two
miles from Paterson. just a few minutes
hefoe the local train from Ferndale was
, due. The crew of the train was notified
that there was "a horse ahead. so was the
operator I'm the signal tower at the gravel
pit. half a mile further on. The horse
beat the telegraph I'm this last notification.
however. and was gathering over the in
terlocking switches as the operator bent
over his instrument the unaccustomed
Jingle q the slcghbells nearly drowning
the signals Of the sOunder \ moment
later the train came along the engineer
and fireman leaning far out OF the cab
to look ahead along the track. \ Wild
waving Of the operators arms Informed
them that the horse was stll somewhere
ahead.
ACROSS a DARK BRIDGE.
Soon aftef this Engineer George Bowen
sighted the horse. which had almost come
10 a standstill at sight OF the bridge
across the Passaic. This bridge is 100
Feet long and there are no lights on H..
The river rushes beneath Il. and its aspect
from attempting 10 cross il on the ties.
ON sighting the horse Engineer Bowen
shut off steam and applied brakes. In
tending TO send his fireman. Colonel
Durvea. ahead TO turn the horse of the
track. but the glare OF the headlight
not only frightened the horse but also
Illuminated a narrow footway across the
bridge between the tracks. Along this
the horse sprang. crossing in seven
jumps
Operator Walker I'm the signal tower at
West Paterson. at this end Of the bridge.
is authority for the number or jumps.
lie had left his crossing gates raised
more to obey orders than with any idea
that the horse could get across the
bridge. and was descending from his
tower when the roar OF hoof5 on lhe
bridge apprised him that the impossible
Was being effected. After that he says,
he rad no further thought OF stopping
the runaway. as no did not consider his
nav of 50 "A month warranted him 70 get
ia front Of the horse.
AHEAD OF THE TRAIN.
Meantime the train was slowly follow
ing tho horse. and the engineer and fire.
man were trying 10 follow tho course Of
the horse. This was hard TO do. as. al
though there was a bright moon behind
them. the scattered patches OF snow rem
dcred il difficult TO see the white horse
and dark sleigh clearly Their chief
guide was in seeing the sparks as the
horse struck the steel rails or the sleigh
slowed along them.
Bowen would have preferred, If he must
strike tho horse. 10 do so at full speed,
so that the shock would throw IL out Of
his way: but he would have much pre-
ferred not 10 strike II at all, so. with
his hand shifting nervously from the
throttle to the air valve, he drove on,
slowly watching ahead. a tired look
came over his face as the man at the
River street crossing tagged him 10 a
standstill and told him that a runaway
horse was on the track ahead.
yet" Bowen answered. II have been
chasing that horse for over two miles"
This performance was repeated at
| Franklin street and at Lafayette street.
! where the nagman said the horse was
! urobablv in the trestle over Fulton street.
"Oh. / guess not" said the engineer. "
ne crossed the Passaic bridge all right"
DID CROSS y TRESTLE.
A. a matter OF fact the horse did cross
me thirty-foot trestle over Fulton street
without further mishap. and just beyond