The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
WOMEN IN A PARK SMASH.
TWO, REoKLEssLY DRYING, RUN DOWN
THIRD ON HoRsEBzok.

Carve in tho East Drive Prevented the
Horsewoman, who Was Mrs. Teresa
Clark, Seeing Danger Ahead-All Three
Badly Hurt-One IL Scared for Life.
A runahout drawn by a pair OF horses at
tracted much attention on upper Seventh ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon. The carriage was
occupied BY two women. both extensively
dressed and both wearing many diamonds
The vomsn.wers driving at a reckless speed
At 125th street the amin als,E beyond the
drivers control and boltsd. Mounted Police
man MCGEE. known In the force as "Suspender
Jack" rode after the runaways. At 117h
street he succeeded In stopping the horses, but
the women. instead Of thanking him, laughed
at him.
What did you stop us for2" one OF them
asked. 1t was lots Of fun. We are seeing
how fast We can 10"
If yoy aren't more careful. I'll have to ar
rest you. replied the policeman. but the women
merely laughed at. him again and whipped up
the horses. The ami mails went at a rapid gait.
but the whip was not spared. and ut 10th street
they bolted for the second time. They dashed
into the Park and started at top speed through
the East Drive.
At iOSth street the drive takes a sharp turn
and the rest OF the road Is hidden by big
clump OF bushes. The horses dashed around
this curve into Mrs. Teresa Clark OF 212 West
126th street. who. on horseback, was coming
up the drive. Mrs CLARK was walking her horse
and she had no warning that the runaway
team was coming. as the bushes concealed
the n from her view.
The team banged into Mrs. Clark's horse.
knocking 1t over and throwing Mrs. Clark d.
rectly In the path OF the runabout. The two
W IN In n "A q a m m rs
ment. and.lay unconscious in the road. Mrs.
Cark's habit became entangled In the wheels
OF the wagon and she was dragged.aonk for
iuiIy forty lsst Hsr COMM was almost most en- ID
her she was unconscious. The horses ran Oh
down the drive. distance Of about fve blocks.
mar Fitzpatrick. who had ridden after them.
One Of the animals was badly out about the
legs. The other was unframed but the run
about was smashed aim ost beyond repair.
In the meantime there had been panic on
the drive, which was we'll flied with horses and
| vehicles. dozen people soon went to the as
| distance OF the three injured women. all Of
whom Lay unconscious , ,ns g., in TIE drive; They
and ambulance calls were sent to the Presby-
terrain, Harlem and !: Hood Wright hospitals.
was the irst to arrive The two other amGu
! iaaces appeared shortly afterward. and the
three doctors Joined in trying to revive the wo-
Mrs Clark was the nrst to recover con.
! laceTdlcu, anu UoT UOuS wis DaulS DTulSeu.
| The Commissions were especially ssvereuDon the
arms amt shoulders. She refuned to go to q
hospital. although it was believed that she had
| also sustained internal injur les. She asked
! that shs be taken home. and she was removed
| son OF l2bth treet and. 81. Nicholas avenue
| was called in to attend her He said that she
would recover.
| The two other women. when they had re-
covered consciousness. eald that they were
| Mrs. G. II. Mckinay and Mrs.L ID. Coggswell
| Of :t3I West Fifty. seventh street: Mrs. Nc:
Kinlay was badly bruised about the head and
body and had sustained internal injuries. She
| was removed to the Presbyterian Hospital.
Mrs. CogRswell was removed to the j. Hood
| Wright Hospital Her face was so badly cut
that she will no SCARED for life. Her body
was also badly confused. Neither OF the wom-
| en- was fatally hurt.
| Mrs. Clark Ia the widow Of an English army
| officer. She is an expert horsewoman and
for a number Of years has supported herself
| BY giving riding lessons. Yesterday she was
riding mare named Gynsy which she pur-
| chased NO years ago from William c. Whitney
for $1,000, GYPSY il from bloodod stock. but
| thrown his wife against a barbed wire fence.
| 1he mare was so badly hurt that she was un-
| able to get up after being knocked down by
| the team. She was iaEen to q veterinary hos
pital. but II is believed that she iscrippled and
will probably have to be shot The oil her
| horses and What was left OF tho runahout were
| taken 10 q livery stable In the neigh borhood.
| At 337 West Fifty seventh street II was said
last .-niRht that Mrs. McKinlay was a widow
| and that Mrs. CoRRswsll, who was also q
widow, lived with hor.