New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-07
ENGINE AGAINST HORSE.
PASSENGERS ON A COMFY ISLAND TRAIN
SEE AN EXCITING RACE. IN WHICH
POLICEMAN WAS INJURED.

Three hundred or four hundred passengers on
Culver route train on its way to Coney lslano a,
o'clock yesterday afternoon, witnessed hisn''
exciting race between runaway horse and the
engine and train which they were riding, emu
ing with the horse pitching headong into Cohey
Island Creek with buggy to when IL was a.
,ached. and the serious injury OF Pa'ro''na"
Delurv Of the Coney Island Station, VINO III
situated the race. and who suffered the fracture
of three Of his ribs In trying to save the ho'se
from drowning.
1t was Just o'clock when the Culver road tram
reached the station at Kings Highway ana Graves
end-ave From there Gravesend-ave. stretches
straightaway toward Coney Island for about one
mile There are two railroad tracks In the ave-
nue. but no regular highway for a frightened
horse Hl;ched in Kings Highway at TINS ume
was horse and wagon belonging to IhomaS
Doyle. proprietor OF the Franklin House on 'he
Ocean Boulevard. The engine went foot. ana
the horse lifted its head quickly. and broke It's
fastening Patrolman Delury was near by. ana
he saw the horse start down Gravesend-aVe'
right ahead OF the engine, which was slowly gain
ering Roadway. He made dash for the morse
and buggy. but the horse. spirited ANIMAL was
off like flash, and the buggy was ca'eern'e
and gathering the rails, while the people o'
the train momentarily expected to see the wagon
tin over and the horse into the ditch In less
time than 1t takes to tell it. Deury jumped on 10
the engine step and said:
Say Cap don't lie; that horse beat you u No"S'
Island See II you can't head him on
BY this time the horse had lead OF 3Oo yarus'
and was Just warming UP TO his work Inc en-
glneer opened the throttle TO the speed notch'
and soon the passengers were enjoying an I'M
provised Metropolitan Handicap with steel matched
against horseiesh and blood. The steel steeu sooH
began gain. and Delury said: -, - oo,oh
STEADY now Cap, and I'll see II can eaten
him by the bits" -, ,o.s
The horse never stopped the engine slowed
speed himself and away he went faster than ever
down the track. - bat,
Again the engineer overlook the runaway, put
this time the pursued and pursuer were nearing
the place where Gravesend-ave. crosses the creek
"Hurry up and get me the other side SAID
Delury and with that the engine shot across tne
trestle Just as the horse plunged madly into me
creek and wallowed its way toward the opposite
bank Delury had jumped off the engine as ne
reached the opposite bank. and he was walths LOT
the winded steed he clambered up the pahh'
The horse seemed to recognize Delury as Victor,
for he struck out with his foreleg ana MI the
officer In the ribs breaking three OF them. DeIury
held the animals bride until Roundsman fatrick
A. Sheehan came up, when the horse was ols,
entangled from the wreck of the buggy and heiped
up the bank. -, ~ roL, r
Pierce OF Coney Island. was summoned, ana sent
for an ambulance from the Norwegian Hospital;
where Delury went for treatment: The morse ol9
not seem to be much the worse for MS race, ana
the passengers had only the accident TO the poce-
man to regret as they went on TO the Island