The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
AMBULANCE HIT HIM FAIR.
A PIRILOUS RTDE IND 4 CLOSE
car ON THE E.ISiERS PdRKW.Ir.
Thu Driver, Spurrrd by Promises
of sharing in stolen ChampnGne, Hit
Bicycle Rider -Impnlcd Him on tho
Shntts-No Danger Except to Clothing.


of sharing in stolen ChampnGne, Hit
"a Bicycle Rider-ImpnIcd Him on tho
Shntts-No Danger Except to Clothing.
when 'cn tNisstory 10 my friends they usually
make numerous sarcastic remarks and quietly hle
out OF the room" said the Doctor when his turn
came. Dr --.. familary known as Van. was
ambulance surgeon In the $780, HOSPITAL in Brook
Ign and vas ~ a pcighborinS hospital Having
Il Sunday afternoon 81. thought I'd make Van a
call Van received mr in his usual courteous and
Chesterneldian style rcm -rking AT once Have
drink Gnd pushed over TO me pint bottle of
champagne. Ny nmasemcnt must have shown
, itself fof haven't poker face, and ambulance
+ surgeons usually don't have champagne lying
around loose. Ven, noticing my expression,
remarked. wish laugh Go ahead. old man:
we stole il from the fair that was held yesterday
| on the hospital grounds IL hid Of this place a
whole case twcrtg four pints
| "Nuw I'm cur.pusy enough, fond Of this par
| tirular brand % Erapc Juice. and nurscd that
bottle well meanwhile making raid on the
tobacco box | was beginning to feel repaid tor
4 my journey. Wide engaged IN talking shop as
most intcrues do Oh u visit, arguing MS 10 which
, hospital had the better service, whether their or
our house surGron5 got more operations and
- laughing over a cw experiences with nurses. tho
ambulance telephone rang out its unwelcomc
SUMMONS
| Il always admired the way Van answered the
telephone lcisufciy, And in condesccnding
manner HulD HcadruMiers!' Reserr oir'
! WhGt the matter! Sunsir,ke' Good Hook
! Ing up the receiver win n bAiE. he sisnalcd fnr
| the hus-,h that Is name for the ambulance
! Find a cap. Dudgy. and come al ing, he said.
Wen have a ride on the Eastern Parkway nearly
! all the way down MI.
| we climbed into the bus an of We went strap.
ping our selves, ia. as the bus turned out OF the
grounds into the street We soon came 10 the
Parkway lUr agoui two miles ride Van and
both cit happy, not .GOm tine prospect VI a case,
but rom the sampNng that other ease.
1 we were travelling along NJ irOt
this id ssate go i1s,cr ri, give you a pint u
cLamJrgnc Smr-h went the whip TOT reply,
ana the ambulance bounded ,or"eId, az new y. Q
tie Nostranl avenue trolley tracks with roar,
which Immediately subsuci as We struck the
"'tim" sIf.cEcd Van another bottle II this old
car horse cS lastcr" The whip came down
with Crack that was plainly heard and the
Lone was IN a dead gal!op. the bus swnyinE rom
side ~ SIDE, the spnts rafting, while cloud OF
dust olinwca AMI We held on Tor Keeps Jim
was worth As 1t was Sunday the Boulevard
was crowded with vc!idcs " oil descriptions \
NH seeing us coming al ing nj lull tl, spurrci
his hurs. ~ 10 the si4o II the bus and asccrtaincd
spnc IN ron, Of US. he "ilci"usiy warned a ii
vehicles IL one side We nasscd between rpws 81
them, catchinS SlmpSc oi staring occupants
The rcscr, plr doomed up, VIC were almost
there, AM lust goins at q cl'pphg pace sud
denly tie GTlvef. ' an and nearly had a ht for.
sinultanc Justly. We saw in 'front.' ~ us on an old
iashiunca IU.lnch tDIumna bicycle u young
fellow who having turned in his saddle, was
looNiNG back over his shoulder lie either hadn't
noticed the approach o tie bus. ~ else had not
heard the gong. and evidently was trying 10 SEQ
where The n, united Policeman was going With
one accord We all ycilcd like madncn. and
thOuGh ~ that Jim would split that old cong
f.F.tf k. - tNl "A No
knew what happeIc The driver seemed par.
grin realized that We were, ,slll going,
Looked iceland, and Il hat whirrcd rom under the
rear wheels. but no man, M wheel; and the horse
was running away, lgroancd. didn't think
10 ask ' al ho" he felt
Hy ms nn S i'm n saw hT WIN matters were EHnS
he yanR that norSr's head toward the curb, and
, almost tn" next instant Vs. struck. Something
seemed e. 1T me clear nj The scat and found
myself IN a heap huddlcd up under the front
SCAT VITA the srints aGd cotton, AS recovered
ithpu"h i about iimc TO sec what had ,harrcncd
IN" bus had st0pp"d tree by n" GnLb cAtohing
Nothng seemed broken but that poor old plug
"Thr int'rrstng part was yet to come. Iquickl,
looked at the shaft, and Involuntary turned my
head away. Th' man hung, hrad legs aud arms
down from one Of tn shafts, which hid apparcnty
gone through his abdomen aS the end Of the shat
projected from under hts cont lie did not move
and was d'at'.iy pale While Van and the drive
trass. looked nj tho horse and then undctstoot
the cause oi his running away, ana while | hat
: not seen the wheel lily past TIL back Of tho bus
wrecked BY the horses bird feet. which had gon,
1 time It's rider was so neatly pickrd of his scat
( The hoIsr GlnE on a Eallop nj the time Of tn
accident and both hind legs moving At tho sam
I the whr" had simply bcn dragged along at cacl
a jump Of the gallop No wonder the horse wa
: fiEhrnrd,
/. Turning again TO Van found that he ha
Q opened up the mans clothing, and was Carclull
( examining him for injuries, Van seemed pei
picked aud askrd the man, who had by this tim
\ recovered 10 stand up. Up he got and absolutrl
I 10 injury could b. discovered with the cXCcptio
OF slight bTuisc Of the l,it hip truly wondcTfu
escape from b ing diScmbow'cd, lie wa
Z quit pale, and SO weak from fright that he coul
Z hardly stand. lie Appeared surprised 10 Gnd him
4 self alive,
i "Nan took out an ambulance record slip an
g wrot' som, Thug on The back, and then handed
@ 10 tho young fellow Ia sign, which he did with
e sha >iGg hand, The slip, aftrward found GU
: read something Ike this:
4 81, the undrtHignrd, release Dr. Van Of -------
Il and tho driver Of the ---- Hospital anibulanC
= from all blame in the accident which harpenc
z to me- today
i 1T was mean adv vantage 10 take, as the ma
" not responsible at that time for what he di
G or said but Van was taking nO chances IL eve
y the law was invoked, The whe'l was the wor,
l. looking wreck Of Its kind ever saw handles ben
o lamp broken, saddle awry arq the front who
| twisted into the. tsuo cuIyc3 Of the figure