The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-15
Horse Attached to The Latter so Badly In
uTsd That II Was Killed
STARTLING BEHAVIOR OF THE AUTO.
II Fan Around In Circles, Bumped Against Fences,
CHASED BlcJCl, Policeman ami Was Over
come by Weight Of Numbers

New York, Dec. i5.--An automobile
ran amuck in Fifth avenue between
Forty ninth and Fifty-hrst streets at
3 o'clock last evening. 1t would have
been running yet-in clrcles-had not
indignant citizens i'm evening and other
dress swarmed upon the mad machine
and subdued II by sheer force OF num-
bers
Its driver. whom 1t threw. and who
rashly attempted 10 mount il again. -
In the Flower hospital with broken
leg. Bike" Policeman Clarkin. who
did some marvellous trick riding in
avoiding the devil carriage" Is suffer
ing from nervous shock
The weird performance OF the auto"
showed the full possibilities of the ma
chine and also marked the revenge OF
the horse, for II was a horse which set
the horseless carriage Wild.
Joseph Mclaughlin drives cab. He
views the automobiles with suspicion
His chief patrons are members OF the
'millionaire's club" at Sixtieth street.
He was driving south in Fifth avenue.
At Forty ninth street he saw an auto
mobile guided by George 5. Dugree
bearing down upon him. The usual sig
nails We're interchanged. but one OF the
drivers mistook port for starbDard and
a collision followed. The impact was
great. Both drivers were hurled from
their seats. McLaughlin's horse was 81
badly hurt that IL was necessary to
shoot II.
As Dugree was thrown from the
auto" his hand wrenched the power
lever and set II 'full speed ahead At
the same instant the shock set the steer
ing gear hard aport. Like dog chas-
ing his own tail the horseless carriage,
at high speed, ran In mad circles.
There were many spectators. Fifth
avenue residents threw up their win
dows and leaned far out to view the
carriage. Bicycle Policeman Clarkin.
pedaling hard from afar arrived
breathless TO find himself pursued by
the cvazy vehicle. He steered out Of its
orbit and then went after IT.
Put the auto" was not making exact
circles II ran over a curb and struck
a fence. The shock reversed the power
and with a bound the carriage flew
back again and made an elliptic run
up the avenue almost catching Clarkin
who was unprepared for tactics so sur
prsing.
Like one who attempts 10 seize
runaway horse Dugree sprarg at the
thing as it wihiZzed by him in SENT
circle seized the seat and vaulted al
most aboard.
Ills hand was ON the lever when a
iolt threw him off. HIS touch had re-
versed the power and the internal con-
trivance stopped sped backward ana
ran over him. He lay there helpless,
his lert leg fractured The auto sui
len. dumb mysterious monster con-
rinued maneuvering in the half light.
Tho crowd detected signs of waning
power.
Come on men" yelled tall man
evening al. Sc "We'l down it,
Led bv this hero The C.owd seized
SIS wheels and overpowered 1t. An am
hular@e carried off Dugree and Police
r~0o. Chafin cirried IF the cob driver.
NrcIaughliu 20 the Fast Ffty-hrst
street station ard told the sergeant the
stOr".
"Au of which being the case" said
the map behind the desk. ~ cannot sec
that Mclaughlin has committed any
crime Go home"
The automobile, With ~ the breath
ard deviItrv kno~kcd out Of ". was
wheeled back to it's company's stable.
4 policeman shot the horse.