The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-01
GEORGE S. HORN INJURED
Jumped from Carriage and Was
Badly Bruised-Wild Ride
of Driver Riggs.

One of the most thrilingly exciting
and at the same time one of the most
remarkable runaways ever seen in this
city occurred last evening shortly after
6 o'clock on Washington avenue be-
tween the county Jail and Hickory
streets.
Attorneys George $. Horn and Cor
nelius Comegys, accompanied by
Dominick Pesant an Italian law stu
dent in the office of Vosburg and Daw-
son. had been up the valley preparing
a case to be tried next week in Grim
inal court. They We're returning in a
carriage owned by Gorman's livery
and drawn by a pair of black horses
driven by James Riggs.
Mr. Comegys got out at the corner
of North Washington avenue and
Marion street and the carriage con-
tinued down the former thoroughfare
toward the central city. The horses
began to take on a little speed and just
as they reached the county Jail they
got beyond the control of Riggs. He
tugged bravely at the lines, but the
horses wore too strong for him and on
they went down the avenue at ter
rife rate of speed, the carriage rock
ing wildly
Young Pesanti became alarmed and
when Price & Howarth's lumber yard
was reached he opened the door and
sprung to the street. AS far as could
be learned he was only slightly
bruised. When the horses reached the
hill Just before the Erie & Wyoming
depot was reached they didn't seem TO
slacken speed at all. Mr.. Horn real
lied that discretion is the better part
of valor and that it would be wiser to
jump than stay in the cab and run the
risk of being badly injured if the car
riage struck anything, leaped out at
the depot.
He fell landing on his side. He was
assisted to his home by d passing
friend, where he was found to be suf-
fering from a badly wrenched right
arm and number of severe bruises.
One of his ribs was also Wrenched
from the carriage encaSing it. None of
his injuries are serious and he will be
able to be around again in Il day or
two.
In the meantime the horses continued
on their mad run. Riggs was stand
ing in the seat now, his face set with IA
grim look of determination and his
every muscle strained to hold in the in
furiated Steeds. On. ON they went,
however past the Municipal building,
past the court house. lodging pleasure
carriages and vehicles of all descrip-
tions and causing the passersby to
swarm on to the pavement to see them
as far as possible.
1t seemed as if the horses We're go
ing to be checked at Lackawanna
avenue, but they had only yielded to
Riggs for "A moment. They turned
down the hill and shot under the rail-
road bridge, just skimming the stone
pier in the centre of the street and
dashed madly past the car shops.
People seeing the team with the now
almost exhausted driver still clinging
tenaciously to the reins, thought that
ii was all over for the latter. Hell
he thrown when he takes the hill"
just beyond the car shops running
down to the flats. The horses took it
in last wild dash and down they
went at lightning speed.
They reached the bottom in safety
with Riggs still holding on for dear
life, but they were winded by this time
and We're pulled in about three blocks
farther down, or just below Hickory
street. Neither horses nor carriage
We're injured and Riggs was as happy
and smiling after his wild ride of u
mile as if he had just arisen out of
bed