New-York tribune., 1903-05-12
LEADERS TAKE WALL.
HAVEN FOUR IN RUNAWAY
One Horse Shot Brake IN Collision
zcitb Car.


subsequent collision with a CoIumbus-ave- car at
Ninety -second-st. about six O'Clock last evening.
the leaders of 4 coach and four. owned and driven
by George G; Haven. jr.. the banker. Of No East
Ffftv-third-st broke loose from the whselers and
dashed east through Nfnety-second-st- They
crossed Central Park West at full speed. and cleared
the four foot stone wall bounding the park On
the other side OF the wall there is fan OF some
six or eight feet ard in striking the ground one OF
the horses broke its right foreleZ. The other
horse ran away in the park and vas caught by a
park policeman The injured horse was snot oy
Policeman Horan OF the West One-nundredth-st
station
After the collision the wheeiers followed the
course taken by the leaders and carried the brake
through Ninety -second-st. at furious pace. An
Eighth-ave. car just crossing NinetS-secohu-
st at Central Park West and the animals. seeming
to fear a second collision slowed down until when
they finally stopped their noses were against the car
windows. Mr.. Haven and TWO 1oo'meh were
thrown to the street at COumbus-ave, put were
uninjured. Ihe other occupant Of the coacn' MIS-
F. G. IngersoH. carried in Il to central Fark
West. she was thoroughly frightened, and had to
be assisted from the coach
The police have only neagre details Of the acci-
dent. Policeman Horan merely reporting tnat ne
had shot horse injured III runaway VIII TIC
consent of the owner. Harold Bacon
According The police there was hI@ III
freight at Ninety-hrstst- and the Nor'h RIVER
about $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon ana as sew
era lines OF hose laid across Riverside Drive
ira tic in the drive blocked ct that Do Mt II Is
said that the coach going south IN hNersioe
Drive when it stopped by the ponce hhes' ana
turned east in Ninety-second-st
Henry BuCh, a druggist at Ninety-second-st- ana
Colunbus-ave who says ne saw the accident from
beginning to end tells the following story
AS the brake approached Columbus-ave- an ele,
waited express tram on the Ninth-ave; Iine ye pdT
frightened and reared in the air: Then they came
t6ev crossed @ the car tracks northbound Column
bus-ave. just crossing Ninety-secohu-sC
wheeers responded. while the leaders reared in
the air again The mOtornan bTougnt ms car +7o 20
pairs Of horses When the leaders gegained ed
regained their feet for the second time they broke
the traces and dashed furiously through ~, Hinety Ely
started also They drew the coach asalnsL .
the front end Of the car from track The coach
did not stop, but carried on through Ninety
second-st after the leaders. But the jar OF inc col
lls9n naa oell . Trr tbeir seats The woman
% ana tte w Vel 3or1ard d in in the coach was seen
stand up and wiring her hands, and th9ugnt s SUE
buried her face in her hands. as II undecided wncn
fate temptjumping from the coac9 OF ar} PoTs be
seat until the coach came to STOP fortunatelS
unburdened BY the weight Of the 61s45 6Iske se 5ae
leaders had gained 10 P feet On sfe Atboggh they
were running size by side, the parted traces ns(1
given them reedem One Of the & noIses Hressed eT
| trai Park West. and ne ran up on the sleeve ak *
fence at a bound The other animal was at his
| hauks when ne too went over. Inc nrsJ hoi
over semed TO be trained in jumping. for ne ianoed
sriAiy on the soft earth and dashed down q snort
| hill TO the West Drive. The other stumoled aS
he landed and fell forward breaking his r1gnt refe
| leg Although the stone wall is only four zee
high the street side, there Is drop OF from si>
| 10 eight feet on the park side
! Meantime the wheelers had been dashing in the
wake Of the leaders and the brake swinging from
side to side and seeming be on the verge or Top
| plrE over An Eighth-ave. surface car was gtiil
north and the headers had dashed Just in front OF
| IN The motorman brought his car 10 a stop sno
! was looking toward the wall when some one snoui-
| ed TO him TO go ahead. Before he realized DIS
| danger the coacn had come to Il stop Just al tls
| car The wheelers had shied at the car; ana
| braciue themselves prevented a second culhslOh-
| Their noses just touched the car
| A large crowd OF people had followed the taLE
| no They at once helped the woman passenger 10
| aIight She was thoroughly frightened, and was
nlacad on board a southbound Eighth-ave- car. one
! of the footmen accompanying her: -
| Just when Policeman HOran arrived on Ihe scene
could not be learned last night. but his HeaSre re-
| port OF the matter is as follows: -
| MAY IL. Tour. II a. m. to ?. m Shot pay
horse disable way at Ninety-sec cond st ana
| Central Park West Owners consent Haroiu DID,
| con. given. -. -.
| The sergeant az the station said last night that
| Koran would he asked 10 explain why ne did not
| get more details of the accident.
| When seen z his house. No. East FfrtT-thiTd-
| St last night Mr. Havens declined 10 90 INTO DE-
| tails rega riding the accident ..z -.
| cit was not nearly bad as has been stated
he said. and . injured Ire Wneeie1s
| are now in my stable. and were uninjursd.