New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-20
RUNAWAY KILLS WOMAN.
Many Injured in Busiest Part Of
BrOad7cay.
PLATE GLASS WINDOWS BROKEN.

Death and destruction marked the path of a
runaway horse in Sixth-ave. yesterday afternoon.
which fatally injured Miss Sarah A. Thomas. the
housekeeper for DR.. J. Arthur Booth of No. 46 West
Forty-ninth-st., and knocked down several other
persons before 1t was stopped at Trainors Hotel
at Thirty third-st and Sixth-ave The cause Of the
runaway will probably never be known.
The first that any one knew Of the runaway
when the horse dashed squarely into a large
plate glass window in front Of the millinery estab
lihment Of Miss NJ. Bacon. in SIXth-ave. near
Thirty -fifth-st Then the animal ran down 10 Thir
ty-fourth-st.. humping into a car and soaring the
passengers finally running up onto the sidewalk
in front of Saks & Co.'S drygOOds store. The side
walk was crowded with shoppers. most of them
being women, carrying in their arms all kinds and
sizes of packages. The windows of the store were
filed with Christmas gifts. at which large crowds
gazing. In the crowd was Miss Thomas.
elderly woman. who turned around when she heard
the wagon crash into the
The horse making directly for the crowd
in which she standing Vainly she tried
get out Of the way, but when she had gone but
few feet the frantic animal had thrown her to
the ground and one of the front wheels of the
wagon passed over her chest. Several women in
the crowd tainted and carried into nearby
stores. The woman who was run over was found
to be rapidly losing CONSCIOUSNESS but before
she passed into insensiblty was heard TO gasp out
40 West FOrty-nlnLh-st."
the New-York Hospital When the ambulance sur
geon arrived he placed the woman il the ambu-
hospital. After hasty examination in the acct
dent ward of the institution it was found that
eral ribs broken. In spite OF the efforts of the
surgeons to restore her to consciousness she died
a few minutes after being in the hospital.
Crossing Thrty-third-st at sxth-ave at the
time of the runaway was Miss Helene Iomphins, OF
No. 81 North seventh-st.. Newark The runaway
horse caught her unawaTes and threw her violently
several feet. Stunned and bruised, she carried
to the sidewalk and another ambulance summoned:
Miss Tompkins, although suffering great pain and
bleeding from several cuts the tace and head. at
called for her and she started home, bur later
tainted and taken to the New-Nork Hospital.
chasing the runaway. The shouts and yeils of the
crowds frightened the horse so that 1t zgzagsed all
at Thirty-third-st., and several passengers had
aiighted when the horse dashed madly into the
far as could be learned, was seriously injured.
which appeared miraculous 70 thc onlookers.
wagon wheels caught against an elevated road
pillar throwing the horse off its feet The animal
hundred men toward it TO hold it down Four
Of them had barely touched the animal IS head when
for Trainor's Hotel, the southwest corner OF
Thirty-third-st. and Sixth-ave
OF Side of the hotel was knocked by the runaway
against the Il" road stairs. and he fell down
T73ee 4 crowd Of hundreds surrounded the horse
and wagon and shouted at the animal. waving their
nianted It's forefeet squaTeiy through the heavy
plate glass window on the StXth-aYe. side OF the
the many cuts and scratches 1t had received in its
mad dash. 49,, o-tr,, ,,.- - ,-o-,
.,aj1st a brass lamp and post that stands in
go Of the hotel! The heavy iron post bent like
animsi then sank exhausted to the ground and
wiling hands held II there.
Ell ne Ffom16 IT He proved to be John Pryor OF
No $50 West Nineteenth-st, and he was arrested
Station He disclaimed all knowledge Of how the
runaway occurred