The sun., 1903-06-03
GIRLS DRAGGED OVER CLIFF,
UiNG IN DEADLY PERIL, G.5 FEET
.iBOIE ROCKY REACH.
Niece OF Fort Hamilton COmmandant,
win Others. Dares Death In Runa.
wa! TO spare Cop-surrey Lodges on
Tree and Drain and Girls Escape Unhurt

Two Young women had miraculous
escape from death at Fort Hamilton yes
erday afternoon when they were dragged
over the edge Of a seventy five foot en-
bankment by a pair Of runaway army
horses.
They were Miss H. Chase OF Massachu-
.ctrs and Miss II. Roberts of Connecticut,
both of whom are staying at the military
reservation as guests of Col. Greenough,
the comnandant Miss Chase is the Colonel's
niece.
The young women were out for morning
drive, in search of flowers and plants. be-
hind powerful pair of horses furnished
hythe post Quarterma ster. Michael Cannon.
an enlisted man in the Coast Artillery, was
their coachman. The carriage was an
old-fashioncd surrey with top.
On the way back TO the Colonels quarters
the horses became frightened in Fort
Hamilton avenue and Cannon lost control
of them. They galloped down the avenue
past the row Of officers houses. full tilt.
Cannon made a bad matter worse bv
dropping one Of the reins Miss Chase
leaned out and grabbed II. Miss Robdrts
caught hold too, and then the Young women
stood up and tugged with all their strength
while Cannon pulled on the other line.
They might have turned the team into
the Shore road at the end of the avenue
and saved themselves from going over
the embankment. There is a broad curve
there, with a curb of cannon balls.
Policeman Riley, in trying TO stop the
runaway, spoiled their plans for saving
themselves and was badly hurt himself.
He jumped at the heads of the horses Just
as they were approaching the curve. The
Young women saw him, and the thought
that he would be killed evidently struck
noth of them at the same instant.
Ar anv rate 10 say. the policeman they
nil s,onped pulling the lines, SO as to prevent
,.am rap e. ro;vbt ahsad toward n rickety
nn. tal. 'S ~, n"d or t%e aTen,,e in
ss,ead ~ ro,nd ths cannon hal, curve int q
,he Sbnre road Rilev was Knocked down
.v w. tha hnrae. .o' r,,shed nassed him
,rho rho Snr',as ioara ,Lo f.ncc and tho
s,,rra, ,xnnt thro,,eh 4 os thn,lph il was
,, 90 ID, v;,h the artiIiervman and tho
mona, "s, at;,, ir niin eino to tbe rens horses
womea sun cmmgng 10 nt sne nyar les' the ,o eis
,hrso Ca, CO. ta,,on3 ,he farce
rh,, s,nhepoLnoan ot Tho, noint ;s 7s
co.. ing 81 ond ~ a,r'nst ahser Tbnrs is
aes. s., n.s ,r; uHu 20 tannb ~ ,h. foo, covercc
i,h nh'tom ls s.,p srd W sharn rSnIs fali nnou
w.hioh co,,id hardiv have failed to be fatal
T T,,len ot ooJ h ma Ky tnr os the clitf drain.
In; In ieeu Sov ~ u haa,,,p Up nianLino ;,,ts ont
Plpe' Laae hot q, u nraggv p eak rooted
anu anu th ,n .na. y, t,a ci;E Tho drain and
nv .h.o me rne a,,e, tha thrna occnnants of The
.ne % uee s.ar, sare'i inn eir Hashad tn nieces an
~ n
the peacn. .. ;,,od .h.x want
ona an aach side NJ tho drain The harness
ond ~ ~ ni. ~ tba na ria aa caught on the
r;r,a ,o an pbrota he s"rce 6f the fail suffi-
pp;antiu W 70 .nah,e the animals to get a pre-
oa1inms ard shiftinr footinu on the side of
70 oi;T "no I'D tha,a nav hung almost head
anwn HH nm The r narr;aue turned half over,
hut tho ton caught In the branches Of the
osE and prevented the surrey from falling
the whole distance. 1t fell with the dash
board resting on the drain pipe and the rear
wheels in tho air. None Of the occupants
was thrown out.
One of the horses kicked and tugged till
he broke out of the harness and rolled
down the embankment.
Col. Greeno,lgh, who had seen the runa-