The evening world., 1903-05-23
TO HER RESCUE,
Ropes Were Made Fast to the
Fallen Animal and with Other
Horses 1t Was Dragged OFF
the Young Woman, Who,
Thanks to the Soft Mud, Was
Unhurt.

Although a confirmed advocate OF out
door sport. It is safe to say that Miss
Ermer Behr. Of No. .s3S Carroll street,
Brooklyn, one Of the prettiest and
wealtbiest society girls Of that borough,
does not care to repeat the thrilling ride
she took on the Coney Island meadows
this afternoon. On the back of her thor
oughbred Firefiy she raced a motor train
for nearly q mile.
Miss. Behr, who Is a daughter of Rob
ert Behr. a manufacturer, at No. IS Tiff
fanny place, is a member OF the Riding
and Driving Club and a daring equestri-
enne. She rode down the Boulevard this
afternoon, and at Eighty-sixth street
crossed over In the direction Of Graves
end avenue.
One OF the heavy motor express trains
to Coney Island came along the old
Culver tracks, FREELY bolted and Miss
Behr lost control OF him. The horse
started down the rack alongside the
train. which was running at the rate
of twenty miles an hour.
The roadway alongside the track was
smooth and the horse kept even with
the train until approaching the bridge
over Coney Island Creek. Miss Bebr
felt her heart sink. So long as she
was on the ground she felt little fear,
but she knew that her life would not
be worth much If her horse attempted
to cross on the trestle work alongside
the railroad tracks.
When near Coney Island Creek the
horse stumbled. fell. and with its rider
rolled into the swamp alongside the
tracks. The horse fell in such a manner
tina the young girl was pinned down
in the mire with only her head above
the surface. n 1t took two lire horses
and the members of Engine Company
No. 1H to drag the horse off aer body.
AS the horse rolled down the hank at
the roadside Miss Behr released her
foot from the stirrup and jumped slip
ping into a pool of ooze. The horse
came tumbling down after and sank
deep into the mud hope.essly entanglag
its rider with its head harness and al
most crushing the young girl out of
sight.
Passengers Thought It Funny.
Miss Behr was only slightly bruised
by the weight ,of the horse. and with
her mud-stained face showing above the
swamp made a strange spectacle to
those on the passing trolley cars. In
fact as she shouted out to the passen-
gers to come and rescue her they only
laughed In return and not a motorman
would SO much as slow up his car.
Finally the members of Engine Conn
PAM No. 16+ were attracted by the
cries OF the horse and rider and came
to their ASSISTANCE. First they tried to
drag the young woman out from under
the horse. but gave this up when they
found their efforts might result in seri-
GUS injury to her.
Pniled Out by HOrses
hen they got a rope and. attaching
It to the saddle Of the horse. endeav-
ored to pull 1t up out Of the mire. The
full strength OF eight men could not do
this and two of the fire horses were
sent for. The horses were hltched TO
one end of the rope and began to pull
with all their strength, finally drag
cling the mare to her feet.
Miss Behr was so deeply !mbedded
in the mud that 1t was ali three men
could do to free her. She was black
with mud from her feet TO her head. but
otherwise she was not injured.