New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01
HORSE KILLS TWO WOMEN
BODIES UNIDENTIFIED.
Run0scay FEELS Them as They LeaUe
EleTGted Station.


years old and the other thirty. were knocked
down ard fatally injured by runaway horse
attached to a grocery wagon that was dashing
madiy through One-hundred- and -thirtieth-st. at
Eishth-ave. late yesterday afternoon.
Both women died a few minutes after their
arrival in the J. Hood Wright Hospital. with
out either Of them recovering consciousness be
tween the time of The accident and their death
The horse. which had been running west, was
not stopped until it reached -hundred-and-
twenty seventh-st. and st. Nichoas-ave. where
it mounted the sidewalk. smashed an iron rail-
ing. and was caught by Parolman Beck, Of the
Vest e-hundred-and-twenty -ffth-st station.
and the driver. Cosmc ClIberto. of No ,, 453
Eighth-ave. AS soon the death of the woman
became known, Ciiberto was locked up on
technical charge of homicide.
The wagon is owned by Eugene Kahn. a
butcher, of No. 2453 Eighth-ave The driver
was delivering meat in the house at No. 166
West One Observation-Disclosures When he
returned to the street he saw the horse and
wagon going at a terrific pace through One hun
dred-and- thirtieth-st. 1t is thought the animal
had been frightened by a passing elevated rail-
way train
The two women had alighted from down
town train on the elevated road at the One
hundred and thirtieth-st and Eghth-ave sta
ton, and had reached the street. According to
Witnesses the younger woman saw the oncom-
ing horse and tried to pull her companion out
OF the way. The runaway animal, however, was
within few feet of them, and before they could
move out of danger of the shafts of the
wagon struck the younger woman squarely in
the face, rendering 1t unrecognizable. The older
woman was Knocked down by one of the wheels
OF the wagon. which ran her neck, fractur-
ing the base OF her skull. Both women uttered
struck them. and the sound was heard by Pa
trolman Beck, who at One-hundred-a and
thirty-hrst-st and Eighth-ave He to the
corner and met by Patrolman Brophy.
Brophy and witness of the accident carried
the women into n drug store on the northeast
corner of Eighth-ave. and One hundred-and-
thirtieth-st., while Beck boarded southbound
surface and told the motorman to at
full speed until he told him to stop. The pa
trolman glanced up the side streets. until he
saw the horse lying PROSTATE at One-hundred-
and-twenty- seventh-st. and st. Nicholas
with a crowd of men'holding the struggling ami
NAL down. Then Beck arrested the driver and
took him back TO the drug store where the in
jured women were
A crowd Of five hundred persons had gathered
in the avenue by this time, blocking the cars
and the entrance to the store. Brophy had tele-
phoned to the j. Hood Wright Hospital for an
ambulance. but twenty minutes afterward no
ambulance had arrived. Finally Brophy after
waiting ten minutes longer. telephoned second
time to the hospital. and was told that ambu-
lance had just started
When 1t arrived Drs Mcfarland and westcott
were with it. The physicians entered the drug
store amid cries of "Shamer' from women in the
crowd outside. The doctors made hasty exam
ination of the unconscious women and pro-
nounced them fatally injured The women were
hurried to the hospital but nothing could be
done TO aid them, and both died within a few
minutes of each other. 1t Is said that the older
woman uttered the name, Mrs Crosby" just
before she was placed in the ambulance. but the
words were no more than whisper and the po-
lice not sure that the Interpretation was
correct
When the patrolmen took the driver to the
station and made their report Sergeant Leiber
detailed Beck to go to the hospital and get A
description of the bodies. When Beck arrived
there, however, he says that Superintendent
Townley absolutely refused to give him any in
formation allow him to view the bodies. The
patrolman tried his best to get some sort of a
description, but could not prevail on the super
intendent to change his decision. THE Coroner
has been notified" Superintendent Townley is
the hands of the police
Sergeant Leiber had in the mean time become
impatient at Beck's failure to return and sent
Patroman Schuyler to the hospital to find out
the OF Beck's delay. A few minutes later
both patrolmen returned and reported their in
ability to get any information from the hospital
superintendent.
Inspector AlbertsOn N the station when
they came in. and he Immediately called up
superintendent Townley on the telephone. He
was told, he says, that he could not get any in
formation except from the coroner. The in
spector denounced the action of the supern-
tendent outrage, and ordered Sergeant
Leiber to try and get Assistant District Attorney
Rand, who generally takes charge of such cases,
on the telephone. The sergeant tried for an hour
to find Mr. Rand, but was unable to do so
The Inspector was beginning to despair of
being able to secure any description of the
bodies that might lead TO their Identification
when he was called to the telephone, and found
that Superintendent Townley wanted to talk
to him. According to the Inspector, the Super
intendent said he thought he had been I'm the
wrong, and said he would be glad to give the
police all the information in his power. Patrol
man Beck sent again to the hospital. and
secured the descriptions of the clothes and ap-
pearance of the bodies.
Inspector Albertson said afterwaTd that he
]. Hood Wright Hospital in regard TO the action
Of Superintendent Townley in refusing to give
the police any information.
1t was learned later that some money and
tewelry had been found the bodies. In the
pocket of the dress Of the older woman also
found programme giving the names of the
speakers at the dedication of Prospect Hill
Park, Somerville, Mass, Thursday, October %,
1903
KIND OF GOVERNMENT MCCLELLAN LIKES.
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