The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-24
MRS. GOULD'S AUTO BLOWN UP
FIRE ENGINE HORSE KILLED IN
RESPONDING T0 ALARM.
Careless Match Throw Set Trail Ut Case.
line Going-Explosion scared waldorf
Guests-TwO In Deadly Peril-CMl-
dren Mourn for black Dios<

Guests-Two In Deadly Peril-Chil-
dren Mourn for Black Mok.
Some careless person with a lighted
match was indirectly responsible last even
ing for the damage to an automobile be-
longing to Mrs Howard Gould and the
killing Of fire horse. Incidentally, house
holders and persons living in and around
the Waldorf-Astoria got mighty scare.
The fire horse was named Black Dick and
children living in the neighborhood OF
Engine in West Twenty ninth street. who
had known Black Dick for the last six years,
were mourning him last night.
The automobile was big covered car
said to he worth $4,000. Several days ago
1t began to show need Of repairs and Mrs.
Gould sent it to the shops of A. t. Demarest
Co, at 233 Fifth avenue. Everything
had been fixed at dusk last evening except
leak in the gasoline tank. The workmen
decided that 1t would be risky 70 work
underneath the leaking gasoline with
light. 80 they ran the machine out into the
street, where 1t was light enough TO work.
The machine was wheeled TO the northeast
corner Of Thirty-ninth street, just east OF
Fifth avenue.
In the wake Of the auto was trail OF
gasoline While the machine wss station
airy and the workmen monkeyed with the
tank q pool OF gasoline formed. Finally
the repairers decided that they had stopped
the leak and started for the stable to notify
Mrs. Gould's driver to take the machine
away. Then things began to happen.
Persons who were standing at the corner
saw lighted match fash through the air
L. - III -
passing vehicle. The match landed in the
streak Of gasoline left by tho automobile.
some three or four feet away from the
machine Instantly there was line OF fire
to the pool Of oil underneath the machine.
The pool Hared UP like torch and there
was q bang.
Heads popped out Of windows Of houses
for blocks around. The report was heard
over as far a. Sixth avenue. From tho
Waldorf Astoria rushed men and women.
pretty badly scared. The automobile was
ablaze and parts OF it which had been torn
loose were flying in the air.
Policeman cyan OF the Tenderloin station
heard the biowup block away and sounded
an alarm for Are engines. In his stall
in the house OF Engine in Hwenty-ninth
street near Seventh avenue Black Diok
was having his evening meal OF hay and
oats with Jumps Of sugar. gifts from the
children of the neighborhood.
1t is the custom for the drivers OF the
engine and tender to make wide turn when
they enter Sixth avenue ct Twenty ninth
street because Of the elev ated pillars and
the narrow street. The engine made the
corner all right and started uptown. Half
way to the corner Of Thirtieth street a
motoman had stopped his car, having
heard the soreeching of the engines whistle.
man with little girl in his arms stepped
of the car. There was shout from the
people in the street the engine screeched
the louder. and above the din sounded the
warning voice Of the driver.
The man with the girl in his arms seemed
confused, but stood still and the engine
passed him safely Close behind came the
tender Evidently mist aking the cries Of
t he passengers on the car and the people in
t he ct rect the man darted for the sidewalk
right in front Of the tender. Driver Martin
Kelley. putting oil his strength to the reins,
jerked his team to the left and Black Dick.
being the nigh horse, plunged head on into
an elevated railroad pillar. Down he went,
his back broken. and after few convulsive
heaves. he died. The man with the little
girl hurried of, not waiting to see what
had happened.
1t didn't take the fremen long TO drench
he blazing automobile. 1t was said that
it would take about $4,000 to repair it. A
blanket was thrown over Black Dick, and
all the evening crowd OF Borrowing chill
dren hung around tho dead horse.