The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-02-17
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STOPS FIRE HORSES MAD EJN.

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Sso.S. OWN S,holcs street. Will
4 Z iams5urs. on Us way 10
8 5 burning tenement in Cook
4 ~ street, went Engine ZIG,
Tc~ jim Leonard driving the
bic. young srayS OF the engine, Captain
MARKS ot NE SchCle street station and
Engineer Wolf with him. In front
numbered the truck wagon az Eng ne
Company 49,. gonc 50 slowly THAT
Leouard's racing team was upon ii be-
fore the corner OF Manhattan avenue
wa reached.
The -rlys were sJrainins at the lines
until the leather was cutting into Leon
ards wrists. He saw there was no
stopping them in time 10 avoid crash
inc into The trucN. As trucG and en-
gino whrlei around the corner, Leon
ard made a try az passing on tle right
hard side He threw his weight
against the right line ard the team
sweyved 80 sharply that the engine
lurched Ike n ship in heavy sea.
That lur,a ana the yelling OF hundreds
of excited persons In Manhattan ave
nue. who thought the engine was gonc
over. scared the young horses out OF
all control.
They plunged towards the sidewalk
and then. with q jerk and iunge that
snapped rho strap which bound Leon
ard to a.. drivers seat and tore the
Ioo0~ Of the rgins from his cut hands,
they dragged him forward headlong
ovar d.. t-Dnt OF the engine into the
street. They ran away ouj Manhattan
avenue MARKS and Wolf were snapped
of rs Leonard fell
Marks picked himself vp with the
breath Jared out of him and his
clothes ina rags. As the engine tender
turned tie corner Marks swung on to
it, Vol stayed behind to look after
leonard TWO wheels of the engine
had passed over his body. lie was
lying sense.oss in the street.
Lam those horses" yelled Marks to
James Nathewson, the driver OF the
tender. You've got TO catch that team
before they kill somebody Let EN-
out and drive like the devil was after
yOu.'
Two blocks ahead the big grays were
swinging into their stride, the engine
reeiinS ami jumping, sparks whirlng
out Of its smokestack, q long line OF
BLACK smoke trailing after Wagons
dodged towards the curbs, their driy-
ers white and unnerved at tie close
call. Pushcarts deserted by terror
stricken yenders, were smashed and
their burdens Of odds and ends scat
iered. Ahead of the runaways as far
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ing to doorways. with here and there
a policeman shooing them like chick
ems No policeman dared TO grab for
tho brides. 1t would have been sure
death.
NathCws)n's horses were stCid. sober
old fellows but they awoke to the
epirit Of the race. Foot by foot they
Stp ND the distance between them and
dhe recling engine. Eight blocks the
race lasted. but at Meserole street the
oid horses Of the tender were neck and
neck with the crazy young grays.
Captain Marks. who had climbed to
The drivers seat on the tender, watched
his chance and jumped. He landed in
heap on The sea- of ,hs engine. Tho
rejns were dragging over the horses'
runps Marks leaned forward and
caught them up. He is q short man.
but a. strong as an OK. Every ounce
of strength he had he put into his
arms. trying to Sec-saw the team to q
stop.
Tic cOulcn't Dc It, and hc took n long
chance Re leapcd on TO the back Of
tie OFF horse, steadied himself and
yanked it, mouth until the bit cut in.
Then he gripped IFS nostr,l until it
couldn't breathe and took all the run
out OF IT. With the or horse conquered
the rest was easy. When he climbed
OF the engine his uniform was in
strips. His face was p,as,0red with
mad and bleeding. His hands were
cut and burned from the friction or
the lines
Several hundred persons wanted 70
make hero Of him. He was too busy
There was 4 fire to be looked after.
He went on to that as fast cs be coI.l
6rivc.-New York sun.