The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-16
MULES, FLYING
 HOOPS, A CONSTANT MENACE

down the ear tracks. Two others .stum- bled behind him. but kept their feet.
 In the meanwhile the familx horse with his ears laid back was making the race of his life. Three orr rNfourFladies 5uIlIeM sIsM usIpIIq3 10 sfdnoo g pus in front of The Advertiser office for a car. They saw the terrorized horse needless of the rocking buggy, coming towards them in great leaps seeing nothing and caring for nothing that was in his path.
 parked places which ornaments Dex- ter Avenue. It bore the only haven of safety, a big electric wire pole and a small shade tree. There wasn't really enough room, then, but by stringing out behind the other in two lines be- hind the pole and the tree they got a sort of safety.
 The flying horse five length in the lead swerved up Dexter Avenue. It looked as if the frightened animal was bent upon running down the little knot of people. But he missed them by hairs breadth The whfrring wheels dashed over the raised little park and the hubs whizzed by the big pole. On the horse went in wide circle in his livery wagons was drawn up on the oposite side of the Avenue. The horse dashed. 1t seemed, straight for them, and the mules hitched to. them picked up their ears and prepared for gener- al runaway. But the drivers rushed out of the stores and caught the bridles The horse. with his buggy, turned in and continued his wild dash up Dexter blocks up.
 In the meanwhile the devil possessed troop was on it's wild way. Two 1a- dies were. son the sidewalk. in front of the eastAside of the post office They saw the wild mules spread all overtthe street. with hoofs clattering and heads in the. air.. Both Ladies made a hurried dash for the sprotectfon of the post office. One slipped and fell in the rush up the steps. but somehow managed to reach the haven of safety 5t
 On the Dexter Avenue side practi- cally the sane scene was enartcd. but they all managed to get into the protecting walls pf the post-office.
 Dexter Avenue was crowded and there was much crossing and re-cross- ing of Lawrence street. To the on- lockers 1t seemed impossible that al; the people could escape the flying hoofs. But with one thought, with ona impulse each one in the zone of dan- ger broke for a point of safety. Into stores and into offices the terrified crowd divided and rushed. ss
 And the riderIess. but dangerous trcup passed on. unchallenged mon- archs of all they surveyed. r
 That this incident was not a tragedy will never cease to be a surprise to bHOSc WdICAS0 uEedthASSS alarm. If 1t were rare thing there would be no. occasion for extended comment upon it. But 1t is common not rare.
 And is there any other Southern city which permits such constant jeopardy nf the lives of it's people? Some months ago the press of Montgomery was called upon to chronicle the pathetic tragedy in which young man. esteem ed by all who knew him was crushed to death on the pavement, by a loose and frightened horse. A father and husband on the streets of Montgomery, his life was beaten out of him by ths flying hoofs of naddened horse. To- day. tomorrow, the city press may have such another tragedy to lay before the people of Montgomery. It may be a child. it may be woman to die under cruel and deadly hoofs--for each of them have had narrow escapes in late days. And then---when this is done why something will be done about it.
 This is a day of the enforcement of the law in Montgomery. The Mayor the upholding of the established law. But is there not some ordinance on the eitg,s statute books regulating the driving of loose mules through the street and safeguarding in way the lives of the people? If there is such an ordinance 1t is not enforced And if there is not such an ordinance, then the City Council has some work cut out for 1t to do.
 One Who Saw.