Albuquerque evening citizen., 1907-07-19
FIGHT FOR LIFE
WITH A MAD
HORSE
Fire Observation-Disclosures May
Die From Animals
Bites.

New York, July 19.-with their
flesh badly torn and their bodies COW
cred with bruises as the result of
desperate battle with a maddened fire
horse, Daniel Gallagher, of No rs
North Oxford street, and Joseph b.
Campbell, of No. As Vanderbilt ave-
nue.. horse trainers attached to the
Brooklyn fire department. are pa
uents in the Pasteur Institute, in
East Twenty-third street, where it is
feared Gallagher will die.
From Gallagher's left forearm a
large portion of the flesh was torn
away from the bone, there are marks
of the horses teeth all over his body,
and for a time 1t was feared he was
internally injured where the crazed
animal stepped on him. Campbell
whose injuries were not so serious,
is improving rapidly.
That Gallagher is still alive Is due
to the bravery of CAM pbell, who at
the danger of his life drove off the
horse after the animal had thrown
Gallagher to the floor of the training
stable. in St Edwards street, and
was about to trample out his life
Deputy Commissioner Charles c.
Wise, who was in the building at the
time and horse attacked the two train
ers, also went to the rescue. He
then had the horse killed before It
could do further damage.
Hurt BY Fall.
Old Charley, the horse, was attach
ed to Engine Company los; No, 277
Front street. The horse had been
running with the engine for two
years and always was gentle. Last
week while running from his stall in
response to an alarm, Old Charley.
slipped and in falling hit his head
against one of the wheels of the en-
gine.
DR.. Edward b. Heard, veterinary
surgeon of the department, was call
ed and said the horse would be all
right within a few days. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that the skull bone
horse suddenly became ugly. He at
tackled one of the firemen attached
to Engine No. 10S and then 1t was
decided to take him to the horse
hospital and training quarters, in ST.
Edwards street. for treatment.
When Gallagher and Campbell
went to the stall on the second floor
of the hospital to lead out Old Char
ley for a drink, the horse suddenly
attacked Gallagher, who was leading
him by the name. Selling the man
with his teeth by the skin of the left
forearm, the animal with great force
hurled him to the floor
Attacks Other Man.
Campbell, who was on the other
his fellow trainer. Old Charley was
jalbbing viciously at the postrate CAL
lagher and was about to stamp him
with his fore foot when Campbell
threw his weight against the animals
head. This turned the horses at
tention from Gallagher to Campbell
and then Old Charley began a saw
age attack on the latter The horse
fought the two until the appearance
of several men from the repair shop
in the basement, who had heard the
sounds of the struggle.
Mr.. Wise, Deputy Fire Chief Lally
and DR.. Heard also rushed upstairs
The horse made a rush for the group
of men and for several minutes they
We're unable to capture him. Mr..
Wise then had one of the men call
an agent of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals. Be-
fore the man arrived the firemen had
succeeded in getting ropes about Old
Charley. The agent of the animal
society then killed the maddened
creature.
Gallagher and Campbell, who were
weak from their fight with the ami
NAL. We're examined by a surgeon of
the fire department and sent in an
ambulance 10 the Pasteur Institute.
1t will not be known for nearly two
weeks yet whether they are in dan
ger of blood poisoning.