The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
RISKS LIFE IN
RACE W nth
RUNAWAY
Mounted Policeman Has
Wild Ride Through City's
Crowded Streets.
rsnAoIal 20 the evening star.l

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 24.-At the FISK
of his life, Mounted Patrolman Beakes
TODAY stopped a wild runaway on
crowded Montgomery street. Inc
horse, after wrecking the wagon 10
which it was attached. and n1addened
by the loss of part of its tail, was not
brought to a halt until it had sent men
and women screaming in terror into
Office buildings
A bakery wagon owned by Frank
Barrons. of Hoboken, stopped IN front
of a store at Henderson and Montgom-
cry streets and the driver went inside
with an order. For a few minutes the
horse stood still, and then suddenly
taking fright, it started down Mont
gomery street for the Pennsylvania
ferry.
montgomery street was crowded at the
time, and men and women ran peii-men
to get out of the way of the animal In
the scramble for places of safety men and
women trampled over each other.
lust before reaching Montgomery and
Gregory streets the horse took to the side
walk again, and a peanut man left his
curbstone stand and ran for doorway.
The horse went into the stand ana
wrecked it. The animal turned out into
the roadway again, and went on a wild
run for the corner, wnere tnere is nnAss
of trolley switches.
The wagon, a light vehicle, got one of
its forward wheels in a switch. The horse
hardly felt the shock when the wagon
halted. Keeping right on, the animal
pulled the wagon apart as completely as
though 1t had been demolished with an ak.
In the short struggle the tail of the horse
got caught in the whiffietree off the
wagon There was neigh of pain from
W
ing part of its tail behind, tangled up in
the whif1etree.
The pain maddened the animal. Police
man Beakes heard the shouts Of the peo-
pie and saw the horde coming down on
| him. He got his horse to one sdes
wheeled about as the runaway passed him,
! and started out after it In pursuit
In half a block Beakes's own mount had
come abreast of the runaway. Where
Montgomery street joins Newark avenue
there was a great press of women and
children out shopping for Christmas.
Beakes clutched at the runaway's bride
and missed. Then, seeing the danger Of
the Christmas shoppers, he galloped
ahead, shouting warning as he went. His
cries cleared the roadway and the two
! horses flashed past, Beakes slightly in the
| lead.
He allowed the runaway to come up to
him, and then kept making clutches for
the bride, which was trailing. Each time
he reached out the runaway SHE'D and he
missed Neck and neck they went down
| Montgomery street past washington street
/ and started for Greene street. IL the run
away ever got to Exchange place, which
was crowded worse than Montgomery
street, Beakes knew that somebody would
get hurt.
his life if his hands. Riding his horse
hard he got 100 feet ahead of the run
/ away, and as he reached Greene street he
wheeled about, directly Ia, the- path of the
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The oncoming horse tried to dodge
around the waiting mounted man. In do
| ing so 1T lost it's speed for an instant. but
| in that instant Beakes got his hands on
the bride. Another moment and he had
stopped the horse.