Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-10
Manager of New York
Giants Stops
Runaway
Dragged Through Mud
Of Spring Street
for Two Blocks
His Bravery Saves His Wife and Her
Woman Companion from Seri-
Gus If Not a Fatal
Mlshap

BY climbing out of the door of a
careenng carriage as 1T was being
whirled through crowded street by
runaway horses, sezing the reins, and
after being dragged through the mud
for two long blocks bringing the fear
maddened animals to a halt, j. j. Nc
Graw, manager of the New YORK
Giants, the idol of Gotham baseball
fans and known throughout baseball
dom by the uneuphoneous but respect
full title of "Muggsy," last night dis
played his heroism and probably saved
his wife and their woman companion
from serious if not fatal injury.
People who witnessed the deed Of
bravery stood spellbound as the thrill
ing scene was being enacted, but when
the horses finally were brought to a
stop and Mr.. McGraw opened the door
of the carriage and landed safely upon
the pavement the two women, there
arose a cheer so vigorous that 1t almost
resulted in causing the horses to renew
their dash down the street.
Hero Then Is Unknown
Mr.. McGraw, unrecognized by any in
manager of the great team of ball
players, without the least evidence OF
excitement, placed the rig in charge of
a hackman, escorted his companions to
another carriage, which they entered
and were driven to the Mason opera
house, their original destination.
Here Mr.. McGraw left his wife and
her companion, Mrs. B. j. Weller of
New York, a guest of Mrs. McGraw,
while in the same carriage he went to
his hotel, where he changed his mud
tespattered clothes for clean raiment.
then returned to the theater and en-
joyed the play.
None of the party of three displayed
any Indication that they had expe-
rienced a thrilling incident, and none
of the other spectators suspected that
the two women and their belated male
escort had been actors in a scene which,
but for the act of heroism, might have
resulted in a tragedy
Thrilling Incident
The act of bravery on the part OF
Mr.. McGraw occurred on Spring street
early In the evening, and the affair
was witnessed by large crowd of
theater-goers
Previous to Mr. McGraw's thrilling
piece of work and which made his
prompt action necessary in order to
prevent disaster to himself and his two
companions. the driver of the carriage
was thrown from his box and dragged
some distance while holding onto the
lines in a vain endeavor to stop the
runaway horses.
The cause of the runaway was COL
lision between the carriage and car
on the washington street line at
Fourth and Spring streets.
When the car struck the carriage the
Nrnr
ployed by Captain S. P. Hensley,
owner of the Pico stables at Pico and
Figueroa streets, became frightened
and bolted.
Dean was thrown to the ground, but
he retained hold of the reins and per-
mitted himself to be dragged through
the mud for some distance, when, fear
ing that the carriage wheels would run
over him, he released his hold He
was badly bruised, but not seriously
hurt and he was taken to his home on
Figueroa street, near Pico.
Mr.. McGraw took in the situation at
a glance, and before the horses had
well started in their mad flight up
Spring he leaped from the carriage and
after several efforts, succeeded in Sc
curing hold of the reins.
Dragged Two Blocks
Realizing the perilous position of his
wife and her friend in the carriage,
Mr.. McGraw clung with desperation to
the lines as the fear -maddened horses
raced up Spring street.
Time and again Mr.. McGraw was
thrown from his feet and dragged
through the mud, but after each fall
he pulled himself up and tugged all the
harder on the reins.
Finally at Second street, after a
struggle which was continued through
two long blocks, Mr. McGraw's efforts
were successful and he brought the
team to a stop near the sidewalk, onto
which he soon safely placed the two
women, who apparently were as self
contained as though the thrilling AFFAIR
We're an everyday occurrence.
After the theater the three principals
of the exciting scene enjoyed supper
at one of the cafes and did not think
the affair OF sufficient importance to
relate 1t to any of their friends.
"Mugssy" Tells of Incident
Anything but the noisy ''Muggsy" of
many e thrilling diamond exhibition
was Mr.. McGraw when seen at the
Lankershim last night, a few hours
after he had risked his life oves a two
block course of Spring street mud and
water behind frantic heels of mad
dened horses.
McGraw Is soft voiced as a woman.
and he was 10th to speak OF the occur
renee When II was insisted that he
tell OF the accident he said:
with a friend OF my wife's, Mrs. b.
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