The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-09
KILLED BY 4 RUNAWAY HORSE
YOUTH STRUCK nv FLYING HOOPS
DIES ALMOST INSTANTLY.

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Rib-weman Hart &C tire bridge.
A youth was killed and two persons
were seriously injured by a runaway horse
on the lower East Side last night.
Tho horse. attached to q light delivery
wagon and driven by Samuel Rosen. be-
came frightened just as it was turning
from Grand into Clinton street. Rosen said
that the brecchins broke and the wagon
ran upon the horses heels.
Rosen chung to the rsips. On tho seat
beside him was q younger boy. but he o
slipped down to the bottom Of the wagon
and chung to the dashboard right over the
galloping hoofs.
It was Just about 9 o'clock, and Clinton
street was crowded with children and
women. Before the horse had gone half
a block the light wsgon was swaying from
curl to curb. There wore n number Of
escapes.
As the unaway neared Delancey street
. youth stepped out OF = cigar store. Tho
animal struck him with its forefeet and
he was thrown to the pavement, hitting his
head. He was killed almost instantly.
He was identified later as Samuel Biz
minowitx Of $50 Floyd street, Brooklyn.
The animal dashed out into Defiance
street at the entrano to the bridge with
speed that took the wagon along in pounds.
There was q big crowd at the entrance to
the bridge, but all managed TO get out Of
the way except Anna Lansed, an artist,
who ives at 1873 Floyd street, Brooklyn.
She was knocked down by the horse. Later
she was taken TO douverneur Hospital
with a fractured leg. She may also be
injured internally.
Afsw feet further on in the horses path
was an eastbound Delaney street car.
The runaway plunged full speed into the
car team. Then there was a mixup. All
three horses went down and began to kick
and plunge in every direction. The two
youths in the delivery wagon had gone out
over the dashboard and landed in the street
The fifteen passengers in the horse car
had been thrown to theiaoor by the collision
and were scrambling wildly out of the rear
uOOT. ouc uiuh WIZ was Iiuiu8 op AZ
front platform had been hurled over the car
dashboard down among the struggling
animals. Luckily for him the car had run
on a few feet and had covered him up. But
he was wedged in under IL In such a way that
he couldn't get out and the hoofs Of the
horses were bsttering the dashboard OF the
car into, bits dangerously close to his head
The harnesses on the struggling animals
were finally cut and the, mixup straight
ened out. A crowd turned to and lifted
the car and the man who went over the
dashboard wal pulled out. He said he was
Jacob Synder. Fl years old. of 245 East Third
street. He had a fractured rib and was
badly bruised. He was also taken to the
hospital.
The youthful driver was arrested on a
charge Of homicide. He got on with a few
bruises. The boy in the wagon with him
was practically unhurt. Rosen said that
the horse belongs to Solomon Unger. a
fruit dealer of "a Ludlow street. Rosen,
when he was arrested. gave his age rs II
years. but later he declared that he Is Is.
which 10 the lawful age for a driver,