The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-11
HORSES RUN AWAY TO SEA
B0Lr DOM .3TH STREET AND
OFF 4 PIER.

Coal Barge Catches One and the Rivel
the Other Both sa, ed h, Derrick and
Boat-They were q t:rocer's Team,
scared nv an Autsmebiie's screech
A yellow automobile screeched throu gh
West Seventy-ninth street just after
dark last night, soaring foolish a pair
Of Acker. Merrall r. Condits horses that
were standing hitched to a delivery wagon
in front Of "a They lie out toward the
Hudson River. bouncing the wagon after
them. and all that the driver and Pat
/ Breslin, his helper. found when they
rushed out 81 - was litter Of spilled
groceries
Tn" driver yelled and Par yelled and
| pedestrians to IN. west relayed .he
whoops, 40 that people halted on on.
| foot NJ III" Amsterdam. Broadway. West
End and REVERSED. Drive crossings a. they
do when u fire -nRn. j. signalled 4
great many folk dropped their business
20 be- in az the finish and trail.d after
the runaways What with their shouts
and the clamor made by the children
and the honking 81 autos that fringed
III" Procession that part OF tn. upper
West Sid" was fairly noisy.
Once pas; Riverside Drive the horses
careered down steep incline toward
the railroad tracks. the wagon swaying
and humping. Lights cleaned from the
caboose of a freight train that had just
loafed past and from the c,ipola brake
man stuck his head for a glimpse of the
doings Straight the pair went for the
public dock a. tina foot cf West Seventy
ninth street. avoided building material
that was heSpcSi a; the land end and tore
along The pisr until they hit the st ring.
piece. Thrrsipon several things hap
pened
The stringpiecs cmtched che wagon
Wheels. momen,arily checking the gal
lopers and breaking the traces Tn.
battered wagon stayed behind on the
dock. hut one horse tumbl'd into half
empty coal barge moored against the
pier. IT, mate. unable To jerk fre. Of the
harness. went over The pier hut missed
the coal barge and tangled just out ii
n" water.
How To- salvage the horses made a mic.
E'tls problem for Pat Breslin. Policeman
German and half a dozen dock workers
Ih"v couldn't figure "a way 10 derrick the
suspended hor-" back 10 dry boards
Pat c'It tn" harness with his barlow. and
the -tra,n'nE. klcking animal dropped
with a plunge n. went under, came No
-nOrting, decided tina. swimming was
easy and headed for Jersey. |, was pitch
dark Ivy then and the few lanterns that
glim!n.red on the dock We're lust yellow
Iggravation- Nobody could get /, Wow
Of IN" swimmer
Oscar Jack son and e \ smith got a..
a rowtua' whil. other folks were talking
and went out in a hurry ABOUT po wards
from IN" dock they -pied N. horse -trrIg-
Cling wIth the tide. hu' " wa- no easy lob
to take him IN tow He wa- suspicious
and badly frigh'"ned and lodged them a.
long al he was able but Jackson got MN
nv III" tan presently. which gave Smith
chance To wing ~. ;NCat around him with
hook. Then they attached line to his
,Ullar and took UT -ha tow. getting o. the
beach At the foot ~ Ninety seventh street
without rlShap and walking ;he hor-.
back Ia II" seventy ninth street doCi;
Mil. 'hi= was Z ing "n the hoTs.. IN
the coal barge had kicked up such
rinpus that ms driver was afraid he
would do tii.lss!f an injury. 80 IN" driver
took chance. jumped down into the
barge and 'r,rd to soo.ha 'ha prisoner
- h.. na:-ed N" horse - uu.irpci ear
r"stly u sonnet odv p ato"s G.dn I
intend 10 10 something.
The hurs" stood con~ic-ra 1ly reio~
tn" g'nvala ard = WAS impossible to
draw hin ou' 10y main Strength >othcv
got sinai derrick which mad been ,,sad'
for lifting cement barrels ard other
Things fror contractors hnrg-I fiNsi
a broad hand around the hors" hack
and holly. mad" I'll Ugh; and CAV.
= his'l" Up i" C.rr" ktCking hut safe
enough and dropped with a -hud on the
tcck wh"-" h" stood trembling
Then the driver and PIT went to the
IS bad a. ~ might ha'" heer hv long
sho,