The evening world., 1911-05-22
Traffic Suspends and Whole
Lower Part Of Thorough
fare Stops to Cheer.
THE WINS.
Pedestrian Knocked Down as
Speed Burst Is Resumed
on Return Trip.

Lower Broadway was treated to some
thing OF a race this afternoon and the
busy ~thoroushfare Just stopped being
busy and watched It. Cars stopped.
business stopped. the whole street sur
rendered to tho contestants and the
police did no. interfere.
II was n race between two ambulances
from rival hospitals. The first leg wes
run without accident, but on the return
a imple pedestrian. who thought he
had . right to cross the street. Jump
ed from In from OF one ambulance d.
rcctiy In from OF the other. He was
picked up and placed beside the orig
inal call" Both were treated and the
second went home without giving his
name.
Bailey Hammer of No. 81 King street
was riding a bicycle down Broadway
near the Standard oil Building when
q wagon came UP behind him and tho
horse boosted him off. Tn wheels Of
the wager passed over young Mr.. Ham
mer and a policeman sent In a hurry
call TO the Hudson Street Hospital.
Neither House a SLOUGH.
Meantime some citizens whose nsmo
doesn't matter %telephoned the Volunteer
Hospital about the terrible accident
and Or. Savage OF tina place was sent
out on n hurry up.
The horse attached to the Volunteer
ambulance was no SLOUGH. Neither was
the Hudson streets animal. They got
on pretty even. and as the Volunteer
swung into Broadway from Fulton
street there was the Hudson street sick
wagon directly opposite.
Give them a race for IT, was the
a DR.. Savage put It to the driver.
I'll buy II We get the case"
The race started right there. Both
drivers drew their whips and. with tire
songs changing al no ambulance gongs
ever changed before. they were off. The
Hudson Street RIG was three lengths
ahead At John %ctreet. but the Volunteer
was fast closing up the gap before the
next block was cleared.
By this time the people on the streets
had begun TO take notice and yells went
up that were carried down the street
N echoed back. Cars were quickly
stopped and frantic policemen waved
their arms. warning teams approaching
from the side streets to stop ~instanter.
Staid looking men, who seemed to carry
the weight of the world on their Shout
ders. stepped TO the gutter edge to
watch the race.
Doctors Urged Race.
The ambulance horses were galloplnG
in their best form and on the seats in
the rear sat the young doctors win
faces set. shouting to their drivers to
win out at all costs. They were cling
ing to the straps at the sides n re-
tanned their seats with amazing agility.
II was the sight OF a lifetime for lower
Broadway.
At Maiden Lane the Volunteer passed
the Hudson Street and n cheer went UP.
But half a blow below. was seen to
swerve sharply and all but overturned.
This was to avoid a truck stood at the
curb and Hudson Street never got the
, lead again. The Volunteer reached the
scene a fun fifteen seconds ahead.
Surgeon Falls In Jump.
Before the ambulance had stopped.
DR.. Savage, bag In hand. jumped. He
lost his balanc and fell spraying. He
was on his feet again. however, and
reached tho wounded man ahead. The
doctor from the other ambulance shook
hands with him aid together they
looked over the mans injuries.
The Volunteer. however. took the case
and as both wagons u into Broad
way again tho horses were whipped UP
and the race back began. This was
not so exciting. FOR the Volunteer had a
wounded man aboard. At Ann street
a man lodged the Hudson Street wagon
and was knocked down by the Volun-
teer. a stop was made and the second
man was taken On, He was not hurt
much, however, and after being terated
at the hospital he went home.
After the race was over Broadway re-
sumed It's usual moneyed appearance.