The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-10
ELIJAH, THE MUSTANG, RAMPS
PiLPiBlE EFFECT ON ~ PER-
SONS ~ THREE NILES.
And Many More scatter Before Him as
lie Wandrrs From the Heart Of Wiil.
Ianst,Urg TO NewtOwn Greek bridge
Ills MIST lake was Taking to Water.

Everybody in the neighborhood of
81 North Third street WILLIAMSBURG had
been saying for several days past that that
untaned New Mexican mustang Of JOS
cph Lukowski was going TO make trouble
He made it Yesterday. and a great deal
more OF it than ANYBODY had reckoned
on, when he jumped the fence in the lot
on North Third street where I.ukowski
was keeping him. ran nearly three miles
through crowded streets and ended up
in seven feet Of Newtown Creeks water.
The fence is nearly five feet high. but
late Yesterday afternoon the mustang,
whose name Is Elijah, came soaring over
it. He ramped straight across the street
To where group of tenement dwcllcrs
were taking the air on the sidew ak,
There he tipped over u baby carriage
which was being ridden 10y Miss Annie
Robonsky, aged .. bow led over Mrs. Annie
Robonsky aud Mortimer Robonsky. her
son. Elijah then stepped on the foot
of Mrs. Mary Mitchell. kneed Baby John
Fisher. aged ?. in the stomach, and pass, d
on to seek fresh adventure
He got il at the corner of Wythe avenue.
where Henry Vogt was standing with
arms outspread calling Whoa. there"
The New Mexican mustang took bite at
Henry and bowled him over at the same
time. Then he crossed the street and
found Walter Magnus trying to climb
into coal chute, he beat MIR Magnus TO
the hole and kicked him in the Lumbar
region.
Thoroughly warmed up to his work
10y this time. Elijah galloped on down
North Third street, through the panicky
crowds OF tenement folks 10 the junction
of North Third street and Metropolitan
avenue Sergt John ! Cassidy of the
Bedford avenue station there seized
Elijah by the name and was dragged half
block before he let go. His uniform
was considerably missed and shredded
Elijah shook his unconauered head
and passed on his way. Al the Marcy
! avenue crossing Policeman Peter Smith
and two citizens tried To work a tandem
play and were all Knocked down and
trampled on
Tn" lid mustang of the stakcd plains
was then a mile and half from home
and still happy At the corner Of Union
and Metropolitan avenues Polio. men
y Charles Boyle and Dan O'Keefe attcmp,c,!
TO do their sworn duty, but they got what
are described IN ambulance reports as
/ lacerations for their effort.
Down at Grand street II the bridge over
/ N.wtown Creek For some reason or
other Elijah preferred not to take h"
bridge Instead he vaulted a low fence
! into the middle of the creek. A row boat
/ alfew feet away from the hole Elijah made
! in III" water was nearly swamped and the
| two women who were being rowed 10y a
male companion therein received "A shock
| TO their nerves.
! John Haggerty. a bridge tender there,
saw the dive and he stralghtway rove a
| lasso, slipped II over tn" mustang :
neck, took three turns Of the other end
around a iamppost and sought out a
policeman One came and he led the mus
| tang to the Redford avenue station away
back IN williamsburg There he was
| locked up in the yard. Be!nga minor, h
was plainly case for the Gerry society
but at last reports Elijah was still with the
| Bedford avenue police.