New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-02
FIVE PERSONS HURT IN
FIFTH AVENUE RUNAWAY
Series of Accidents Follow in the
Wake of Horses Mad
Flight for Blocks.
MOUNTED OFFICER MAY DIE
Trampled as He Seizes Bride
Two Women Hurled from
Buggy-Auto in Chase
Hits Two Men.

a mounted patrolman is suffering from
probably fatal injuries in Mount Sinai
Hospital. one man is IN a hospital badly
hurt. and another man and two women
were shocked and bruised as the result
Of wild runaway in upper Fifth ave
nue. yesterday afternoon Tho horse
ran from 9Sth street through Mount
Morris Park. and in his wake were
chain Of accidents that threw the
! thronged thoroughfare into a panic.
\ man who gave his name as John
Armstrong. Of No. 202T Lexington ave
nue. at is alleged tho name is fictitious,
and that he is city fireman, married.
and living in East lllth street,. hired a
horse and light buggy from the stable -
Christopher Dagis. az No. 40 East l23d
street. and driving 10 the factory Of the
National Cloak and Suit Company h
picked UP two friends. Miss Josephine
O'Connor. eighteen years old. Of 40. 2l3
East 111th street. and Miss May Du-
Bois. seventeen years old. Of 80. lI29
Lexington avenue. Both girls are
stenographers.
The three crowded together in the lit
tie one-seated buggy, went UP Fifth ave-
nue. and above the Plaza were soon
tangled in the mazes Of the shifting
streams Of automobiles and carriages.
At Goth street Armstrong; straw hat
blew off. and when he got out he left the
reins in the hands OF one Of the girls.
Frightened by an automobile horn. the
horse suddenly took the BIT in his teeth
and leaped forward. dashing up the ave-
nue.. Both girls screamed. and people
| began 10 run out from the sidewalks -
try TO stop the horse. but he always
evaded them.
At 9sth street Miss Dubois jumped
She was picked up unconscious on the
asphalt and taken TO Mount Sinai Hos
pital where a wound in her head was
attended 10 and she Went home Just
as she Jumped Mounted Patroiman Nc
Glinchy put spurs to his horse. but he
could not catch up. The automobiles I'D
the avenue had taken up the chase and
were honking along. the exhausts from
their engines adding 20 the turmoil
Automobile Party Gives On'Se'
IN one Of tho automobiles was Benja-
min Werbelovsky Of No. 93 Mesoro'e
street BROOKLYN. with him WAS MISS
Lillian Cohen. of No 63 West l49tn
street ard IL Is said that she told Ben
iamin sones. the old chauffeur. % si'"
chase. Sonos let ont his machine 10 tH'
utmost. and dashed through the crowd
which was still running out trying i'
stop the runaway Miss O.Connor vas
screaming At the top of her voice.
At Io7th street Nathaniel Gladstone.
+,ceDtv-tbroe wears Old. law student. -
M Or West NTH street. pedaIi-d his
bicycIe furiouslv. trying 10 catch up With
the horse. Soros. coming from behind.
hit Gladstone and the student went hurt
ling through the air. falling heavily to
the street The automobile went over
mo of his logs lie WAS taken 10 Mount
Sinai HospitaI with bad bruises. hut Ia
ter went home The bicycle was k.naNnG
wood and scrap IRON.
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