The New York herald., 1922-03-15
Old Time Society Leaders Kin
in Peril When Automobile
Scares Her Cab Horse.
HORNS ADD TO FRIGHT
Policeman With Taxi Hens
in Animal in Centre of Long
Acre Square.

Seventh avenue from the southern
end of Carnegie Hall. at Fifty-sixth
street, into the middle of Longacre
square was thrown into an uproar just
old fashioned cab horse driven by John
Carroll of 315 East Thirty seventh
street took the bit in his teeth and
ran until two taxicabs ranged up to
squeeze" him into halt and his legs
began to wobble.
In the swaying closed cab to which
the frightened animal was hitched was
Miss Julia G. McAllister, niece Of the
late Ward McAllister. society leader.
Miss McAllister was uninjured, but
she was surprised at the horses long
dash and said that for the last twenty
years she had considered herself per-
fectly safe behind him.
Carroll, who Is one OF the few sur
vvors of the old guard OF cab drivers,
told the police his horse would have
lived UP to Miss McAllster's expecta-
tions of what he should do but that an
automobile struck him and caused him
to take fright. The collision. which was
! only slight, was enough to break one of
the shafts and the loose end of wood
banged against the horses hind legs.
tickling him and causing him to drop
his usual calm air.
Follows Longtime Custom.
Miss McAlister. who is advanced in
years and who has apartments at the
Iroquois Hotel, 4s West Forty-fourth
street, went to Carnegie Hall last night
TO attend the concert OF the Philadelphia
Philharmonic Society. Following her
long established custom she had Carroll
take her there and call for her at 10 80.
As Miss McAllister got into the cab
Carroll. looking around and seeing the
road clear, started to turn from Fifty
sixth street into Seventh avenue. The
automobile turning at the same time
bumped the horse. The bump and the
breaking of the shaft upset his temper
and the dangling bit OF wood did the
rest.
Halfway between Fifty-sixth and
Fifty-fifth streets the horse reared.
Carroll. Miss McAllister said. spoke to
him several times but no attention was
paid to his command. Then Miss Nc
Allister leaned out window and spoke
to the animal. He only reared some
more, jumped a couple of times and
then broke into something between a
lope and a gallop.
Carroll sawed at the lines. but found
he could do nothing. He took the time
to turn and reassure Miss McAllister
and then looked around for policeman
A EiffV-firQf nur stal
Eberle of the West Forty-sevnth street
station tried to head off the runaway
just Miss Catching Animal.
A loud chorus OF automobile horns
and sirens sounded by chauffeurs who
were trying to avoid collisions In the
traffic jam then piling up frightened
the horse and he sprang to the east side
y, the roadway. nearly upsetting the
cab and getting out of Eberle's reach.
Several other policemen missed catching
him.
While the horse continued south
IcberIe jumped to the running board OF a
taxicab. He ordered the chauffeur to
draw as close as possible to the cab.
But John Carroll's old horse was faster
than the taxi and kept ahead until the
north end OF Longacre Square was
reached Eberle was able to maneuver
his cab and with the help of another
start a Squeezing movement The
horse apparently recognized the trick
for he slowed down between the two
taxis and stood trembling right out in
the middle OF the square.
Miss McAllster had much praise for
the manner In which Eberie outwitted
the runaway. but just as much for the
way John Carroll handled the situation.
and as she left the scene to go to her
hotel she told the old coachman she
knew the automobile was at fault. that
the old horse was perfectly reliable and
that both might call for her at the usual
time thiQ morning