AMOK IN THE STREET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1800, 12 July 1913, Page 4

AMOK IN THE STREET.

THE CAIiEER OP TWO HORSES. I - (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Auckland, July 11. A runaway horse, attached to an express curt, belonging to a Chinaman named Oil I/00, provided some cxcitoinont yesterday aftersoon as it galloped wildly from tho Grafton Bridge to tiie Town Hall, via Symonds and Wellesley Streets. Shortly alter two o'clock On Leo was standing near his cal't outsido the shelter-shed at Grafton Bridge, 'l'ho horse becamo resjivv, aud On Lee seized tho rems. Tlio animal then jumped forward, and its owner was thrown against tho verandah post and rendered unconscious. Tho horso' then galloped away dow'n Symonds Street. Besides being unconscious, tho Chinese had sustained a nasty cut over tho eye, and a severe bruise on tho head. Ho was oarricd into a neighbouring ckomist'a shop, and after treatment regained consciousness.

Meanwliilo tho horso and cart was having a very adventurous carccr. Successfully eluding a steam roller, tho frightened animal mado for Lower Symonds Street. At tho junction of Symonds and Wellosloy Streets, two stationary tramcars caused tho horso to change its course, and it then careered madly down Wellcsley Street. A cabman saw it coming, and hastened his houses into O'Eorko Street, out of the way. At tho corner of Rutland and Wellesley Streots the horse and cart collided with a fence, and tho force of tho impact was sufficient to knock the horse down and smash tho fence, but, nothing daunted, tho animal regained its foot aud galloned oft' down Rutland : Strcet towards the Town Hall. Outside a warehouse was another horso and cart belonging to Mr. Anderson, and tho latter auiniul, becoming frightened by tho runaway, also bolted, tho two continuing in company down the street. At this time, Mrs. Thorpe and Miss Thorpo wcro driving in a gig towards tho Town Hall f when tlicy hoard shouts from workmen in tho vicinity. _ On looking round'they saw tho two rapidly approaching runaways, aud, beforo they could pull out of tho way, one of tho bolting animals 6truck tho gig,a vigorous blow. Tho seat and back portion of the gig wero broken from tho body, and tho collision caused the Indies to bo 1 thrown into the front portion of tho gig, tho splashboard alone preventing them from being thrown out. Fortunately their horse was a nuiet one, pud remained still. Immediately after tho collision both tho carts attached to tho runaways capsized, and tho horses were scoured.