The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15
CRUELTY TO RERGH.

The Benevolent Bergii Banied--IiveIy Row
About Drny Horses-yaIiRnt Conduct Of u
Dry Goods Man-President Bergh with His
Back Up-Excitement in Broadway.
Broadway from the Battery TO the Park Is In such
high state OF mud ana that will take little
the dirty snow and mud have formed hlocks be-
which there pools OF water several inches
deep. The condition OF Broadway between Canal
and FranklinStreeis Is particularly bad The ascent
from Canal Is quite steep, and horses with heavy
loads behind them or course find 1t very dlsagrcea-
bic to drag over 1t. The at this point yestcr-
day quite animated, and the snorting OF horses,
the cursng OF drivers. and the shouts OF police
men were iDcessant ana bewidering. During
very close jam OF stages, drays and carriages
about twelve O'Clock, an impatient Hlbernian
mounted on a dray, drawn by pair OF fine horses
was suddenly seized with fit Of cruelty to animals
and commenced desperate assault with his whip
his tired steeds. He had succeeded IN flashing
the horses into high state Of perspiraton and
himself into fury when from amid the gathering
throng OF spectators awful voice was heard, and
In a momen after the luguhrious face OF
THE BENEVOLENT BERGH
doomed up out OF the neavy fog the thrashed and
steaming horses had raised. Raising his umbrella
aloit and calling upon his faithful squire Tony
Campbell 10 FOL ow, the knight OF the Sorrowful
CouuLe nance advanced the Hibernian caitf, who,
however, did not trelnbe or turn paie but ripped
round dozen Of famiar oaths at the appari
ton ana fell TO work with renewed energy to whip
the poor horses. The more he whipped them the
more indignant did Mr.. Bergn become, louder
yelled tue Broadway squad. IL was a bao time 10
arouse the hon In the breast Of the benevolent Pre5
deaL Tor his WRATH at
the CONTRACTORS cocKFIGHrER,
who sent MIN an lnvitltion 10 witness the "Feath-
cred Duests" at Union hnl, had not subsidized.
Stepping out before tne admiring popuace Mr..
Bergh uttered shout OF righteous wrath winch set
all the horses snoring Win Ree, and called upon
the rate HIbernian, the name OF humanity to de-
slst from his cruel wora. The answer ne received
characteristic, put dlScoufteoua. in TACT, the
wratny driver requested Mr.. Bergh in the elegant
ana expressive language Of The CoIoners Man. ~ 60
to = and never come back. rms was
CRUELTY TO BERGH
as well "a cruelty to animals, ana so the doughty
squire OF the afflicted knight oil tue sorrowful coun
teuance began 10 yell in "a dreadful way and shook
both his nsts at the Hlbernlan. Peope look sides
Iistncuvely. some backed the draynen; tue dray-
man backed the horses ana number or citizens
For time the was Oiled with dlreInl sounds
and the uln was Immense. Ieope began To think
that the tribune ONCE had been removed up town,
Tor mighty wind OF oatns and ore imprecations
swept along the street.
In VAN Mr. bergh expostuated and explained,
the ALDERMAN ony yelled the louder. Whi.e calcu-
latng mentally whether would be advisable to ar
rest the draynan or not, desperate and blood
ana requested the benevolent president, tue squire
Tony and everybody 10
He would have divested himself Of hrs clothes
In order To DE ready to receive any OF the popuace
VINO might fayosaDlJ consider mis- invitation, but
there no time, 20 he merely put himself In
boxing attitude and joined the other citizens In the
chorus cuTsing. Getting tired IN The arms and
hoarse from the violence OF his advocacy or
the cause oil cruelty 60 animals Inc wretcnei clerk
| caught holo CT squire Tony and shook him. Then
| Tony caught the clerk they botn shook, stage
arvcrs cracked their Whips, horses snorted ouoer
| tnan ever, anu the scene OF the confess became
darkened with appalling oaths. Both The clerk ana
| Tony were gettlng with shaking and looked as
II they had tue worst KIM swamp ague, wnen the
worthy president suddenly got
| BACK UP,
| and fercely accosted the perssting clerk. He
| told MN he duly authorized by the Legislature
OF New YORK TO protect DUMB creatures AMI arrest
all evl disposed dry goods men VINO lnterered with
MN in discharge oil ms duty. The unfortunate
clerk gre pale when he heard this and tried hard
TO snake himself out OF the grasp OF tine squire, and
was about TO weep when Iony slipped on the side
walk Ine terrIiled clerk embraced the opportunity
aud dasned into Jaffay's minus nat aud star
BOARD SIDE OF ais top coat.
AFTER THE BATTLE
they followed HIM AMI MIR. Bergh raised o view
hailoo, but the prisoner made good his ESCAPE. As
soon the stage drivers ano draynen discovered
unpleasanness with the horses an1 made on under
cover OF tue diversion caused by the sudden assault
oi tie drygooes man. And 80 II came 10 pass that
there were no prisoners after this Lively engage
meut.
Mr.. Bergh deserves the thanks OF the community
Tor his audaUie eorts 10 suppress the lisgraceiul
acts cruelty the over taxed horses broadway
by their brutal drivers ana should receive the ready
ASSISTANCE OF al good citizens III his humane efforts