The New York herald., 1874-10-05
A Drove of Texan Steers
Ranging the City.
Thirty-three Persons Gored or Run
Down by the Furious BovineS.
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Exciting Scenes and Incidents of
the Chase.

market in this city en- route for Buffalo,
ana while being conveyed from Weehawken
by the Forty-second street ferry escaped from
their drunken careless drivers. The cattle
scattered throughout the streets and avenues Of
the metropolis wounding and injuring men,
women and children, and difYusing terror ana abb
solute CONSERVATION among our citizens Up to a
late hour last evening reports had been received
that over tnlrty-three persons had been more or
less severely injured, some Of whom are young
children The conduct of the police was most
absurd, excepting in few Instances, and it seemed
as II riot was transpirng in the metropolis.
for five or six hours, lasting until nearly ten
O'Clock in the evening. 1t Is not known how
many OF the injured viii die as yet, but some are
very badly bruised internally, and some others
wlll no doubt, be dlsfgured Tor life.
About half-past seven O'Clock bull came
tearing down Broadway IRON the direction Of
Canal street, pursued by large crowd of yeiiing
lads and foolish men. This BUN. like all the
rest, had no perceptble madness, and was
trying valnly to escape from the infuriated
crowd. He finally broke from mis- pursuers at
Chambers street, and was seen by the lights OF the
street lamps to make his way toward the city
Hail. amid uproarious shouts OF ..He's going TO cali
on Havemeyer ~ and other equally senseless
cries. Word was sent to Captain Leary, oil the
Twenty-sixth precinct, which Is located In
the City Hall basement, and in the meantime the
crowd swelled to very large proportions The bun
ran to and fro In maudiin manner, affected by
the shouts and worrying Of the crowd, and soon
detachment OF police sailed out OF the
Hall and made an endeavor to capture
the taurlne. But by this time the animal was
thoroughly frightened, being in the condition or
JEFF Davis. who wanted to be LETT alone. The bull
capered around, and the young blackguards as
SemDleQ made all the A
number OF the Ordinance police clus-
tered around the bovine and looking rather
helpless nnally drove him into the large chained
grass plot on the west side OF the Park, between
Murray and Warren streets. Here the bull be-
gan to Craze from the fresh grass IN most peace
ful way. and would have remained Cnere, no doubt,
until this morning and until he had
been filled with grass were 1t not
that the police acted in such O
lazy and careless way that all the young lads were
allowed to scream and lun around and run of
and on and make such stampedes all the while
that the bull was keeping very quiet and MUNICH
ing the grass. Presently, young man VINO held
long clothes line having moose at IT'S end, stole
rom under tree, and told the young men who
were chasing in the vicinity that he was about to
lassO the animal. This young man seemed to be
quite confident, and being asked by HERALD re-
porter present II he knew how to catch bull with
lasso, replied win great determination that
he knew all about 1t. as he had been one OF the
drivers OF the herd, part OF which had escaped.
Two scouts were sent out 10 head the bull from
the Broadway side or the plot, and the young
man Jumped in with his clothes line and stole to-
ward the bull, a dark moving OBJECT, whose surface
was iainty visible among the trees. But the bull
was wide awake, and watching tue movements
OF his prosecutors, made running jump across
the cnains and dashed, with the speed OF loco
motive, INTO Broadway Tnen general skeiadde
Snnh ansY aUd hpan Inn rim l..tk
some OF the men and boys Jumping into base
ments and others running up stoops, stairways
security to the rear stone Steps Of the City Hail
and took refuge there. The bull ran down Warren
% hs wan and saped every
turn tail the crowd again assembled aud started
down Warren street IN ull.cnase alter the oewil-
nuated men, VINO should have shot the
aud made no attempt to follow. This same bull
had been allowed to Craze in the park Tor an hour
ana ana na ana YET 20 attempt was made to XII
were allowed TO drive him as near madnes as was
possible. The scene In Warren street was simply
great business locality, the daughters and wives
aud female relations OF the janlors OF the differ
r and oronsrs and ns
hearts some OF them being IN quite
s6s pa e aoWS street SsvsT a
or sweethearts separated so quickly as they were
on this occasion. The demon shouts OF the crowd,
the Wild appearance of the bull and the tramp OF
hurryng ieet were enough for the lovers some of
whom run right and LETT, leaving their
OF the bull, or to be trampled to Jelly by his
powerful 1eet. Finally the oull got away and ran
up Greenwich street. to be disposed OF later in the
evening. Every Jew doors shot would te fred
ct the bull, none OF which seemed to take
effect. These shots were fired in the most
by lar the safest OF all In the chase. Men came
pouring out OF Railways and from open whisky
" ru reyoeers Wh od ruSy sao
hatchets, and the spectators lives we're
sendahgesed by thls hurried al and hostile hos assem-.
was rumored early In the evening that Theodore
I1ton and Frank Mouton, who have been
Ward early IN the evening had been met by an
1nlurtated bull and had been severely injured, but
tins rumor proved TO be uniounded as both OF
these gentlemen were known to be safe at q late
SERGEANT DOUGLAS CHASE.
Sergeant Douglas, OF the sixth precinct, had
very strange experience as he related II, among
q the bulls: TWO Of the herd OF bulls got into the
having Intended to roam IN some DIS
trict where the people were less prepared
that wnlle IN pursuit Of one bull, and huge
crowd following az his heels, another bull ran
across the track OF receoing horse railroad car
just as gentleman was ABOUT to descend to the
street. The bull made dash at him with his horns
and hoisted HIM about sA feet, from whence he
dropped with crash into the gutter, and was
seen to pick himself up and run away. Gimme
diately after this" said Sergeant Douglas, II
saw an old lady thrown in the air but i had no
time to ask Tor particulars, as | saw that the bull
was in full rampage and was bound to do all the
harm that 1t could to the public"
At Franklin and Centre Streets where one bull
was treed, 1t was soon found that he must die.
The entire population turned out with pitch
iorks. shotgnns, IRE extlnguishers, butcher
KNIVES, clubs and pistols, and gen.
eral assault OF most terrific nature
was made on the bull Special 0nlcer Dorsey
and Captain Kennedy. Of the sixth precinct, came
out OF the station house carrying coal scuttle
full OF short and long pistols and knives Of the
most deadly character, ana the bombardment soon
ended in the death OF the animal, who was not only
shot to death but was also hamstrung. Some OF
his pistols placed alongside OF the bulls head
and every time he received a shot he would jump
upon his feet. Another bull was killed at
NO. "a Elizabeth street, near Bavard, by
Omcer Hawley, alter severe fght in
which every one joined that coula gather
In the neignborhood. An alarm that was sent
out by Inspector McDermott had put all his police
force on the alert, aud they went around breathing
IRE and bioodshed; but from their marRsmansntp
last night IL is more than evident that they need