The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-07
steer. Hunting ON BrOasaHhy-- SUM
day OF Terror ia. New York Tho.

rousnfaras. ~ 81
rFrom the New York Tribune, October 81 #
While small drove Of Texas cattle were
quietly plodding through Blocker street
between Broadway and the Bowery last
evening about O'clock Officer Wayne, OF
the Fourteenth precinct, on post at the corner
OF Elizabeth and Blocker streets, observed
that they Were without driver. at the
corner of Elizabeth street something startled
the steers, and two Of them ran down Eliza.
beth street. Immediately crowd Of mon
and boys started in pursuit of them, shout
ing and gesticulating violently. Others made
similar demonstrations toward the rest Of the
herd, who had continued their way toward
the Bowery, and they, too, became excited
and wild. AT the Bowery, where another
noisy demonstration met them, they scattered
in all directions, each pursuing his career with
uplifted tail, plunging head, and fiery eyes.
The crowds increased behind each one as
hR antics became more exciting. Police
men and private citizens with an armory Of
weapons sprang at once to the front and be-
gan plying the luekless steers with lead and
steel. Some persons even attacked them
with bayonets and swords. But their tough
hides appeared to be impervious to such on
slaughts, and thoroughly maddened by so
vigorous and uuprovoked an attack they
began tossing and gorlng all who opposed
them, and for d time rendered the precincts
which they invaded remarkably lively. Two
took their way up the Bowery and into
Fourth avenue, being smartly chased by a
demopstrative crowd; one turned on his pur-
suerS about Fourteenth street, and after re-
ceiying four shots from Officer Frederick
rushed toward East river. Two others
turned out at East Houston street, dashed
through that narrow thoroughfare to East
river, broke through the gate of the Will
Harrisburg ferry.house, plunged together of
the pier, and were drowned.
At the corner of Reade street one of the
animals tossed Officer Ryan, Of the Fourth
precinct, who was trying to shoot him. The
other, in charging up Centre street knocked
Irving Grace, an orderly of Park Hospital,
down into the basement of lager-beer sa-
loon under the Stats Zeitung office, break
ing his arm and thigh. Ann Gallagher, an
old woman, was knocked down and bruised
in the head by kick at the corner of Elm
and Worth streets. At Grand and Baxter
streets Morris McGonnigle, aged twenty
four, of No. 135 Baxter street, was gored in
the neck, receiving severe wound, and Eu-
gene OHara, aged fourteen, of No. Az Pearl
street, was severely injured by the same ami
NAL. Another Of the Infatuated brutes, after
spending an hour on the pasturage ofthe City
Hall Park, continued his mad course toward
West Broadway, and was killed in West
street by Officer Henchy, of the Twenty
seventh precinct. On the route he badly
bruised Alice Crawford. aged fifty. of Al.
bany street, and John Quinn, of No. 2l2
west Tenth street. Robert w. Foster, while
in pursuit of him, was shot in the hip by q
ball intended for the steer. Officer Dona-
van, of the Second precinct, reckessly at
tempted 10 take one Of the bulls by the
horns, and was tossed high in the air and Sc
verely injured, but Sergeant Maloney, who
had chased the bull from the Bowery, sue
ceeded in cutting his hamstrings, and Sub3e-
quenUy killing him. The Sergeant was
Knocked down once and run over.
Ten bulls altogether were shot. The series
of scenes produced by the chase after these
wild animals wherever they appeared were
very stirring. The crowds OF men and boys,
with the exception Of the policemen and oc-
caSionally daring citizen, kept well out Of
reach of the threatening steers, but kept up
a cheering. evidently enjoying the fun. The
Street-csrS would be stopped by the crowd,
and the drivers, conductors, and outside pas
sengers usually crowded themselves rapidly
inside. Que passenger in Third.arenue
car, having little girl with him, was dread
fully excited at his danger, and seeing q
| church-door open ran there for safety.
Another passenger opened fire on a passing
bull, and was warmly berated by passengers
for his temerity. In many instances the
| daring citizens who volunteered to empty
I their revoIvers into the bulls hides emptied
| them instead into the crowd. Between
twenty and thirty persons were injured, a
few severely, although none have died. The
| list includes policemen, citizens, and women.