Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14
WILD STEERS AT BAY.

WILD STEERS All BAY. a..He
Herd of Texas Cattle Loose in the Streets
OF New Yorlk-Many People Injured Pts
fOI Practice and Cheat Excitement.
From the New York Tribune, Oct. 5.
While small drove of Texas cattle
were quietly plodding through Blocker
street, between Broadway and the Bow
cry, last evening, about Z o'clock, Off
Ger 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
Elizabeth street. Immediately a crowd
of men and boys started in pursuit,
shouting 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 an
other noisy demonstration met them,
they scattered in all directions, each
pursuing his career with uplifted tail,
plunging head and fiery eyes. The
crowd increased behind each one as his
antics became more exciting. Police
men and private citizens, with an armory
of Weapons, sprang at once to the front
and began plying the lrckless steers
with lead and steel, some persons even
attacking them with bayonets and
swords. But their tough hides appear
ed to be imperyious to such onslaughts,
and thoroughly maddenedbys SO vigorous
and unprovoked attack, they began
tossing and goring all who opposed
them, and for a time rendered the pre-
cincts which they invaded remarkably
lively. Two took their way up the
Bowery, and into Fourth avenue; being
smartly chased by demonstrative
crowd, one turned on his pursuers
about Fourteenth street, and after re-
ceiving four shots from officer Brod-
erick, 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 Williamsburg
ferry-house, plunged together off the
the pier, and were drowned. 5.,..
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
Center street, knocked Irving Grace, an
orderly of Park Hospital, down into the
basement of alager beer saloon under.
the Stats letting Office, breaking his
arm and thigh. Ann Gallagher, an old
woman, was knocked down and bruised
in the head by. a kick at the corner Of
Elm and Worth streets. $. esg 80.
At Grand and Baxter streets, Norris.
McGonnigle, age "a, Of No. 1876 Baxter
street, was gored In the neck, receiving
severe wound, and Eugene O'Hara,
age IA, of No, 472 Pearl street, was Sc
verely injured by the same animal
Another of the Infatuated brutes. after
spending an hour on the pastrage' of
the City Hall Park, continued his mad
course toward West Broadway, and was
killed in West street by Officer
Henchy, of the Twenty
Precinct. On the route he badly
bruised Alice Crawford, age SO, of
Albany street, and John Quinn, of No.
272 West Tenth street. Robert W.
Foster, while in pursuit Of him, was
shot in the hip by a ball intended for
the steer. Officer Donovan, of the
Second Precinct, recklessly attempted
to take one of the bulls by the horns,
and was tossed high in the air and Sc
verely injured; but Sergeant Mallory,
who had chased the bull from the Bow
cry, succeeded in cutting his hamstrings
and subsequently 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, was very stirring. The
crowds of men and boys, with the ex-
ception of the policemen and occasion
ally a daring citizen, kept well out of
reach of the threatening steers, but
kept up a continual cheering, evidently
enjoying the fun. The street cars
would be stopped by the crowd and the
drivers, conductors and outside passen-
gers usually crowded themselves
rapidly inside. One passenger in
Third avenue car, having little girl
with him, was dreadfully excited at his
danger, and seeing church door open
ran there for safety. Another passen-
ger opened fire on a passing bull, and
was warmly berated by the lady passen-
gers for his temerity. In many in
stances the daring citizens who volun-
teered to empty their revolyers into the
bulls hides emptied them into the
crowd. Between twenty and thirty per-
sons were injured, few severely,
though none have died. The list in
cludes policemen, citizens and women.
The Kaolin Beds of Wisconsin.