Connecticut western news., 1874-10-16
STEER HUNT IN BROADWAY.
A Sunday of Terror iM tho Down TOWI
 ThOroughfares.
From the New York sun.1

ThOroughfares.
 From the New York Sun.1
 Eight sturdy Texan steers, that had been brought to New York city in an Erie ferryboat, maddened by starvation and thirst, when landed at Chambers street became uncomfortable. Elud- ing their drovers, and frenzied by the whoops and yells of hoodlums, and shrieks of terrified men, women and who, returning from pleasure iaunts in the country, thronged the of the ferry house, the steers, with blazing eyes, foaming mouths, tossing their horns threaten ingly and flashing themselves with their tails, tore up Chambers street toward West Broadway. John Harris, school boy, was caught up by the first of the animals and hurled headlong from the street which he had been endeavoring to cross to the sidewalk. The child was lifted tenderly and borne to the Park Hospital. The exclamations of frightened women filled the air, and children cried in terror. A feeble old woman, Ann Gallagher, was run over by the furious drove, and as she lay under their cruel hoofs all who were near were transfxed with horror. She, also, was taken to the Park Hospital. Next fell August Albright, strong youth, whose abdomen had been pierced by the sharp horns of the steers. He was taken bleeding to the Park Hos- pital.
 Officers appeared, and about 8 dozen other policemen having massed them selves at Chambers street and West by brandishing their clubs and discharging their revolvers as fast as possible turned the course of the steers. They stood at bay, with lurid eyes and heaving sides, and broad chests whitened with foam. Meanwhile the hot fire of the policemen poured the Leonard street police, under Capt. Petty, formed 8 barrier of wagons at street and West Broadway. From behind this miniature fortress they sent hail storm of bullets into the disordered squadron of the horned enemy, who seemed marvelously im- pervious. Meanwhile the terrified in- habitants of the neighborhood and of other parts of the city who had been drawn toward this singular battle field by the mysterious fascination that hor- rible things always exert, fled Tn dread full confusion, leaving the police with out support. But ere the stampede had resulted in the complete clearance of the streets that cross West Broadway, Dennis Driscoll, aged eight, received a stray bullet in his wrist. A file of the reserve of the Leonard street police went on the quickstep down West Broadway, and finding great pile of empty packing boxes, part of them began to throw up redoubt, while the remainder sent volley after volley into the believing and stamping group of steers. They headed toward Chambers street, but determined discharge of revolvers in the hands of the Franklin street police turned them, not, how ever, until they had roughly used Ser geant Douglas and Officer Meigham. Unintermittingly the dreadful rain of leaden missiles fell upon them, and goaded beyond endurance they rushed in body toward the Reade street forti- fcatlon.
 The officers manning it deported themselves like heroes, but nothing save stone wall could have withstood the slashing charge of that hoofed band. They leaped over the boxes as though they were ant hills, and frantic ally galloped up toward Broadway, spreading terror on every side.
 Roundsman Ryan sprang into the street and. whirled his baton wildly. All who saw him-and there were many in Broauway and in the well-lghted park-shouted to him to desist from his foolhardiness but ere their warn ings reached him he was overthrown and trodden upon. Irving Grace, an orderly of the Park Hospital. about the same time came in the way of the steers, was thrown to the ground, and his arm and thigh were fractured. One of the steers leaped the iron chain that bounds the western side of the City Hall and sped toward the fountain. He drank in large draughts, and gradually the glare went out of his eyes, the tensions from his muscles. Having satisfied his thirst, one of the original causes of his fury, the poor creature began to tear hungrily at the short grass of the nearest inclosure. Thou sands of persons locked to the sides of the inclosed space and gazed with wonder upon one of the objects of such a widespread consternation. An officer on guard said dryly, "We are having a bully time of it. But the peaceful feeding of the hunted animal was rudely broken in upon by the short, vivid flashes and the quick, hard reports of pistols. Ferocity was once more upper most in it's mien, and, head down, it charged upon its persevering assail- ants.
 Everything human gave way at his approach, and he darted down Cham bers street toward the North river. The rest of the frantic band kept on unchecked, and turning Chatham street rushed toward the upper part of the city.
 At Pearl street Eugene O'Hara was knocked down. In almost every block men and women were swept down. Capt. Clinchy, supported by the entire reserve of the Mulberry street station, endeavored to stay the terrible beasts.
 A broad -shouldered and heavy bearded German, clad in the uniform of the Fifth Regiment, sprang into the middle of the street and singled out one of the steers for mortal combat. He advanced, sword in hand, toward the astodnded animal that, with erected head and distended nostrils, glared at him. The soldier stepped forward to within a swords length, and plunged his weapon into the steers breast. The animal sprang toward him, blood streaming from the deep wound but the soldier warily leaped aside, and as the animal passed him buried the sword in it's side. A vital part seem- ingly had been reached, for the steer fell heavily on it's side, dead. The police formed circle about the carcass and emptied their revolvers into it, and bystanders hacked it with knives. Into Bayard street the destructive steers turned, the police pursuing them
 closely. In this tortuous and crowded