The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-24
EXPLOITS OF A MAD BULL.
One Man Fatally Injured and Others
Badly Hurt.

Portland had real sensation yesterday-no
| less one than wild bull roaming about the
streets seeking whom he could destroy. 1t
seems that during Saturday large number of
cattle arrived here from the West to be shipped
on the steamer Ontario to Liverpool, there to be
slaughtered The last car load arrived so late
Saturday that it was found that there was not
TINA to put them on board and the cars con-
tanning them were drawn around via the
Grand Trunk and the Marginal Way to the
foot of Green street. where they were unloaded
and the cattle taken to the yard connected with
the Cumberland House, where they passed the
night. Yesterday drove of about twenty
were driven across the city to the steamer. In
order to get them on board easily they were
driven first into the long freight shed and then
taken to the steamer. While getting them in
to The shed large crowd gathered about the
steamers and in the vicinity SO as to fright
en- the cattle. 1t was in vain that the officials
and the owners of the cattle tried to keep the
crowd back. 1t was novel sight and all were
bound to see it. Just as the last of the drove,
a large red and white bull, was passing into
the shed, some one stepped bsfore him and he
started across the wharf at rapid stride. A
hundred men ran after him. but they were
long way behind him and in half the time it
takes to tell it he lodged the trains made up
in the Grand Trunk yard and soon appeared on
India street with head and tail erect He
passed up the street, but fortunately did not
come in 10 contact with any one. His coming
was heralded on Congress street and the side
walks were rapidly cleared. Seeing clear
passage he ran to the top of the hill and then
roamed over the promenade. Some of the
drovers who had followed in carriages now came
up with him and succeeded in driving him into
an misunderstanding they might capture
him. He had no sooner entered the yard than
he crossed and went over the high fence like
deer. On Quebec street he narrowly escaped
striking two ladies who were just entering a
house, as he dashed at them only to find them
on the other side of heavy door. His course
from here was through North street to Con-
gress, where he met Alderman Greeley who was
returning from church. Mr. Greeley saw the
animal coming at him just in time to dodge
and escape the creatures horns As it was he
was Knocked down and somewhat bruised.
He was taken into the engine house and some
indscreet person land they are always plenty
at such time) rushed to his house and in
formed his wife that he was killed. Such start
ling intelligence was too much for the lsdy's
nerves and she went into a spasm Her hus
band was soon able to walk home, less injured
by the bull than she had been by the cruel mes
senger who brought her the news.
The bout with Mr.. Greeley naturally attract.
ed much attention and the church-goers who
were farther down the hill took advantage of
the excellent opportunity to clear the sidewalks
and the bull was given an abundance of room.
Marshal Bridges had heard of the animals
visit to his neighborhood, and started iu pur-
suit just as he started down the hill On reach
ing Locust street the bull saw two gentlemen
walking along, and, as though he was intent
upon destroying some one, rushed at them. He
caught one of them, the quartermaster of the
steamer Thames, now lying here for repairs,
and lifting him bodily on his horns threw him
as much as twenty feet over his head The
man struck heavily on the frozen ground and
was taken up terribly injured He was taken
to the ship and examined by physicians who
pronounced him internally injured, and it is
not expected he will recover.
Passing through Locust street, the animal
reached Cumberland street just as the people
were coming from the Catholic cathedral. Sew
eral of tbs women wearing red drew his atten-
ton, and with his eyes dilated and his tongue
lolling from bis .foaming mouth he rushed into
the crowd. The men, women and children
scattered in every direction Mrs. Larcheau. a
French woman who lives at the foot of Preble
street. was unable to get out of the way in sea-
sou, and she was knocked down and severely
trampled on. At the corner of Wilmot street
man named Stevens was knocked down and
his right arm broken. The animal then con-
tinued through Cumberland street to Pre- BILE
and passed down to Portland where his strength
appeared to have fail5d him aua he VI as x,.a 20
stop. Marshal Bridges was afraid he would
renew his ravages aud wanted to shoot him.
but the drovers came up and assured him that
they could take cara of him. He was surroun nd
ed by large crowd and driven to the yard on
Green street where he dropped down from
sheer exhaustion. The affair occurring, as it
did, just as the church services were concluded,
created great excitement and it is only a won.
der that more persons were not injured. The
Marshal at once refused to allow tie remainder
of the cattle to be driven across the city during
the day. The owners were not at all pleased
with this decision and appealed to the Mayor
and City Solicitor. The former told them that
if 1T was absolutely necessary for the steamer /
to sail he would call out the whole police force
to guard the streets, if the ow ners would pro-
vide sufficient force to handle the cattle. 1t
was afterwards learned that the steame r could
not be loaded ia time aud SO the matter was
deferred until midnight.