The New York herald., 1877-10-26
A WILD BULLS RAMPAGE.

TEXAN STEER ESCAPES AND CAhRIEs HAVOC
THROUGH THE sTREETs-A NUMBER OF PER-
SONS INJURED AND ONE MAN sHoT-THE
RACE ENDED By MUsKET BALL.
II onsy y short time ago tnat the Board Of
Health passed ordinance prohibiting the taking OF
wild Texas through the streets
or keeping tnen IN any portion OF the city where
there AAs possibility Of their escaping. Notwith-
standing this regulation, however, wild bull escaped
yesterday from yard, probably on The east side,
he hrst discovered in that section of the city.
The animal is not claimed OF course, and 10 whom It
belonged is known and probably will be, Us
II committed great deal OF damage and caused an
immense amount OF excitement before its course
run.
OPP DOWN TUE AVENUE.
The bull first was noticed-that Is he made himself
noticcd-on Third avenue, near Forty street.
lie came down on kind OF jog trot, tossing his bead
and alaring around from under his fierce brows for
victim. Everybody who could declined any closer IN
tmacy than y view from the sidewalk. Henry Gale,
however, who was seventy eight years OF and fse-
The old man, happily, moi lrampled on, and
escaped with some bruises aud wound III the h. ad.
Ho was attended by DR.. Clemens, and afterward
taken to his home At No. 3ls East Sevcnty-ninth
street.
MORE VICTIMS.
On the corner OF Forty street and Vanderbilt
avenue, Immediately opposite the Grand Central De-
pot, the bull encountered throng OF people who
stood and gaxcd curousy NJ him. He stood looking
al thom for u moment Two aud tnen, with = wild
roar, dashed into the crowd. There was hurried
scnitering men shouted and women tainted, but Rich.
ard Flynn, OF No. S37 Second avenue, could not got
out Of the way IL took but u moment for him 10
be tossed into the ar. falling back on the pave
ment head frat He escaped with confusion OF the
head that Is not thought serious. oman who was
standing near parayzcd with fcar was caught ON The
horns OF the vicious brute and tossed high III ar she
came down with severe iacerated wound OF tho
head ana terribly bruised about the body. BENG IN
sensible Il was impossible tnen 10 ascertain her name
or address, ana sno was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital
II was later ascertained that her Mra NJ u.
Hcndsen, Of No l26 West Fiiticth ST.
REspEcrRR
Whom the confusion had subsidized the bull was 70 ss
Ing, Tor BIO had gone down 10 Thirty sixth eel aud
through 10 Broadway. whiio passing through tho
street the bull amused himself by frightening women
and children almost into fits and tossed little boy,
whose could not DO ascertaned from the street
on TO brown stone stoop. Al the corner Of Broad
way Mrs Agnes Bradley, OF No 4 East Thirty -nIth
street knocked down and trampled Oh, receiving
injuries lnat " Is feared are iasai she would Ger.
shouts and cries OF the horrcd people that crowded
around The bull, frightened at the NOISE, sprang away
from hts victim and rushed madly down rhrty-sxth
street toward tue North River. The wounded woman
was attended by DR. Fisher aud sent homo.
SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY
On dashed the bulI uuimpedcd Until he reached
Eighth avenue Here he found that determined op
position met him. crowd OF men and boys rushed
at tho bull and tho bull Tor moment Or two stood
irrcsolutc But be had yet 10 meet successful OPP
poneDt, and, AS the crowd neared MIN, shook his
head with defiance and dashed at them. Pistols were
drawn and al exceedingly Lively fusillade OF small
arms commenced, which the bull, doubly infur-
ated, did not seem 10 mind In the leAsL Al every
crack OF pistol ne woulj give an answering Of
scorn and IN few moments had scattered The crowd
and gone bounding on his way toward the river. No
one was sure that the bull had been hit but Anthony
schmidt was very certain that bullet mad struck him
In Tue chin aad carried away piece Anthony ives
a. No 400 Eighth avenue, and Is niIeteen years old
After his cnn was attended 10 Ny Dr. Williams and no
had told the police how he had chased the bull
sent home
THE FINAL sTRUG6LR.
The bull now r0tted iesurely away and made for
the river When that was reached he turned up town
agaia and then down. Al Eleventh avenue and thirty
fourth street he met his match IN the shape OF old
muzze-i0Adipg muskct, pattern OF 1861 the hands
Of an exusperated but coo-headed clIZeu bullet in
the brain stopped the steers wild career but last
breath was below OF defiance. HIS body was not
claimed, and was removed TO tho orai dock by the