The Newtown bee., 1878-08-15
asFwo Hours to Kill a Bull.

river. took on buuuu yesterday murnlIig moro than IUJ beef cattle, consigned lo
 lri istul, Engmnd, but one of the animals did nbt go aboard. and tlir Napli Suiled WlthuW hlm, lie Was q big brown bull and dislil,lng the restraints to which he hud been subjected, ana evidently acsir- lug tu sec something mora of Now York thun he had, lac took Il stroll along the piers. lIrln.t made his presence known by charging into q group of men ln Irm { of John Lyuch's larruOm ut West Nuu Leroy htrcCl-. I he men scattered, ul,d 1 Il luIi haH%ci Gp uSi int the street lump, .Itd uIdc desperate rllOrlS tO rp- s1i toe news stand on the corner. Then hc withdrew for drlil cruilOu, uui Il mo-
 ncml later dashed against the burrOum. The thrJpg that hul cole jed rrn inside, aud lNr l"r-,rrdrr fled prrcpilu!rly tu inc acroud story ol the mildiu% foilrd again, thr bull retired vi hal W below, athl a!nilrd off uP tuam lar, inS his brown Hanks with his long tail, aud unAi- ou~lN l0ukiuG for an enemy. PH1Srr|- by, . ing him, gave h,m Wdr Lcrth and thc men amt boys who followed him
 kcIt ut respectful dis ancc, Cn cN- hlbitrd their courage by Ringing Stol c , altI sticks at the animal. When, after sIuWiy WumcuHding four or five blocks, the ball turned about, the tIlrung rctrca- tel in gouI ortIrr, and the bull again walked Lack lo Leroy atr,e,. On the Ilvrr side uf West Us,rrct, between Clark x 'n and Morton streets, are large Na- cnIl lots. Al the foot of Leroy street is the office of inc kuirHrrbockcr lee Com D. n.y. and the covered pier beyond WIS crOndrd with the ice wagons getting their l1ad5. But the bull paid no utIcn- ton to horses. He wanted other game. an men suited him better. For two hours hr marched up ;n down those vacant lots and had things his own way. Capt. Wild, who has charge of the Com PaIyS ollicr. had an uninterrupted view oi the "rircus. a5 he trr5cly trrmed it, and tells what he saw graphically.
 II WIS stTding hy the oll,c' down there, the Captain said. ''whcn d young fellow hurried down from We str,c.. evidently trying to get all early hoat He Wa,1 dressed throughout in whi e duck, and look neat, I thought The bull thought so to0 and went for him. How that chap did ran He legged il straight dow towards the office, and the bull was right behind him. l stood still, for I knew I could dodge arounl the office if the old fellow tackled me. Just before he got here, th )ugh, he ca lght his man. I think he stepped on h.s heel for the man stumbled, and just a. he Was falling Mir. Bull took him < uarc in the rear, and uNc' went the duck suit The young fellow turned q complete soncraault. and then rolled in the mud It vas the funniest thing l ever stv,. I laughed till I cried and d hava laughed if it had Killed the man.
 put IL uIr'II'1 hurt him. for nftcr tho L,,ll hit him he turned away. Then l saw ali old fellow who comes down here rcgu- larly every morning with basket after chips of ice. He is a German, and an old. sickly man, too. The bull saw him.
 and went for him. The old man didn |
 h ve time to do anything before the bull
 hit him plum in the smallof thcback and
 k locked him stiff. Tine old man never $ fired. Veg it ice water and bathcd
 his face, hut he didn't revive, and so the
 police got d ct ach and sent him home.
 1 don't know whether he is dead or not
 By this time there was big crcWd here,
 but the Lull kept them all off of the lots,
 ;t.ld marched back and forward a5 dig n,led as d ford.
 "John Doushcrty, who lives up stairs there 361 West street, then came on t e scene. He picked up club and said he'd show them how to serve the bull. S) he walked out across the track and pretty near the bull. The bull never stirred, but turned his head away. D1u3herty was just about to go nearer wien the Lull tuned like flash and made for him. You ought 10 see John drop that club and git for the sidewalk. The bull caught him just as he reached the railroad track, and with one butt sent him across the rails. Dougher,y Wash hurt, but he had all he wanted of bull fighting. You see the bulls horns stuck out backwards, so that he didn t strike any one with them, but simply butted them, and after he struck q man he paid no more attention to him. He didn't seem to notice horses and so four policemen got on truck and drove as near him as they could, and fired at him with their rcvOlvers. The old fellow didn't seem to mind il a bit. Every shot they fired took effect, and each shot e'I just stand still and shake his head. When I saw that their pop-guns would't fetch him, I sent one of my drivers for a rife; but tefore ne got back the bull had gone up town. He walked up to street, and then ack u Morton At Morton he turned up to Washington, and then they had ropes stretched across each side of Morton, so the bull couldn't 20 into Washington street. The crowd was big there, and little Joy was knocked down. I didn't see the bull again. It was the biggest circus I've seen in years. shan't forget that fel-
 low in the white suit if l live hundred years"
 One scene Capt. Wild did not see. A very fat man stood on the sidewalk and saw the futile efforts of the police to capture the bull, until he lost all pa .ience. Why, officers" he exclaimed, advancing toward the big brown beast, |. that ain't the way to go to work. You mustn't let him see that you are afraid uf him. If he sees that you don't fear him he'll" At this instant the bull turned and charged on that speaker. There was a thud and grunt, and the bull walked calmly back. "A very nar- row escape. A very narrow escape, the fat man ejaculated, as he got up, brush ell the mud off his clothing and trotted back to place of safety.
 After quitting Washington street. the bull walked up Morton to Bleecker, an l then turned down Bleeeker. He walked slowly, occasionally turning to face the throng that followed him, and then go- z on. No one got in his way, and no o re was hurt. lie was evidently get t ng weak, for his five wounds bled. At street he slipped and fell. in front of N Metzger's meat market. The bu cher saw him, and. seizing sharp knife. ran out and drew it across his fT1l,.. l..,fl nc, fI.. d. aapr-,,I.f.-,. s,F