The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-16
SEVEN WILD STEERS LOOSE.
EXCITING GLASSES IN THE AVENUES
IND IN CENIRIL PARK
Pnnic-stricken sightseers and Frightened
Nurse. and Children Knocked Down
and Gored-Omcer pnktn's Good shot.


Three steers, goadcd and excited by butch
ers unloading n cattlo boat Mt the foot OF East
Forty-fourth street. yesterday. lcaped nj their
tormontors. and. dofying the lassocs and clubs.
ran wildly up tho street. pursued by men. boys.
and dogs. At First avenue powerful black an
imal turned sharply around and became cntan-
glcd in n butchers wagon. Knocking the horse
down. the animal freed It's horns from under
the shafts. and. facing its pursuers. knocked
down Michael Flynn and August Schwartz. Then
II ran down the avenue at furious pace, knock
ing down barrels and baskets and tossing cv-
crything in its way. At Thirty-iourth street
man on horseback who had followed II closely.
threw long lasso around its horns. and.
throwing his horse back on his launches
brought the steer to the ground Before tho
animal could regain footing several butchers
seized 1t and led 1t TO the slaughter house.
Another stecr-a tall. gaunt rcd animal-thnt
ran at rapid pace up Forty-fourth street.
seemed so frightened by the rapidly increasing
pursuers that Il did no harm until 1t entered
Third avenue. 1t was then little after 2
o'clock and the rumor that the first train OF the
elevated railroad would run by had served
to attract large throng OF sightsccrs.
They were startled by the sullen roar
Of the pursuors Of the wild steer.
inc cry nlhu pulll Mhu Dull! uul'hD lol-
lowed by the appearance Of the animal itself.
caused n panic Men and women. realizing the
danger. hockcd into stores and barrooms. Sev-
eral persons were knock9d down. but No one
sixth street. frightened by the roar Of the train
above. and. being dazcd and stupened dashed
into the yard Of Anton Helms leather betting
factory. at 225. Then IL was killed.
The third steer. a powerful Texan animal
w9 bright a1n I'M qa s sr9nS %R SS
into Fifticth street. and thence into flfth ave-
nue.. At Fify-ninth street II ran along the
gravelled path that skirts Central Park Leap
Ing the gate nj Seventy second street. 1t gal
Hoped at furious pace to tRe childrens play
and their shrill screams OF terror seemed TO
stay the animal. Oniccr Klein. jumping In
front Of the animal fired two shots, at 4. The
turning is back TO the children. ran
into the Casino, There Sergeant England
and Officer Conklin discharged their rcyolvers
ran out OF the Park nj the Seventy ninth street
gate. Running VI, Fifth avenue 1t entered va
| cant lot n Eghty-fourth street Several police
| officers who had been sent for. and also many
| MhOrers entered the lot aud tried 10 lasso tho
| animal. but failed. Leaving the lot the stecr
| sixth street whore the police discharged their
rcyoycrs hut failedto Kill IT, Now thoroughly
| wild the animal jumped the ionce. and nj
| Eighty eighth street turned upon Its pursucrs
| James Flynn. an old man VINO lives a Eighty,
eighth street ana IrNIhS2 ~, T MnhSSc h,apPea
| paralyzed. The null on seeing him lowered lie
| hpnl and with terrible force tossed tho Oil mar
| high in the air. As he fell b. the ground III,
| bull ncan charged upon him and tramplet
| him. The man was gurcl through the uocl
and right arm. and he lay bleeding and sense
esa At that moment ON 'er William II. Dakir
| Of the mounted squad rode up. without stop
| ping to consider the danger that he ekpus"t
himself to. he dashed his horse close to the bul
| and discharged the contents OF his revolver int
| it, body Again the bull turned and fled. an,
| rolled down an cmhankment into n vacant lot
| Acting Captain Beatty " the Park Police drOy'
| up at the time. bringing with him rifle. Al
| none dared to 10 into the lot officer Dakil
| called 10 Capt Beatty to hand him the rifle.
| As the steor caught sight OF the. officer cOminI
| down the enhancement II lowered It's horns AM
stood still for n second paving the ground
| Dakin quietly dropped on one knce and wAits
| until the animal raised its head. A. It dii 81
| there wH- the sharp report and tho animal tot
| tered forward and died. Dukin had shot
| through the heart. The carcass was -ubsc
qucntly claimed by Rosenorauz, the butcher a
| foriy-siNth street and Trnth avenue.
Sergeant England said that II had b"e
| reported that drove Of steers had escape
| from the West Twenty-fpurth street pier NJ "a
early hour yesterday and that several had bee
killed. one. the sergeant said. had been III,
| at SiXty-fourth street. ana another al IN
boulevard and Fiiiy-ninth street
| At the Tooth street police station no report &
q stampede had been received. At the Forty
Brown had heard of Il stampede OF cattl" froI
the Thirty-fourth street pier, but had receive
no account Of any accident AT the Ihirty.seN
cuth street police sattiOn II was asecitaint TIT
one bullock had been killed at Tenth nycnu
and Thirticth street. and another at Thirty
sixth street. The carcasscs had been take
away by the butchers.