The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-07
MAD BULLr'
Wild Shooting by ''the Best Police" at
a Runaway Steer.
SEVERAL PERSONS TOSSED.
His Bullship Finally Despatched
by Civilians.

story at once oxhilarating, ludicrous and Nolan
choly Is that OF tho starred Texan steer which yes
terday morning, from whence It Is not certain,
mcandered through West Fortieth street. Like many
natives OF the great metropolis this visitor from dis
tunt State sorey tormented by the persistent at
tentions OF vgilani lies and mosquitoes, and
supposedihis is the police tneory-that not having
sufficient IN us corral-whieh has not yet been
located-to perform graceful caudal crcumbend bus
ho cleared the fence ana took street walking with
measured tread The melancholy bovine wandered
through the strange streets until, in evil hour,
officer met him and projected into his
tender flesh a leadcu ball. This part OF
the story is taken faith and is
here narrated as fact In courtesy to the officer who
fred Tho eccentricites recorded OF officers of the
lnest police IN the world when hunting mad steers
are almost past belief and 1t may have happened that
the officer IN question aid hit this ball 1t was
tainly "bull" ir he did, for in tho past licensed
vender wagons coal carts and American citizens
have been manned by officers hunting mad steers in
the streets.
THE RUN BEGINS.
Whether he hit or not II Is established beyond
doubt that before the crack Of tho pistol was heard he
behaved In a most proper manner, and was slowly
wenaips his way through West Fortie,h street toward
Tenth avenue. Alter the shot was fred he erected
his tail, bowed down his noble head, threw out
run II against time. Had he heard tho
whistle OF the swinging lariat in the he could no
have made more haste thuu he did down Tenth ave-
nue. toward Thirtyiourth street. 1t now about
tour O'CLOCK ana The gray dawn was fast breaking,
the wide avenue was deserted, save by the wide-
awake milkman, who yelled out his clarion call from
the seat of his gayly colored wagon aud summoned
customers to DO up doing. 1t would
seem that the light was too equvocal Tor
the hurrying steer TO discern the color the wagon
boxes, else record would be had of spilled milk
and broken bones Tho exact line OF progress adopted
by the bull cannot be ascertaned but tho frag-
mentary Intelligence CLEANED by inquisitive re.
porter tho following truo enough for all pur
poses AT Thirty fourth street he turned eastward
and passed through to Eighth avenue, down which no
plunged until he reached Twenty street, down
Twenty second street to Broadway, to Eighteenth
street, to Fourth avenue, across tho Park TO Broad.
way again. to Ninth street, 10 Fifth avenue, TO Wav
ana Leroy street. BY tue time tho animal reached
this point IL was after six O'Clock here tho nrst
official Intelligence OF him Is had.
POLICE MARKsMEN.
AT the foot OF Leroy street animal engaged tho
attention OF four officers the Ninth precinc
TO she teeth. II Is not known for certain how many
pistol shos were hred AZ the bull on It's way from For
eth street 10 the point indicated but the testimony
Of the residents in the Vicinity OF the dock fixes the
number there discharged at about five hundred. Ono
Two slight marine disasters reported results
Of the firing, among others a schooner lying at
anchor in the stream received severe wound IN the
side. The bull, hOweve escaped with slight
Tor he was enabled TO continue his mad career tor
about ono hour longer. The word ''slight" may be
objected 10 IN this connection Tor in
account OF the occurrence 10 Police Heaoqu
theoffcias OF the Ninth precinct conclude Lhus -
.'Ho has gone into The Fifteenth precinct with nvs
bullets IN hlm." Notwithstanding tina, no was thus
sport to the gentlemen Of tho Niutn precinct h .
visited the Fifteenth, tossed little girl In the air
found refuge In hospitabs hallway An Old gentle
man named Charles Lcniz, aged sixty years, was
Seriously Injured an,hsr old aoS,cm s,oo' pa@ ass
John Dougherty was also elevated, but sustained
only slight injury: Two unknown boys, who thought
IL rare sport 10 follow ana torment the much hui
beast were landed into convenient Carts and though
much bruised, preserved whole skns After distrbul.
Ing all these iavors he seems 10 have disappeared
Iime-a shor. time, however, Tor he Is next heard
OF the corner OF Washington and Houston streets,
into him. Thus It Is seen that the steer was
shot times aud that under the ccs
The police did pretty we'll several private ctizons
also claim to have shot the animal, and iniorma-
ton IRON all sources he must nave had about eighteen
bullets lie was not born, however, to do by the
not avert tho destiny which had It's Initiation when
no wac put aboard car and consigned to New York
slaughter house.
After receiving the last Two lcadcn compliments he
TINS vicinity Mr. W. b. Cowau happened a, the Same
time, and having cardinal coIored 0andanna kerchei
around his neck, the bovine monster charged
him. All unconscious OF the cause OF the al s
luminosity, Mr. Cowan continued for some ,ime mo We
mcnts OF the most eccentric character up aud down
the street. Now the bull and Mr. Cowan coatcmpIa
each other from dinersntvsides Of peanut stand
thcrcabouts again friendly telegraph pole inter
vcned between them, bat ever and anon the beast
charged him whom he appeared In the opon. To this
gamo Of hide and seek there was quite nm
audience, ana nnally some called 10
Mr.. Cowen TO take OF the rcd ker-
chief rhis sooner dono shan
the animal charged up tho street toward q grocery
cart with red body, closely followed by Mr.. Cowan.
In attempting TO buck tao wagon from behind the
steer slipped ana fell. Mr. Gown, who close be-
hind grabbed the horns, and endoavored 90 hold i'm
such vgor that the brute could not regain It's
hini legs. While this wrestie going on Hor ma an
Bergen, butcher OF No lSS Blocker street. rushed
from Us shop with knife aud stched tho an al
Mr.. Cowan, thinking that the dangers through
which no passed entitled him to the carcase. was