The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-24
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SIXTY SHOTS IN THE STREETS
CHASING 4 STEER FROM MANHATTAN
VILE TO C4RM1NsVILLE
The Frightened Creature Buttine Eighth
Avenue Car from the Track aud MenacinG
the erassenRcrs-TimothyM Muicnre's Escape.

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The Frightened Creature Buttins nm Eighth
Avenue Car from the Track aud Menactna
the ePassenRers-TimothyM Muicare's Escape.
While the Stevens. n cattle barge propel-
Ter. that plies day and night between the Eric
docks in New Jersey and different abattoirs in
this city. was discharging load OF Texan steers
on Sunday night. there was stampede.
Seven or eight steers escaped. and under cover
OF darkness some could not be followed. Their
course cannot be ascertaincd. but two or three
ramblod about the streets until they reached
upper Central Park. In the morning the first
to start on tour OF adventure was great black
fellow with white spots. He was first given
chase by Manhattanvillc police officer. on
Eighth avenue. who peppcred him with his re-
volver. but to no effect except to make him furi-
ous Then attracted by the sound Of shooting.
appeared Officer Dunn. whose days OF agility
are over by reason of r welldeveloped stomach.
Out was whsked the officers pistol Along
forged the animal, paving tho soil and snorting
steam, H"'mad" straight Tor the officer. who.
thinking discretion 10 be tho better part put up
LIS weapon and amhed to a high board fence.
just as he had balanced himself on the top
board and was trying to wiggle over TO the other
side, he was roughly assisted by n powerful
skull and pair of horns. that tore out Interior
fragments of his uantaloous and sent him to
grass on the safe side of the fence. Then at
rapid pace the steer continued up Eighth av-
enue.
By this time half dozen police officers were
following him. Tho Sergeant at Manhattan
vile teegraphcd TO Capt Steers. At the 152d
street police station that the enemy was abroad
and travelling into the upper precinct. Capt.
Steers sent ont his eni re reserve force Of fifteen
men. The police officers scattered that they
Meanwhile tho animal trotted up Eighth ave-
nuc., stopping occas,9nay to shake its heod: eo:
street II mot an Eighth avenue car full OF pas
sengers The car was painted rcd. The steer
ilrmly .plnLted. Then, lowering his head. no
dashed ct the car. striking II amdships in tho
centre ot tho rcd. and nearly knocked II from
TO get out. but whenever any ono attempted to
descend from The platform tho steer menaced
an assault. and the passenger retreated into the
car. The conductor sought safety inside. and
hastily pulled up the blinds and shut the doors.
Then the steer prnnccd around 70 the other
side Of tho ear ana buttcd it again. Tho police
officers had caught up by this timc. but dared
tcy Reg Sn%1 rsn nd s'
leading to u rocky blum. whose base was not far
from Seventh avenue and 149th street. Tho
other obstruction. and when the steer reached
ne edge he could not stop. and toppled oyer.
struck bottom. But he was not killed. He got
to his fe.t and found himself surrounded by
police were mounted. and they Galloped around
and around III" animal dischnrging their
r"volvers into him.. The bullets for some time
seemed to irrthte tho beast But he had grown
too weak to Hight. so he kneeed down. Then
valiant milkman. Timothy Mulcare by name.
hurried along with an axe with which to knock
in the creatures skull Drawing himself up
for tremendous blow. Mulcare brought the
axe down silcwsr on tho steers forehead with
n resounding whack. but the animal bounded to
his feet and hutted Mulcarc. rolling him over
and over IN the dust. Only tho brute's nabil-
ity, through increasing weakness. 70 gore him,
saved Mucarc's life. After the policemen had
empted their revolvers. the steer began to bleed
from his nose and mouth. and from tho numer-
Gus wounds. and in n few minutes was dead.
Between sixty and seventy bullets were shot
into him. and over \ hundred shots were fired.
The cnrtass was claimed and carried away by a
man who had come in a wagon from Forty fifth
street and First avenue in search OF the animal
| IN the afternoon another steer was shot at
Eighty-scventh street and Eighth avenue.
Tnrrc other steers entered Central Park at
Ninety y-siXth street and Eighth avenue. Officer
Dusenherry endcavored to head them on but
with heads lowered. they charged past him.
Word WIS sont 10 the arsenal and Capt. Cor
corhn called out his reserves On seeing the
police officers the steers separated. Mr.. Harry
Ryan of u" Mount -. Vincent Hotel shot one az
noon. Onlcrr Bernhardt heard the cries Of
woman AT Niny sixth street. He found nurse
with two small rhilcren trying to evade large
red steer. Tho officer shot It through the heart