The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-17
ANTICS OF A TExH STEER.
Pedestrians Running for Dear Life
in Broadway, New York.


A herd of Texas steers, the prop
erty of Mike Donohuc & Co., aof
Forty-first street, between Tenth and
Eleventh avenue, were landed yes
tcrday morning at the foot of the
street. Driven by James Dugan,
they wendell their way slowly in
the direction of their owners yard.
They were gaunt and wild-eyed
lot, with long, sharp horns, and mus
cular though attenuated frames, But
among them was one whose body
was SEEKER than his fellows, and
whose mild bearing had won for him
golden opinions his horns, however,
were perhaps little longer and not
less sharp than those of the others.
The driver noticed, after they were
well up the street, that this animal
was little ahead of the others, and
gradually gaining Relying upon its
alleged good nature, Mr.. Dugan call
ed to it, but 1t paid no attention to
the summons. Then he swore at 1t,
and il broke into u sharp trot. II
turned into Tenth avenue, whisked
its tail contemptuously at Its driver,
threw up its heels, and shot down
town.
A rabble was quickly in pursuit,
shouting fiercely. '- ..
MAD bull p roared man as it
ran up Thirth-fourth street. =
"Stop thiefr how!ed another who
had just joined in the chase, and
was not sure what the quarry was.
"Murder!" cried a frightened wo-
man in Eighth avenue, as she saw
the troop approaching.
whats the matter z" asked a
stout man of an excited boy who
was rushing blindly down the street
in the direction oflthe now furious
steer.
Don't know. Firer' shrieked
the intelligent lad, continuing his
hcad-long course, and a cry OF hor-
ror went up from the crowd as they
saw the youngster almost upon the
horns Of the steer. Never had a boy
II narrower escape. lie flung HIM
self under the feet of the animal,
who made a single thrust at him
with his horns, missed him, and
passed on.
A little further up the street the
bull paused, probably not to exam
inc what seemed to be pretty cor
rect representation of himself though
1t was only picture of "the great
African Eland' OH a circus poster.
AS he slackened his pace the pur-
sucrs moderated theirs, and when he
stood still they stopped too. They
noltaI a,n,,oe az hin, bnyyayar which
seemed TO irritate him afresh, for he
made a sudden dart at an old woman
with apples on her arm. She threw
the apples from her, and fled shrek
ing. But the steer did not pursue
her far. a.4ft.
As he approached Broadway a
woman tried to rush past the steer,
probably with view of joining in
the pursuit, but failed TO entirely
clear the wide spreading horns. she
was mulcted of about half the skirt
of her dress. Waving this trophy OF
victory on his horns, the bull reach
ed Broadway. Then he flung the
drapery from him TO make room up
on those horns for gentleman whom
he desired TO hoist. The intended
victim, unaccountably, had not no.
ticed the approaching danger. :,
God knows how he escaped;
said looker-on from the other side
of the street. lie twisted around a
lamp-post with the agility of an
acrobat, and wildly made pass at
his assailant with his cane. ne
struck the steer, certainly, but did
not seem to injure him materially.
The brute was doubly enraged. Ills
cxertions were useless, however, for
the lamp-post stood between him
and the gentleman, who twirlcd
around it and maintained their rel
ativc positions with extraordinary
activity, until the bull, enraged by
the sticks and stones charged into
Broadway at Thirty-fourth street. .
Ii was ut this instant that the tall
and efficient officer, John q. Gilligan,
of the Broadway squad, was pleas
antly engaged in escorting a young
lady across the street. lie drew his
revolver, and warily awaited an OPP
portnnity 10 use it. A multitude
was close to the bull ut this time
and had officer Gilligan been u hasty
or reckless official and fired then, ht
would, in all probability, have bag
god naturalized citizen at the flrsi
shot. lie was cautious and prudent
however, DESTROYS of hitting nothing
but tina bull, he kept pace with thai
ferOcious animal down Broadway I'M
Ill he got il between himself and |
triangular pice of unused ground
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