The New York herald., 1879-08-28
WILD STEERS ON The RUN.
Texan Cattle Holding High Carnival
in the Streets of New York.
AN EXCITING CHASE.
Pedestrians Greatly Terrified. But Few
Accidents


Accidents
Fifty excited. tormented steers. rushing through
the streets of the Twenty-second Precinct yester-
day morning not only alarmed the residents of the
thoroughfares through which they passed but tho
exaggerated OF injury to limb and loss of life
filled thousands with fear for the safety of tho
absent members of their families. The fact that
fifty head of cattle had stampeded was telegraphed
to Police Headquarters. thence telephoned TO the
HERALD. and almost immediately reporter was
despatched to the scene of the excitement.
At the station house on Forty-seventh street, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth avenues. Sergeant Brown
said that, seeing steer pass the station house ut
headlong speed he called out the reserve (thrteen
men, under Sergeant Rooney and Roundsinan Con-
way. and sent them after It. Their chase ended at
Eighth avenue and Forty second street, where they
found nearly fifty more head of cattle which had
broken away from their owner only short time be-
fore. visit to the slaughter house of Patrick
Costello at the foot Of West Forysixth street and
subsequent rambles furnished the following par
cuars OF the occurrence which though fraught with
extreme danger terminated rather ludicrously:--
Fifty head of Texan beeves. long horned steers.
having been recuperated astor their long journey
from the Southwestern plains by few days SO
shipped to their owner yesterday by the stock yard
company on board tho cattle boat Stevens Mr.,
Costello at the dock when the animals were put
Shore about half-past nine O'Clock A. NJ. and d.
rected them to be driven at to the yard adon-
ing the slaughter house. and steps were taken to ao
complish that purpose But the ssmall boy" in, er-
vened and in an instant there of excite.
mont and confusion that has rarely been eqaa led
in the neghborbood of the abattoir. Th, fury o.
BILE as an ordinary group Of butchers desire to con-
tend with. but when fully half hundred furious
cattle, CALLED and tormented by the sticks and
stones the petty blows aud the slings Of the small
boy. lowered their heads and. with tails erect.
rushed through the Streets wild with rage and
ror, then indeed were the butchers and drovers
aghast
The rush of the brutes along the street and side
walks the crash of the vehicles into which they
cane In contact during their headlong rrn the
butchers and herdsmen in pursuit, only served to
attract still more people to join in the chase, and
worked the pursued animals up to higher stage of
terror and fright Through Forty-sixth street at
terrible pace they hurried till they reached Ninth
startled them and, with the exception or ono or
two, they turned down the avenue. second train
market place and commercial emporium OF the west
side-the Eighth avenue There was o perceptibla
slackening OF their speed however as they went mp
the leader. handsome young steer. of tawny
gray. kept through Forty-sixth street. while still
another turned up and down Forey seventh
street. passing the station house, as stated.
Frantic women seeing the main herd coming, hurried
out of its way, and all succeeded save one woman
near Ninth avonue. who was knocked down but not
otherwise injured and little girl named Matilda
tained slight injuries about the head. OF all tho
wagons and that were displaced by the steers
they wedged their way along. none were seriously
Just before reaching Eighth avenue signs Of OK
haustien. showed itself among the drove and one
by the waving Of large green branch OF a trce
brought them to standstill. The butchers and
drovers from the boat Stevens aud the immense
crowd that after them the side and
the police with the man and his olive branch
on she tho sod
their heavng hanks and labored breath. however.
giving token OF the exertions they had thus far
back to the foot OF Fortysxth street. and ere now
many Of them are selling as beef in the shambles
THE FATE LEADER THE HERD.
Meanwhile the leader of the herd. the stawart gray.
which had been the Arst to stampede. kept on hia
up Fortysxh street to Eighth avenue, thence
through Fortyf street to Fourth or Park avenue.
seemed IL hesitatinq what he should do. The
shouts and stones OF his pursuers left him no
time for consideration. aud again he hurried along
his way sufficiently to turn him up town.
With renewed shouting. the chase continued. horses
aud wagons being recruited to the poor and now
harmless beast down. for ut this stage he far
more frightened than dangerous At sxty-nfth
narrowly escaping u collision with woman bearing
q child in her arms at the corner. The crowd fol-
lowing had increased by this time to two thou
sand people, among whom were butchers Il ON along
the Streets patrolmen to try their revovers Ut
tho moving target, but contenting themselves with
hurting an occasional stone IN turn with the small
hoy which latter maoe up half the crowd. and oih-
GERS mounted whose consideration for the feet and
limbs of the aforesaid boy alone prevented thom
from closing and capturing the fugitive steer.
CAREER.
Through Gill " Bairds stoneyard tho poor thing
rotted his pace gradually decreasing to the JOY OF
those behind. Down in the hollow and then on the
rocky piles opposite Jones' Wood the bovine trav-
eller made his way the first crack OF the pistol
heard. Zone of the finest had III de him
target. but had missed usual. Two moro shots.
aud the startled bull was ready for another squirt.
the sting of one bullet its tail urging it for
ward. Down the Boulevard for short block tho
animal when the sight OF green grass and graz
ing cattle in August Braun's salt baths swimm ming
park drew the first below from the running steer.
and. gathering itself together. he cleared the fonce
and took q run along the grassy sward AZ
IL to enjoy the welcome sou partaking
of its succ cuence. The bathers. frightened by tho
noise and cries OF the throng. hurried on their
clothes and hastened into the just in time to wit
ness the closing scene. One police officer Drawer
than the rest cainbered the fence into the park
just Mr.. Bull having made tho acquaintance OF
the two yearlings at large in the enclosure began
plucking and eating tho meadows green. But un-
able to risk the danger OF nearer approach he
climbed tree. and from its outrageous shade waved
u handkerchief to attract the attention OF his in-
tended victim. so to get good shot between the
eyes. Master Bull was not to be attracted, how.
and amid the cries Of the throng for the ocer
to ''Come down out OF that and shoot him." which
the officer 6vinced disposition To do boy OF six.
teen. named William Jordan. OF Second avenue and
Sixty -hrst street, crcpt up with Sharps rihcs
lodged bullet full In it's breast and ~ 1t fell over
up also and cut its throat cheer from the crowd
who hurriedly cambered over the fence from al de
rections to see the dying victim OF their spors'
wound up the history OF this great stampede
THE BROOKLYN "A" ROAD.