Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-15

Tue upper streets Of New York, on SATURDAY
last, we're hclt IA taTroranl by herd ct Texan
steers Gi u15isru:cG bravery end skill. Eleven
, Ioas b9.a5 vera originally LaIubcred 10 the at
iachiag patiy; 1Gt :hG2c came 10 bloody end
beioro tha 4i c! uishi. \ lock from station
hOus4 d5cy Gi.a5yor:! y cloud ci dust along
LcxiugtOa asccuc and crowd Q: hco:ioE and
excited people borderjoy il.
Wiln an iaiuG;vo nistrust Of poli3em2n The
beasts usissd On having their owo way, aod
marched ia c. body 10 Frs. avenue and turned
down tom. A STca: cro%d lad gathered ny
this t!mc, and their pTese1cc, together with
thai Of The police foica, greatly excited the o. al
mas. Durlog the march dowa First aVeDue
eng OF thcm b:okc through The surrounding
crowd auG t8ihcl! sway ahCai aod was SOON cut
Of .i.h:.
There vas ~ resistance offered TO steer No.
when ha made e DASH Tor liberty; but p3r
ton of The crowd followed at hiJ heels, yelling
like dcm0us as they went. There is 0 large
yard attached to the brewery, near Fourth
avenue, aui ibis was seized without ceremony
70 iurTison tho s1iplals. Once within tic co.
closure and the rates stu! upon them they lay
dowo to sleep, and z laZ!er and more harmless
| l,oLin, lnte ,f o.o~'u.la IL HCuiu be lihrd
.ucs;u:. Inc !Hn escaped oncs, however, wcrc
mskiug reputation which excited great loter
cs. ia the captiVcs. ard crowds gathered around
the picket i?cca tl tho brewery yard aad spent
honrI there gazi1g at the Imprisoned brutes.
Steer NJ. !, the E:St to break away, and
who bcgan bis c1ur53 by starting up avenue 4,
Ass not oGg in gathering pe5psiotio audi
eIcc. After a short run he halted to res. him
self Wien tho NIB came toward him he
started up the av@Euy agal1 on a serpcn.ile
course f;Cri gutter 20 gutter, buttlog q wagon
here, 4 l9mr2s, here a0I anylhiog and every
Thug in bis w3y. The few peop.c i1 front Of
him aGrght shelter IA time to escape tho fury
CT the beast. which vas in great measure due
to the ci95 and missiles o: tho pursuing crowd
At Eighty pinth street his stccrship turned
into vaclat lot. There ropes were passed
over bis horns aad 40 effort made 10 tsste1
him to q lauppos: en- the street corner. The
police who had followed, alter shutting 10 the
others, fred their pistols oEe after another ct
the animals head agd body, apparouty with"
cut effect.
While the men who h.d Iassool tho steer
were tyug The roro The animal took fresh
start aod msdc aif with tho rope, turoipg his
capto1s heels over head. Across the open lots
: dowu toward Eighty sixth street be scampered.
wbi:kiug his tail aud rousing the dust 10 his
e7deut satisfaction. At Eighty SIKH street
aud Stc2nd Lv.uuo he again cntrapped himself
in 40 enclosure and was speedily suir3uoded by
bis pursu:rs. a pound or two moro of lead 10
+ homeopathic doses was Administered, but with.
| Gu: auy other result than to irrltale the brute
aud c.usa lin TO howl and turn tfr.atenog
lock upon his followers. A Mr.. Bapuan, vino
lives il The n:ghboyhood, brought rife
lrjn his house and With steady ain
seut a bail into the steers orercad--
The g;ulicd aoimsl fell PROSTATE, and
chc9r rise from the crowd, which
pressed closer, whcu danger seemed past. The
beast was only stunned. hcwUvcr, ijr 10 mo-
;acpt CT ITO he 1853 again. sHrang over Tho
fcGc, on the Eighty s:venth street tido Of the
ct closure and was Gil ike the WbG 4 curse
g.th child 10 haad carriage had 40 almost
riiracu,0u. csclDo from death a moment later.
They were directly il The pa!h Of tho lyog
: b"es, aat he Was close upon thcn. The cries
Of the crowd behind gave the girl warning jus:
10 iiae to a3a her to Jump luto the frs. area
aod Leave the child to its fitc. The tuIi5u3
} beast sIeckencd lis pace as he approached the
tiny c5rtagc, aoi, without haltiDg, made sew
I cral circuits o? it, rgcirg it ccsay. aod with
his head prepared 20 dash 1t to pieces. ThcI,
as If he did 10: deem It worthy Of altatk. he
: bol,cd away again toward aVfnua \.
a., the jusc!iO# CT that lh0rougnFsrs aGd
NIociy-frst street hc halted 10 the opca lots
occupied by L s'onccn.;c7 aamcd Thomas Oj'
b,.sc, who, With his brother William. was IN
! hand .han the steer arsi7ed. William iainc.
ci,tcIy opca Ire cn hir. from behind pile OF
b,uo stores. Tie bullets appeared 10 i!rtase
the beast, bu: 5ot TO haIn hin.
A rnan banned Harrington Vas stantirg ncGr
O sborcc while &c was firing aud considered it
great sport u1til the &C :st discovered BIS tor'
mentor and made icr bin. Osborne aud tiar.
ricc,oo. seeing there vas 10 Chacce to escape,
-,fI 10
Who should prcsel. irout, or rather Z rear 10
the attack. The chaIc3 fell to Osborne. aDd
ne rose about tiyo feet from tho ground aud
fell egain upon his oompaEiJa. Tne steer
tcamp!cd The PROSTATE mcD Tor moment a1d
theo dsrted across tho street TO W0Ery horse
which had been u1bitched iIom Il Gsnd CIT:
AID tied to telegraph p,i:
After a short var dance around thc cmaoIatc3
: ard ingccan: locking horse the steer made q
dash ct him, raised him bodily upon his head
and almos. dis: n hoHeed him. The poor besS.
: gave ro,r, rolled o7er 10 sGouy and looked es
thouah &c w)ul1 neTer 5a OF 5er7lc, to bis
i oWrer again. At this stage H. tock IL into his
5 head TO 20 10 tho river side. Down TO tho loo.
. of Ninc.y'hs street aod overload be went like
fash, The crowd still iuowcj, aud shot
now and thea s:I7cd 10 Increase The excitement
= but 10 DO 8ay ;jurc the steer or impede MS
progrcss. Even IN the water he preserved his
fshling spirit. Henry Baxter. boa,nsn at
o the foo, CT Eighty ffth street, Jumped ioto 9
{. small boat, with s:so aud pistol aboard. Ap-
r preaching The bea5; he fred aad tossed bis rope.
As soon as the bess. discovered Iha, be- gss be
- ing followed, hc lu:ucd towar! the beat and
endea7orcd wlsh bis horns TO Grerturu it. lie
suffered the disadvantsgc of having no foot
hold, and VAS u1abio 10 Go any harm. B:x:er,
allrmed ct this x9ec:cd turn Ct affairs. Sc zsd
his uais ond nade iD1 shore.
Tha steer, following bis example, made q
= .nd:cr ahead OF hm lie made his appca!-
u alce n =: at lhc wharf 81 Toe loot OF Niocty-
D third street. wheru the koickerbocker Ice Com
pauy load their wagors. 4 lico OF horses anc