Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25

A Drove Of Lore-Hcrned Texas Cattle
Create Panic In New Orleans.

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Ala ~, rasnit Einaiiv the stears con-
ara,ad ana the chase was continued
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ana proboui,ceu ms INJURIES serious
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STEERS ran w W hpya, s,uee', any u.
tne corner Oh %. Louis ar. Mathew
hartman threw hiihseii INTO tne
preach. MT. hartman had ,prooaoiy
seen steers uowned uy COW poys ana
ne conceived Tue idea ina. IL was an
easy TASK 10 eaten the steer oy me
norns' give .nem twis. anu .nlow
the animal 10 Tue grounu. re lounu
t, us nas p,,, ,,,.,,t a,,;,,,, thrn,,ah
space. Fortunately he was not seri-
ously injured.
The police of the third precinct. al
though not up In the science OF beef
catching, did their best and brought
their pistols into requisition. slaughter
ing one OF the steers at the sugar sheds.
With the assistance of numerous citi-
zens they tied up the other steer at the
corner OF Royal and ST. Philip streets,
and thus was the third precinct freed
OF the wild animals.
In the meantime the rest OF the
drove had crossed Canal street,
making their way into the first pre-
cinct. Mr.. John White, who was
standing at the corner of Union and
st. Charles streets, was not active
enough to avoid one of the animals.
anu Ilt WIS DlChtu UP anu tITOW iiilO
the air. Strange to say he was only
slightly injured. Turning toward the
woods the steers continued their mad
flight, and ut the corner of Gasuuet
and Franklin streets one of them was
killed by Mr.. J. Keller, who cut its
throat with large knife after it had
been roped by some citizens.
Two of the animals
MANI nrsprpArp srASn
at the corner OF Common and Pampart
streets, and gave the police and citi-
Zens game fight. Officer Hawkins,
on duty in that vicinity, placed him
self directly in front of one of the
sleefs,a iilhInihceh., brave looking
his pistol. fired. The bullet took effect
lust over the steers left eve. and IL fell
to it, knees with a below which struck
terror to the souls of the spectators.
For an instant 1t remained in that no
sition, but for an instant only. and
then springing to its feet with an ,,gil.
ity wonderful in an animal of it's size
it made dash at Hawkins, forcing
him To retreat. Officer Davis Mt this
stage of the fight fired and struck tho
steer in the flank. but the wound ONLY
seemed to madden him the more. anc
it charged ON everything In sight
Citizens and policemen made for shell.
ter, but soon renewed the attack. and
the steer was finally driven into a sta.
BILE, where it stood defiantly watching
its pursuers. Some twenty shots were
fired into the animals BODY before il
fell, and even when it did, it fought
so gallantly with it's feet and horns
that it was dangerous TO approach
within range.
Another steer also made good fight
at the same corner, and was fired on
by the police officers. who had beer
reinforced bv Officer Gibson and INN
dreds of citizens.
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crippled this steers forelegs, and it wa
secured by citizen Ernest Dyer.
AT the corner of Liberty and Poy
dras streets Officer Horlnle had an eli,
gagement with one of the wild ami
mails, and dropped it with well
directed pistol shot. Two Of the steers
which had so fur escaped injury, wer
overtaken at Martins saw-mill on tn
New Basin by stock drivers and driver
10 the slaugnter,house. Ahother on