New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-28
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TOSSED BY A RUNAWAY STEER.
THE BRUTE LASSOED AFTER CHASE.
NARROW ESCAPE OF SEVERAL PERsoNs-A woMAS
SEVERELY INJURED.

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NARROW ESCAPE OF SEVERAL PERsoNs-A WOMAN
SEVERELY INJURED.
A runaway that caused great excitement occurred
on the Eas Side at hal past IL Yesterday AFTERNOON
From Forty -third-st. to Forty-seventh-st, along
the East River there are succession of slaughter
houses and it customary to land cattle IN Groves
on the piers and let the cowboys, stationed tneI o
| drive them along into the street and as
tribute them to the saughter-houses AS pITrHaa
ton the streets are barrcaded by wagons it
! ave. to prevent the animals lron inaAins """'
| past their destinations. a., xp.,
The cattle-boat Newark. laden with western
cattefrom the JerseyCty depot dlscdassE ,s'
On this occasion Forty fourth and Forty hftn sts
where the cattle 10 be distributed mad peen
barricaded. the cattle being merely driven across
the gangway into the pier yard. Suddenly one OF
the am mails big brindle steer bolted. He rushed
at the cowboys stationed In the yard apa enassu
had narrow escape The animal singed him OUT
and chased him till the lad found refuge between
the ship and the cattle barge Having Pn nr tine Tine
Forty fourth-st. exit. aud taxing advantage OF a
break in the gate. 1t scrambled through
John Haggerty, Rhody Kileen and Charlie"
Reynolds-started in pursuit-Hageerty ana h,lieen
OH foot and Reynolds on horseback. AT Forty.
fourth-st and Second-ave. a general stampede
occnrred. Women. children and policemen alike
sought refuge in flight and If the pillars OF the ele
waited railroad had not onered protection, huinpers
would have been hurt. -
Bridget Lambert, char-womau, age fifty. was
returning from her work IN Thirty first ST., and was
crossing Seoond-ave. with her back TO the animal.
The brute made rush and tossed her up IN
the air against the under side of the elevate
railway. Then he waited to catch her as
she fell but the cries of the cowboys as they rushed
up drove il on The woman fell on her lace ard
right side, breaking the arm and cutting the lace
and BODY The chase then took a turn down TO
Forty-6rst-st. and into Prospect Place FROM there
the animal made q double up to Forty-third-st
again and into Second-ave., where 1t turned TO
Forty-second-st. At Forty-thrd-st and Second-
r.
the animal made TOR him viclously and drove MN
behind one of the elevated railway pillars. Inc
chase continued up Forty seeond-st. TO Ihlrd-ave
where John Nolan and Carl llulhoacher
were crossing the street. The animal rushed
at them but the pillars of the Third Avenue
Elevated again proved place OF refuge. ana the
brute butted the pillar, behind which the men
then through Forty -third-st TO Lexington ave and
up LexTngton-ave., the animal rushed; the people
all along the road fleeing for their lives. just
then Charlie" Reynolds appeared on horseback
and dashed up Lsxington-ave. alter the steer Inc
steer ran well sixty frst-st. when he turned on
his pursuers and met them at Fifty
seyepth-st. There Reynolds flung his
it up. The horse stood firm and gradually the
rope was wound round and round till 1t reached
the throat and the brute lay harmless. Then the
other cowboys came up and the animal was placed
in a wagon and driven to the slaughter house OF Is
G. Block in East Forty-seventh-st.. where IT was
who saw il about o'clock. found that from tip to
tip its horns measured three feet SIX inches III was
big Texas steer of full growth.
/ he injured woman was carried TO Bellevue HOS
pita where 1t said that her injuries, although
severe, were not fatal