Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-08
Tossed by n WiId Steer.
THE ANIMAL MAKES THINGS VERY LIVELY
STkEETs OF NEW WORK

THE ANIMAL MAKES THINGS VERY LIVELY IN THE
sTkEETs or NEW YORK.
The west side OF New York city was greatly
excited "Wednesday by theextraordlnary antics OF q
wild steer. The Sun says: At about IL O'Clock In
the morning large steer slipped out OF hts pen and
made his way into the street He paved the duss
once or twice. shifted the air, laden with the per-
fume OF disnfectants gave other signs NJ exhfara-
ton and then froicEed up nth avenue, followed
by a throng or yelling men, women and children
Near the corner OF 10th street James Brien. man
OF 20 years old, was sitting on the sidewalk breaking
stones The steer went straight for Mr. o. Brien
showed his sharp horns under him, and pit ched him
headlong into the gutter He was picked up 10y a
policeman, and sent 10 the Roosevelt hospital,
bleeding from an ugly wound Ia his lert leg The
steer rushed on and turned Into A4th street Women
ran in and locked the doors, and children ran out
noisy crowd OF chasers A stout, bare-headed
woman had started 10 cross the street near 10Th
avenue. When she was half way across a small
.'Look out. old womani See De COW comingln
"An' shure, what ails the bsste?" she said stand
Ing still and looking down the street
Its wild bull." yelled a man. frantcally.
"What1l dor"
tongue hanging out OF his mouth, and his eyes
dreaming. The woman caught her dress desper-
aiely IN poth hands and stood Still The steer,
bis horns almost 10 the ground and plunged ahead.
The woman screamed and Jumped The steer
missed her and rushed on He turned up 42d street.
and then into 9th avenue knocking over Sarah
Murray. a seven-year-old child, as be whirled into
9Th avenue. She fell on the smooth pavement and
was only slightly injured. Near 44,h street he ran
squarely against an Old man, and knocked him into
the middle OF the street Ii WIS Henry Burnam
as years old. There was a scalp wound two inches
long on the back OF his head He Is very feeble
and may not recover.
The steer next shot ACROSS the avenue 10 turn up
s5th street, and slight young man ran out TO the
corner with an umbrella 10 stop him. The steer
accepted the challenge, and rapidly backed the
young man acr ~ the sidewalk, where he tunSled
over step into drug store.
lie next entered a partially enclosed vacant lot,
where two men were throwing dirt into a wagon
attached 10 which waSa sober looking pair OF mes
The steer careened toward them but the mules
didn't vince. He slammed against the wagon pole
and stopped. His tongue was hanging from his
mouth his body WAS covered with perspiration and
he pulled Ike tug-boat The mules looked calmly
al hun, and he walked away and began 10 drink
from pool OF water. thousand people gathered
on all sides OF the lot.
A man threw halter over bis horns The steer
yanked him into the water but before the steer could
get away several ropes were thrown around IT'S
horns and legs, and he was thrown down In the
mud He was hitched to a furniture wagon and
drawn TO the twenty precinct police station
He had been arrested for dlsorderly conduct and
his sentence was death. policeman with y
cber revolver put IL bullets into the captives head
and then cut his throat from ear TO ear. Then he
was dead.