Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-08-15
A WILD STEER.
Makes Things Lively in the
Crowded Streets Of New York.
New York SUM-

New York Sun.
The west side Of the city, in the
ncighborhood of Forty-sixth street,
was greatly excited Yesterday by the
extraordinary antics Of wild steer
At about IL O'Clock in the morning a
large steer slipped out Of his pen in
Thirty-ninth street, near the North
river, and made his way into the
street. lie paved the dust once,
snull'cd the air, laden with the per-
fumc of disinfcctants, gave other
signs of exhiIaration, and then start
cd on trot up the street. His keep
ers made an attempt TO turn him back
but he lodged them and ran up Elev-
enth avenue, and they returned to
their warehouse. After that no one
III the long line of warehouses knew
whose steer it was. The animal frul-
licked up Eleventh avenue, and was
soon followed by tlrong Of yelling
men, women and children. lie
evinced Il disposition to stop once or
twice, but the noisy crowd spurrcd
him up and he started on again.
Near the corner of Forticth street
James O'Brien, a man 7G years old,
was sitting OH sidewalk breaking
stones. Being deaf, he did not hear
The steer, which came galloping along
with his head down and his tail wav.
ing in the air, nor the yelling crow(
which followed. The steer wen
straight for Mr.. O'Drien, showed hi
short horns under him and pitched
him headlong into the gutter. II,
was picked up by a policeman anC
sent to the Roosevelt Hospital, bleed
ing from an ugly wound in his lief
leg. The steer rushed on, and turned
into Fofty-fOurth street. Women rLl
in and locked their doors, and chill
lren ran out and threw stones at tn
steer, and then joined the nois
crowd of chascrs. A stout barehcad
ed woman had started to cross tn
street near Tenth avenue. Vile
she was half way across a small DO
yelled:
"I4ook, out, Old woman Sec lie co,
coming"
"Sec what ?"
"De COW down dc street. BETTE
get Off dc track"
"An, shure what ails the haste
she said, standing still and lookil
down the street.
"It's wild bullw yelled ma
frantically.
Saints preserve us! screamed Il
woman. Whatll | do?
At this critical moment she brac,
herself, as if to run, and then hest
ted Which way she should run. 81
looked distractedly to one side al
then to the other.
The steer was coming but a fe
feet away, his tongue hanging out
his mouth and his eyes gleamin
The woman caught her dress despc
ately in both hands and stood sti
The steer, rod away, had his ey
fixed on her. lie lowered his hor
almost TO the ground and plung
ahead, the woman screaming a
jumping. The steer missed her a
rushed on. He turned down Tel
avenue, up Forty-second street, a
then into Ninth avenue. So did
crowd.
The steer knocked over Sarah NJ,
ray, a 7-year old child of 400 w
Forticth street, as he whirled il
Ninth avenue. She fell on
smooth pavement and was OF
slightly injured. Near Forty-fou
street he ran squarely against an
man aud knocked him into the m
die of the street. 1t was IIcl
Durnam, Is years old. lie is de
and has been an invalid for ten ye
lie was carried insensible to
house, at sos West Forty fourth strC
There was scalp wound two inc
long on the back of his head. lie
very feeble and may not recover.
The steer then shot across the a
nue. to turn up Forty-sixth str,
and slight young man ran out
the corner with au umbrella to S
him. The steer accepted the ell
lcncc, and rapidly backed the you
man across the sidewalk, where
tumbled over step into dl
store.
Fortunately Forty sixth street '
blocked by two truck wagons, ;
The steer was turned into partii
enclosed vacant lot, where two Il
were throwing dirt into wag
attached TO which was a sobcr-l
ing pair of mules. The steer care