New-York tribune., 1885-03-17
PRICE THREE CENTS
A BULL THAT DIED GAME.
CHASED FROM ONE RIVER TO THE OTHER.


| RUNNING WITH SEVEN BULLETS IN HIS BODY
STIR ON MURRAY HILL-NO ONE INJURED.
gateman who was watching small .entrance
| in the high plank fence around Ayers slaughter
yard, at Fortyseventh-st. and the East River, at
noon yesterday becoming interested in the eclipse
began to stare at the sun through bit of smoked
glass. While he was thus engaged little red bull
left the herd in the yard and walked through the
gateway and when the gateman turned his gaze
from heaven to earth the little bull was in Forty
seventh-st., and had headed westward with slow
but stately trot. Herman CRUDE the negligent
gateman threw down his bit of blackened glass and
started after the bull. He was a shapely animal
He had small black patch his left shoulder, his
neck was thick and his horns stubby. Tho
warm sunshine kissed his red fanks and made him
feel good. He tossed his head in the air, gave
couple of snutfy snorts and increased his pace
CRUDE drew near him.
Head him of Head him off cried the gate
man to two men who were crossing First-ave. just
ahead of the bull.
The men placed themselves carefully out of reach
of possible danger and one cried Shoe " in loud
voice, while the other threw stone and struck the
little red bull on the flank A NANCY little cur and
two small bows who saw the man throw the stone
ran after the bull. The sprang at his nose and
seller the struck HIM with brick. Tho
bull began to display temper at these Interrupt
tions, and he discharged kick at the dogs head,
but his aim was bad, and he missed the head by
about an eighth of an inch. The returned to his
work with renewed ZEAL and the little bull struck
go-as-you-please gait straight west through
Forty with his tail elevated at angle
of thirtytwO degrees and pointing in the direction
of Hunters Point
CRUDE followed after him as best he could cursing
the bull, the small boys and their dog by turns.
Other boys and other dogs soon joined in the pur-
suit Policeman Clark of the Fifty-irstst. station,
was standing at Second-ave, Illuminating on The ex-
cellence of Civil Service Reform, when the little red
bull now going at full galop, swept down the side
street. Two dozen dogs of high and low degree,
were barking and swapping at his head, and heels.
motley throng of boys and men followed after.
Policeman Clark cried out
The human crowd fell back, but the canine pur-
suers yelled on behind. Clark fired and yellow
where the policeman's bullet had taken effect.
Two shots and sudden jump Dy the bull
! showed that he had been strpck. All OF his good
and he ran with lowered head and horns hooking
aud kicking yciously at the pack OF dogs. When
he reached Thrd-ave. Forty y-seventh-st. was in q
| tumult. Nurse girls, old women, men and boys hed
before the wild rush of the pursuit or Joined in the
procession and aimed bricks, sticks or stones OF
animal. Several policemen on the way took the
bull for target and he stood the fusillade brayely
Just as the bull had escaped collision with one OK
the iron pillars of the elevated road policeman
| opened fire on him at short range from behind 2
| truck. A bound in the air and short bei0w OF
| agony showed that he had been struck and blood
soon dyed the black spot on his shoulder brlghu
red. At Lexington-ave the bull turned south.
An old Irish woman stood directly IN his pathway:
She seemed parayzed with fear, and unable to gee
| out OF the way. With deep moan the bull sprang
at her. knocked her down and swept on down the
with bit of q 5HS OLD b0y0 calico dress
| MurtherP cried the old woman I'm kilt' ior
| shurew
| Down Lexngton-ave. to Thirty-eghthst. the bull
| rushed with the crowd. now numbering fully 900,
| a of dogs and dozen policemen. close at his
| heels. The street full of ladies' and children,
who viewing tue sun through smoked glasses.
| They fed frightened before the crowd and took
refuge on the stoops At Fortieth-st a boy carry
ing pitcher of milk IN getting out OF the way, fell
and the white liquid spread over the street. some
of the dogs dropped behind to lap up AZ Thirty
eIghth-st. policeman shot a big shOrt-talled
brnde dog that had been doing noble service. At
lhtry seventh-st. little cur fell before the police
mans deadly aim, rolled yelping aud bit the
dust The bull turned west again at Thirty
sxth-st
On through the quiet precints OF Murray Hill the
yelling chase went. The windows of brownstone
mansions along the route were filled with specta-
tors The bull tlanks We're dripping with bloody
foam, he breathed heavily and the pursuers yelled
with delight as they saw by his lowered tail dis
tended nOstrlls and sacken,ng pace that he was
rapidly getting weaker. But seldom mas SO game
an animal given the police of the city SO prolonged
chance TO display their bad markmanshlp.
nurse girl ted before him at Sixthave, and he ran
over the baby carriage she lett behind. smashed lt
to bits and rolled the infant in the gutter, where 10
was found all right. SiXth-ave. bob-tal ear that
stopped his passage had one OF ITS windows broken
as the animal crashed into it, The passengers IN
the car became panic ken and Miss Mary Greene,
of No 5l2 West Forty y-eighth-st who was on board.
had to be helped, in a fantlng condition. TO drug
store, where she was revived by the use OF harts-
horn
The bull had passed over this route much quicker
than It has taken to tell lt, ana when ne reached
badly wnded but as full of fight as ever. Tho
dogs barked at his heels treess y the crowd kept
up it's fire of bricks and other missiles. AT Eighth
ave- old man who was crossing the street, was
directly in the way Of the infuriated beast. Ii
dverged from IFS straight line through the middle
of the street long enough TO rush at the old man,
who lay down, and the bull passed over him,
tramphng hun under foot, but not seriously inJur-
ng him. At Ninth-ave. the little red bull upset .
peanut stand ana gored a dog.
At Eleyenth-aye., Policeman Robert Maginley
oined in the pursuit. His revolver was loaded IN
every chamber. Jumping upon passing truck ne
made the driver drive alongside the painting, but
still unconQuered brute, and with the pistol Polnt
almost behind the animals ear, he enptled hye
barrels into his head. AZ eacl aiScnarge t tne Gai %
low But he ran on with seven bullets IN MS Dody
Till midway between Eleventh and Twelfth aves.,
where he fell In the street exh hausted policeman
ran up and placing the muzzle OF his pistol directly
In the curl in his forehead, fired The little red
bull rolled his eyes upward his limbs treinbed ana
with a convulslve movement OF the BODY he was
dead The pack of yelling dogs were driven away
before they could sink then teeth In the Iuivering
flesh the dead animal was loaded on the s9rcK;
(irube, red in the face and blown with his wild run,
climbed ND and took seat beside the driver. ana
by the same route he had passed over under suen
difficult circumstances the little IF Tcd 9ai Ms Mo.
Keon of No. 63j Third-ave.
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