New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-18
CHASED ROUND A PILLARBYAST STEER
CLARENCE W. MEADE's NARROW ESCAPE.

CONSIDERATION CAUSED IN NINTH-AYE. BY A saw
AGE YOUNG OK.
rOllicking steer with sleek red sides leaped
over the Enclosure OF the cattle yards in iWes Forty
ninth-st yesterday morning and for an hour produced
CONSERVATION on the West sde The steer was fresh
from Jersey pastures and once free from his cap
tors he dashed down Twelfh-ave. and had the middle
OF the street entirely TO himself Before he had gone
three blocks the clans Of the neighborhood had taken
ALARM and the steer turned into Forty under
shower of missiles aud with crowd OF mon and boys
heels The steer angrlly faced his pursuers and
scattered. Then he charged on street car
knocking over Q young woman who had just
alightcd. Tho young woman was not hurt
though badly frightened She leared back into the car
the door behind her. The steer had knocked
the horse and tho driver retreated before MIN
into the car, closing the front door.
But the Jersey steer concluded leave the unmo
Tested, and started after truck with double team
The truck driver whipped his horses and led the steer
in far as Ninth-aye. Here Ninth Avenue
pob-tail car had stopped take stout passenger
Tho passenger the and heard the shouts OF tue
people He reached the car platform as tue steer struck
It with his horns The passenger pulled himself into the
car, which rolled away down the avenue with the
steer in hot pursuit. When q horse stopped
on tho street the steer would leave
the chase and knock down the horse
BY the time he had reached Thrtle-t the steer had
knocked three horses down. but had not Attempted 70
gore them. At Ihlrtletlst young fDau Win ntasy
cane stopped and shook his cane at the steer Inc
tumDed the young man over In the mud and DroAo
his .
Clarence W. Meade, OF the biggest men politically
and physically in the XIIIth Assembly District, was
talking AT Twenty ythrd-st. and Nnth-aye. with Phlp
Mcdowell and \. g. Ktts0n as the steer came up Thc
steer driving the Ninth Avenne bObtal before MN,
and the into collision with one OF JAKE
Sharps Blocker Street that was turning into
Ninth-avc. A Twenty third Street car reached the
scene at the time, and barrcaded the street In
moment the had knocked down two Of the horses,
and looking around with below saw the three men,
Mr. Ktson sprang quickly away to the Elevated staon
Philip Mcdowell grasped iron column OF the Elevated
road and pulled himself out OF reach; Mr. Meade could
fast enough aud stood for an Instant pale ana
undecided. -,
Dodge behind the pillar +" shouted Mcdowell
from his place of safety Meaie lodged and the steer
him the pillar believing and glarng at him with
red eyes once his horn ripped portion OF Mr. Meades
coat. BY this time great crowd or wagons. people,
streetcas and messenger boys WAS blocking the street
Two OF the cattlemen came up with rope, as MI.
Meade getting tired and breathing heavily. one OF
the lassoed the wound the rope around
the pillar aud stretched the steer on his back
Policeman Englehausen rushed up with his revolver
and pointed II at the steer.
Let me shoot him in the eyc! he cried
shoot hun in tho tail, shouted Mcdowell. who had
Just climbed down from the pillar. The steer, with
final effort, struggled his feet and glared fcrcely
around. The policeman and all the crowd except the
two cattemen away. They held on to the rope;
the down again, and they laseoed his feet
wagon was obtaned the steer pulled into 1t aud
taken back the cattle yards in safety II was ascer
tanned that OF the horses cut badly by the
steers horns, but not Injured otherwise.