St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-12
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
A Panic-Stricken Bull Rushes Through
the City, Causing Accidents and
General Commotion.
At Meeting Of the Trades Assembly Con-
vict Labor is Discussed and OFF,
GERS Elected.
Seeking q Location for a Found1ings'
Home-- w ork Progressing at the
Fair Grounds.
County Democratic Committee Hold
an Informal Conference--Po-
1itica1 Gossip.
ALMOST A PANIC
Created by Il Bull That Tor
Through the Streets of st. Paul.

Created by Il Rui1 That Tore
Through the Streets of st. Paul.
A two-year old Galloway bull
that was being loaded on a Mani
toba freight car yesterday after
noon was refractory, and when those
who were handling him swore he broke
away and headed toward Jackson street.
He went at terrific speed, believing, head
up. tongue rolling from one side of his
mouth to the other. tail stretched on
perfect horizontal, his eyes like glass balls,
and envelOped in cloud of dust. A
lady was walking leisurely up Jackson
street, unaware of the bovine arrival and
a collision occurred, resulting in the lady
being thrown to the pavement. A large
crowd, male and female, big and little. then
started after the bull. 1t turned to
fight, and, Notwithstanding that it had
no horns, his pursuers turned and fled. j.
j.. HilPs imported then relented and headed
in the direction of Broadway. 1t turned
down Fifth to Pine, and up
Pine to East Seventh street
AT Broadway Officer McDonough ran up
Seventh to warn the public The public,
to the number of several hum
dred, was already warned, and
like some panic-stricken torrent
OIL HuiildHitS, DOuIeu up DeFSHIl, CiSinS
franticalIy, Bull! bull! Look out for the
bullr' 1t was critical moment, andsOn
every side heads popped out of windows to
SEE THE PROCESSION,
and bodies dropped into the entrances of
promiscuous stores to avoid being brought
in contact with the facetious tTo-year-old.
This was unnecessary, Sfor the bull started
up Broadway street to Mississippi
street. Then it meandered through
various by-ways toward st. Anthony hill.
Passing by Central park it looked for the
ice palace and toboggan slides; but they
were not. Going up the hill to Payson.
avenue did not tire it. 1t ran like a
full-fedged gubernatorial candidate. En-
ragged gentlemen came out with pitchforkS.
Somebody at 4:35 telephoned to the police
station. Chief Clark sent out the
patrol with Phil Gibbons and Officers Ma
rion and SchweitZer ard 200 feet of rope.
They overlook the bull near Dale street.
The streets were almost deserted,
save that every doorway and
in every window were noticed spectators,
wearing expressions of intense curl
osity. And everybody was bowling,
women screaming, children shrieking,
Justify. One small boy was standing
in the bulls way at Dale street. AdoIph
Rank, the painter, rushed out to try to stop
the animal and save the boy. 1t was i'm
possible and the little fellow
WAS BADLY HURT.
At st. Adams street two ladies Iwere sum-
marily knocked over. During all these in
cidents the police were in hot pursuit.
The pursuers were reinforced by Off
GERS Kafka and Hopping, and
over fourscore excited citizens with pitch
! forks, axes, brooms and clubs. When about
/ midway between the Catholic and Pro-
stestant orphan asylums Officer Schweitzer,
with accurate aim, threw the lasso,
caught the bull about the neck
and brought it to q standstill.
THE officers then tried to lead the bull.
( They were nearly an hour trying to ''make
!it CO." To hitch it to the wagon and try
! to drag it was only folly. The police then
sgot several ropes about the bulls legs.
threw it and bound it body and
feet, until one of Mr.. HIPS men arrived,
and relieved them of further trouble. 1t
was the first bull chase of the season, and
not without some excitement. The patrol
wagon arrived at headquarters at $50.
Time of chase. 1 hour, 55 minutes. Regis
ter of thermometer, 102 degrees.