New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-14
A STEERS WILD CAREER.
TWO MEN BADLY INJURED BY HIM
, vrprr.Rtr "wILp WEST" ON THE BouLE
v.pn-MANy PEOPLE BADLY SCARED.

v.pn-u.Ny PEOPLE BADLY SCARED.
r,u s.o.rs escaped from the Union Stock Com
r.nx,s yards sixtieth-s and Elevcnthave yesterday
uorn,ne and started along sixucthst by the umc
,h. has reached the Boulevard several hundred yell
,no wan and boys had Joined in the pursuit. Tho
.,sers tnrned into the boulevard and, seeing clear
b.adwav rushed msdy up the street From sxte'h-
:. a. orsbundrrd and forty -ffth-st there were some
.c.nes NJ wild excitement. Men, women and children
wen, scurrying out of the animals way. Mothers
dragged their children screaming with terror INTO
onen sbop doors. while the mon and bows scampcred
mn stairways the boys Joining in the wild race after
The steers had passed them. To add TO the excite
,nent policemen began firing their reviewers ~ inc
plungng animals-with no effect.
PelLmen went the believing steers with foam
ncckcd shoulders and tossing heads, while far oehihu
stretched the long line of putting. breathcss urchlns'
Yelling with delig ht. On they went. creating ne"
terror and panic until enough powder ana iesh hau
been wasted 10 QueH Anarchists riot Finally
when the wild stampede had extended as far as one
.undred-and nineteenth st. Policeman Mcdonald. OF
the Thirteth Precinct. STOPPED ore Of the hru'es
in his mad course by shooting him dead. 10y ms
time the original followers Of the rushing processio"
had been left far behind but new recruits kep' inc
ranks OF the pursucTs from thinning The remaining
three steers rushed on past one hundred and-fory-
ffth-st charging everything that came in Their WY
anil believing furouSiy Here two Of them were
CAPTURED. The one SIN al large. however vas
veritable Goth OF steers. He dashed right ana lep'
scattering policemen. men and boys Ike chan. zap
tain 7arfrcht of the Thirty second Precinct sec1tu
q rife and Joined in the chase on horseback Joseph
rack a policeman Of the Thirtleth Precinct. after
ernptying the chambers of his revolver at the animals
had iun1rrd into WAGON and followed them. Tho
steer Suddenly turned and started down the boue-
ward again. The crowd scampered ont Of his way
but Policeman Back could not escape him. He
pluuced into the wagon and sent 1t spinning In the
hffrO nj
ly injured.
When the steers broke away from the stock-yards
James Hall age sixteen and living al No. s44
Fleventh-ave near the Union Stock Companys yards
where he is employed. jumped into light wagon n
hopes Of capturing the animals and gave pursul"
He was the next enemy whom the valiant steer at
Tackled Seeing the Infatuated beast rushing at him
he half arose IN the seat OF his wagon, but before
he could lump the wicked pair OF horns caught both
him and the wagon a: the same time The wagon
was overturned in fash, while Hall arose IN inc
air and fell heavily TO the ground, striHng on DIS
head and shoulders. He was picked up, after tho
steer had rushed on, and taken TO the Manhattan
Hospital, One-hundrcd- ano-thlrty-nrs'-sI anu 1e"'
ave.
The steer continued his course still unchecked HOW
long he might have baied his pursuers had he chosen
10 run on can only be surmised for after the savage
attacks he had Just made every one was caretui u
give him room enough 10 carry out any luI'hei
manOeuvrcs he might see Dt 10 eAcSuto ai'' ''N
shots fired az him as he dashed along were without
avail Tempted 10 leave the Boulevard by the open
lots on Washington Heights near Manhattan College
he made dash in that direction. Gaining vantase
ground some hundred feet back from me slre NJ
In The ne OF ammunition. but bis Sforo was not yo
exhausted Carefully taking aim once more ne H!eI
and Ir,t-hf the warhc animal 10 Garth. much ~
la cratifcatlon Of The hundreds Of boys IN ine
strce, no expressed their approval with ioun 3e!,
Tribune reporter. who called at ihe Mania .@r
Hosuital last evening. told that Hal hau te,
severely injured. He had received conclusion o. .ns
hrain and his body had been badly cut ana bruised
II was thought. however. that he would recover