The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-29
BY A WILD BULL.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PUT TO
FLIGHT BY A TEXAN.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PUT T(
FLIGHT BY A TEXAN.
The Police to the Rescue Officer Cooney'
Thrilling Experience-A Man Shot and
Woman Climbs Pole.
philadelphia Times, Aug. as)
A wild bull created a panic at Broad ant
Market streets early last evening and hell
possession of the field for nearly an hour
He tossed several citizens and policemen
and drove thousands of people who wer'
crowding the streets nearly frantic will
fear. The bull began his public career a
Twenty second and Chestnut streets, wher'
he separated himself from drove. II,
rushed down Chestnut street to Seven
teenth. his momentum and his fury in
creasing at every step. Several people or
the street had narrow escapes from being
gored. Everybody tried to run into the
stores Those who could not get into
stores ran into private doorwsys. The
bull took little notice of anybody until he
turned up Seventeenth street.
Mrs. Annie NJ Turner, colored woman
who lives at 10 South Seventeenth street,
was just coming out of grocery store on
the corner. She wore picturesque calico
gown. The bull seized her upon his horns
and tossed her in the air. He then passed
on. Ex Officer Leonard, who lives On Sew
enteenth street, below Chestnut, carried
the woman into the grocery store and
washed the mud FROM her face and arms.
After she recovered from her fright, it was
discovered that she was not much injured.
The bull rushed on to Market street.
There he turned and ran down the street
in pursuit of red cable car, which barely
eluded him.
POLICEMEN, aEvoLvERs AND MUsKETs.
Officer Ralston. of the Fifteenth police
district, was standing in front of the Broad
street station. Crowds rushed by him in q
panic. Looking toward the corner he saw
8 huge red bull tossing cobble stones into
the air and rushing at every object that
presented itself. He was at first undecided
what to do Their he ran to the police
station at Fifteenth and Filbert streets and
asked for help. Sergeant Berens was at
the station house He is q man of action.
He Immediately ordered out squad of
officers. Eight strong patrolmen drew
their revolvers and rushed forth to encoun-
ter the wild son of the Texas prairies.
Four more secured some old muskets,
which had been packed away in the station
house for number of years, and followed
The bull was coming 10 meet them. He
reached Fifteenth and Filbert streets just
ss Officer Coorey, who was returning from
his vacation with q valise in his hand, was
crossing the street. Officer Cooney is q
very stout little man, but full of grit. He
faced the bull and, exerting his whole
force, hurled his valise st the animals head.
NO REsPEcTER OF PERSONS
The valise lodged on the bulls horns,
and shaving cup, lot of celluloid collars
and several pairs of socks were spilled into
the street. Officer Cooney saw that help
was near, and turned to fee Just as he
turned the bull and the valise struck him
from behind and forced him to turn several
complete somersaults. He lodged in the
gutter and the bull prepared to gore him.
But help was near. Shots from half
dozen revolvers rang out In the air. One
Of the shots struck the bull. Another
struck young man, who was standing
near, in the leg. The young man proved
10 beJ. W. Cooper, of Media, q nephew of
Chairman Thomas Y. Cooper, OF the Re
publican State Committee. Some of the
policemen diverted their attention from the
bull and, thinking that Mr.. Cooper was
wounded, carried him to the
Medico- Chirurgical Hospital, at Fifteenth
and Cherry streets. There the physicians
found that the bullet had not penetrated
much deeper than the skin. They sent MIR.
Cooper home.
A FIERCE AND DOUBTFUL CONFLICT.
The officers returned to the combat. They
found fierce and doubtful conflict raging,
with no indications of victory on either side.
Many of the officers having exhausted their
had returned to the station
house for new supply. Those who had
armed themselves with the old muskets
found that the weapons were not loaded.
A man ran out of cigar store with q rifle.
he presented the rifle to the bulls head.
The rifle would not 60 off and the man was
He crawled back into the
cigar store, when the proprietor shut and
oolted the door, There were thousands OF
people on the streets. Those who dared
not trust themselves to their running power
sought refuge in the stores, saloons and
which are numerous in the
As soon as store was full
he door was locked. The restaurants and
saloons did rushing business, for most OF
he refugees who had been locked in re-
luired restoratives.
A WOMAN CLIMBS A POLE.
Outside the bull was raging about the
streets, charging upon the officers, the
street cars and numerous flying petticoats.
At the corner of Fifteenth and Filbert
streets woman climbed a telegraph pole.
While rushing past the station house the
bull charged the red-painted lamp post and
oearly knocked his brains out. Special
Officer Early, who had secured an old
iintlock pistol at Carver W. Reeds pawn
shop, attempted 10 shoot the bull while he
was in this denoralized condition, but was
quickly thrown down Officer James went
% Earlys rescue and pulled him into the
station house. Patrol Sergeant orr, who
had been to the Buffalo Bill show, pro-
posed to lasso the animal With this OBJ
iect in view, the patrol wagon joined in
Inc fight. Officer Kirk showed his supe-
rior GOODNESS by shooting at the bull and
then dodging behind the patrol wagon.
BROUGHT DOWN AT LAST.
When the bull reached Fifteenth and
Market streets he was in q rocky condition.
The police and one or two armed cltlZers
had fred a hundred shots at him, and
twenty. five of them had taken effect in his
BODY. At the corner the bull fell to his
knees and virtually gave up the fight.
Officer Jackson. who had outstripped the
other mbatants, put bullet into the
bulls eye. He cried triumphatly as the
animal kicked his last. II kilt him. and