Evening journal., 1889-10-14
A TEXAS STEER ON BROADWAY.
Forty-ave Bullets Fired at the Poor
Beast and One Man shot.


Beast and One Man shot.
NEW YoRK, Oct 14-There was nearly as
much shooting and excitement today in the
vicinity Of Hudson street and Eighth avenue,
as there was in that spot during the famous
Orange riot in 1871. The shooting this time
was not by the military, but by the police,
aud the object OF the bullets was not a mob,
but Texas steer. The animal was ono of
two which escaped from drove which were
being received at Stern Brothers slaughter
house in West Fortieth street. Forty-tive
shots were fired at it by the police and dozens
more by Outsiders before il bit the dust.
About twenty persons were knocked down
by the bull during its rushes into the crowd.
The steer travelled long way from the
slaughter house before il brought up in the
locality named. II went down Eleventh ave-
nue. to Thirty-ninth street and through
Thirty ninth street TO Broadway, striking
terror 70 the hearts OF the residents Of that
tenement house district, and causing men,
women and children to Zee in all directions
The animal then started down Broadway,
and the panic was continued among the
strollers on that tR1ropghfare down 10
Thirty first street. IL seemed 70 be a peace
able beast its chief anxiety being to get out
of the way OF the crowds of excited citizens
and policemen which was following and
hooting at it AT Thirty-first street police
man headed il of and it ran down Thirty
first street and into Fifth avenue.
A man standing in the door of Fifth av-
enue mansion fired the first shot at the steer
and missed The animal kept on down 70
Madison square, terrorizing the fashionable
proWenaders and causing drivers Of carri-
ages TO hurry their vehicles out Of range.
The avenue was invaded by bowling mob,
and the guests of the various hotels filled the
windows, gazing with surprise at the novel
/ spectacle. The steer dashed through Madi.
son Square park, nurses, children and other
loungers in the park escaping from its path
as best they could. AT Broadway and Twen'
ty-thrd street man who tried 10 stop the
animal by spreading an umbrella in front OF
it was knocked down. and the bull proceeded
on its way. 1t turned up Broadway again
and in front of the Hoffman house a police
man shot at il, without effect. At Twenty
fifth street the animal turned Off toward
Eighth avenue, and on reaching the avenue
it stopped, apparently exhausted 1t had
paused along the route wherever it could
find pool of water, and tried 10 quench il
thirst 1t was hornless animal, and ex
cept for its great size, not at all formidable
in appearance. In Eighth avenue the crow'
completely hemmed the tired animal in
Shots were fired at it from widows aud roof
as well as by policemen Attempts were ais
made to lasso it with clothes lines. The ami
NAL, goaded by these attacks, would occa
sionally dash into the crowd, knocking pee
pie down and causing a stampede Final
the poor beast sidled up against street ca
that had been stopped by the crowd, and a
it stood painting and bleeding, an office
stepped up and gave it the coup de grace.
When the excitement was over it WI
found That during the promiscuous shootin
Emil Bachman, a baker, had been wounde
in the thigh and hand. He was taken to
I hospital, where his injuries were pronouncs
{ dangerous. The other steer also had a lor
chase, but no damage was done, and aft
being pursued by a crowd through vario
p thoroughfares it was finally lassoed at Min
ty-sixth street and Riverside drive