New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-14
GORED BY A TEXAN STEER.
AN OLD MAN FALLS A VICTIM TO SOME
ONES CARELESSNESS.
ANTICS OF DRUNKEN NAN WHO DODGED
AROUND AN ELEVATED RAILROAD PILLAR
UNTIL ADVISED TO CLIMB OUT OF DAN
GER-wHo OWNED THE ANIMAL1

An ugly steer escaped from East Side
slaughter-house early yesterday and roamed
through several streets. frightening ard anus
ing many persons by its antics and at length
gorng man nearly to death before it was killed
IL was red Texan steer with white face and
long sharp horns and il first attracted the at
tention of a crowd of men and boys at a. NJ
in First-ave. near Thirty -eighth-St. Two men III
a buteher-cart were following it and trying to
head it off, while other butchers on foot carried
ropes and clubs. At Thrty-scycnth-St the pur-
suers tried TO fence off the avenue with trucks
and turn the steer back toward the river, buV
the unruly animal ran through gap IN the line
and made dash at a man who stood at an open
celar-door at the corner The man dropped down
the steps out Of sight in an instant. ana the
steer stopped. astonshed at the sudden disappear
ance of the man. There was roar of laughter
from the crowd at the beasts discontinue.
The steer ran over to Third-ave, followed by
a hooting crowd, and turned down the avenue
Under the elevated railroad station at Thirty
fourth-st. the steer encountered drunken man
who was leaning against of the iron columns
Shouts from the pursuing crowd warned the man
of his peril just as the steer lowered its horns
and made charge at him. He was sobered
enough by fright to dodge behind the post. and
the sharp end of horn missed his body by
few inches The steer turned and charged again,
and again the tipsy managed to dodge ont
of the way. As the steer started to chase nm
around the post he took the advice of somebody
in the crowd and climbed up far enough to he
beyond the reach of the horns. Then the steer
tu-ned one eve up at the man and stood looking
at him minute while the crowd laughed.
The butchers had driven their cart past the
steer while it trying 10 gore the drunken
man. and a milk wagon, driven by man named
Miller stopped in the avenue at the same 'ihe'
Apparently the steer took sudden notion 10 at
tack the milk wagon. II made lunge, and It's
horns grazed shaft near the wheel Inc horSc
in front of the wagon received poke, and in re-
turn it kicked the steer on the side Of the head.
Then the steer resumed its run down the avenue
but was stopped by the butcher cart in front OF
the Mission of the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church. AT No. 4s0 Third-ave.
Charles Erhardt, an old German locEsmlth,
whose home in lodging house az Pel ana
Doyers sts stood on thr sidewalk IN front OF tnc
Mission He seemed 10 be da2td by fright, ana
he made no effort t. gee ont of the way when l!le
steer s,verved t. tie sidewalk and ran directly
al him In an instant ne was Knocked down ana
lay helpless upon an IRON cellar door HhutI !'c
horns OF the steer. One sharp horn plouSheI
furrow in his leg and the end OF anctuci hori!
pressed against his side. cry OF horror rose
from the crowd, but nobody mace an enoit li. to
help the old German until Poiccniah I1'ich
O'Hare ran ND with revolver in hard. 1t locked
as if the old locksmith was doomed when . Hare
annroachad and the sight was horrible enough 10
make many of the spectators turn pale y mare
did not fire until he close enough 10 the steer
TO place the nnzzle Of his revolver within ic"
inches of its head Then he pulled the trigger
and sent 3o-calibp bullet crashing into the
animals br,in. The steer fell kicking on the
sdewalk. and O'Harc fired two more bullets into
il One of the butchers. armed with long
knife then ran up and cut the steers throat lS
lfe-blooG 2ushed cut on the sidewalk and II was
dead in few seconds.
Erhardt was in pitablc condition when el,..1, ne
was lifted from the Sidewalk blooI H""ci
freely nom tie wound in his leg. and hc had
been bruised and injured internally. Seeing that
he was hurt seriously. the butchers abandoned
the carcass Of the steer and drove away IN a
hnrrv' They all escaped and the police could
not learn later who had owned tdc steer hr-
hardt was removed to Bellevue Hospital, where
tie surgeons said he probably would recover
The steers carcass was sent to the offa dock