The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-16
A BULL on THE RAMPAGE.
Several People Tossed and the
Crowds Stampeded.

New York, June "a viciou;
bull escaped from one Of the slaughter
houses, foot of Forty-seventh street
and East river, about 6 O'Clock las,
evening, and caused a reign of terro,
on Second and Third avenues. Be-
fore the wild Texan was finally run
down and killed it injured six people,
two dangerously.
Blacksmith James Jennings. ofNo.
203 East Forty-third street, at the
risk Of being gored to death, faced
the angry beast and slew it, like q
matador in the arena, at the corner Of
Forty-eighth street and Lexington
avenue.
The big brute was neither mad nor
unmanageable when it broke away
from the pen, and could have been
recaptured easily had not a number
Of email boys p.lted the animal with
stones, which started it on q mad run
up Folty-seventh street to Second
avenue.
Finding itself the possessor Of the
right of way, the bull stopped at the
corner to consider which way to 60.
It appeared very good natured. and
stretched its fat neck and beloved
once or twice, unconscious Of the
presence of two men behind with q
lasso.
The men were about to mske the
runaway, captive, when boy threw q
bottle at it. Up went the bulls tail,
and its horns ploughed up the pave.
ment. With snort of rage it dashed
towards Third avenue, followed by q
hooting, yelling crowd Of youngsters.
By the time the bull reached Forty.
ninth street and Third avenue an ex-
cited mob of 1000 men, women and
children had joined in the chase. The
bull took a zigzag route along the car
tracks, frightening horses and causing
a panic among the passengers in the
crowded cars.
The bull had the street to himself
on turning and charging the crowd,
and ran into Fifty-third street; going
toward Second avenue. In the mid
d e of the block the bull stopped and
again turned to his tormenters. There
was a wild shrek. The mob was
hemmed in and could not get away.
A boy who was in the bulls
path was tossed into the air. Then
another and another person was sent
skyward. The first two were not
badly injured, but the third, Joseph
Rush, thirty.five years old, of 1900
Second avenue. was gored in the left
side and had to be removed by the
police of the East-seven,h street sta
ton to st. Luke Hospital. The
other two victims were lost in the
crowd before their names: could be
learned.
From Fifty.third street the bull
made his way to Fifty-fourth street,
and through that thoroughfare to
Lexington avenue.
Needless of the awful fate that
might beiall any one of them at any
moment, the crowd still kept close at
the heel. Of the animal. At Fifty.
eighth street the bnll came to q halt.
Traffic was blocked, for the animal
occupied the middle of the road. The
people formed a ring, making q grand
stand of the high-stoop houses, rail-
ings and wagons in the neiRhbor-
hood. The bull stood still until the
men with the lsssos came nearer than
he thought they should approach and
then he charged the mob once more.
William Keatin, sged twenty-one,
Of No. $50 East ifty-second street.
stood in the way and upward be went,
coming down on his shoulder, which
vas disiocated.
Herman Eyer, of No. 142 East
Fifty second street, attempted to stop
the bull by waving his hat, and was
landed on the lawn in front Of q
house on lexington avenue, near
Fifty.seventh street. He may be in
ternally injured.
Both men were taken to their
homes.
An unknown man who attempted
to take the brute by the horns was
knocked down at the corner of Fifty
eighth street.
Blacksmith Jennings was passing
the corner. He saw the man tossed
in the air. An ice wagon was pass.
ing at the time. A long axe, such
as is used by icemen. hung at the
side of the wagon. Jennings grasped
it. The crowd realized his intention.
"Don't! You are dead man." q
"He will gore you to death"
These and like expressions were
heard. Jennings paid no attention