New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-25
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A STEERS LIVELY RUN.
DECOY OXEN USED TO CAPTURE HIM:
AN ALDERMAN. WHO OUGHT TO BE COWBOY.

AN ALDERMAN. WHO OUGHT TO BE COWBOY.
HE USES LAsso' so WELL.
herd of cattle was being driven into the
slaughter-house Of A. Edelmuth & Sons, East
River and Forty-fourtli-st, shortly after noon
yesterday when frsky young steer broke loose
and boted up the street. The drovers gave chase
The now frightened animal fed into Third-ave
at speed like that of Tenny. For five blocks
he lodged past men and wagons and elevated
railroad pillars and rounded the corner into
Forty -ninth-st. without turning a hair. The pur-
suing party was now hundred strong. The steer
fled post Lexington-ove., and jumped through
gate up to the bluff on which the Women's Hos
pital stands Superintendent lie Roy was sitting
at window when he saw the infuriated animal
come dashing over the lawn, running bushes and
hower-beds. lie rushed out to give On alarm,
but was anticipated by the bowling mob OF men
and boys, bent on capturing the animal The
beast raced around the grounds at terrifying
rate, and was prevented from getting into the
streets again only by the picketfence surrounding
the building and grounds.
BY this time the streets around the hospital
were crowded with people. The handful of men
who dared to go on the grounds stood with mouths
wide open in amazement at the sight of the mad
dened animal. Word was sent to the Fifty first
ST. police station and three policemen were sent to
the scene. The fremen in the house at Lexing-
ton-ave. and Fiftieth.st and the employees of
neighboring brewery lent hand. Alderman
David Roche rushed out of his blacksmith shop
near by and forced his way through the crowd of
spectators.
Get ropes!' yelled Alderman Roche, and sew.
eral people set out in search of assos. Mean
while the steer was playing havoc with the re-
naming flower beds.
For three-quarters of an hour the attacking party
chased the steer around the grounds Their
efforts TO catch him simply riliculous.
There was more or less danger of the infuriated
beast plunging into the crowd outside the fence,
and Superintendent Leroy consulted the police
men with view to shooting the animal. 10
this the owners strenuousy objected.
The owners finally hit upon the right idea.
They sent to the slaughterhouse and pro-
cured the two leaders of the drove.
These were hulking oxen, and when they
being piloted into the grounds the refractory
youngstcr seemed realize that the trying momenu
had come He led his pursuers merrer dance
than ever, but he gradually forced OF the
bluff against the fence at Park-ave. and Forty
ninth-st The oxen understood their duty well.
They were ranged on each side of the steer, and
butted him into a position from which the crowd
could throw their ropes with impunity. Alder
man Roche ran TO the front and with a wonder
fully accurate aim hurled his lasso around both
horns Of the steer. \ cheer went up
from many throats when it was seen
that the brute was overpOwered. Strong men
laid hold of the rope, and in twinklng the
steer was thrown. Then his legs were firmly
bound, and he was dragged on a wagon. and
carted to the saughter-hOuse followed by an adj
mirng thrOng.
The Women's Hospital fortunately, is closed
at this season, except to few attendants The
exciting scene would have been anything but
beneficial for q lot of female patients.