New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-17
FIVE STEERS RUN WILD.
SEVERAL PERsONS INJURED AND OTHERS
HAVE NARROW ESCAPES.
THE BRUTEs TRAvERsED MILES OF STREETS
BEFORE THEY WERE KILLED OR CAPTURED
A POLICEMAN TOSSED TWENTY
EEET-ONE ANIMAL GETS IN
A CHINA SHOP.

in several narts of the city man and two
boys were gored, Of them so seriously 'ha'
he was believed to be dying when an ambulance
carried him 10 hospital. The uniform coats OF
two policemen were torn from their oacKs' ahi
other officers had narrow escapes from INJURY
Three OF the steers were shot to death at length
The other two jumped into the river and were
captured alive.
A herd Of steers had been taken from jersey
City by boat to the yard at Forty fourth-st and
the East River, and preparations were being made
70 transfer the steers to saughter-house in
First-ave, at 80 a. NJ. when five Of them
broke away and ran westward across the city. The
butchers pursued and vainly tried 10 asso them
Rows who Joined in the chase frightened the
animals with loud shouts and made them run
faster At Thrd-avc. they turned to the soutn
for a few blocks and then went over 70 rlih-a'e'
Down that fashionable thoroughfarc they am
bled, followed by the hootng mob, as lar do
Jwcnty-eghth-st. where they again tlrnfh w.
ward the west One of them took detour ana
passed the Hoffman House, scattering crowo
Of men on the sidewalk and knocking over
porter who got in its way. In Sevchth-a'e. '''"'
steer made another turn to the south as lar !"
Ninteenth st. and there 1t tossed EdWaru io"'n'
an cmploye of the Street Cleaning Department,
fortv vcars old His legs and head were bruised
York IIospital. His home is at no. 252 "est
Xin,oer,b 81 Tho Ii1y steer continued its way
westward in Nintecnth-st. It's companions had
taken the same direction after turn to the
south in Eighth-avc. Then they turned thcir
nosos in the direction of the Battery, becoming
separated in the chase
At West and Bank SITS one steer "ae "e,'S 100
seed nv Daniel Reynolds, n bntcher OF NO 1"'
East Forty seventh-st when 1t turned upon HF
ward McGovern. aye nineteen. and gored MN III
the side savaQclv Several Of the yonths IDS
wcm crushed in, and there was an ngN ne'''
wound where the steers horn entered Ms 'i"c
| he was carried in an ambulance 10 81 i"'
Uosnital The surgeons there said his lung na'
h.en penetrated and he would probably die. h's
homo WAS At No 544 West Ninetcenth-s'' ne Va"
no employment. Policeman Gels, Of the N""'',
a. squad shot the steer in the hcad an" heS "
cut it's throat. Reynolds said the steer peiohs'"
a. Iagrertys yard. Forty-6fth-st ana rhS'a'''
and he wished to take the steers carcass pach ~
,be vard but he was arrested and held az tne 'e"
son Market Police Court to await the result Vi
McCovern's injuries.
Txvo steers. one red and the other brown ran
,ono,hor % Rlcecker and Carmine SITS, where they
scparated tn red steer went down 'arl'ine'
md crossed 10 King and Varick SITS. where IL
OF lIS lOnS H'ihc
- balancing n Michael Farrell, subway
cartman The horse fell bleeding on the pave
man, and died in few minutes. turning
,bcrc the steer retraccd it's steps to Bleeckerise'
and ION, On through Carmine-st TO Sntn7fVe.
I, was met on the way by Policeman Mcdonald
- tho Charles st squad who tried tn stop lo.
Tho maddencd brute made sudden lunge, ana
NcDonald had a narrow escape from ded'h oh"
horn caught his coat AZ he lodged. and the gar
men, WAS torn from his back. One piece OF inc
blue cloth remained sticking fast 70 the s'ee'
horn Mcdonald was unhurt
The ,,eer passed into Sixth-ave.. still hyinS
tho blue flag Policeman Murdoch. OF 'he
Mercer st. squad, the steer at fourth-s''' anu
noticed the blue rag huttcring ~ the emu Oh n'
horn Al sight Of him the animal beloved with
rare and made a dash toward MN. Mui"ooN
w.ited until the steer was close upon him, then
d.r,ed % one side. aud got behind column OF
tho elevated railroad. Turning quickly 'he
,t,er chased the bluecoat around the iron colu'nh
two or three times As he repeatedly dodgeu 'ne
horns the policeman dealt blows WIN MS c'"''
striking with all his strength AT TIE eAcs anu
nose The blows at length dlscourage" '"e
steer, and IL went down the avenue rohoe"""
Walsh Joined Murdoch in pursuit Of the steer
Adam Kissel,tein stood in front of his shoe
Look OUT TO the crowd in the street. Then
no stcnrcl behind his glass showcase on the side
wall, and looked through il at the chase sud
| denIv tho steer changed its course and dashed
straiobt et the showcase In instant IT. horns
srosbcd the glass wrecked the case completely ana
tnocled Kissclstcin down fight Of stairs INTO
the basement The shoemaker was not hurt Sc
riouslv. The steer stopped moment az the Top
If the stairs. shook it's head vciously and passed
ON down the avenue. When il arrived In Carmihe-
st again it met half dozen policemen from 'he
Charles-st squad who were condoiihg WIN Mc-
DraIa Tbev opened fire with their revolvers,
cndino bullet after bullet into the brutcs body
The only effect of the shooting seemed to be an
increase OF Madness and the steer rushed tliroug"
the open door OF the Atlantic ana racine lea
Comnanv,s branch store at Carmine and Beeckcr
SITS. John j. Hendricks, the agent IN charse VI
the store hid behind counter willie
the steer overturned several BOXES Oh YEA an"
broke number of pieces Of glassware ana CHM"
4 coorcd man went into the store and the steer
chased him out through the side door INTO
Blceckerst A team and wagon, belonging to the
American Biscuit Company, were standing III
front of the door, and the steer gored one OF
the horses in tho flank, hurting IL seriously
Policeman Uallenbeck went to the side OF the
wounded horse and fired a shot squdrely IN the
steers forehead Then the ugly brute fell on i's
knees Two more shots in the head caused II L"
roll over on its side, and its throat was cut
by Policeman Murdoch with knife borrowed
at ncighboring butcher shop crowd OF over
200 spectators sent up great shout Oh Victory
Meanwhile the brown steer had crossed TO
Broadway and had gone through Prnce-st INTO
Mulberry-st Not far from the police station
in Mulbcrryst it knocked down CLEO Vincenzo'
an Italian boy four years old. of No 24o Mulberry
st. bruising the child severely. Sergeant Ma
loncy, in the police station, saw the steer run
past, followed by a noisy crowd. lie promptly
called eight policeman in the reserve squad
and sent them in pursuit. They found the steer