The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-22
A SMALL BOY AND A BULL.
THEIR Walk IN RIVERSIDE DRIVE
ENDS FATALLY FOR THE LATTER.

Aner being Goadcd Into Stam,se ding On.
| lockers. uc l. shot nv IA Policeman. 1tts
| Carcass TO Furnish Food tor Beast and N Ina
| About TO-. \. NJ. yesterday n small boy. lead
| ing an ugly looking black bull. wis seen wnn
| dering lcisurely along Riverside Drive. in the
| neiGhborhood Of 1lS,h street The hoy was
| evidently proud OF his mission and marched
| along obliNous TO the envious icers Of the
| pack Of street urchins who kept pace with
| him ON each side Of the street.
| Think yer big. don't ycr;" shouted ono al
| the cnvious ones from the "cntrc Of the crowd.
| "Whatd yer do II thcr hull wanted tor Git p
"le couldn't SOC der bloke fur dust" yelled
| another.
| Then Il stono skipped pns: the bulls nose.
| Another hit him in the side. aud tho small boy
| had his hands iuli. The bull gave IA snort o.
| rage and started toward the crowd on the side.
! walk.
In an instant the small boy and tho bull had
| full possession Of the driveway. Then the
now enraged animal started ut breakneck
| speed down the street. the 10y holding pluck
| lily onto the ropc.
Lot Go. or you II be killed." shouted a man
| on the sidewalk.
| The bull headed toward him. and the man
| disappeared in an areawdy.
Near the corner "t llith street u dirt cart
driver. Who lad dismonntod TO ight his pie e.
saW ne nn,' coming FRI LEAVING n,s orse
;ncs and "t ont M u Sch se tar
| the peigl borhood
| Then he started ofr again. Bv this time the
and he took a s0mcrsault int" til" gutter The
hull. relieved oi his weight. stopped a moment
crowd in his wake, turned and charged it.
There was a wild scrnlnhlH, IN every dircc.
~ recover lis hat. rolled over and over. yelling
Tor some one to stop the bul! before 1t reached
him. Seeing nothing in his way I" charge
Half block down the street n peanut wonder
narat"ry to iiisht.. His actions attracted he
attention Of the bull; IN an instant the Wonder
M the d"r wnas OF heaven a%sh In
Just ut this point Park Policeman Curry
came running M with a rifle under his arm.
Evidently the gray uniform arpeared danger
Gus and he hesitated. Curry took careful aim
The bull gave a snort. wavered an instant.
ana then tumoled INA heap IN the ~iddie Of
WIPED I the pers 50 piration from his forehead. anil
o%,y r the black mass lIinS on the rsye
'"Ess ali ri HIGHT" shouted "d Curry. and the
Where did You hit him" asked the man
who had fallen into tho arenway.
Misht 'h,rnlGh the heart ,e he's lone for. ,
One of tho bulls legs twit chcd slightly.
panic seized the crowd and was only uverted
by the policeman kicking tho bull to show
that 1t was really dead
Then, animals come to life sometimes"
vcntured a man who had heretofore kept we'll
in tho rear.
This one won't" and the policeman en-
nhasizch his remark bv sitting down on tho
dead animal. Word was forwarded to the ar
senal. and Director Smith sent some of the
keepers to cut up the bull to be fed to the ami
mails.
As the keepers began their work dozen
men and loys. armed with knives OF every
size and description. apreare! from every
direction and fell upon the animal. We help
cd ter Kill der brll AMI now We wants some Of
der N eat"
A struggle Cor tho possession Of the bulls
remains nsd imminent. More men curry.
ing knives. old SAWS ami hatchets. loEeu the
Rrs; corners. The keepers looked at each
other aud then at the crowd. Then some one
suggested that the meat should be divided,
IL live minutes nothing remained where the
bull had fallen tut pool of blood. The crowd
scattered. and the Keepers carried away what
little meat they had rIanaged to secure to tho
Incnigerie Ono had bullet ~ inch long.
which was found buried in tho bull heart.
1t was reported that tho bull came from the
National stock yards. and was hcing taken to
the Long Island ferry when It ran amnck. The
mon ut the stock yard denied that they had
ever s"cn the bull Tho small hoy disappeared
alter his tumble in the gutter. and tho police
were unable to learn his name