The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-02
BULL on THE VAR PATH.
Smashes Plate Glass Windows AM
Charges Everybody ~ Sight.


The upper portion OF Broad street was
the scene OF thrilling excitement Sunday
night. and there was any amount Of fun,
not to speak OF the danger to human life
and the damage to private property. The
cause Of the excitement was an inlu-
rated bull, which made things lively, at
tracted an immense crowd, picked one
man up on the ends OF his horns, and
cut a cash In his cheek, smashed into
fragments the plate-glass windows OF a
well-known undertaking establishment,
tried hard to force an entrance into a
large dry goods store. and gave up the
effort as a bad job after shattering a lot
OF glass. frightened a few hundred peo-
pie, put everybody into a fever OF ex-
element. got himself shot once or twice,
and wound up the ball by being cap
tured about ! o'clock in Ram Cat alley,
which runs westward from First street
between Broad and Marshall.
The animal had come into the city with
a herd belonging to Well * Hellstern,
live stock brokers, and decided to shake"
the rest Of them. He proceeded to make
n tour OF the principal thorougnlares.
He strolled leisurely UP Broad street
about the hour mentioned and met with
some opposition on the part Of the police
and other individuals, who tried to drive
the bovine of the sidewalks. Some per
suasive arguments on the part OF num-
Der of people Infatuated the animal, and
when he reached the corner Of First ana
Broad streets he was on the warpath. n
large crowd mere lOIlOWt1 tne pudui uptu'
and the latter made at a Chinaman at
great ste. The knight of the pigtai re-
moved his frame with some degree OF
speed. and the bull never toccned him.
THRoUGH PLATE GLASS.
Some other people tried hard TO remon-
strate with the bovine, and he made a
ferocious attack upon them. lie missed
his aim however. and went headong
through Undertaken Laube's plate-glass
window. smashing it into fragments.
About this time officer Gibson began
emptying his revolver into the physique
OF the animal. This enraged the bull
still more and he took another sweep
down towards Marshall street. pursued
by dense mass Of humanity. Such yell
ing, whooping and bowling has not been
heard in that vicinity since Mr.. Cleveland
took a clean sweep at the polls in that
vicinity. The more the crowd yelled the
white heat He returned and made
dive for the entrance Of Cohen Company.
He failed to get in. and another attempt
was made IN an effort to get, IN at Levy
& Davis dry goods establishment and
also to smash things up at +. Il. Tay-
lor's crockery store.
Here the police waived the crowd back.
so that they might shoot the animal.
down the street. He had evidently Just |
come from church. and proceeded in an
distracted manner. He was close to the |
bull and only saw his danger when the |
wings, and it would have taken a Nancy |
Hanks TO have caught him.
Then began n mad stampede. Some |
times the bull was the chased. and then |
q gain he wasn't At times the awning |
frames and posts became Toosts. and pco- |
pie who have not climbed for years
skinned up electric light poles and gas
lamps with surprising agility.
Policeman Gibson gave IL chase again.
and drove II from Broad street into |
Ram Cat alley, which runs westward
from First between Broad and Marshall. |
At the corner OF the alley It found an
other victim. Whether he was a white
Or black man Mr.. Gibson never learned,
for. after being carried on top OF the
horns of the bull for distance OF about
ten yards. the surprised man got up from
where he was sent sprawling. and ran on
NJ a speed that was only equalled By the
animals. Mr.. Gibson gave up the chase
at this point. 1t was then about 1880
A. NJ
Yesterday morning one OF the Third dis
trict men found the beast dead I'm a va
can't lot In the alley. There was a rope
about its horns. and indications that the
bull had been captured and tied TO the
fence while II was yet alive. Its death
resulted from the loss OF blood IL had
sustained in its mad race after being
shot by the police officer. When the |
proper authorities removed the animal
Is CLASSY eyes were wide open, and the |
wicked look that was in them Sunday
light was gone.
Officer Gibson has a wound on one OF
MS wrists. where he was gored. and an
Celestial who was cornere1
n a doorway by the beast. but allowed
o escape without injury. had fit from
lis fright.