The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-26
POLICE HUNT A WILD STEER.
Patrol Wagons Chase 1t Through
Suburban Chicago Streets
4 Bulldog Joins the Pursuit and
Finally Goes Mad.

CHICAGO, Sept. pa Texas steer
ave Chicago policemen wild chase
last night and caused intense excite
ment in the Stock Yards. Englewood
Grand Crossing woodlawn, Hyde Park,
windsor Park and South Shore, through
.n,cn It passed in its wild career. The
.teer was one among a dozen carloads
| n the widest animals that ever came
into the Stock Yards, and escaped while
heinR unloaded at the pens.
Several mounted cowboys started in
nursuit, and chased 1t south until 1t
vas lost in Englewood. Then the police
we're notified and requested to aid in the
parch. The message was sent to all
south Side stations with an order to
,hoot the animal on sight. officers in
,eyeral patrol wagons took up the chase,
and frequent shots and calls in the di-
rection of Stony Island avenue showed
where the bovine terror was heading.
and the wagons dashed along in hot
pursuit.
The gathering hoofs and the rafting
wagons woke up the sleepy patrolmen,
and another call for help was made.
Thls time the Hyde Park wagon re-
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bred and worn out, the police finally
saw the animal going at a gallop along
seventy-fifth street and turn down
Bond avenue.
burned down Bond avenue they saw a
little child in the street and the animal
making a direct line for 1t. The men
blew their whistles and attracted the
attention of the child. which. seeing
Its danger. ran screaming into yard.
The steer. then kept on Bond avenue
and turned into South Shore. Here
stood the South Chicago patrol-wagon
directly in its path. Not hesitating a
made charge.
The policemen drew their revolvers
and began firing, while the driver turned
Ehe horses and and drove into the S woods; In
and several Of the policemen lost their
nerve. When the wagon reached the
shelter of the woods the policemen got
Policemen McCauley. Beilfuss and Trad
den came up In the rear and fired vol.
Hey into the animal, but the latter had
tagght sight Of Policeman o,keefes
lree and Immediately made a charge
Ind the antics of O'Keefe and the steer
distracted the minds of the other men
oKeefe played hide and seek with
he steer until he could get a chance to
fun, when he lodged behind another
free. Then all the men opened fire and
before they laid the enemy low. Here
kame In a curious part Of the chase.
Residents of Windsor Park and South
lore had witnessed the chase and they
8ssist. A butcher had set his bull dog
n the trail early in the. game, and 1t
bad hung on. When the steer was
killed the bull dog suddenly went stark
mad and, frothing at the mouth, seized
horse by the throat and held on with
deathlike grip. A half dozen bullets
Do Its head made 1t release it's hold and
he horse, terribly lacerated, was led
3way to be killed.
Lieut.. Wagner had once been
butcher, and thinking he ought to have
Dmething for his palms he took out his
nfe and neatly dressed the animal
md hung 1t up on tree. He went
ack with an express wagon and took
be beef to a meat market in Irondale.
will be distributed to-day among the
Pen who assisted in the capture.