New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-08
A STEER HOLDS POLICE AT BAY.
THE ANIMAL ESCAPED FROM AN ABATroiH'
WANDERS INTO RIVERSIDE PARK
AND is FINALLY SHOT.

pixersi3e Park between Seventy ninth and Eighty
third SITS has been newly laid out IN small mouhus
and winding paths. with shruooery trees anu u"
the artificial accessories which landscape gardener
EMPLOYS to beautify where Nature mas raheu 10 10
her hest work IL was not the intention or the
Park Board make this particular plot an arena
for bullfghs OF a place where Texan COWBOYS mish'
herd wild steers but yesterday II fully vindcateo S
title 10 be used for this purpose. In fact IL WAS
found to DE admirably adapted with Its undulauons
for a wary marksman TO steal upon steers wh'ch
undertake to roam about the city ana 10 o'spo'e
Of them. ,,
II was 10 o'clock in the morning when flVersioe
Park and the Drive in the neiGhborhood OF oeVe"''
ninth-st were crowded with nurses chiinren anu
babv-carriages Up the New-York Central tracks
which run alongside the river, came steer "hich
had taken French leave OF Eastmans aoattoir' at
Fifty-nin,h-s, and the North River Inc steer
was very pelceabe apparently in It's inteh'lo's' anu
when 1t reached the beginning OF the Park II me-
andercd into the fresh green grass ana soueh. 'i'e
shade OF a small tree. much as COW would nave
done mounted Park policeman Saiiopeo up "
within a hundred feet Of the animal, saw that II
was steer and. with a quick turn gahoPeu ~
what he considered a safe distance nancy ou'Sue
OF the stone wall separating the ROAD from INC
Park he whistled for assistance and soon 'nere
were half dozen mounted and other PARK ponce
holding a consultation as to how escaped steers
should be coaxed back where they belonged
Meanwhile a crowd began to collect along 'he VAN
tage ground offered by the stone wall
The consultation of the police ended with oe-
cision 10 surround the animal. and this was done
with many flank movements When the horses
had closed in sufficiently TO attract the notice OF the
s,oer he looked up. That all, but the ponce
gai,opcd back to the wall for another consultation
This time a telephone message was sent TO the Ar
senal In Central Park for gun ana man WIN
could shoot II.
While the police were waiting for reinforcements
two bareback mustang riders came up and offered
their services az lassoers. They were permitted
10 enter on the territory where the steer helo u'-
disputed sway The two riders walked their mus
tangs around the steer. with the mounted ponce
trailing behind When near the animal the par
dismounted and crept closer 10 him AT ABOUT th!s
time the police thinking their lives might be en-
dangered by too valorous an attempt called the
mustang riders off.
nv this time the marksman from the Arsenal had
arrived and the crowd, now numbering thousahu'
followed his every motion with GREATNESS interest,"
Long and earnestly he talked with me ponce ponce
Then ne began 10 walk seSlthily toward me steer
men gaIloped I'D the Drive and entered the Park
from above The other policemen held the entrance
bUrGred yards Of he beast took deliberate aim and
fired The steer looked up The man iIed asa M
steer walked out from the shade OF ne tree me ne
rsenas crack Sho; re,rTaied ne ana ae ottepcd
Just the man with the gun Was ABOUT 10, TO mr.
ssain scany cad Young in9 b Iron not oe TO shoot
The PARK Department paid no attention TO
this interruption and fred once more. This tlme
he caught the beast in the back and the animal
braced himself IN surprise. - A.,
He saw the authoritative young man from me
sbattor and made a dash for him while the
crowd yelled to him 10 run. Then curious thlng
happened The young man dropped in his tracks Ks
behind a tall clump Of grass. The steer rushed 10
within five feet OF him az. stopped Twice he
lowered his head for -, and each time ne
paused. Then the authoritative young man raised
his right foreiinser above the grass and wissle9
II in Imitation OF q snakes head. The steer turned
around and hurried off to high knoll In the dis
tance. The young man then rose and walked away
and the marksman began firing again.
Finally bullet struck the animal In the FORE
/, descends to the railroad tracks. There he was
finally struck squar,y between the eyes and fell
The authoritative younS man from the abattor
stepped up. cut the steers throat and the crowd
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