New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
A BULLFIGHTIN FIFTH AVE.
FOUR MEN ATTACK THE BEAST IN
CATHOLIC ASYLUM YARD.
SEVERAL. THOUSAND EXCITED PEOPLE
WATCH THE NOVEL CONFLICT-THE
ANIMAL GOT AWAY IN MADISON
AVE. AND BADLY HURT
ONE MAN.

ONE MAN.
real bulIfght such .hey have in Spaih'
was witnessed in one of the best residence
parts Of this city yesterday afternoon. her!
bull that had run through the streets, clearing
them like blizzard Of men. women ana ch'l-
dren. ran into the yard of the Roman Catholic
orphan Asylum. az Fifty-first-st. and Fltth-aVe.
TIE frontage occupies acre and hail. anu
is raised above the street. There the puii 'oic
around trying to gore four men for hair an
hour. while several thousand people witnessed
the manpuvres Of men and beast, which finally
resulted in the death OF the animal
One man was hurt and may die. The bull
tossed him in the air and then butted nm as
he Law on the ground. He is John Reynolds
twentv-tbree wears old of No. 4OS East SIN
feminist lie was taken to Flower Hospital
The bull got loose as he was being led across
Madison-ave. below Fiftieth-st. Policei'An
Boyle. of the East Fifty-hrst-st. station hearu
a shout which proved to be hundreu SHUTS
in one and he turned to see an infurlated ouii
rushing up the avenue toward hlH y ''i
crowd Of boys and men were following 'he am
NAL which outran them easily, ana pusheu vi
in a straight line up the thoroughfare' feope
in the street ahead of the animal, espcciaHS
women and children. were panicstricken- Many
of them were so terrified that theN ulu h''
know what to do and they stood still as 'ne
bull came along. The bull did not stop nor iooh
to either side and attempted to inJure no ohe'
Many other persons sought refuge IN areas anu
stores and number of persons opened 'her
houses to receive people who were In danger
The bull came up to an electrician at Madi-
son-ave. and Fifty -hrst-st. The car was hileu
with passengers all but a few being women
of into
The air was filed with cries of terrorized women
and children and men trying to pacify these
frightened people The excitement Increased
when the bull turned and began to circle about
the car. This made not only men and women
pale but caused some of the women in the car
70 sit down and wait for the worst.
ONE MAN BADLY HURT.
Suggestion after suggestion was offered as 10
the disposition that ought to be made OF the
bull. but none Of them were carried out. one
man drew a revolver. but a friend quickly per-
suaded him not to risk human life any more
than il was being endangered. The bull, sud
denly, after having running round the car a few
times started on a straight line through Fifty
1rst-st The crowd followed, and those on the
street who had been watching ran into houses
and areas REYNOLDS came upon the scene In
front of the home of Archbishop COrrigan at
the beginning OF the bulls through East
FYfty-frst-st He had secured rope and made
1t into lasSo He stood directly I'm the Bulls
way and swung the rope around his head as
the animal with dilating nostrils and fearful
look dashed on toward the man he knew was
his present greatest enemy.
The bull came straight on, but Reynolds stood
his ground swinging the lasso calmly in the
face Of the infuriated beast. He let go at last,
and everybody stood still; to " tch the lasso
fall. Down il came on the shoulders of the ami
NAL and for an instant no one knew whether
or not ii had settled over the bulls neck.
Reynolds knew what TO attempt to do, and that
was to get out Of the animals path. But he
was not quick enough for a wild bull, and a
great shout Of agony went UP from the multi
tude as the man was TO rise in the cir.
The horns Of the bull dug him he lifted his
head in a vicious toss and Reynolds was thrown
straight up into the air. He came down in al
most the same spot and the bull stood watching
him fall The instant he lighted on the ground
the beast rushed at him with lowered head. He
butted him in the abdomen, and Reynolds
moaned after he had rolled over from the ter
rife force of the blow. The bull satisfied.
rushed on.
Reynolds hastily picked UP, and an am
bulance was summoned from Flower Hospital
DR.. Reardon said that Reynolds was internally
injured and he hurried back to the hospital
with him.
The wild bull kept on till he reached the gate
leading to the yard OF the Roman Catholic
Orphan Asylum. which runs from Fifty-frst 10
Fifty-second SITS. in Fifth-ave.. and is directly
opposite the big Vanderbilt Sloane home He
darted into this yard, and rushing to the middle
of the plot stood surveying the scene. Seeing
himself above the throng which was already
about him in vast numbers. he stuck out his
head and beloved If in triumph.
A PRISONER IN THE YARD
Policeman Mcclure was near the gate when
the animal entered. and he shut the gate. max
ing the bull prisoner. The beast now in
an inclosure surrounded by a fve-foot fence
and backed by the big house in the rear. The
ground is about four feet above the sidewalk.
Around this Enclosure quickly grouped several
thousand people. The Cathedral lawns opposite
are raised also. and these were soon filled In
every house whose windows commanded view
OF the asylum yard there were at least two per-
sons
In the ambulance from Flower Hospital had
come a young man Of studous appearance. lie
was w G.. Sloat a friend OF DR.. Reardon and
was doing some studying at Flower Hospital.
He had done some lassoing in some years spent
on Western praires and ranches and knew
what a lasso was and how IT should be flung.
He made one for himself. and with Roundsman
Sinnott and Pat-olmen Mcclure and Howry he
entered the incosure and walked up on top of
the eminence in sight Of the bull and the hun
dreds OF spectators. Then ensued an unusual
scene for New-York.
The bull and the men were in plain view OF
everybody, the spectators knew they were safe
and that the children in the institution were
also safe. and they were In for seeing fight
between mad bull and four determined men.
The animal stood as the men consulted for
few minutes. Then he beloved challenge and
came forward for shor: distance Suddenly
lie dashed toward the building Itself, and three
hundred children's faces disappeared from the
windows Shr shTieks could he heard, but
discipline prevailed. and. was learned, no
body was hurt in the general scramble away