New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-02
MULES IN A STAMPEDE.
DASH THROUGH CITY STREETS AND
DEFY wOULD-BF CAPTORs.
KNEW BETTER THAN TO APPLY
'HOss RULES"

"Hoss RULES"
III yo' are fetched up among HOSES don't try
to fool Wild no mules. They IS diffent ami
NAL"
That is the sage advice given 10 a reporter
last night by an aged colored man. For years
this colored man has worked at the stables Of
the Flss. Doerr & Carroll Horse Company. East
Twenty-fourth-st and Thirdave. Because his
employers recently deviated fror their rule OF
years not TO have anything TO do with mules.
but to handle horses only, and purchased three
carloads Of the hybrid species. the old negro
was much agltated. He declared that no luck
could come Of IT,
1t would seem that trouble and mules 60 to-
gether. for ever since the cars containing the
animals arrived here the mules have sisnhed
their dislike Of the metropolis. They came in
yesterday morning and we're sdetracked at
Fortieth-st. and the North River In the press
Of the enormous traffic incident 70 tho Dewey
celebration It happened that the unfortunate
mules were in danger Of starving to death
until they decided as one mule 10 make pro-
test
Word reached the office Of the railroad that II
would be wise 10 get the mules out Of the cars
peaceably. as the mules intended 10 get out any
way.
Them cars viii be in bad order, boss. II you
don't get them mules out" a switchman reported
to the yardmaster, and the yardmaster, finding
the mules kicking the cars to pieces. urged their
immediate removal. Word sent TO the con-
slgnees and four men skilled in the art Of I'M
loading horses were sent after them. There were
sixty-fve in all.
Had they taken the old darby stablehand
along much trouble might have been saved The
10 n nd
proceeded to apply horse rules to mules.
MULES DASH FOR LIBERTY.
Sixteen Of the animals were taken out OF the
car after an hours vigorous swearing and club
bling. and then the start for the stable began
each man riding one ana leading three. as u
he were handling horses 1t is an axiom that
mules Will not permit themselves TO be driven or
led If they elect otherwise. Resentment at their
III treatment caused the mules so to elect. ana
they were hardly out Of the railroad yard when
as one mule sixteen heads were tossed, thirty
two legs we're kicked in the air. four drivers
went over as many mule heads INTO the street,
and the mules We're off
Through Forteth-st in a bunch the animals
stampeded at furious pace. The CHATTER Of
their hoofs on the pavement caused remeh-
dous racket. and the braylng Of the mules from
were black mules and white mules; there were
mules both black and white. sorrel and chestnut
and that ugliest Of all mules, the piebald, in
the lot and 10 the persons who supposed the
word mule SYNONYMOUS with slow their speed
was n revelation
Half a dozen men in Forteth-st at various
points thought they would stop the runaways by
getting in the street and waving their arms
wildly They would have had just as much
success trying to stop stampeded bison
At First-ave. after running all the way across
town. the mules decided TO stop The East River
was the only alternative, and mules place water
in the same category with work.
INTERFERENCE Not TOLERATED.
The leader Of the pack looked Lp First-ave.
toward Harlem. but decided that Harlem was
too far lie then turned down, and in mo-
ment the lot were tearing down First-ave. Tho
runaways caused intense excitement Several
stray dogs were at their heels barking and yelp-
ing. and a number Of men were in pursuit. At
thrty-ffth-St. Thomas j. Gilmartn nineteen
wears old. Of so. 80 East Thirty-seventh-s
ran out and tried 10 stop the leader The way
that leader swung around and let his hlnd legs
fly at Gimartin was wonderful sight ana the
way Gilmartin doubled up and described an arc
Of a circle as ~ few through space into door
way was as remarkable. He was unconscious
when picked up. but ne recovered rapidly and
went home without medical assistance. He said
he would never try il again.
At rty-fOurth-st. the mules stopped short
and, budding in bunch with their heads IN
the centre and heels out. bade defiance to the
police or any one else who wanted II. Police
mar Daniel j Kerry said he would capture the
lead r. a big piobald animal sixteen hands high
kerry made the discovery in Just about min
ute that mules and SccOnd-avc rioters are diff
ferent The mules stood their ground, and IT
seemed If they We're kicking In every direc-
ton at once Kerry admitted that he came
"darned near getting his head knocked off," and
decided to await the arrival Of n mule expert
After an hour or so the four men who had been
thrown off arrived and told who owned the
mules.
send for Nose one Of the men suggested.
Nose is the aged negro referred to above. Hes
had experience with mules and can handle EN-"
Nose came, but protested that he had not been
treated fair
You done gone git desc we're mules pow 'ful
mad and specs me TO ketch en-" NJ protested.
But Nose got a pail II oats and surveying the
mule most easily cOrruptible pr0ffered the con-
tents of the bucket 10 him for his vote. The
male was hungry and he took the oats Nose
hOisted To the mules back. and he easily
got the animal TO 20 to the stable. The other
fifteen followed meclly.
MULES Is DIFFERENT"
"Yo' see YOU boss men doan know nuthin'
bout mules" said Nose ar the stable. Now
if yo' had teck a boy along on hossback and
taken that thar boss alongside dem dare kyars
and let dem dar mules smell dat ar boss and
den took EN- outen de kyars dey would follow
Ike go many sheep Noses advice was tried
with the rest Of the mules and IT worked per |
tectly
The mules are said to be a part ~ a large
consignment for the British Government and |
are 10 be used in South Africa.