The sun., 1903-05-15
DEYILTRY OF A RUNAWAY OK.
nov "COWBOY DAN" ROPED HIM
IN THE EAST RIVER
And Hauled Him Out with Deriick-samo
steer Tnat Went on the Rampage In
brooklyn Wednesday NiEht-His Perii'
Gus Adventures In Coal fard.

steer Inat went ON tuo HS"pSSo !"
brooklyn Wednesday NiEht-His PERIL
Gus Adventures In a Coal fard'
The police of Brooklyn have a live steer
on their hands and don't know what to do
with him. Early this morning the steer
Was stTl lying on the wharf at Hudson
avenue and the East River, tied up 30 com
pletely that he could not even move his
tail. A dozen policemen were guarding
him and three Of them were taking turns
at sitting on him.
Il was the same steer that escaped from
slaughter house on Wednesday night and
rushed into the street. trampling down
women and children, just how bad he
really was the police did not find out until
yesterday
Late bulletins on Wednesday indicated
that he had been conquered and led back
in ignominy to the slaughter house and the
waiting knife.
1t was, therefore, with a good deal OF
unpleasant surprise that the police received
| the information yesterday that the steer
was still in the coal yards of the Moquin-
| Offerman- -Heissenbuttel Company at the
| foot of Adams street, that he had been there
| all night and that he was kicking the yard
to splinters.
That was early yesterday morning. The
sergeant on desk duty in the lower Fulton
street station ordered three of his reserves
men to make a dash for the yards. The
three, cops covered the five blocks in an
hour.
They found the steer in stall with
peaceful horse. The horse was showing
signs Of having lived a strenuous life for
some time. The stall had only one wall left.
The Their one had been shattered as if hit
by 8-inch shell.
One of the policemen whistled to the
steer. The patient OK turned and pointed
a pair Of long horns at the whistler. In
lust one second there were 100 feet between
him and the representatives of law and
order.
siege was then begun. One cop. who
had studied the reports Of the Boer war.
said it would be necessary to dig trenches
William Dolan, the watchman, suggested
that it would be much better to send for
few men from the slaughterhouse. This
plan was adopted with enthusiasm and
pro nptly executed,
A white-aproned, red-faced man arrived
a few minutes later and went directly into
the stall where the steer was chewing away
at a bale Of hay originally intended for the
benefit of the horse. The animal expert
proceeded without fear to tie strong cords
around the four legs of the steer and fasten
each cord to a stable post.
When he was through the police ad-
vanced courageously to his assistance.
They declared that he must take the steer
away from the yard at once.
The man replied that the police we're
welcome to the job If they wanted 1t, but
that personally he would prefer to give the |
beast chance TO calm down by pulling him !
self tired at the ropes. |
1t was o clock yesterday afternoon when !
the expert announced that his charge might |
be taken away to the slaughterhouse with |
out FISK. This he started to do without |
her precautionary measures than rope
tied around the muzzle of the death-doomed |
beast.
Everything went well till the man and |
the yards and an electric car came along. !
The steer pulled the rope away from the |
man. AT wild gallop he then rushed !
up Adams street, through York. Bridge |
and Sands streets, back to Adams street |!
and through the yards straight down to |
the river. into which he jumped.
The slaughter house man then declared !!
that the steer was now outside OF his juris- |
diction. The three policemen telephoned |
to the station for Instructions.
SOOn tHt RouS vi u lotioi NoSoh was |
heard. 1t drove into the yard, and out |
poured q dozen more hluecoats. Among |
them was Cowboy Dan," COW punoher !
of wide experience He was equipped with
laI'at. |
The steer was swimming around in the ,
water few feet away in manner which ,
indicated that he was enjoying the change !
of element. But his enjoyment was not |
destined to last long. Thrown by. the
destrSs hand Of Dan ,ss the assS
the horns Of the fugitive.
Then began the tug-of-war, at ono end
fifteen policemen, two watcflmen and a
slaughterhouse man: at the other a single i
steer. The beast kicked foamed, beloved
and sneezed. Inch by inch he was pulled /
toward the wharf.
When he was right under 1t. Cowboy
Dan" fastened a dozen strong ropes around ,
the belly of the beast. Then a steam derrick
used for the hoisting OF coal was set putting
and pulling at the ropes.
The steer was so surprised that he forgot |
to below. When he was hanging in mdair
over the wharf. the men began to tie ropes
around him. They tied and tied until he
were were fastened together lengthwise and
crossways. Four separate ropes were at
tached to his tail
Finally they lowered him gently to the
wharf and laid him on his side.
people and the police followed. The blue
coats said the steer must be taken to the
slaughterhouse at once.
but now" was the reply. she cannot
be moved while tied up that way,
Then the police proposed that the beast
be slaughtered on the spot.
Impossible said the representative
OF the abattoir That would be illegal
The law forbids the slaughtering of ami
mails in any place except such as are set
What can be done them" asked the
police.
Nothing just now" replied the slaugh-