The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-24
MAD cow AMUCK
INFATUATED BEAST AT LARGE
SCATTERED PEDESTRIANS
POLICEMEN IN PURSUIT.
But ANIMAL ESCAPED EAST OF
GAS HOUSE HILL.

Negro Attacked in OElethOrpe
square and Knocked DOwn-Es-
capped Serious Injury BY Jumping
Behind n Trec-ChiId Run Over on
BrouRhtOn Street and Woman
Knocked Down on East broad
StrCet-POIice Were Never Able to
Get within Shooting Distance of
the Animal-COw Supposed to
Have Escaped from Herd Being
Driven Through the City.
Causing pedestrians to scatter in
every direction, and knocking down
those who were not active enough to
get out of her path, an Infatuated COW
cleared the streets on the East Side
of town shortly before o'clock last
night.
In Oglethorpe, Square, at President
and Abercorn streets, a negro was
knocked down, and trampled
upon. He managed to scramble to his
feet and by lodging behind tree es-
capped the fury of the maddened beast.
A few minutes later child was knock
ed down at Lincoln and Broughton
streets, and Immediately afterwards
woman on Bay and East Broad streets
fell before the rushing, believing ami
NAL. So far as the police were able
to learn no one else was hurt.
Following the Cow.
Uniformed men who had been hur-
ried from police headquarters by Desk
oil If
COW in the vicinity of Gas House Hill.
When last seen, so far as the officers
could discover, the animal was moving,
with lowered head and Strengthened
tail through the Red Light district, in
the direction of Jones Field. East
of the city the craZed animal disap-
peared, and nothing more was heard
from her at police headquarters during
the night. Many persons were fright
ened and for nearly half an hour there
was CONSERVATION on the East Side.
The first news received at police
headquarters that wild cow was
causing pedestrians to scatter in every
direction was when the negro who had
been knocked down in Oglethorpe
Square limping into the desk
sergeant's office and told his
story. When he left the square
the animal was going down President
street in the direction of Lincoln. The
negro started for police headquarters
by way of Abercorn street, and al
though badly bruised, made remark
ably fast time. He shouted at the top
of his voice, and in this way managed
to gather quite a crowd at his heels,
before he reached the police.
Negroes Badly Scared.
Breathlessly he explained to
plain clothes man who was standing
nearby what had happened. While he
told his story the women who had
congregated stood with open mouths
wondering what had become of the
cow.
Fore God how kin viii COW cum
right here in de middle of de city" in
quired an incredulous old woman. The
officer wanted to get rid of the crowd
and ne took advantage of the oppor-
tunity that had been offered.
"Why amt you hear tell" asked the
facetious detective. "De circus done
cum ter town and de whole managerie
done got loose"
In every direction the negroes scat
tered, shouting at the top of their
voices, while the detective and
the man who had been assaulted
by the COW went before the desk SER
geant. Patrolmen Meldrim and Hart
ley were hurried out to search for the
fovine and were given instructions to
shoot, and shoot to kill. AS fast as the
men in the East Side precincts re-
ported from the Gamewell boxes they
were given instructions to look for
the animal and put her out of harms
way. 1t is thought that the COW es-
capped from some herd that was being
driven through the city.