The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-07
STEER ON RAMPAGE
After Running AmuCk Through
0gden'S Streets is Fin
ally Killed.

A powerful steer, furious as was ever
the widest buffalo that ever made
charge. ran amuck for half an houf
through the streets OF ogden yesterday
and caused tremendous excitement all
along his course. The bovine was or
the Texas variety, with long, sharp,
wicked looking horns. He was shipped
in TO the Ogden Packing company from
Reno along with a lot of others, and
was shut Up in the yards OF the COM
pany's slaughter house on lower 1
street, which is near the ogden river
There was little to indicate that the
animal was about TO become furious,
but while some Of the workmen were
driving the cattle about he suddenly
raced across the enclosure and vaulted
the high fence. After paving the air
and believing furiOusly for snort
time, the bovine made or, one of the
riders mounting q horse and giving
chase. while another FASTENED 10 Sc
cure a horse and saddle and joined
IN the chase. The steer ran wildly
across lots, through back yards and up
Wall avenue, toward the union depot
En- route he -an af0ul Of a clothesline
that had a string Of nice clean clothes
out drying Some Of the clothes and
a part OF the line wrapped themselves
about the red sides of the beast
greatly adding 70 his anger and giving
n somewhat bizarre appearance TO his
bovine majesty.
On down Wall avenue went the mad
dened animal. a string OF clothes line
with its white banners attached
streaming behind, until the animal
bucked himself loose and raced over 10
the union depot platform, where he
surveyed. DC beloved and paved,
and dared an in0ffensive and inslg-
nificant little locomotive to cross his
path. Before the engineer could com
ply with the plainly expressed chal-
ienge the steer turned his attention TO
a baggage truck and tried 20 get
fight out of the vehicle. but the We
hicle would net fight and In sheer des-
psra ton the beast raced down along
side Of q STRING OF Pullman cars. bring
ing the occupants to the doors and
windows with his racket. and no doubt
giving the eastern and English tour
lists fresh and realistic impressions OF
the west. Shortly after the red devil
whirled and raced Up Twenty hfth
street. The pedestrians. warned by
the shouting cowboys, rushed indoors
as he passed.
Across Lincoln TO Twenty and
Up Twenty-fo 10 Washington the
animal went. 4 the up town Office
of the Ogden Packing company Mr..
Schlageter. the manager. Joined in the
pursuit and told the horsemen TO stop
or kill the beast, and do il quickly. At
the Utah National bank corner q man
was crossing and he failed 20 hear or
notice the warnings that were shouted
at him from "a hundred Threats. The
steer singled him out and made wild
lunge in his direction. The man saw
the wicked fOam-feCked head with its
mass OF steaming red body behind just
IN time to dart forward. The un-
governable fury OF the steer was all
that saved the man. The brute was
too mad to turn. and he missed the
pedestrian by q few inches, charging
wildly On. ~
Across the road he saw the cotrt
house and did not ike its architecture.
SO started TO butt it down, but changed
his mind and showed his contempt by
h0lsting snow M 10 its gables and
calling on all its occupants to come
out and knock q chip of his horns.
expressing the dare in the bovine IAN
Euage.
BY this time Mr.. Schlageter had ar
rived on the scene and he called on
Deputy Sheriff Sebring 10 shoot the
animal. Sebring procured Il rife and
Joined in the chase. About this time
the bull caught sight Of Schlageter
and PLAYED hide and seek Mr..
Schlageter doing the hiding. The man
succeeded in lodging behind q tree in
front Of the Peery mansion, and the
steer charged CA. A woman was COM
ing down the hill and the beast struck
after her. She starred TO run. but
slipped aud fell on the ice. This un-
doubtedly saved her. as the animal
rushed blindly past, scaled the stone
terrace OF the Virginia grounds and
butted the shrubbery till he was tired.
Bv this time the Nsvadau was com
pietely winde1 and took his station
at the corner. believing his rage first
at the Catholic. then the Presbyterian.
then the Methodist churches The TWO
horsemen warned pedestrians OF what
they might expect, and travel was
stopped for a short time After. catch
ing MS breath the furious animal
started on. just GLIDING Deputy Sheriff
ScbrinE. the man with the rife
Around and through Lester park. zig
zagsing hither and thitheT believing.
paving. f0aminE. The two horsemen
followed and were followed by turns.
and all the time they kept shouting
warnings TO the residents along the
route. Sebring and Schlagster followed
Finally the bull paused for another
breathing spell in a vacant lot near
the Sacred Heart academy. Half g
dozen men were on hand by this time,
some with ropes and others with sug-
Gestions fo- cOTneTiug the beast
SchIsEeter ana Sebring arrived. and
the owner Of the terror told Sebring 70
take no chances, hut 70 shoot Sebring
edged toward the bun, which raised its
wicked head and locked defiance.
Every muscle OF the animals BODY
seemed 20 work as he turned and
faced the man with the gun. Sebring
lsyeIsd the rife aud the steer lowered
his head for a charge. The gun
cracked and the animal dropped in
stantly. quiveged and was dead The
-3o-cali5er bullet had entered his eve
and brain.
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