A Drove of Bullocks in a Dock.

Bush Advocate, Volume XI, Issue 863, 25 November 1893, Page 6

A Drove of Bullocks in a Dock.

Recently as a drove of bullooks numbering about 140 were being driven from the Canadian shed to the Woodside lairage at Birkenhead a Bingular accident happenedOn the river Bide of the Alfred Dock there is a narrow undulating bridge recently placed there by the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board for tho purpose of conveniently transferring cattle to tha lairaores. The bridge will allow two bullocks to pass abreast, but the beasts beoame jammed, and one of them leaped into the Alfred Dock, and was immediatey followed by 34 others. The Bcene in the water was most extraordinary, hut, Btrange to reoonnt, one of the bullocks swam to the steps and walked out in the most intelligent fashion, and was followed by eleven others. The thirteenth, however, slipped back into tha water, where the remaining 21 were swimming about for a considerable time. Ultimately a number of men put off in boats, and tying ropes round the beasts drew them in to the wall, and thus supported them until a crane wa9 brought into use and the entire herd rescued, little worse for their strange immersion. A period of three hours elapsed before the work_ of recovery was completed, and during this time theliveliest excitement was apparent amongst the numerous spectators.