The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-16
MOST MELANCHOLY OCCUR.
RENEE.
"A Man Ssored to Death by an Elk.

1t becomes our duty to record most
lamentable occurrence at Judge Cations park,
near this city, on Sunday last. Three men
from Ottawa-Marvin W. Dimock and a
! brother on visit from Connecticut, and Mr..
| Edward Drew, at whose house the former two
we're stopping,-too walk to the north
! bluff. and arriving at the north cad Of Judge
Cation park, concluded to enter and look at
the deer elk, &c. They cliunbed the fence,
and al preaching a group in the centre of
which stood he two large elk, looked at them
some minutes, and then started towards the
fence to climb out. As they walked away, how
ever The elk followed them, and When still! some
distance from the fence, the larger of the two
made monstratons as if about TO attack the
party Mr. Drew and Mir ID Of Conn. took
efuge in tree, while Marvin Dimock re-
manned on the ground, The elk made a
pass bin. but be dodyed around The tree
several times az oiIing him, until he fell. Mr..
Drew and the other Dnock then came out
of the tree to his rescue. They fought tie
elk some minutes, when Mr.. ID. Got Comm
sce:ned to faint away, and Mr.. Drew, for
safety, lifted i'm again into the tree. The
other Mr.. b., who still! lay OF the ground, up
to this time untouched, also seemed from
fight or excitement to nave lost is conscious
ness, and Mr. Drew maintained MS struggle
with the elk alone until the latter seeing Mr..
Dimocis on the ground, mad furious plunge
at him, dealing him frighrlul blows in the
body. Mr.. Drew then started for help, the
other elk which had thus far merely play
the spectator. following him and making
frequent attemps to strike him as he hurried
along. He reached the house Of Judge Dick
ey, who, seizing some pitch forks aud utier
Implements, hurried to the rescue. They
found the elk standing over Ir. DimOcb, nd
had "a fearful fight before they drove him
away. Mr.. l.. (of Conn., was then brought
down out OF the tree again fully ed
from his tainting .it) and Marvin ID. taken
~, placed in a buggy. and brought TO town.
He was still conscious at times, and though
badly, it was thought not fatally injured, un-
Ill placed on Il bed, when he sank away i'm
mediatey and in ten minutes was a corrse.
He was one of our oldest citizens, and
highly rep -c:ed By all who knew him. His
wife was or Il visit east at the time and OF
course the melancholy news mus; be to her
crushing blow.
We have q line from Judge Cation in refer
elce to the melancholy occurrence, which We
subjoin:
Eds. Free Tr13er-The lamented d eath
of Mr.. Dimock, from belt z gored by one OF
the elks in MI pa:H, Is a circumstance too
painful to admit OF al ,qua,e expression. At
this season Of the year, the male elk Is very
liable to be vicious ard dangerous, and 10
provide against any chan &c OF accident en-
{ io,ed the North park III which the bucks
are coniireG Is soon as their horns harden,
Imo this .here is no access except by gates
which are kept locked, by eli mbing the
fence. All who desire to enter the south
park are furnished with KEYS. but are care
fully admonished not t. go into the north
park. Unfortunately Mr.. ID. and his com
panions were no aware of the DANCE of TO-
ing no the north park While thus | can
not feel at least to blame for this great ca
a:niIy, yet the loss OF 80 cStimabiq "A citizen
b. means III any way connected with lie,
fills nae with tie most p i-nant rricf.
trust ,bIs viii prove Al aGmonition to all
who wish 10 visit my parks TO take the trouble
TO call for the keys. and especially to avoid
gong into the north park. l may have
remarked that Mrs. 81 r ey, who lives in my
house near the north park frequently has
great .ffcuItv to disSuade boys from climb
ing into it. ! trust they will be admonished
hereafter. Yours truly, J. D. CAToS.