The New York herald., 1878-09-16
KILLED BY A SERPENT.
TSRRIBLE ENCoUNTEK WITH A DEADLY BLOW
ING VIPER IN A DARK ROOM.

TSRaIBLE ENCoUNTEK With DEADLY BLOW
ING VIPER IN A DARK ROOM.
[From tho Altoona (Pa) Tribune, Sept L.
terrible calamity beie Doctor Pauhgmus
and his lovely and accomplished daughter Eleanor,
Tuesday evening. IN Williamsburg, Pa. II seems that
u couple oil weeks ago two tramps captured PAIR oil
enormous reptiles, which tho Doctor pronounced
to be OF that deadly species known elbow
Ing viper" Tho Doctor, having desire TO contribute
someInng that would commend itself from this dis
tric,, purchased the reptiles, intending to forward
them TO tho Zoolosca Gardens IN Phladel-
phia. Biding their transportation the snakes
were placed In large glass jar, the top
being carefully secured by covering OF wire gauze.
The jar was then placed 90 elevated bracket IN
remote COZ ncr OF tho doctors Office Last evening
the Doctor ana his daughtcr were returning from
visit the country, anu the Doctor having Occas
to make ny prescription tbey both entered mis-
Office, the Doctor lshting u lamp And nav comes
the terrible denoncmenL large owl swept IN
through the transom aLovo tae door, aud fiew with
the 3d. ed of arrow against tho lamp, knogxinE II
over scattering the Gil aud broken lass IN every
direction. The Drd seemed frantic, dying and dash
Ing every direction, whiie genersi CRASH OF
bottles ana giasses was heard ON cvery side.
Meantime the Doctor had lit another match,
but just in lime TO receive his daughter Who
sprang with wild cry to HIS arms; IN the darkness
b . gathered his darng In his arms, ana Ia moment
realized The situation Tho owl hnd Gislocged the jar
from tho bracket, and the vipors at lar.e.
speedily ne CROPPED his way, calling loudly Tor help,
winch, the hour being ate, was slow to putin aI-
pearance. rhcy seemed slow, out scarcely nve
minutes elapsed until ful n dozen ladies ma brave
men were the spot No living iadiie
the horrors Of the next few mnutes. Mss Eleanor,
WHO had been insensbie since she spraug 60 her
father's arms DeinK cared Tor by ladies,
wnen simultaneous shrek almost rozs the
blood aud parayzsd Zach nervc--yct not ALL II was
Thomas LuIzs nand that ssized tue glifteripg reptile
by tho neck aud choked It's fearful iangs apart IL
had bitten tho lady Midway between the ankle anu
the kuee. she was now carried I'm nodiately TO her
home, wnerc every known antidotc Tor poison was
administered by her frantic father, but all 10 no
avail. Sho died at hafpast SIX O'Clock this morning.
Aftcr taking nc poor unfortunate young lady
tho mon, Knowing there had been Two SNAKES, re.
turned TO the ofcs and soon despatched tho other.
An examination showed in Two large iangs missing.
lbis led 10 the conjecture that possibly the
Decto. had been oItteu. A hasty return and close
examination suited In finding fanes In the thick
lcatncrs Of the Doctors boots, wso being alarmed
for hts daughter had not the slightest ledge Of
being struck. The corpse Of the Young lady has
swollen TO enormous dimcnsions, while her COM
pioxion is In harmony with the spots and general
colvring Of the snake. The larger Of tho snakes
measured TOUR aud ha feet, the smaller four ieet
Tney pronounced by old people tho largest Of
the species IL was the sh ortor Of tho that
hit the young lazy.