The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
4 Terrible 1trNQgIS.
4 APHNN,YLvANIA GIRL IN TEE oLUTcH1s
OF A WOUNDED 1BAD.

4 PnNN,YLvANIA GIRL IN TEE oLUTcH1s
OF WOUNDED BBA1.
The following 70 tslsgraphsd from
Hunters Range Ia PsnLsylvsnia:--
About . month ago Mis- Alice Corey,
Of New York city, came TO visit her un-
Gle, German, who owns small farm
In the mountains, SIX miles northwest OF
this place. Miss Corey IL about sixteen
year, On and her parents are well 70 90
Her uncle has daughter, Clara. Also
aged about sixteen years. Her father
having but one SOD, Clara has for years
helped " do the work on the farm, and
she ha . become an expert shot with
rifle. She has mania for hunting, and
she frequently goes into the forest In
search Of game.
A few days ago Clara invited her cou'
sin TO accompany her on hunting expo-
dition,--They started frou the house
shortly after breakfast. Alice with don-
BILE barrslled gun and Clara with . rifle.
After securing the woods for several
hours without much success they visited
Ozark swamp" This swamp embraces
several hundred acies, IL densely wood
ed, and Dears are frequently seen there.
| The girls reached the edge Of the swamp
| ct noon, and started into the thicket."
They had gone but . short distance when
Miss Corey, who was walking q few
yards behi nd her consin, heard crack
ling hOise In the bushes . short distance
back. Looking around, she saw large
black bear coming towards her. Clara,
" ho had frequently encountered these
shaggy monsters, called to her frighten-
| ed cousin to come to her. She then drew
her rifie to her shoulder aud, taking de-
hberste aim 1t the animal, awaited until
1t oame within easy range, and then hr-
cd. The bear uttered : howl Of pain,
and fell bleeding. A. Clara's rifle was .
single barreiled one, she seixed the dou-
discharged both barrels at the infuriated
animal, in the hope Of killing It out
right. Bnt, with the disappearance OF the
smoke from the gun, the bear waS seen
writhing, but not dead. The brave young
woman then approached cautiously "
within reaching distance Of the wound
cd 40 imal, and, taking from large
leather belt encircling her waist bone
handled deer knife, plunged 1t to the
hiIt into the bears neck. At this mo-
ment the dying monster gave q sudden
lungs and fastened its sharp claws IEto
the girls skirts, pulling her down. Hel
frightened cousin ran about wildly aud
: screamed at the top OF her voice, but q
| there was no house within two miles, bel
, cries we're not heard. She then returned
. to where Clara was still struggling will
.. the animal. The bear still held the gir
in her grasp, but was rapidly growing
weaker. The girl was all the time usiDi
her knife with good effect. She dealt thu
. dying animal blew after blow until 4
finally released its hold and rolled owe
: dead.
Though very much exhausted and col
8 siderably scratched by the bears claws
Clara, with tho assistance of her cousin
? was soon able to walk. They marked
= the spot where the dead bear lay, an
y then returned home. Clara's father an
. brother drove to theSwamp and .brough
n the bear In, which, when dressed, weig
= cd $40 pounds. The skin Is to be sent t
o Q Now York taxidermist to be stuffec
II and 1t will be kept by the young wOma
as souvenir of her terrible struggle an
o fortunate escape.