The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1879-12-18
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shocking AaiAIr In EKnnsas-GeneFaI HsuII
nud Tgo Employees KILLED by nm 1ifsrS.
afcd Elk.
al recent dispatch from Downs, Kan
sas, says: A messenger from suEHs L5fYs
twenty miles west announces the Tragic
death 81 General FL. @. Bull and two
other maf. Robert Brickneil and George
Nicholas and the wounding Of another.
BfickneIl and Nicholas are employees OF
General Bull. The General has a park
cited up at great expense, and has in
closed therein a number of wild animals,
including three elk, one q powerful,
huge, antlered male. The General was
accustomed To walk through this inclos-
ure daily, and hundreds of visitors have
at different times been shown through
the place.
At about seven o'clock yesterday
morning, Bricknell entered the park to
care for the animals. He Immediately
discovered an unusual appearance about
the large elk, which showed hostile signs,
compelling him to retire from the park.
Bricknell fastened to inform the General
of the fact, and arming themselves with
heavy clubs, both went to the park, the
General remarking that he could subdue
the animal. Without a sign of warning,
the now infatuated beast dashed at the
men, striking General Bull and knocking
him down. The elk then drew back and
attacked the General with increased
force, using his antlers with terrible
effect, piercing the PROSTATE body of the
General through the breast until the
prong protruded, then tossing his form
high in the air and over his head.
The elk then resumed the attack on
Bricknell, infiicting terrible injuries.
Here George Nicholas, who had witnessed
the occurrence, ran to the rescue with a
heavy club, hoping to disable the animal
and compel it to desist. He was rolled
upon the ground, and then tossed upon
the fence by the elk. At this time VIII
liam Sherman with courage fastened to
the rescue, but was caught on the i'm
mense antlers and thrown over the
fence.
Mrs. Bull was meanwhile a Mortified
spectator of the terrible tragedy, and,
wild with grief and terror, ran to the
town for help. A number Of men hast
ened to the scene of the disaster, but too
late for service. They found the Gen
eral in a terribly disfigured condition,
and life quite extinct. His body; with
the injured men, was conveyed to the
family residence, and surgical aid sum
moned. A surgical examination of Gen
eral Bull developed forty-four wounds Of
greater or less severity, The General
was killed by a wound from the %antler,
which entered the chest at the right nip
pie, passing ~diagonally through the
body, and coming out on the left side,
about the fifth rib. The prong passed
through both lungs, and probably the
heart, causing instant death. Robert
Bricknell received thirty-two wounds
and George Nicholas received sixty-four
wounds.
The elk has with much danger been
secured, but as a captive still paws and
stamps the earth with great fury. He is
unusually large, weighing nine hundred
pounds. At no time has an event oe-
Cured which caused such a general
shock throughout northwestern Kansas
lin fact throughout the whole State.
The news will be received with more
than ordinary regret, as he was q ma
widely known and universally esteemo+