The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-23
GORED TO DEATH.
General Ball, Of BAN City, Attached by
A Pet Eik and Pierced Through TIE

A Pet Elk and Pierced Through tn
Heart.
Pun the Kans.s City journal. is,h.
| At Bull City, Kansas, one Of the mos,
distressing accidents In the whole annal
Of Kansas occurred resulting in the death
Of Gen. b. c. Bull and two other mer
and the serious wounding of another.
For several years Gen. Bull has been
making collection Of animals. and has
kept them In a 6ne park near his residence.
This park and its inmates have been
written about 80 much that there are bu,
few people In the State unacquainted with
it. Among the animals is a beautiful
elk, seven years old, that was the especial
pride and pet of the general. Last sea
son the animal became somewhat ill-tem-
pered, and the general went into the park
and subdued him.
Saturday, Mr.. A. N. stalanaker and c.
+. Dryer, Of Kansas City. and members
of the c. B. Z. p. railroad engineer corps.
went into the park to see the animals,
and narrowly escaped with their lives.
The elk was very cunning and approached
them at slow gait, but edging around
90 that it could cut them of from the en-
trance. When close to them it sprang at
the men. making q circle sweep with its
horns. Fortunately, they suspected that
| it was up to mischief. and had stationed
themselves on the bank Of creek that
runs through the park, and the moment
the elk sprang at them they jumped over
the bank and landed on the edge Of the
creek, fifteen feet below. They lost no
time in getting out of the park and con-
graduated themselves on their escape.
The general knowing that the elk vas
getting cross, summoned three men, took
a heavy stick, gave one to each Of the
men, and they all went into the park at
10 o'clock this morning TO subdue the ami
NAL, rs they did last year; but no sooner
were they well inside Of the gates than
the brute rushed toward the general. He
struck at it with his stick, and one Of the
men ran to his assistance. II turned on
him, and drove him away few PAGES
and then again attacked the general. He
was an old man and before be could get
out of the way it had caught him on
its wide and branching antlers and
tossed him In the air. When he
struck the ground it slashed at him with
its antlers and literally cut him to pieces.
During this time the other men had been
doing their utmost to divert its attention
but without success. As soon as the gen
eral was dead it turned its Redeemed ant
lers on the three men left. Then began a
fight that is without parallel. The three
men were fighting for their lives, but ey-
cry blow they struck fell as harmless as
though they had been beating the air.
The antlers Of the elk are three inches
thick, FIVE feet long, have seven prongs
each as sharp as q needle, and measure
four feet between the tips. Every time
the devoted men strnck at IT, II would lay
these antlers along its back and protect
itself. At every opportunity il would
throw its antlers forward and strike like a
giant swinging a sword. Two Of the men,
Robert Birknell and George Nicholas.
were caught and terribly mutilated, and
the third, VIM. Sherman. tossed. but a
heavy blank book in his hip pocket saved
his life. The branch on the autler that
struck him cut through a heavy coat,
in the hip, but it is not a very serious
wound. The elk tossed the inanimate
forms of ITS victims ten or fifteen feet in
the All. me Rrouhu IN .he p1A, 10.
woe space, Is covered win pioou. anu .le
turi cutIh every oirecticn oy Tue sharp
prongs OF the animal. -
As soon as Possioie .5e h.h ~ere .IAen
out OF the enclosure ana heip sunilioned
man s.ai'ea Ior osS Si 1ny TOT sur
geoh'' dfi'lng do"n, distance Vi s,Au ~,
miles. IN an hour. Inc news spread nke
prairie nre; IN lev minutes m, .he el'',
zehs were pouring INTO Dun Cny IRON,
every direcuon. ms evening se'e'a'
hundred pfoP,e are IN 'o M ,, n
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porn county, ana was ,ne iouhder " pun
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ballot oil every voter IN ms 'o"hsn'p' ne
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