The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-10-23
GORED TO DEATH.
Shocking Affair in Kansas Gen. Bull and
Two Employees Killed by an Infatuated

Shocking Affair in Kansas Gen. Bull and
Two Employees Killed by an Infuriated
Elk.
Downs (Kansas) Cor st. Louis Republican,
A messenger from Bulls City, twenty
miles west, announces the tragic death
of Gen. H. G. Bull and two other men,
Robert Bricknell and George Nicholas,
and the wounding of another. Brick
nell and Nicholas were employees of
Gen. Bull. The General has a park
lifted up at great expense, and has in
closed therein number Of wild ami
mails, including three elk, one power
full, huge-antlered male The General
was accustomed to walk through this
Enclosure daily, and hundreds of visitors
have at different times been shown
through the place.
At about Z o'clock yesterday morning
Bricknell entered the park to care for
the animals. He Immediately discov-
cred an unusual appearance about the
large elk, which showed hostile signs,
compelling him to retire from the park.
Brlcknell fastened to inform the Gen
eral Of the fact, and, arming themselves
with heavy clubs, both went to the
park, the General remarking he could
subdue the animal. Without a sign of
warning, the now-infuriated beast
dashed at the men, striking Gen. 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 pros
trate 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, inficting terrible injuries.
Here George Nicholas, who had wit
messed 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 William Sherman with cour-
age fastened to the rescue, but was
caught on the immense antlers and
thrown over the fence
Mrs. Bull was meanwhile 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
General in terribly disfgured condi-
ton, and life quite extinct. His body.
with the injured men, was conveyed to
the family residence and surgical aid
summoned. A surgical examination of
Gen. Bull developed forty-four wounds
OF greater or less severity. The Gen
eral was killed by a wound from the
antler, which entered the chest at the
right nipple, 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 900 pounds.
At no time has an event occurred which
caused such a general shock throughout
Northwestern Kansas-in fact, through
out the whole State. The news will be
received with more than ordinary re-
greet, as he was a man widely known
and universally esteemed.