The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-10-24
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Iilsslns4l .saseaesl The park IL saae f..l
the animals. He imasesii.ssi. isMrns.
srd an nha.aai appearance Aisont ihs
large eik, ~i,,sh shaved hostitr slgns.
compelling him 81 retire from the ,.ask.
hssrAnen hassenesl 10 ihtosm the lien.
eral ii III. Tact. AMI, urming Themselves
With heavy clubs, Lssh whit ~ thr
rask. the General rrmaskine he could
sni~lar the anialal. Mitis.ns a sign III
warning. the w.inlutiste.i bcaAt
dashed NJ the nen, striking lrn. nnli
and knocking him down. The rlk then
drew hark and attacked the General
With increased force. using l.s anticrs
with terrible effect. piercing the pros.
tratc body oi the General through tbs
brcAss until the prong rrrtrnlcl, then
tossing lis form high in the air and
over his head.
Th. elk then resumed the attack on
hrickncll, ln'lictinr terrible injuries
Here George Nicholas, who had wit
messed tile occurrence. ran to the rescue
with a heavy club, hoping 10 disabl,
tho animal and compel il To ,lcsiat. liz
war rolled upon sh. ground, and then
tossed upon thc fence hy the elk. A,
this time William Sherman with cour
ag. fastened 10 the rescue, but VIA
caught on the immense anilers and
thrown over the fence.
Mrs. Hull was meanwhile horritie.
spectator of the terrible tragedy, and
wild with grief and terror, rnn to th,
town for help. A number of men hast
ehei To the scene III the disaster, hu'
too late for service. They found Iii,
General in terribly disiigurcd condi
ton, and life quite extinct. His body
with the injured men. was conveyed Il
the family residence and surgical al,
summoned. A surgical examination q
item. Dull developed forty-fonr wonnd
of greater or less severity. Tho Gen
cral was killed by wound from Iii,
antlcr, which entered the chest mt Iii,
right nipple, passing ,liagonally through
the body, and coming ont ON the lcf
side. about tho NTH rib. The promt
passcd through both lungs. and prohnhl,
the heart. causing instant death. Rohcr
l,rickncll received thirty two wound
aud Geerg. Nicholas received sixty .fnu
wounds.
The ok has with much danger bcc,
secured, hut as u captive still paws an,
stamps thu earth with great fury. II,
IN unusually large. weighing NM pounds
Al nu time has an event occurred whicl
caused such general shock thronghou
Northwestern kansas in fact, through
ont the whole State. The news will h
received with more than ordinary r.
grct, ~ hc was man widely know
anl universally esteemed.