The Russellville Democrat., 1879-11-13
aoREp BY AN ELK.
Death of Q Prominent Citizen of kansas--Also css Friends Who Came to HIS Assistance-Pierced With the Antlers of an Infuri-
 ated Beast.
Atchison Champion.


 the Antlers of an Infuri-
 ated Beast.
 Atchison Champion.
 1 Yesterday morning the evil news spread over the city that Gen. II. c. Bull, of Bulls City, had been killed by his pet elk. Later the news came that two other men had been killed A dispatch from Downs City gave, details, and by the afternoon train came the Osborn l County Farmer, extra from which we copy entire:
 Our city was thrown into a state of the most intense excitement yester- 1 day about noon, by the arrival of mes senger from Bulls City, conveying the sad and startling intelligence that Gen. Bull, one of our country's most honored and worthy citizens, had met with ter l rlble and tragic death, having been at- tackled and gored by the large elk in the park, and that three other brave men, in attempting to rescue fellow being, had been frightfully mangled and torn, two of them, doubtless, fatally. The follow. ing is concise and correct account of the affair:
 It is well known to the people of this section that Gen. Bull has a park, which be has fitted up at great expense, and in it has enclosed number of wild ami mals, including three elk, one power ful, huge antlered male, a magnificent specimen of the moose family. The General was accustomed to walk through this enclosure daily, and hundreds of visitors have at different times been shown through the place, and petted the very animal that caused the sad loss of life
 At about half-past eight or nine o'clock yesterday morning Gen. Bulls hired man, Robert Bricknell, entered the park for the purpose of caring for the elk. He immediately discovered that there was something unusual about the ap- pearance of the animal, which showed hostile signs, compelling him to retire from the park. Bricknell hastened to inform the General of the fact, and arm ing themselves with clubs both again went to the park, the General remarking that he could subdue the animal. With out sign of warning the now infuriated beast made a charge at the men, striking Gen. Bull and knocking him down with great force. The elk then drew back and made second attack on Gen. Bull this time with increased force, using his antlers with terrible effect, piercing the prostrate body of the Gen. eral through the breast until the prong protruded, then tossing his form high into the air, and throwing him over its head. The elk then resumed his attack on Bricknell, inflicting terrible injuries, whilst doing which George Nicholas. who had witnessed the occurrence, ran to the rescue with heavy club of hard wood four and one-half feet long and about two inches in diameter, with which he expected to so disable the ami nal as to compel it to dcsist. With re- doubled fury and madness, however, the elk caught the club in it's antlers, making indentures in it and rolling it on the ground with great force. At this 1 time there were two bodies lying pros trate, and with equal heroisln William Sherman hastened to the combat. The elk served Sherman the same as the other men, catching him in his immense I antlers and throwing him over the ! fence George Nicholas was tossed upon ! the fence.
 Mrs. Bull was meanwhile mortified spectator of the terrible tragedy; ard wild with grief and terror ran to the viii lage crying for help. A number of men made haste to reach the scene of the disaster, but arrived too late to be of ] service. They found Gen. Bull in ter i ribly disfgured condition, and life quite extinct. His body, with the other in- | jured men, was conveyed to the family residence and surgical aid at once sum- moned. Dr. Martin, of Bulls City, and l Dr. Dulin, of Osborne, did all in their 1 power to alleviate the sufferings of the | injured men, but there is no hope for Bricknell, the hired man, who is terribly mangled.
 | A surgical examination of the body of Gen. Bull developed forty-four wounds 1 of greater or less severity. The General was killed by 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 passing through both lungs and probably the heart, thereby causing instant death. 1 Robert Bricknell received thirty-two wounds, one under the right arm, pene- trating the cavity of the chest, and one in the groin, injuring the bladder very seriously.
 George Nicholas has sixty-four wounds, one over the stomach, penetrating the abdominal cavity, and one in the right side, opening into the chest
 The relatives Of the family have been telegraphed the facts in the case, and no arrangements for the funeral of Gen. Bull will be completed Until replies are received
 After great trouble and nthe midst of much additional danger the elk was final ly secured, and is now tied in the centre of stout rope cable between the house and tree. He could not be secured until he had been induced to enter a smaller corral, when the rope was grad ually wound round his antlers. In cap tivity he still paws and stamps the earth with unabated fury.
 | A dispatch later than the issue of the extra quoted above announced the death of Bricknell and that Nicholas was dy-