The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-18
A Young Woman in a Bears Clutches

HUNTERS RANGE, Pa, Nov. 27.-
About a month ago Miss Alice Corey of
. New York City came to visit her uncle,
a German, who owns n small farm in
the mountains, six miles northwest of
this place. Miss Corey is about IS years
old, and her parents are well-to- do.
Her uncle has a daughter, Clara, also
aged about 16 years. Her father having
but one son, Clara has for years helped
to do the work on the farm, and she has
become an expert shot with rifle. She
has mania for hunting, and she fire.
quently goes into the forest in search of
game.
A few days ago Clara invited her
cousin to accompany her on hunting
expedition. They started from the
house shortly after breakfast, Alice with
a dOuble-barreled gun and Clara with n
rifle. After securing the woods for sew
eral hours without much success they
visited Ozark swamp" This swamp
embraces several hundred acres, is
densely wooded, and bears are frequent
ly seen there. The girls reached the
edge of the swamp at noon, and started
into the thicket. They had gone but IL
short distance when Miss Corey, who
was walking n few yards behind her
cousin, heard cracking noise in the
bushes short distance back. Looking
around, she saw a large black bear
coming toward her. Clara, who had
frequently encountered these shaggy
monsters, called To her frightened
cousin to come to her She then
drew her rifle to her shoulder and,
taking deliberate aim ut the animal,
awaited until it came within easy range,
and then fired. The bear uttered =
howl of pain and fell bleeding. As
Clara's rifle was a Single-barreled one
she seized the double-barreled gun from
her cousin and discharged both barrels
mt the Infatuated animal, in the hope of
killing it outright. But, with the dis
appearance of the smoke from the gun
the bear was seen writing, but not
dead. The brave young woman then
approached cautiously to within reach
ing distance of the wounded animal,
and, taking from large leather belt en-
circling her waist a bOne-handled deer
knife, plunged it to the hilt into the
bears neck AT this moment the diving
monster gave sudden lunge and fast
ened its sharp claws into the girls
skirts, pulling her down. Her fright
ened cousin ran about wildly and
screamed at the top of her voice; but,
rs there was no house within two miles,
her cries were not heard. She then re-
turned to where Clara was still shug-
Cling with the animal. The bear still
held the girl in its grasp, but was rapid
ly growing weaker. The girl was all
the time using her knife with good eff
feet. She dealt the dying animal blow
after blow until it finally released its
hold and rolled over dead.
Though very much exhausted and
considerably scratched by the bears
claws, Clara, with the assistance of her
cousin, was soon able to walk. They
marked the spot where the dead bear
lay, and then returned home. Clara S
father and brother drove TO the swamp
and brought the bear in, which, when
dressed, weighed $40 pounds Theskin
is 10 be sent TO a New York taxidermist
10 be stuffed, and it will be kept by the
Young woman as a souvenir of her terri
Bile struggle and fortunate escape.-N
Y, Sum-