Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-09
An Exciting Struggle With a Deer.

A SrROUDsBURG Pal dispatch TO the New
York Times tells the following; g.
An freshman named mike" CalIghan owns
= small and almost valuelcss farm In tho
mountains, "a few miles north of Porter's Lake
IN Pike County, Penn. The land being too
tony to produce paying crops, Callighan
g obliged to turn his hand to anything
Mt which he earn little money,
He Is quite expert with the rino,
and during the few years that he has
lived I'm the wilds Of Pike County ho hes shot
large number OF deer, several bears aud o
few wildcats. He has been so accustomed to
seeing bears I'm the woods that he says he hos
no more fear OF meeting them than he haslof
n COW. He has had many hairbrcadth cscapca
with bears aud catamounts within The past
five years, but always camo out victorious.
He hal an encouDter-which,,b bad H. not been
for the timely arrival OF his daughter. might
have been his list-a few MORNINGS ilgos = n
Caliighan arose earlier than usuni. ~ ne de-
sired to start early for Bushkill, about thirteen
miles distant. While hitchina his horse 20 tho
wagon he discovered a large, fourpronged
buck deer grazing on small clearing n few
rods from the house. He run 70 the h9uf.
seized his rine, and crawlcd on his hsnAs
and knees through the woods bchipd-A
stone fence, until he goa within. sheosr
ing distance. Then. to make surofuf hitting
the deer. he placed the. barrel pf bis RHO
in the crotch OF q small chestnut, md, TAX
ing deliberate aim, fired. The deer ssvc an
upward plunge and fell TO the ground. appar-
emily lifeless. The ball had penetrated the
animals breast, from which the blood flowed
freely. Callighan laid down his run. and,
climbing the fence, walked up 20 the wounded
deer with the intention OF cutting Sc throat
Az he was about to draw his huutins5knifc from
his belt. the deer gave a sudden and desperate
plunge, catching the hunter With Ms aStIer Shid
throwing him several feet In the air When he
landed he struck upon his head and shoulders
stunning him SO that no lay several seconds
partially insensblc. When he fully rccovcred
the deer was still lying on the ground few
feet distant. Callighan thought the animal =
had lost enough blood TO warrant him 10
make second attack without danger OF being
further injured. He seized the dying buck by
tho antlers with his left hand, and with his
right drew the blade Of the knife acpss tho
animals throat with the Intention Of severing
the windpipe, but in this he only partially suc-
ceeded. .
This seemed to add to the fury OF thcypunfr.
cd animal, for II rave anothcr powerful iunssss
throwing the hunter with great violence TO tho
ground. The deer then began paving him with
its front feet and goring him with ~ horosx
In the struggle the hunter lost his knife, and,
fearing that the deer would XIII him. heshouted
to his daughter, who hastened 90 her fathers
rescue. She picked up the knife, seized the deer
by the antlers, and with one thrfst Of tho
knife nearly severed the head from the body.
II gave one or two Kicks and died. 0thoush
CalliRhan's injuries are not dangerous he win
be laid up for some time. His body was liter
ally covered with scratches, and his clothes
were torn into shreds. The deer was very
large one, weighing nearly go pounds, and
was the third one the brave young woman has
helped Kill during the past few years