The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-22
A RABID COW

czrries CONSERVATION into n Neighbour
mood, Fatally Injuries "a Woman, Kills
Another Cow and is Killed While ON the
Rampage.
"A mad COW created CONSERVATION among
M denizens residing a short distance out
be the city limits, in the neighborhood Of
n here the Dallas & Wichita railroad crosses
bat is known as the Dallas branch, yester-
| IN morning. The first intimation of her
ptesence was her appearance on the prem
Aes of Mr.. Frank Akenney, a Bohemian
/ Tho immigrated to this country some four
Sears ago, and who is at present
+ y the employ ofthe Dallas & Wichita rail.
road as section hand. At the time his
F ] ME was out at a coop feeding the chickens,
some thirty yards distant from the house.
NhGn she heard terrific believing and on
. booking up she saw the COW short distance
& Bill with her tail erect rushing toward her.
. THE maddened animal was 80 near that it
WAS impossible for her to retreat
tto the house, and she got on the
opposite side Of the chicken coop lust in
time to dodge, when the COW passed on by.
but returned to the coop lust as Mrs
+ Akenney changed her position TO the oppo-
. bite side OF the coop, which the COW, in her
Emaddened fury, attacked, hooking and
biting it. At this juncture Mrs. Akenney,
& thinking to take advantage of the situation,
started on a run, making a desperate
effort to reach the house
but the animals attention was
again attracted to her, and it gave chase
and seeing that she would not be able tC
& reach the house in time to save herself she
n lodged behind and partially managed tc
scramble under pile of brush, when tn,
COW began to hook, bite and trample il
& under her feet, and as the brush was moi
very dense Mrs Akcnney suffered what
n it is believed will prove fatal injuries. The
unfortunate woman, who is in the last stag,
m Of pregnancy, was bruised about the breast
"a abdomen and legs and received bad bite
on the forehead, to say nothing of the in
b juries she sustained by reason Of the shocl
N 10 her nervous system. The infatuated ami
"A NAL, which was Durham stock and conse
& quently.had short horns, made great efforts t
gore its victim, but failed to do SO on ac
"a count ofthe intervening brush, and paved
the brush so vigorously in attempting L
N reach her until she lost for time con
sciousness and was to all appearances dead
n A pig in pen near by began to squea
"A and this fortunately attracted the COW, which
81 made an attack on the pen, tossing the rail,
about like they were so many br0Om-straws
a The cries of the mother two little children
y the only persons on the premises besides
b herself, brought q negro man near by to thC
n rescue, and with the assistance Of somt
Others who subsequently arrived on the
scene she was carried into the house in al
most lifeless condition, and DIR. Locke was
summoned to attend her. 1t was several
hours before she could speak
coherently and her physician pronountes
her injuries to be of very serious nature,
\ and he entertainS very slight hopes for hcl
recOvery Having demolished the pig pen
the cow gave chase to the pig, ana in her
recourse attacked footman, who escaped
"a herby climbing tree. The next victim was
B a COW much larger than herself, which
Il she attacked, goring her so badly that she
n died. At this time two policemen and three
. bother men, including the negro man, began
n to fire on the rabid animal, and as each
"a shot took effect she would gore more and
8 more furiously the carcass of the COW shC
3 had slain, but finally the negro, who wa,
3 shooting an old-iashioncd army musket
q brought her TO the ground. She was the
d property of Mr.. William Appenson, who
purchased her few weeks ago, paying {
Z handsome price for her. 1t is said she wa
bitten by mad dog a short time since.