Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-16
LIFE FOR LIFE.
A Father Saves His SON From q
Cow at q Terrible Cost.

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Salt Lake Tribune.
A terrible affair happened about noon
yesterday in the Eleventh Ward, which, If
not fatal in effects, is certainly as near so
as could be. The victim was VIM. j. Smith,
| who resides on Sixth East, between Brig
ham and First South streets. Mr.. Smith
is quite an OLD man, 81 last April, and has
been a resident of this Territory for over
80 years, so that he Is known to nearly
everybody in town.
About a week ago he purchased a blooded
mich cow Of VIM. Jennings, which was
understood and represented to be perfectly
gentle. On the way home with the pur-
chase Mr.. Smith was compelled to whip
the animal, and since that time up to yes
terday he says she was always as quiet and
obedient to him as could be. Yesterday
morning he led her out of the stable and
tied her to a small tree in the orchard
just back of his house. His little child,
about six years old, was standing q few
feet away at the time, and after securing
the animal Mr.. Smith turned to 20 back
to the stable. As he did he heard the rope
snap, and turning saw that the COW had
broken loose and was making for his child
at full speed with evil in her eye. He
sprang between them in an instant, and
zoe w tAC kIOuuu
by the infuriated brute, which seemed to
be perfectly maddened and turned all her
iRry upon her master. She gored him
With her horns, one of which is but a stub,
and trod upon him with all her four feet,
evidently wanting to kill him. He seized
her by the bride to which the rope was
attached, but 1t was impossible to hold
her. She was on his breast with all four
feet, and those who saw her say she sprang
up and down as a deer would do, and made
that peculiar believing noise which ia a
sure sign Of brute anger.
Two or three young men were In the
next yard, and their attention was first
called to the trouble by the cries Of the
women folks who had seen the unequal
combat. They rushed to the scene at once
and, seizing some heavy boards near by,
struck the cow violent blows on the head
and nose, and finally beat her off and CON-
PEELED her to leave the unfortunate man,
who was in a pitiable condition.
Mr.. Smith was able to get up and walk
to the barn, Q few steps away, but was at
once taken to the house and DR.. Seymour
Young sent for, who arrived shortly after
and dressed the wounds as best he could,
although Mr.. Young was by that time COM
pletely Frustrated and unable to turn over
On his bed. His clothes had been torn
from his body, which was literally one
mass Of horrible wounds, as he had, while
under the animal, thought to save himself
somewhat by turning over, and both the
back and front parts Of his person were
equally injured. 1t would be impossible
to describe the full extent Of his injuries,
but the worst included a cash four inches
long across the throat. which laid bare the
wind-pipe, another six inches long extend
ed from the right temple above the ear and
down toward the throat, from which the
horn verged just In time to escape tearing
out the jugular vein. Both hands, feet and
ankles were trampled and bruised and his
back was terribly hurt. He stated that he
felt that his worst injuries were the inter-
nal ones. 1t was impossible to tell at the
hour when the reporter visited the house
what the result OF the wounds would be,
but it seemed as II they were almost neces-
sarily fatal. He was one Of the worst hurt
men anyone ever saw, and this, with his
age, is extremely dangerous to his re-
covery.
The brute which did the damage is q fine
Durham. about three years old, and when
the reporter, with the SOM Of Mr.. Smith,