The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-06
A O0LLEGE-BRED COWBOY,
A Prightful Catastrophe in Which two o,
His COMPANIONS were Killed.

The Little Frenchman Rangein South.
western Nebraska, is perhaps one 0.
the most celebrated cattle sections of the
country. In that neighborhood Hugh
lit was one OF the most noted of the
cowboys. A college graduate, he com
bined intelligence with that rare cour
age which the better class Of cowboys
always display on the range, He wa.
more than valiant In prosecuting hi.
work as foreman for the large herd
which he controlled he was at times
carelessly desperate; so much at times
that his acts were the cause of not lit,
tie anxiety to his employees.
On the day in question the herds O,
the several stockmen were well gather.
ed on the brink of large mesa which
overlooked the Little Frenchman River.
The blufi was at least 100 feet above the
stream, While the cattle were being
cut out, a steer broke away and made
dash along the edge of the yawnine
chasm. Beneath was the swiftly pas.
sing water and sharp jutting rocks.
There were $50 cowboys in the circle,
the number being equally divided among
the outfits. A representative of each
put spurs to his horse and made the
chase Hughitt was the foremost. Fol.
lowing him closely were William
Thompson and John Green, All three
circled lassoes above their heads, and
dug the spur points into their horses
sides until the blood spurted. 1t was
A RIVALRY OF HoRSEMANsIIP
and herding valor Neither for a mo-
ment Oorght of an impending doom.
Fatality had no room in their contem.
piston OF the present 1t was do or be
dishonored in The roundup, and they
urged their ponies madly onward in the
race. n. ~.
The crowd, 100 strong cheered wildly
and then watched with bated breath.
Along the edge of the awful precipice
the now maddencd steer plunged, the
three ambitious horscmen closely pursu.
ing and eagerly awaiting an ADVANTAGE.
When about 200 yards away from the
herd, and as the surrounding COWBOYS
We're about 10 utter another veil of en-
couragement, a cry OF destruction and
death went heaycnward. The earth
moved as If an earthquake had rent it,
and steer and horsemen disappeared
simultaneously.
Inc party rushed to the point of look.
out on the chasm only TO see beneath
the mangled bodies Of dead and DIVING
WINE the members stood paralvzed on
the brink, yet irresOute AS to what they
should do Hughitt was observed spring
ing 10 his feet. His horse responded TO
the release, and the rider, after some
difficulty mounted The twain, by a
circuitous route, then slowly climbed
back TO the mesa, Dismaycd by
THE Dreadful CATASTROPHE,
the cowboys were still standing bo
numbcd with dread, when the manned
man appeared among them,
IN there a man among YOU" he
said feobly' ''go with me TO the rail.
road. want 10 90 home TO nv wife
and little ones at Greeley"
IL was then dusk. There were plen,v
OF the sturdy fellows roady 10 accom-.
pany the sufferer, and the trail was i'm.
mediately taken across the country to
catch the train Of the next day.
Meanwhile descent was made into
the canon by a rescuing party. The
steer, the cause OF the disaster, ESCAPED
injury. Green was found almost bur.
led and dead. lie was bruised consid.
erably and all bis limbs were found bro.
ken. Thompson was also dead and
fearfully mutilated The pommcl OF
his mddle had completely disomboweled
hun. His cntrails were found scattered
along the cliff for thirty feet or more.
His horse was
MANGLED OUT or ALL SHAPE.
Greens animal was injured so badly as
TO be unable 10 arise, and he was shot.
II was twcnty-eight miles to Culbert-
eon Station and weary nights ride.