The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
TREED BY A BULL.
An Aged Farmer Kept Three Hours in
Tree, Nearly Dead from Cold.


From, the Ne,o York. sun.
BATH, April 2.--Joseph Murray is a we'll
known farmer living over the Pennsyl-
vania line in Tioga county. He is 20 years
old, and has been in feeble health for some
months. Besides the farm he lives on. he
owns another one-half mile away. which
he has always used for keeping cattle on.
he being az extensive raiser ANA BUYER of
stock. He had not visited this property for
a long time, and on Monday afternoon he
thought be felt we'll enough to take a walk
over to it and look around. He re-
manned at the farm until nearly 6
o'clock, aud, TO shorten his wav back he
struck out through the fields, one of which
belonged to a neighboring farmer. As he
was passing through this field he was
alarmed by the actions of ferocious bull
that was kept in the lot. Murray was well
acquainted with the fierce nature of the
bull, but had forgotten about its being in
that lot. The bull rushed from the oDpo-
site side of the lot toward Murry, believing
savagely. The old farmer knew that he
could not possibly escape by running, and
he made for a tree near by. the lower
branches of which were not far from the
ground. He succeeded in climbing the tree
and getting beyond the reach of the bull
just as it came tearing to the spot.
Murray supposed tlat when the bull
found that he was out of its reach it would
go about its business, but the vicious animal
showed no disposition TO do anything of the
kind 1t remained under the tree, paving
the ground and giving vent to its rage in
loud bellowings. Murray called loudly for
help, but he was out of hearing of any one
about there. 1t grew so dark Jhat he could
see nothing, anu only knew that the bull
was keeping up the siege by the noise it
made. For three hours the bull kept the
old man in the tree. Murray was nearly
| dead from cold and exhaustion. and he
| felt that it would be only matter of a
short time before he would have to let go
| his hold in the tree and fall to the ground
| at the mercy OF the bull unless some for
| tunate circumstance turned up to his res
| cue. But the animal at last grew weary of
| its unavailing siege Of the farmer, and
when Murray had made up his mind that
| his time had come, he was overjoyed to hear
| the ugly beast walking away Murray
waited few minutes, until he could hear
| the bull no more, and then let himself down
! from the tree.
When it came dark and the Old farmer
| had not yet returned home. his son James
went in search of him. He went to the
neighbours farm, and to many other places
without finding any trace of his father. He
was returning home to get Others 60 AID
| in the search. when he stumbled over some
thing in The road. STOPPING down he dis
! covered that it was his father, living there
UNCONSCIOUS. 1t was then II O'Clock. The
son got the old man home, but it was a long
time before he was able TO explain any
thing. He gave the story of bei9g freed by
the bull. He memuered getting down
out Of the tree, hut how he got to the road
he had no rec Election. The shock to his
| enfeeblei system has been such that no
| hope is entertained that he will recover.
/
STANLEY has written to King Leopold that he
| will visit Brussels during the month of Anrii