New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
CHASED BY A PACK OF WOLVES.
A pERILoUs ADVENTURE IN THE PENNsYL-
WANNA FOREST.


Scranton PENN Dec. 20-"The nearest ever came
to being Killed. said Harrison Phillips, OF the T ;ono
Maintains few DAYS ago. in the winter OF 1881,
when was eighteen years old. In those days we nau
no get our oxen shod South Canaan sixteen miles from
where we lived February OF that year my father
sent me over with yoke OF four-ycarold steers
long thaw had taken OF and all the frost out
OF the ground, and the weather was much ike carry
April when L started for South Canaan at daylight IL
took me till IL o'clock to get there. and when the baeK
smith had finished shooting the steers IL was IN "c
aftArnoon A regular March snowstorm had sprung UP
from the northwest by the time was ready TO start TOT
home and 1 saw that l going to have tough TRIP
OF It II the storm continued violent as 1t had set IN
But the moon Yves about full, and 1 calculated that
wouldn't get caught in pitch darkness, even II the
snowsqua kept up. had to drive the steers through
thick woods nearly all the way, and as wolves were
numerous all through this region at that time felt
little tcsh about my night end OF the journey hdsewad
.It was shutdown when entered the first long stretch
OF woods on my way Dutch Flats and the snow was
then falling fast and in such big lakes that IL almost
blinded me. A terrific gale was blowing, but was
going in the direction that the wind was and felt
somewhat encouraged on that account The storm IN
creased in violence and the wind fairly howled through
the forest directed the steers along the trail ana
remember felt minute as though great trees
were going TO fall and crush me. l had never been
BIT frightened In the woods before for had been raised
I'm the forest but up that badly scared that
night When reached the Dutch Flats woodnan coaAed
me to put up with him for the night. had good
notlo To Do
about and probably sit up oil night waiting Tor me-
and so podded the at the head OF the near
steer and soon passed Promised Land Pond. Then l
struck across hill the head OF the Buckhl Creek
leading the steers along the trail down the
mountain side the stopped falling, the clouds broke
up and occasional gnpses Of the moon made me feel
good sight better than | had for couple OF hours.
my folks reekoned in the morning that would be
home by dark. L six miles from home when the
moon came out ond all OF three hours after night
tau I felt all rig AT
although the wind blowing hard All at once heard
noise IN woods distance behind me. and
matted the and listened What heard made me
SILVER for IL the bowling Of pack OF wolves and
quickly saw that boodthrsty brutes were running
down trail directly toward me. There were at least
the pack, and Instantly realized that they
were bent attacking mo- The winter had been uheom
monty severe up time OF the thaw and In twinkng
recalled the fact That had slaughtered good many
domestic animals in the Pocmo Mountains within few
weeks. SO put whip TO the steers, and In moment
hod them going at a brisk trOt behind me. The howl
ing Pack rushed down the hill like lot OF nends and
before had gone eighth Of mile further the hungry
brutes were swapping and snarlng at the heels OF the
steers The steers Immediately began to plunge and
below wolves bit their legs until they started on
the and trampling me under their boots
"Sceing that the steers were ungovemable and that
the wolves would kill IL l got in their path threw
my CAD away, seized the yoke OF the near steer aud
jumped astrde OF his neck The steers kept the trail
and ran like wild cattle believing at every bound and
over the near could tell from the bowling
of the they close at the heels OF the
runaway steers but had chance to look around l
expected every the would sheer on from
the and bring against the treos, but scared as
they were they kept In IL until had led the wolves all
Of two miles the Buckh Creek The steers painted
in the frosty air and the wolves continued To howl By
that time all the clouds had disappeared and the moon
bright that could ohcad In the woods quite
q distance.
suddenly / heard shout, and the next mo.
ment saw three standing at the side Of the tail
several rods ahead. Before realized this the steers
dashed past the and then heard rifles crack number
OF times, and noticed that the wolves stopped bowling
at Of the Pretty the steers slack
ened their speed and talked ~ them until they
to q walk, when l jumped of and halted them, turning
them from the trail The rifles kept Cracking up the
creek and back and found that the three had
killed eleven OF the wolves. They my father and
two older brothers they had started
me- fearing that something had happened TO / was
about used and said before, came nearer losing
my life that night than / have since usn'i