The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-08
VICTIMS OF VICIOUS BULLS
A Remarkable DeHth Record Kept ~ 9
steubea County Farmer.

A Rennrk able Death Record Kept ~ .
steussn County Farmer.
CORNING. Aug. CT have kept . singular
record for several years" said q leading
steuben county farmer. and that 10 record
Of the number Of persons who have been killed
or crippled or otherwise badly treated BY
vicious bulls, so FAR a. have heard Of hem or
seen accounts In tho newspapers. Sometimes
IL will iun along for months without an in
stance OF this kind coming uncer my notice.
and taen there will 10 . regular epidemic Of
them. Take II for the past week. for instance.
l have recorded no less than three instances
where persons were killed BY ugly bulls. one
whore q farmer had to fly for his lie to escape
from bull. and another whore man was
gored so terribly by bull that he will proba-
big die. II he isn't dead already.
The first ono II these was the killing Of
George Frieze. near Cortland. last Sunday. the
story Of which was printed In The Sun. There
was u peculiarly about this case that I have
noticed In scores OF others. and that was the
persistence OF farmers In keeping bulls.
although their vicious nature was developed
so unniistakably that they nover lost An oppor-
tunity OF trying to Kill or tnjure somebody.
Ugly bulls are invariably valuable animals,
and OF course Their owners are reluctant to get
rid OF them. The bull thnt killed George
Frieze had tried to do the Same thing many
times before. and his victim never went any.
where near the ugly brute without beng
previous night with the animal used with suo.
cess. W uldn't be AFRAID to bet that the
PEELED &c. XIII him b. public cia,nor, still gives
MIN the freedom OF his pasture and herd.
Then or Tuesday near nolton, Pa, whore
Jason siorrs. who had never been moIssted or
threatened oy certain tnrse-ycar-old Jersey
twice xOf0u ,yl ana hnl n
cripple ever since was killed BY this same
where the animal was 10 nR kept for the time
suddenly the buli lowered his head. and.
Of another, workman vii was in IN ad. oiniev
field; nn q. iremend9%s rnsh for the
I'M aans lew feet rom thu sds Of
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him before. hr could got there Ths man 8 side
Mas toward !he bull. and or" Of tho amin l's
into Bis side. The i'm petus Of tho bull carried
the barn. and held him there paving and bel-
The man who had heard The frat below Of
the uu!l startsd at the top OF his sneed to the
sa 81 as ,hs ho1n Rs :sEo
head with it. The bull turned. with st"rrs still
unfortunH,e mans sid' and h. iell to the
ground. Tine bull rushed for the neWcom r.
on ne Whsrsvsr lis Gopd
fall. Terribly hprt a. ne was. storrs IN anaesd
10 through the barn door and hs
fastening it, bull retIied to co.. nor su Of the The
BY them the time s on SH shs FARM sna
s snr.S BY the hois. arrived on the scene
Then. 10 a local paper I have Just road OF
An nRly bull In field near humseys. this State.
chasing q hoy nsmel William Rums-y. a son
overtaking him Just he. reached the fence.
Catching the boy on its horns. the bull throw
head hs neck ani ayne az nsan on MS
Martin Drury lives on the Wheeler farm
nsa5 no sq n'sd for s
p:urys horsss Tn. bun had already kisd
attacked Drury hlms, I'D. knocked him down.
and would have Rorsd tho ~ out OF him but
5 the Of the farmer
One day thu; week bury went into tho pas.
and tho other was following. The. bull sud-
denly became enraeed. and rushed uton tho
ns sn ses IN e. a h belly G s.s Fiji
the ground disem boweIied. and whie it lay on
tho ground in its death struggles. tho bull
horse: mSu, tod the other, and escaped.
ana.r nece I'll. ' ~e.f sss n Ss o 1ss
q sss s.s Is
Would soon have been killed. H. Was Injured ttsSss
These we're al! In one week. but they mako
, an exceptionally large record ior 90 short
IL sTe n
month. ali but ons Of which wore fatal Il In the
seven years that | hav. kept this record. I
were Killed. By ugly Bulls. One q The s,rsnss 1
81 81 these csses vas thu. Of Le Roy Lyman who
ysd a.xP rS :ps Pa He bad been
40 years. 81 had scores 81 fights With bears
and other Wild an mails. and many marrow ss-
d:rperate hand TO hand nsh,.. iet one day. "
while leading = bull ne owned to wnler. 1t nj
one OF his sons could 20 to his aid.
n.o Then there bs is me freeing Of unior.pnste
70 ars sss bss
n,trout fisherman was tresd three successive
I'M. only 70 b. forced 10 Pay $ Tor ashine OF, on
was Jim Lambert. . backwoods farmer. Who.
county WAS chased BY his bull and forced edo 10
to On on his cabin roof and from INV there s.n
10 tho psak Q. The ROOF. whore he
frozen 10 death. no was rescued bv party OF
hunters who We 9 on their way to jims cabin
to yet an early start for their hunting ground
in the morning side Issue IN this case WAS
IN. They were in the cabin and the bull kent
them from coming OUT to tho wood rie af'or
wood. The consequence was that their fire
went out, and they were compelled TO 60 to
bed 10 keep from freezing.
Tho case Of poor old farmer William MUIR
ray Of Potter county was the opposite OF anus
Ing He was over ~ years Of nee. and ind
heen to neigh ors one d ~ in the iall ~,
years. ago. Oa hs way home he took short
bull made a charge on him and lie suco 90 lod
in getting into The branches Of a small tree,
the old man In he tree until after niehtfnfl
more thnn four hours. Then his, family. hay
u search. an / II, ally found him in his reriious
ro.ition and rescued him The shock and ex-
Iosrre wero more than he could bear. and he
died two days lat r."