The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-26
THE FIELD OF ADVENTURE.
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND OAR
ING DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.
Dog and Shark in a Death Grip
Farm Hand Rugged by a Big
Snake-A Strange Case.

SDakc-A Strange SdSc.
TTHE strangest encounter ever
; seen in Connecticut took
! place q few days ago on the
shore near Bridgeport. 1t
was a fight to the finish, and was so
savage and the antagonists were so
evenly matched, says q Bridgeport let
ter to the New York Recorder, that
the two spectators could not even
guess at the outcome until the very
end.
Myron Bradley, OF Oyster River,
and his father-in-law, Deacon Jared
ScudGer, Of Woolmont, had sailed
over to the Milford Point shore in
their big sharpie, the Jeanette, to dig
q mess Of long clans and try the snap
per blueish of the Charles Island bar.
They had with them Mr.. Bradley's two
prize bulldogs, Mike and Dan.
The sharpie was beached and the
two men were busy forking big, tat
CLANS out of the sand, when, all at
once, they heard a wild commotion
down By the Jeanuette. They couldn't
sec anything. for the trouble was hid
den by the sharpie. but the spray was
flying and there was an awful splash
irc. Running to the spot, they saw
big fish thrashing around in not more
than foot and O. half of water AMI
shaking and crunch:Eg IN his jaws
bloody object.
"A shark! 4 shark yelled Mr..
Bradley. And so it was, an eight
footer, and the thing in his mouth WAS
all that was lett Of Dan. They cculu
see, coming nearer, that the dog had
died game, for there vas great,
hanging slice OF flesh torn from the
sharks jaw. But it was not the dead
dog that was causing the big pirate SO
much agony, nor the rapidly falling
tile that had now cut Oft his retreat
by long, low ssudbar. Ii was Mike,
and both men uttered cheering yell
as Trey saw the gritty dog hanging to
that tender spot under the sharks
throat, with his iron jaws tisht setand
every now and then, when he was ap-
pcrmost in the struggle for Al instant.
emitting his fighting growj, a deep,
thunder like rumble that meant 70
good to bis opponent.
Every now and again the shark
would bury nc dog under the water
and apparently roll on him, aal tia.
not succeeding he would rise half out
OF tho water and shake his wounacd
head furiousl7. It Was evident that
the dogs had been SWIMMING around
the boat and had tempted the mon
ster into snoa! water, and he he'd prob
ably seized Dau before his presence
vas suspected. Mike had come to the
rescue and wss nov fighting the bat
tie OF his life. Out of his element, aad
vita al antagonist that outweished
him twelve to one, it seemed 2 Gespe-.
ate attempt. Deacon Seudder ran
bac:. and got the digging-fork and,
wafins in, watched for 9 chance to
deal the shark crippling blow with
nnt hurting Mike. So swiftly did they
tarn and shake and tumble, however,
hals concealed by Giscolored water and
spray, that he couldn't seem to get
chance Tor q thrust.
The dog was becoming weakened bE
his repeated immerslons in the salt
water, and choked once and let go MS
grip. The shark rolled and tried 20
strike him with its powerful tail
Gukes, but Nike was too ninlble. Hc
dashed to one side, and as the fish
rose, quicker than thought he had las
tened in his old position with q deeper
hold than before. The water was red
with the sharks blood, which WAS
streaming from the torn threat and
the fight had lasted fully twenty min.
utes, when Deacon Scudder got q good
opening and drove the sharp-tincd
fork into the side Of the shark. Il
was not a vital wound, but it weak
eued the fish and he vas now strug'
Cling in less than foot Of water. Iba
two men threw rope over him after
several attempts, and, taking q turn
around his tail, dragged him tail-6rss
further up the sand, so far, in fact,
that he lay almost entirely out oi
water.
Here the naadenea dog had things
his own way, and, tearing anl biting
into the stomach OF his great enemy,
no eoort1v killed MIN. SHAKING him
self, he ran to the waters edge. jumpe i
in and dragged ashore the floating,
mangled body Of his brother aid life
long playmate. Then ho lay down III