Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-07
BULL TREES WOMEN.


Mrs Frank Dodge and Miss Ethel
Fairchilo, who are spending the sum
mer at Pelham Manor, near Mount
Vernon, n Y, after rul ning through
the woods for nearly mile only escap.
ed being gored to death by big HoI-
stain bull by climbing into low cedar
'ree, which grew near barbed wire
fence, through which they were unable
10 make their way.
Mrs. Dodge is the wife of the scenic
artist of the Herald Square Theatre,
New York city Miss Fairchild has
been their guest for the last two weeks
She and Mrs. Dodge, as was their GUS
rom every day, accompanied Mr..
Dodge to the train al the Pelham sta
ton Monday morning. Miss Fairchild
suggested that they return home
| tarough the wood known as Winiah
Park, owned by Col. Richard Lathers.
Ia one corner of this wood is q small
Hearing, which had been leased by Col.
L4thers to Patrick Walsh, farmer. lu
his clearing the vicious bull Was teth'
cred 10 tree by fifty foot chain, ont
end of which was attached TO a ring in
tue ouli's nose.
When Miss Fairchild and Mrs
D ,dge were in the centre OF the wood,
,rhlu sight OF the pasture, Miss Fail
child said, with | tile scream =
on, look at Walsh's BULL / believe
ne'5 loose.
As they turned TO jump over fallen
rec he animal, meddened by the hea
AID flies, caught sight Of q led ribbon
on Mss Fairchild's hat and started to-
ward the women. TIE cIankirg of tn,
broken chain, mingled with the below
ing OF the animal, which, with head
down and tail up, was coming TOWARD
he two women at trot, made them
shake with terror. Miss Fairchild was
the first to recover herself.
Come said she, gathering up her
skirts. Let's run toward the fence.
Maybe the bull will get tangled in his
chair." )"
The two women scampered through
The underbrnsh, the bull in close pur-
suit. The animal was within twenty
feet of the fleeing women when, as Miss
Fairchld hoped, the chain caught in q
saplir for moment and gave them q
chauce to gain hundred feet on the
lnaddened bull.
Then the animal, loosening the chain,
again started in pursuit. The women
we're through the bushes now, and the
puli was gaming on the women at every
Jump. One hundred feet away was u
Darbed wire fence, eight feet high.
Around them were trees, which they
could not cltmb. 1t looked as if there
was no escape from the animal.
The women were nearly faint from
terror and loss Of breath when Miss
Fairchild spied small cedar tree,
which was used as post in the barbed
wire fence. The trees branches hung
low to the ground. The two womer
their tsttared skirts impeding their
progress, headed for the cedar. Just
as they had climbed to the second
branch Of the little tree the pull reach
ed the fence and stood paving the
earth. The women were two much
exhausted and frightened for mo.
msnt to scream for help. In g few
minutes Mrs Dodge climbed out on u
limb reaching over the side of tine
fence opposite the bGll in the rear OF o
Mr.. Lawrence's barn.
From here she dropped to tbe ground
into heap OF tin csns &nd rubbish,
which cut her about the face and
hands. She was stunned for few
moments, ard Miss Fairchild. who
thought sue had tainted, called loudly
for help. Mr.. Lawrence heard the cries,
and, hurrying TO the rear of the barn,
rescued the young women from their
predicament, driving the bull away
from the tence at the point of pitch
fork. The women we're then taken to
the farm house, wbeFe, under the care
of Mr.. Lawrence and his &ife; they r'-
covered from their fright snd exhsusts
tion. The bull. after being captured,
was taken to Walsh's barDysrd, and
soon will be turned into dressed beef.