Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-15
AMMONIA SAVED HIM.
A PENNSYLVANIA DOCTORS EXPG-
RlENCE WITH WOLVES
Lost In n Wilderness, He Had to Abandon
Ills Horse end For Forty. eight Hours
Stcl.


Carried on Contest With His Life as
the Stake.
The following is true wolf story
written from data furnished ty DIR.
Thornton Of Lewisburg, Pa, whose ia
Their figures as the hero
"About the year 1915 wolves were
abundant in Tomhickon valley, between
Catawissa and HaZleton. When the
Catawssa railroad, Il part of the Phil
adelphia and Reading, was being built,
DR.. Thomas a. H. Thornton, practic-
ing physician, one cold autumn night
was called out of bed TO visit Il patient
about 20 miles from his home. AT that
time there were no regular roads as we
now have. In their place the traveller
used narrow paths CT trails. Or. Thorn
ton in his anxiety to reach the bedside
# the sufferer attempted to make a
short cut. He lost his way and for a
week wandered through the wilderness
and, having no gun, was obliged to
subsist on roots and herbs. The doctor
was on horseback and after wandering
aimlessly about the pathleSs forests for
four or five days got into q large swamp,
where the horse stepped into quag-
lnire. from which his owner WAS unable
to eXtricate him, and tie animal had
to be abandoned, inlbcddcd rs he was
almost to his belly in the soft and Doggy
bed. The doctor removed the saddle
bags containing his supply of medicine,
ETC., threw them over his shoulders and
started of.
Several hours after the doctor got
out Of the swamp whore lie he'd aban-
doncd his horse be was Mortified to see
that he was being followed Ly band
of five or six wolves. At first they kept
at respectful distapco when stones
were thrown at them, lUt finally, as II
they appreciated the helpless condition
of their intended victim, and as dark
ness came on, the hungry, ElOoGthirsty
band became holGor and boldor. They
circlod around the terrified and la@od
man and closing in, started to attack
him on all sides. One more vicious and
impulsivo than the others madea spring
at the doctor throat but well direct
g, Wv" LIN. ~ -'l P''':s
"p'e'' INC ''iiii'''l 80 N''s.,' mas
time their premeditatod and combined
attack
"Thc doctor, by this thrilling episode
and tho frightened condition Of the
wolves succeeded i'll going perhaps a
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