Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-09
QUiGLEY CAPTURES DEER
We'll Known Retired Blacksmith En.
 joys the Fight of His Life.

l joys the Fight of His Life.
 | William E. Quigley, the well known war veteran, had one of the most ey- citing experiences of his life this morn | ing, about two miles from his summer | cottage at Merwin's Point It was an l experience that riyalled any of the
 events that transpired during the war
 in which he served and one in which 1 more maneuvers were necessary than
 many q general was called on to carry
 out, during either of the nations diff
 culties.
 Every year since his retirement from | from blacksmithing Mir Quigley and
 his wife have occupied their summer cottage at Merwin's Point, and there
 they have lived during the winter as | well as the summer. Mir Quigley is quite an enthusiast on fishing and ey
 cry morning at sunrise he is out in his | rowboat examining his many lobster pots which are stationed at various in- | tervals. q mile or more off shore. TEis morning he was at point about
 mile from his cottage. at what Is called "The Well' He was examin ing one of his lobster pots when he
 heard splashing ill his rear, and look
 ing around he found some large object
 making towards him. At once MT Quigley picked up his oars and made
 for the object. After rowing for some time he thought it best to turn tue boat and await the coming of the ami
 nal or whatever 1t might be. As the
 boat faced around Mir Quigley saw that it was deer. and the latter see
 ing that 1t was man in his boat that
 was approaching, turned tail and made
 towards the Long Island shore. twen.
 ty miles away. Then began a race
 between the two which was finally
 won by the man. As the boat came
 alongside of the animal, out went one
 of the hind feet and the side of the
 boat was almost crushed in by the
 force of the blow. Nothing daunted,
 Mir Quigley seized the animal by the
 tail and away went the two through
 the water at fast clip. Mir Quiglcy
 was not anxious to get to the Long
 Island shore and he succeeded by thss
 use of an oar in turning the deer from
 its course and making for the Merwin
 Point beach.
 The boat was rapidly taking in wa
 ter and Mir Quigley was forced to do
 little bailing to keep from going un-
 der. The deer headed again for Long
 Island shore and then began series
 of maneuvers between the two that would have made the heart of any old
 soldier glad. Column rights and col umn Iefts. with double quick left and Tight turns, were executed so rapidly that it was difficult to keep track of the deer. Mir Quigley succeeded in cornering his prey once more and again headed her for the shore. He | succeeded in getting one of the hind | legs of the animal in chancery and to | this be fastened the anchor rope. He | tried to pull the animal over the side of the boat. but the head of the deer sank beneath the water and the animal was i'm danger of drowning. He finally | seized the animal by one of the ears and then succeeded in getting the tive forward feet tied with part of the anchor rope Gradually be drew the now almost exhausted animal over the \ side of the boat and after two hour of as hard work as he ever was called on to perform he had the animal fully inside the boat. The water in The meantime had filled the boat three quarters full and there was chance of them both having tO swim for IL, when after a little bailing he headed for the shore and home.
 In the meantime hundreds had con pregated on the beach. watching the fight two miles out through field classes. No one offered to lend hand ss they were so excited they could not tell what was happening. Mrs ouIgIey was one of the interested spectators and she watched the whole battle with many misgivings. She was pne of the first on the beach tO greet Mir Quigley as he brought the boat up pn the sands. The deer lay still in fhe bottom Of the boat. almost ex- Willing hands were then of- ferpd to assist the hunter and his prey. but Mir Quigley waved them all aside with the exception of Mrs Qulgiey. I She brought another anchor rope and his was fastened around tine neck of he deer. The feet which had been led were lOOsened and at the com nand to get up the deer and Mir Quig ey went into the air Eve or six feet md landed on the beach high and dry. The animal. which was pretty doe ibOut two years of age. and weighing 1 lerhapS 2J0. pounds trembled with lear when she found she could not es- ape and Mir Quigiey finally landed her iafe In an enclosure in his back yani where she will remain until. when if he city of Waterbury. 10 whom he has 'ffered it for one Of the parks. does 1 lot accept t. he will release lt to- [ light. How the deer came 10 be SO ar from land Is a mystery. but if must have been lostsiuring ffie night ; md had swan an de way from the : .ong Island shore to where 1t was , Recovered bv fhe cantor