Cañon City record., 1909-07-22
BITTEN
BY DOGS NEAR
HERMIT LAKES
From Tuesdays Daily.

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From q. n. tinsmeyer. who came
down from Silver Cliff yesterday af-
ternoon. 1t 10 learned that Mrs. Mont.
Oxburn, mother Of Ed. Osburn. for
merly treasurer Of Custer county. but
now living in Denver. was ssriousiy
bitten BY . couple Of dogs while camp
ing with q party Of frieads near Har-
NIT Lakes last Saturday morning. The
dogs in question are OF the bull tar
rier variety and were at one time
owned by Gen. Maupin Of this city.
but were given BY him TO . man By
the name Of Graham at Hermit Lakes
last summer.
It seems that Mrs. Osburn left the
camp about . O'Clock last Saturday
morning to make . social call upon
Mrs. Graham. whom she know quite
well. at her home half mile or %
down the mountain side. The dogs ap-
peared very friendly and nothing
could have been farther from Mrs.
Ozburn's thoughts than that they
would attack her. After she had been
in the house q few minutes. however.
they set upon her with the utmost
fury. although without provocation Of
any kind. One OF the brutes grabbed
her by the ankle and the other by the
arm, tearing and lacerating her desh
In the most horrible manner imagin-
able. Despite the efforts OF Mrs. Ora
ham to beat them off the dogs hung
ON with terrible tenacity. chewing and
clawing the victim Of their rage In .
frightful way.
Finding that she was powefless 70
do anything to stop the savagery Of
the blood-thirsty dogs Mrs. Graham
summoned help from the camp and
Mrs. Ed. Oxburn and several other
women came to her assistance, but for
some time were unable to pull off the
maddened animals. which had bitten
places and were feasting upon her
blood. BY dealing the dogs several
heavy blows on the head with an AZ
they we're finally compelled 60 relax
their hold and Mrs. Ozburn carried In
to an adjoining room where she could
be protected from their onslaughts.
The only two men In the party that
day. relatives OF the Ozburn family
from Pueblo. had gone up to the lakes.
n couple OF miles or more away. and
were not aware Of the attack by the
dogs until their return 10 camp at
noon. They armed themselves and
went down to the Graham home
where they shot both dogs. thus put
ting auietus upon their sayagery.
1t was 3 O'Clock In the afternoon be-
fore Mrs. Ozburn could be taken to
Silver Cliff and n physician summoned
to dress the wounds. which were
found to be of an alarming character.
Both her arms were torn and bleeding
from the wrist to the shoulder. and
her lower limbs bruised and lacerated
from her knees to her ankles. The at
tending physician stated that he had
never known anything quite like II In
his experience. indeed, the attack was
almost unique in the history Of sur
gerry. Mrs. Ozburn was reported to be
getting along yesterday as well as the
distressing nature Of her wounds
would permit and her attendants were
hopeful that no complications would
arise to add to the gravity Of the stu
alton. Had the attack upon Mrs. o.
burn been made by wolves or panth-
ers 1t could not have been more vic
ious and determined. The Canon City
friends Of the unfortunate lady sin
cerely hope that she will experience
no unexpected trouble in connection
with her wounds.