The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
WOMAN IS GORED BY MADDENED BULL Horrible Experience of Mrs
 Buck Johnson MANUFACTURING OF IRON Anniston Claims Second Place In the State In Making of Iron Products.
 Fireman Is Injured While
 Fighting Small Blaze.
MANUFACTURING OF IRON

Annston, January SO.-Cspecial. )-Mrs Buck Johnson, who lives in the neiebbor- hood of Duck Nest Springs, about p miles from Anniston, lies at the point of death at her home as a result of wounds inflicted by a vicious bull owned by her husband.
 As has been her usual custom Mrs. Johnson went to the COW lot late in the afternoon at milking time and as the bull had always been kept with the other cattle she was unprepared for the un expected attack made on her by the ani- maL She was knocked to the ground and horribly gored about the body being entirely disemboweled by the horns of the bull It required 100 stitches to close the horrible wounds and little hope is entertained for her recovery. The local fty in which she lives is a long ways from medical aid and her sufferngs were terrible before the arrival of Drs John son and Harris of Munford, who were called. Everything that kind neighbors and medical skill can do is being done to alleviate her sufferings, but it is not believed that she can survive the wounds made by the horns of the infurated ani- nal.
 After Mrs. Johnson had finished milk ing she and her husband were engaged ] in separating the cattle, and after she had started toward the house she was gored. The bull had long been a pet among the children of the neighborhood, l 1t having been used by them in hauling wood and other things, and it's sudden development into viciousness was a great surprise
 Serious Fire.
 Fire destroyed the roof of the residence of MT. and Mrs. J. A McGuirk, at 42S East Sixth street. Tyler Hill, early this morning, the fire having it's origin in the roof of the kitchen, supposedly from the kitchen fue. The family had not arisen when the fire was discovered by some of the neighbors, who promptly turned in an alarm and rushed to wake up the family.
 The cook was in the kitchen preparing breakfast and none of the family knew of their peril until notified of 1t by neigh bors and had the fire occurred earlier they might have perished. The fire had gained considerable headway when dis covered and the low pressure of water on Tyler Hill, together with leaking hose, had the effect to handicap the fire de- pertinent in combating the flames but brave fight was put up and the total destruction of the property was prevent ed as well as the spread of the fire to other buildings.
 The entire roof was burned away and considerable damage was done to the building otherwise, both by fire and wa ter, so that the loss will be considerable.
 Iron Manufacturing.
 Anniston is the second city in the state in the matter of manufacturing iron products This is shown by the tabulated list of the iron manufacturing towns, showing the amount of pig iron used in the manufacture of different articles. Bir- mingham stands first, Anniston second and Bessemer third.
 Birmingham has 19 establishments which consume 257,30o tons of pig iron yearly. Anniston has eight and they use s9000 tons annually in turning out the finished products. Annistons neighbor, Gadsden, has six plants and used 1S,92O tons during the year. The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company uses more pig iron than all the other manufactories in the city, Its annual ca pacity being 4S,O0O. In the list of all the pipe plants, car works, locomotive works and foundry machine shops are included.
 
 Charlie Heron, driver for Hose com many No. 1, was painfully injured at the McGuirk fire on Tyler Hill this morning, while doing his best to save the prop ertv from complete destruction. One or the chimneys gave way and fell as the roof was consumed from around 1t, bury ing Heron in the debris, cutting his head and bruisng him up in painful manner. though not seriously, and ne homes to be out again in day or two.
 Soil Survey Work. Massrs. Hurst and Avery, who have been engaged in making a soil survey of Calhoun county, have completed the work and have gone to Coffee county, where they will be engaged in similar work. The report on the work In tnis county has been forwarded to the agrl- cultural department at Washington, ana will be made public in short while.
 Opposes Boulevard.
 Dr R. P. Huger, the first mayor or Anniston and one of the most prominent nbvaicians in the state, is out in an 1n- terview proposing that the present city council he enjoined from proceeding in Inc construction of the boulevard, which ,s now under way through the city. The citv recently issued bonds bearing per cent interest to the amount of s4OoO, pay ahle in ten years and it is for the reason l.<. k<@. aFtN