Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-30
C0MISKEY LOSES A MOOSE.
Animal Strays from Game Preserve at
Trude Lake and Meets Tragic End
after Several Hours Freedom.

] AlloWH DaSe pau nlaRnate, SuHereu
the loss of another moose from his
herd of wild animals at Trude Lake
last week, according to press dis
patches.
The animal, which was known
as Red having been named in
honor of Red" Saber, one of
Comiskey's young pitchers, who is
making such a record this year,
strayed from The park at Trude
Lake Thursday morning through
the big gate which had been left
open by some careless visitor to the
! big game preserve. The big moose's 5
| absence was noted by the game
keepers soon after it strayed away
and Tom Calvin, one of the oldest
woOdSmen in the service of Mr..
Comiskey, Immediately started in
pursuit. He tracked the animal
for several miles through the woods
until it crossed the Turtle near
Butternut. Here he abandoned it
temporarily.
In the meantime the animal had
wandered west from the river until
it reached Roddis l.. & Y. com
pany's logging railroad a mile
northwest of Agenda about six
O'Clock in the evening. AT the same
time three of the I.awler boys, Att
ley Ted and Basil, were looking for
their father COWS in this vicinity.
Basil, the youngest of the boys,
heard a crashing in the woods near
him and went to investigate, think
ing the noise was made by one of
the COWS. Instead of a mild tenn
pered COW, however, he found him
self confronted by no other than
Redd, who had a look of envy
in its eye, though this interesting
fact was to the lad unknown. He
had barely time to realize that the
largest animal he had ever seen,
with wide. flat horns, was standing
before him, when the animal came
towards him. Without much ado,
the lad turned and fled, closely fol
lowed by the persistent moose. The
lad succeeded in reaching the rail
road track just as a logging train
was approaching He quickly jump
ed across the tracks ahead of the
engine and the train passedetwe
him and the moose. The latter
part of the pursuit and the lad s
narrow escape was witnessed by
the train crew and they brought
their train to stop while the moose
went back into the woods, when
the lad made tracks for home.
A short time later one OF the old
er I.awler boys, Attley by name,
quite unaware of his younger
brother S experience, was walking
along the track near the very place
where the above mentioned Incl
dent occurred. when the III ose
stepped out of the woods onto the
track and started walking towards
him. Not caring to dispute the
right of way with the big animal,
young Lawler stepped off the track
to wait until the moose passed by
But such was not the intention of
the animal. Instead of passing by
it made for young Lawler and the
latter, to save himself, raised his
rifle and fred three times. One Of
the bullets took effect in the ami
mails brain and it dropped to the
ground and expired
AS night was approaching by the
time Tom Calm tracked the big
moose as far as Turtle River, he
gave up the chase until some time
later. He had not gone far when
he met an acquaintance who had
heard of Reddy tragic death
and told Calvin of it. Nothing
was left for Calvin to do but to Sc
cure the carcass Of the animal.
This is the second moose Nh
/ Comiskey has lost The other,
known as Big Bill" strayed away
about a year ago and was never
heard of since although large re-