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September 12, 1885
Daily Honolulu Press
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
What is this article about?
A wild Cherokee bull escapes its pen in a neighborhood, kills a dog, injures a young butcher, and is pursued by bloodhounds to Beargrass creek, where it tries to drown one but is lassoed and captured.
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The Bull and Bloodhound.
Yesterday afternoon a wild Cherokee bull was imprisoned in the pen of Mr. Shucknight. The bull was a very ferocious one, just having been received from the Indian Territory. By some chance the door of the pen was left open. The bull, observing this, made a dash through it. Two neighboring dogs ran at the bull, which so incensed him that he charged upon them, killing one of them with his sharp horns. The bull, with head and tail high in the air, continued his course. He made a dash for a young butcher, struck him in the side and knocked him into the ditch. He then drew back for another plunge, but such was his impetus that he leaped entirely over the ditch. Two bloodhounds, belonging to a man in the neighborhood, were procured and put in pursuit. The bull killed one, but the other got him by the ear, and no amount of shaking would throw him off. He finally ran again, with the dog still clinging to his ear. Reaching Beargrass he plunged into the creek, and held his head and the dog beneath the water until he thought the latter was drowned. Being unable to hold his head under the water any longer, he brought it up, but the dog was still there. The bull then swam to the bank, where he was lassoed and captured.
Yesterday afternoon a wild Cherokee bull was imprisoned in the pen of Mr. Shucknight. The bull was a very ferocious one, just having been received from the Indian Territory. By some chance the door of the pen was left open. The bull, observing this, made a dash through it. Two neighboring dogs ran at the bull, which so incensed him that he charged upon them, killing one of them with his sharp horns. The bull, with head and tail high in the air, continued his course. He made a dash for a young butcher, struck him in the side and knocked him into the ditch. He then drew back for another plunge, but such was his impetus that he leaped entirely over the ditch. Two bloodhounds, belonging to a man in the neighborhood, were procured and put in pursuit. The bull killed one, but the other got him by the ear, and no amount of shaking would throw him off. He finally ran again, with the dog still clinging to his ear. Reaching Beargrass he plunged into the creek, and held his head and the dog beneath the water until he thought the latter was drowned. Being unable to hold his head under the water any longer, he brought it up, but the dog was still there. The bull then swam to the bank, where he was lassoed and captured.
What sub-type of article is it?
Animal Story
Curiosity
Adventure
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Wild Bull
Escape
Bloodhound Pursuit
Animal Attack
Beargrass Creek
Lasso Capture
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Shucknight
Young Butcher
Man In The Neighborhood
Where did it happen?
Neighborhood Near Beargrass Creek
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Shucknight
Young Butcher
Man In The Neighborhood
Location
Neighborhood Near Beargrass Creek
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon
Story Details
A ferocious Cherokee bull escapes its pen, kills a neighboring dog and one bloodhound, injures a young butcher, and is pursued by a persistent bloodhound to Beargrass creek, where it attempts to drown the dog but fails; the bull is then lassoed and recaptured.