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Show A Yocng Lady Gored to Death. A most horrible scene was enacted in the barn-yard of Samuel Cralt. 8 wealthy fanner residing about two miles south of the village of Glen Cove, on Sunday afternoon, by which his sister sis-ter was gored to death by an infuriated infuria-ted cow. Mi- Craft s'epped out of the house to feed a brood ot young turkeys, when a cow that was walking about the yard rushed madly at her striking her in the left side, cru-hing her auainst the fence and trampling and coring her in a frightful manner. Her screams attracted the attention of a laborer named Sheridan. who hurried to her rescue and partly stunned the brute by a blow from a stone. This, however, added to her fury, as she renewed re-newed the attack, to-sing the unfortunate unfortu-nate woman w th her horns, and rend-ny; rend-ny; clothes aud flesh alike. Sheridan again struck the animal a blow with a stone, which had the effect of knocking knock-ing it down, while two of the sisters bore the body away. The animal soon recovered from the effects of the blow, and again made a furious charge on the party, but Sheridan kept her back with stones, she i draining from touching touch-ing him a"d evidently beine determined deter-mined to kill the ladies. The lady, however, was fuliy conscious all the time, and as she expired said. "She has killed me ' Her face and body were terribly bruised. There was a frightful and deep laceration in her leftside, which caused her death. She was generally respoCed. and had many warm friends. Sew Yoik UeraMAih. |