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Show Wild Buffalo on Antelope Island Attacks Film Man 'Karl Brown, camera man, narrowly escaped death on Antelope Island Hun-day Hun-day while taking pictures for Tha Covered Wagon." Kmerson Hough's story, which is being filmed by Jatnes Cruse for Kamous Players-Lasky. firoWn was attempting to take a picture pic-ture of cowboys roping the buffalos for the buffalo bunt scene, which Is an Important part of the picture. One of the maddened bull buffalos broke away from the herd and charged full tilt at the light wagon on which Brown stood with his camera-Brown camera-Brown continued to turn the crank as the buffalo came on, mora lptent on securing a picture than bis own aafety. Kd Jones, one of the riders, brought his rifle into action Just as Brown leaped from the wagon. The bull crashed Into the wagon and then attempted at-tempted to gore one of the tyorses be fore he dropped deed as the result or the bullet-from Jones' gun. "Is the camera smashed? was the first query from Brown aaTie picked himself up from the dust. According to A.- Sheck, who Is with Tully Marshall, Mar-shall, J. Warren Kerrigan and the rest of the company on their "stunt", filming, the buffalo hunt and keeping It true to Kmerson Hough'e story Is proving about the liveliest advent ur the company has ever encountered. j "It's a safe bet- that Hough never i lassoed a wild buffalo or attempted to kill two bulls with a revolver In each hand," remarked one of the company Sunday, "or he would not have been so enthusiastic In his descriptions. X think I will send him one of tha bulls for a pet;'. |