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Show IN llttFD RY Veteran, of the Civil War Has Narrow Escape Los Angeles, Oct 23. To be seriously seri-ously wounded by a rooster, after having escaped tho bullet6 of Confederate Con-federate soldiers during four years of the Civil war, was tho fate of Uriah Thomas, 7C years old. Thomas is recovering re-covering from loss of blood today and various cuts which resulted when a gigantic fowl of the Pl mouth Rock breed knocked him down and drovo a spur more than an Inch Into his left wrist, completely severing an artery. Thomas was knocked down by tho rooster wlilch attacked h'm as ho stooped over to scatter corn to his chickens. Tho bird returned to the attack aftor being beaten off and would have.harmod Thomas furthor had not his, wire and neighbors gone to the rescue. Thomas was carried to the hospital -weak, from tho Joss of blood. oc |