Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1878 — BULLDOZED. [ARTICLE]

BULLDOZED.

[An oil Man'* Straggle With a Anjea ■ „ Durham Bull. jMr. Miller Lardin, of the firm of Plfesbitt k Lardin, and a resident of FayL<jte county, Pennsylvania State, is in Ha ail regions for the first time since hi* terrible-fight for his life with an infuriated bull three weeks ago. Last fall, Mr. ’fptidih, who is a man of wealth and a Apeeial admirer of blooded stock, im’gfcoted from England a splendid 2-year-&d, short-homed Durham bull, at a cost of $2,650; also two Durham heifers, cost of $550 each. ** El Toro” was considered, not only by its owner bat all who saw him, as one of the most specimen* of his species ever taonght to this country. He was tractxtfeie, and soon became almost a pet with Tub master, who kept the two thousand tTtree hundred pound monster housed tat not tied. Mr. Lardin, who weighs <tar two hundred pounds, went into the stable for the purpose of putting a rope .through an iron ring ip the ball’s nose inpd tying him np. Placing his hand on ■the animal’s bom, Mr. L. was about to ’jßach down to seize the ring, when the «t|ll dhddeiily threw up his head, striking Mp L. just over the-left eye with S:e horn and knocking him down. Tnrng rwith all the.quioknesa of a rat terrier, the infuriated brute sprang upon the £kostrate man and attempted to gore and Sufh him to death. Luckily Mr. L. 11 dose to the wall of the stable, so "Knit the animal was unable to carry oat IBS purpose by reason of his horns striking the-side of the building. The monjallr then attempted to crush his victim 4*y kneeling upon him, but again the side of the stable prevented. This failseemed to madden him still further, and he threw his whole tremendous iseighs against the side of the building •m a attempt to once more use his horns, Fortunately the boards stood Tlye awftn-test, but one of horns struck Mr. L. on the left shoulder and passed over bjs chest until reaching the breastbone, where but for the shelter afforded by the wall a death wound must have been inftioted. - By lying as still as he could, while the bull was bunting with all his might* Mr. Lardin kept feeling cautiottsly sot the ring in the animal’s nose] when a sudden movement brought it within reach, and it was instantly seized hy the desperate man. With a qnick wrench and a death grip the bovine Sampson found himself instantly sbdrp of his strength, end the terrible ' battle ceased. With both wrists almost broken, both thumbs nearly dislocated, his body crushed and bleeding and nearly stripped of clothing, Mr. L. staggered to his feet and’led the bull out of the stable, across u lot to an eight-rail fence. Here he pulled the brute’s nose up after him as he climbed until he was ready to drop on the other side, when he let go and ran as fast as his legs could carry him.