Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1914 — Doctor Fights Battle With Bull and Herd That Kill Woman. [ARTICLE]

Doctor Fights Battle With Bull and Herd That Kill Woman.

Wabash, Ind., May 3.—ln a thrilling battle last night on the farm of Philip Bamberger, near here, between a maddened bull, which had attacked Mrs. Lambarger, and a herd of infuriated steers which joined in the fight with the bull, Dr. A. E. Rodgers, who had gone to the rescue of the woman, had a narrow escape from death, and Mrs. Lambarger was so badly Injured that she died this morning.

Mrs. Lambargar, 46 years old, went to the field shortly ‘before dusk to drive the cattle to the barnyard. She was accompanied to the dividing fence by her 12-year-old daughter. Upon • reaching the center of the field she. was attacked by the bull, which charged her without warning. • i. The first onslaught of the maddened animal knocked the woman from her feet. The bull then trampled her time and again and gave her no chance to arise. Seeing her mother hurled to the ground the daughter ran to the public road for help, all the other members of the family being away at the time. As she, reached the highway Dr. Rodgers approached in I his automobile. Grasping the situaI tion, the doctor ran to the barn for a pitch fork. As he reached the side of the apparently dead woman the birii turned its attention to the rescuer. Then began a battle that lasted fully a half hour.

A herd of a half dozen steers, attracted by the bellowing of the hull, jxxined in the fight. With the pitchfork for a weapon, Dr. Rodgers, standing over the body of Mrs. Lambarger, thrust the tines into the heads and necks of the brutes as they came at him singly and en masse. For thirty minutes he fought for his life and that of Mrs. Lambarger. The daughter meanwhile ran to the home of a neighbor to obtain help. Six men responded and it took their combined efforts to drive the herd back and rescue Dr. gers and the woman he sought to save. Mrs. Lambarger was carried to her home, where it was found that she was internally injured, six ribs broken and her chest crushed. She died about twelve hours afterwards. Although suffering from the strain of the fight and a nervous shock. Dr. Rodgers was not otherwise injured.■