GORED TO DEATH BY A BULL.

Kumara Times, Issue 2350, 10 March 1884, Page 3

GORED TO DEATH BY A BULL.

Fnller particulars of the sad end of William Farquhar, a farmer resident at Brown’s Bridge, Amberley, who was gored to death by a bull on Wednesday last, have reached us. The Press states that “no one actually saw how it occurred, but a girl heard Mr Farquhar call out, and saw the bull at him. He was then down in a ditch. The girl then called a neighbour, Mr Lough, who came and drove the bull away, and picked Farquhar up. He was quite dead. The wounds which appear to have been the immediate cause of death were a deep wound in the side, and another on the temple; but the whole body was torn, the bones broken, and the clothes, even to one of the boots torn off. The bull was only two years old, and was always supposed to be quiet. The animal was immediately destroyed.” An inquest was held on the same day. The facts elicited were the same as before stated, and a verdict was given in accordance with the evideuce, viz., “Accidentally killed by a bull.’ This sad occurrence should prove an additional warning that even the quietest animals are not to be trusted. The bull which caused Mr Farquhar s death was brought up as a pet by Mr Holder, whose children used to ride it about. He was only about two years old, and bad never manifested any signs of ill temper.