OBIT:  HOLLAND, (Son); 1863; Hornerstown, Cambria Cnty., PA

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The Alleghanian
Ebensburg, Pa.
Thursday, 17 Sep 1863
Volume 4, Number 51


A Sad Occurrence 


We clip the following from the Johnstown TRIBUNE:  On Sunday morning, 6th 
inst, a little son of Levi Holland, residing in the part of Johnstown known as 
Hornerstown, while driving the family cow to the pasture field by a rope around 
her horns tied the other end of the rope around his body and as the two thus 
proceeded, the cow from some cause became frightened and ran, throwing the 
boy down and dragging him for some distance over a rough road.  When found 
he was still tied to the cow and so shockingly mangled and bruised as to be 
scarcely alive.  There are several versions of the cause of the cow's fright – one 
that he attempted to ride the cow, another that his hat blew off and frightened 
her and another that he stumped his toe and fell and thus startled her – but as 
there was no one with him at the time, and nobody saw the occurrence, and he 
was unable to speak for himself, the cause or causes leading to it are left to 
conjecture.  The little fellow lingered in unconsciousness until about three o'clock 
Monday morning, when death relieved him of his suffering.  He was aged about 
twelve years.