Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-16
From tho Philadelphia Bulletin, 10th.
GrixxIv Hear In the Streets.

About nine o'clock this morning, the vicinity Of
Thirteenth and Market streets thrown into
high state Of excitement by the appearance in the
streets of an immense grizzly bear. The animal
was brought from California some time since, and
has recently formed the principal attraction OF a
show which held forth in a tent on an open lot on
the south side of Market street. below Thirteenth.
This morning, about nine o'clock, the animal man
aged to escape from his cage and got into the
street His first freak was TO mount an omnibus
horse that happened TO be passing, and commenced
gnawing at the name Of the poor beast. The horse,
doubtless, was much astonshed and not a little
scared, but fortunately for him, bruin altered his
mind before doing him any serious hurt, and dis
mounted TO pay his respects to a passing mule.
The monster, after handling the mule pretty rough
ly for time, allowed him to 60 unhurt
The bear wandered about the streets for some
time, attracting an immense crowd, and causing a
ludicrous scene, notwithstanding It's terrors.
butcher had Just cut off fine roasting piece ofbeef
this the bear took fancy to, and sczing Il, u soon
disappeared down his throat, without a "by your
leave" or even word Of comment on the high price
of the article. Strong efforts were made to cap
ture the brute by entanglng him with ropes, these
the bear managed to evadc and at every fresh
movement the crowd woulamake general scamper
umbning each other in thir anxiety TO get out OF
the reach Of as ugly set Of claws ever worn
by beast The police, who were upon the ground,
threatened to use their rcvovers, but the Snowman
plead the heavy loss Il would cause him. and he re-
newed his exertions to secure the fugitive. The
latter finally worked bis way into court running
out at Eleventh street, above Market, where he was
captured with much trouble, by slipping moose
over his neck.
During the fight with the animal, pitchiorks were
used freely the prongs being thrust into his mouth
The steel prongs we're broken of by the teeth OF
the bear, as readily as II they had been but pipe
stems, aud the ~ooden handle Of one was broken
10 pieces in his paws. Even after slip-knot had
been put over his neck and around one OF his paws
the brute backed and dragged FIVE stout men with
him. After he was finally secured, Alderman
Thompson gave the Snowman hint Of the conse-
quences likely to result from continuing the dan
gerous customer in the neghborhood, and the
show-tent was soon after struck, and the bear was
taken to parts unknown.
Few persons, not familiar with the grizzly bear,
have any idea Of their size and immense strength
They bear scarcely any more comparison to the
ordinary black bear than panther does to the do
mestic cat We recoect once seeing In menagc-
rio grizzly bear put into the same cage with
common black bear. There was a temporary par
| tition placed between the two animals, and the
grizzly made an effort to work his way through IT,
The black bear caught sight Of his formidable neigh
Dor, and actually died from terror, although the lat
ter had not been able to reach him.