The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-08-01

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bear, whose terrified growls could be
distinctly heard from behind the parti-
ton.
PROGRESS OF THE FLAMES.
The confagration was, rs yet, con-
fined to tho upper part of the building.
The lower walls, however, were becom-
ing rapidly heated, and all the animals
began to manifest much uneasiness.-
The white or silver fox ran up and
down his cage, whining piteously and
endeavoring to escape. The lions also
paced hurricdly up and down, moanidg
most dismally, and the other beasts
manifested similar uneasiness. The
serpents stuck their heads up above the
sill of the window and writhed about
in strange contortions.
When thc fire had eaten its way
down to the third floor, and tue lurid
glare burst through the transoms of the
doors, the panic among the beasts be-
came positively fearful. They sprang
against their iron bars and strovc to
rend them with their teeth, at the sam
time sending forth savage and frighten-
ed cries which were almost human in
their agony. Atlcngth when the flames
broke through the top of the door and
commenced to lick the tops of the
cages, the tumult reached its height
Ycls, roars, howls and screams went
up from the doomed brutes, which were
heard to the distance Of half mile.
SELF EMANCIPATION or THB LIONS.
With simultaneous bound, tho lion
and his mate sprang against their bars,
which gave way and came down with
great crash, releasing the beasts,
which, for moment, apparently amaz-
ed at their sudden liberty, stood in tho
middle Of the floor lashing their sides
with their tails and roaring dolcfully.
FIERY DELIvERASCE or ANIMALS.
Almost at the same moment the up
per part Of the thrce-storied cage, con.
sumed by the flames, fell forward, let.
ting the rods drop to the floor and
many other animals were thus set free.
Just at this time the door fell through
and the flames and smoke rolled in like
a whirlwind from the Hadean river
Cooytus.
THE LION AND TIGER IN CLOSE CONTEST.
a horrible howl in the right.hand
corner of the room, yell of indescrib-
able agony, and crashing, grating
sound indicated that the tiger and polar
bear were stirred up to the highest
pitch of excitement Then there came
a great crash rs of the giving way of
the bars of thoir cage. The flames aud
smoke momentarily rolled back, and
for few seconds the interior of tho
room was visible in the lurid light of
the flames, which revealed the tiger
and the lion locked together in close
combat
PARTICIPATION OF THE sERpENTs.
The base of the rods of the serpent's
cage had also crumblcd, and the larg-
est boa-constrictor-about 20 feet long
and as thick as mans body--was al.
SO engaged in deadly struggle with the
lioness.
THE POLAR BEAR IN WARM PLACE.
The polar bear had shrunk to the
coolest corner, with half his fur burnt
from his snowy coat, and there SAT
wonderingly gazing upon the scene be-
fore him. Accustomed, as he had been
to deal with only the walrus and tho
cold blue waters Of the Arctic regions
he was evidently considerbly alarmed
at the excessively torrid scene, whic'
was blazing through tho room. Under
the circumstances, he found 1t impossi
bic to take it "coolly."
THE sNAKBs AND MONKEYS IN TROUBLE
4 The monkeys were pcrched around
the windows, shiyoring with dread ant
afraid to jump out. The snakes wer'
writhing about, crippled and blisteret
by the heat, darting out their forkct
tongues and expressing their rage ant
fear in the most sibilant Of Kisses.
THB HAPPY FAMILY RATIFIED WITT
PIRB.
The "IIappy Family" were expert
encing an amount Of beatitude whicl