Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-30
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The uuusaal qaisi little Fillzgs Of Nil
lleion vas ihrean iIia a painiai Fever el
rsciistasui on ihe moFning VI Msy ~, By
an aahil eaiasiroIhe, Nhioh eeeuTTsi d
he hand laiely attacked 10 iames iiobin-
.an 4 90. eiieus shl sHimal sheT, aai
: led hy PreL =, &, EeNian-
| Upsn siauing cat inam cincinuaii Tor
tie season, ihs management dr,eFninel "a
I pro.luoe someihing nsyel ia The Nay ~ .
| hand upsn the colossal ien Of Periormins
Z Nuwilian lioEs, and which W0ull form one
u the prineipal aud uios' iRposing features
I Of ihe show,
Although repeatedly WaTRsl by rrofss-
! sor sexton thai hs lsemel the cage inser
cure aud dangerous in the eNlEefas Inc
managers still persisted ia eempellins be
7 baud 10 ride npon il, Nothing, hoSeVer
occurred until the fatal merning Of
the l3ih.
The baud took their places and tie pro-
/ cess ion eommeHcel 10 move amid the shouts
/ Of the multitude OF rnsiies who had assem-
| blrd 10 witness The gIand pageant, aud
I hear the enliNenlng stratus OF muslo, Not
a thought Of danger was entertained by
any one, hut tie awful catastrophe was
about 10 occur.
AZ the driver endeayerei 10 r,ake turE
! Ia, the streets The leaders becams eniangleil
/ Gnl threw the Gu ire ,eeU int ecufiritt
sud lie lost control Of lhem, aud becoming
| frightened they broke into violent run,
Upon the opposite side OF tho street the
/ fore wheel of tho carriage came IN contact
/ with large rock with such force ns TO
| cause the braces and sianchfOgs which
supported the roof to give way, thereby
preeipiiating the entire band into the aw'
! iul pit below.
For an instant the vast crowd were par
alyYed with fear, but for moment enly,
aud then arose such shrek Of agony as
was never heard before. The awful groans
of terror and agony which arose from the
poor victims who were being torn, laeera.
led by the lrighifh monsters below, was
hearlrending aud sirkening 10 terrible
degree.
Every moment, some, one OF tho band
would extricatc himself, from the debris,
and leap over the sides of the cage to the
ground with wild spring, and faint away
upon striking the earth, 50 great was their
terror. nu, hnman nature could not stand
and see men literally doyourea before their
nud strong argls ready 10 render every as
sistancc necessary tc rcscre the unioriu-
nate victims Of this shocking calamity.
A hardware store which happened 10
stand opposite vas invaded by the request
noble hearted proprietor, and pitohforks,
crowbars and long bars of iron, and in iuci
every available weapon was brought into
rriuisitioh. The side doors OF the cage
were quickly torn from their fasten' ngs!
and then q horrible sight was present TO
view. Mingled among the brilliant uni
forms of the poor uniortunatcs lay legs,
arms, torn from their sockets and half de-
yourcd while the savage bru.es Elared
ferociously with their sickly green colorod
eyes upon the petriIied crowd. Prof.
Charles White arrived at this moment and
gave orders. in regard 10 cxtricating the
dead snd v5unded-he well knowing it
| would bc n difficult and dangerous under
| taking 10 rcmov9 thc. frcm the iniIria.cd
monsters.
Staioniug men with forks and bars at
every available point, he sprang fcariessly
into the den amid the savage monsters, and
commenced raising the wounded, and pass
ing them upon the outside to the friends.
lie had succeeded in removing the wound
cd, and was proceeding to gather up the
lifeless, when The mammoth lion, known TO
showmcn as old Nero, srrang with fright
ful roar upon his keeper, fastening his
teeth and. claws in him in his neck and
shoulders, laceratiug him In horrible
manner. Professor Whto made three
hercuean efforts to shake the monster of,
but without avail, and gave orders to fire
unon him.
The contents of four Of Colts navy's were
! Immediately poured into the carcass OF the
ferocious animal and he fell dead and the
brave little man, Notwithstanding the fear
ful r.anner in which he was wounded,
never left the cage until every vestgc of
tie dead were carefully gathered together
ana placed upon sheet, preparatory for
| burial. 1t was found that three of the ten
Who mounted the cage short time before
were killed outright, and four others te,wi-
bly, laccratcd. The names of the Killed are
| August Schoer, Conrad Freeiz and Charles
Greimer Collins we're procured and all
immediate burial determined upon, rs The
| bodies were SO frightfully torn aud lacera-
| ted 80 TO be u,irccnriiizable to their most
| intimate friends. 1t was II melancholy
day for Middleton; and .sadder day for
the friends and companions of tlie deceased.
OF all that vast multitude Who ptaited
out in the morning with anticipations c!
glad holidty, few left for their hcn:es' with
dry eyes after tie triple frnercl5y-fcr the
entire community followed the remains tc
the quiet little cemetery. At midnight ing
carcass of the slain beast was quietly
buried on the lot where was intended to be
given the exhibition; but which was never
accomplished There is terrible respon,,
sibility resting upon some one which should
be thoroughly investigated ana the guilty
he Brought to quick and speedy punisli-
mcnt. The lions are the same ones which
nearly cost Prof. Charles White his life
two years ago while travelling with the
Thaycr aud Noyes party, and well known
10 be very dangerous cage Of animals.
Every attention is being given TO the suf-
ferers by the kind and hosp liable people Of
Middleton, and it is to BE hoped they will
soon recover fom their wound, and a last
accounts ii;ey we're all pronounced out OF
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