Delaware weekly Republican., 1872-07-04


BARSUM's MENAeERrE LoosE.-As the grei
Barnum's show was leaving Erie on Saturda
morning week, en- route to Cory, one of u
trains drawn by two engines wasthrown froI
the track, and both locomotives aud severy
cars We're preeipitated down the bank, the tw
former lmbedded in the earth, while the latte
were completely wrecked, and the entire trail
and us contents received 4 complete shallin
up The lions roared, the monkeys Chartered
parrots screamed, the great rhinoceros snolte,
and baWledi while the less ferociots animals
such as the giraffe and Gland, siiank tremblin.
mo corners, refusing toiecognize the caressei
OF their keepers.
| Afrooats and eqltestrians executed feats Of
agilliy never attempted In the sawdust ring
some Of them going thrunghthe car window.
ia tner eagelness to escape. Melyith executed
= Pnoule on his head, while LazelIe and
Musol 6a,e an exhibition oIlthe flying trapese, /,
iim,lieu iof rapidly in its execution. Dan
Vastfllo thought that the funniest thing he
could say was that "absene4 of body Is better
than presence of miiil In this case. . and he
proceeded to give practical illustration of his
ldea, While the old performers inyoluntarIIy
gave an exhibition ofground and lofty tumb-
ing not set down or the bills.
Ben. Lllsbie, the 'llghtning' ticl,oi seller
soiysu problem In subtraction, with his usual
hSillty, While Summerield, his assistant. nii ,de
"change" with refreshing rapidity.
Asthe accident happened at about two O'Clock
in ihe morning, and the night being cloudy and
uark, The confusion that reigned must he inn
agined, for 10 cannot be described. ait
u was speedily discovered that a cage con-
tanning TWO Royal Asiatic lions was among the
io,'5. anu the Terrified performers were not
long IN asceitaining that these two inonafcbs ~
me me Jungle were loose and unharmad. This
laet auded 10 the terror of the scene, and n
stampede for safety immediately ensued. Pro-
lessor Chas White, the celebrated lion tanner.
alone remained undismayed, and Immediately
pesal 70 perfect arrangements to secure his
complished. H." '',, ''''"S "'-
PROVIDING himself with an ordinary .rau.-hide
frof' White advanced towaM the SPOT wbere
Lhe Two released brutes stood gancing ler-,cious-
" aoOut them, but he had not approached vef.,
near 10 them when lie WAS greeted with n Ter
flhc roar from the male which broke the still
ness oil the night man awful and startling man
her. IL "meant business" and as Tile great |
Ttast STOOD erect lashing his tawny sides with
ms TAIL, 1t was evdentt that for time M hast
ne was monarch ofall he surveyed.p 7f
ne ilttle ''kitten" or baby lion partook of the
general excitement, and mewed ptIously. At /
'lnies the lioness would seize ID in her month
and look furiously about, as if upon the joint af
Gaping INTO the darkness in search of a safe
etreat, and for time things looked sanally.---
! ny non tanner, however, was at work, aud |
procuring stout rope, he succeeded In throw
ng 1t over the head Of the male lion. and in !.
ew moments he was securely fastened 10 a tree.
ne ieniale, however, with perverseness pecu-
iar 10 her sex, and perhaps infuriated by the
'ecent loss Of two of her dkittens" was moi "a
,Iactioie, and showed fight, but Prof. Whites
leterinined manner soon brought her to terms.
ma slip.noosing the younger one and slowly
uswinS u into an empty cage, the mother was
fDllnv l. r. Il
lous beasts secured, and all immediate danger
rom them was over.
Inc other animals were captured without
nuicn trouble, and at about 10 O'Clock the show
IIlved at Cory, where an immense crowd
people were patiently awaiting their coming
~ Is at once singular and fortunate that no
ne was seriously injured, nor were any very |
lnuaoie animals hurt. -Four cars, with their
on.ents, @ were wrecked, and many animals let
cen cap'ured, the lions being the only danger
is is aalm us let loss. Great creiitis due Prof 4
fnite Tor bis entrepidity, for had he been less
stefmined, serious loss of life might have oc-
ureo through the farocity Of the two br1ltas
at mad SO suddenly secured their frscdom.I
y was not known until the train reached Cor.
that the cage contalning the tigers had been
aiIneu, Y, out IN the smash one end Of the cage
u Deen knocked in, and when the train stop
"a at the depot both ofthe tigers quietly poked
ler heads out, and were on the point OF lean i
s into the crowd when they were discovered /
ID driven back. In consequence of til. delav
lly two exhibitions were given in CORY, tie
81 one taking place at O'Clock in the after
The accident was caused by switch orr of
ace, and both the engineer and switcbman
e blamed 1t Is probable that whoever is to
anne the railroad company will have rorind
Il ofdanages to pay, '..II ~ ~ 49, I