Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-04-04
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AnosAsy Mrssgerie Acc,dext- 4 Lion Tanser Ftar!
J1iy Larc~'stsd-Hs Fieks tie Lion ~ his
Gage While Wots~ded and - Again Iorn-His
Recovery Doubtful.
For some s;ms pssttl's NenagStis asA Osc~
of Mr.. y Bryan, Of Frankford, has been open at \
borough. In this menagerie there were cosi |
pie Of cages containing lions; one cage having |
thoee which Mr.. Joseph Whitsle, the lion tanner |
and pestornsR, had sscoseasd In 70 sconEsolliag
- TO render them complssely subject v his will,
The other cage conaainsd lion which md mol
yet been entirely tanned. Mr.. Whitile, howey-
er, knowing his power over dunb anirnalA T.
tempted 10 enter The eags Of thie uatssssd a
halftamsd brute, and 60 thsosgh his ypnAi pess
lormances, ssict, In fast, ~ Ne had been accus-
toned to perform With the animals. whici, had
DO. d.; 1..s,s sss q {,'a |esa
mi's = 0aP Proo1s1 = as pssxk.1a in
the lions mouth. In this il N evident that
Mr.. Whiule had msjpdgel the amount Of con-
troll whick - M otlainsA 0Sssa ~, beast by
the simple remembrance Of the power Of his
eye. 1lskaS SpGnhiea bl8 tnaln tis uppG
and lower jaws, the eye Of bis master firmly
fixed upon his I'll the sAals; omitted him TO
open them, to strain them open, and to keep
them open, bat ~ iastaas NJ. Whiatle stopped
l aOu pleAG&5u U0 I'LL ~ 18k VOsWO9U b00 0SuaSO-
tro,s jsss = totn1ose1s n111eryt ~ d.tant
the ponderous hinges cracked, closed, and the
teeth efsAe 49, - is11s1sl deeply ID
imaa:aiJ - "a &EViliian7 O.
Who exhibits the elsphsnt with great courage,
and not without sosas rik, ssilsa atags s4esaper,
an instrument about ten fest long, and through
the bass oommsnced bslahxine the Non with
great vigor. THE haA the ae.isea e6sce ol
causing him 10 relinquish his held sPea Mr.
Whittls's facs. On tbs gsntlaaanes rising, hia
left cheek was zen % have been terribly lsrcer
ae1 M ~ rieAs chssk tnA, hs4 ~ nv -bose
inn profussly from bic .vsunds, and pouring
down his hoso@ md clolhing. Aa64QR viii
defeat and pain, Ms. WAf(tle aaiaG aAor
piece OF wood whish 10 hsd with hin = IL
cage and with eom1gs equal 70 thst Of ~
beas before him, boldly and faarlessly attacker
him. The asEHagse continued f0r some E1Al'
| time, the Hon avidenely having been cowed y
the fsrociU u ~ mass attack, lut the incseee
ing fainsasAs 4 M Wh,ttle, . veil = ths u
element oftAe koa. I'D b ahs 400 Of blood
which b. this tiMe covered the bottnm Of th
once more, .anAl with bound - threw hiassel
un Mr. WhitlePshfsast and bore him backward
to the Aoor of the cage. Then turning sudden
/ " upoa hin. b AxsA III tsslA h Asshy paI
of hss right ihieh, which hs IL through no lsu
than four times 10 dt6ersak placsA fsoal he kns
. upvasl, and making nins wounds. some of thss
three inches long, terribly larcerating the fem<
J raj esssls. Mr. Goallss had I'll the time con
Z Z tin d to uss The cAgs scfapef With such goo
! eff a a 70 make the beaae ultimately leave NJ
! VIII tile and reuet to W. othet disiaioe d 4
cage, through the door osnally hutlt in the ces
3 IRE Of thae sscaplaciea. Weakened from tn
]. great Aos Of blood, wanlsa and laEcssstsd -
Was, Me-. Slide r6sA sd jcloaieg she doc
with the assistance Of Mr. CoulesA boalsd i ~,
leAcsnalk ~ sihaink any tnftesR ssaAcks no
!, the animal. baf s siEs ssl
AT .his meRsee NJ. Whaaleb strsugth q
e trsly gave way, and BE- fell TO the boslom Of Il
}, cage. The door waa then opened, and With Il
: aMissance Of Nr. C.aillaa and . NJ. Hartve
!, Mr.. Whitals N1satAken typm tho AGe and ca
risd 10 the reaidence Of Mr.. Bryan. about thr
= squares, where d. L. Lswis, the phyaician VI
ksileodeA hin, Arensi ~ veaadAa xeps9r
g oftks phystcisn dill not csass TIL ailsr MI
ak k}o'clocA - (sieg ~ t6mA hing engag'
Y In stanching I'D owiag % the wonnsts D.i
i'm lhe pesfusaannno of ahks 0PesAtiDO upon
= Ithieh, l1s Whlssls, 4 y aid losksd on - u
y wsre viaasaaing ths Performance 9ron aooeh
tMr WAihle : about tssoty i ss Ave e yeas q \
kasd - besa faslovss Ave ysa0 svhh With
~ OBryan h Ais nsnagesie. :,
n Atsl1s16 dt1nck A. -hilAA RDt. LesisI .
knowing uhal ~ stba epnlaal q ~ tssth
:. y the enragsd bsass might prodaes upon
sc Whilile. 81. s .f.ssal 5lit i I'D .tess
n at Is all over" were the last words OF Ho
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