Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-06-21
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(Signed) HENRY WILSON.

hespectiuliy yours,
(Signed) HENRY WILSON.
A MENAGERIE LoosE.-As Barnum's
show was leaving Erie, Pa, on Saturday
morning en- route to Cory, one of the
trains dgawn by two engines was thrown
from the track, and both locomotives
and several cars were precipitated down
the bank, the two former imbedded in
the earth, while the latter were complete
ly wrecked, and the entire train and its
contents received a lively shaking up
The lions roared, the monkeys chartered
parrots screamed, the great rhinoceros
snorted and bawled, while the less fero-
cious animals, like the giraffe and Gland,
shrank trembling into corners, refusing
to recognize the caresses of their keepers.
As the accident happened about two
o'clock in the morning, and the night
was cloudy and dark, the confusion that
reigned must be imagined, for it cannot
be described. 1t was speedily discover
ed that cage containing two Asiatic
lions was among the wreck, and the ter
rifed performers were not long in learn
ing that these two monarchs of the jun
gle were loose and unframed. This fact
added to the terror of the scene, and a
stampede for safety Immediately ensued
Prof. Charles White the celebrated
lion-tamer, alone remained undismayed
and Immediately began perfecting ar
rangements to secure his pets, feat, a;
may be supposed, not easily accomplish
ed. Providing himself with an ordinary
rawhide, Prof. White advanced toward
the spot where the two Unbiased brutes
stood glancing ferociously about them
but he had not approached very near to
them when he was greeted with terrific
roar from the male, which broke the
still of the night in an awful and start
ling manner. 1t "meant business" anC
as the great beast stood erect lashing hi.
tawny sides with his tail, it was evident
that for time at least he was "mon
arch of all he surveyed" The little
kitten" or baby lion partook OF tn,
general excitement, and mewed piteous
ly. At times the lioness would seize i
in her mouth and look furiously about
as if upon the point of leaping into thu
darkness in search of safe retreat, ant
for time things looked squally. TIL,
lion tanner, however, was at work, ant
procuring a stout rope he succeeded il
throwing it over the mead of the NAL
lion, and in few moments he was Sc
curely fastened to tree. The female
however, with a perseyerseness peculia
to her sex, and perhaps Infatuated b,
the recent loss Of two of her kittens wa
not SO tractable, and showed fight, bu
Prof Whites determined manner sool
brought her to terms, and slip-noosin,
the younger one and slowly drawing
into an empty cage, the mother was in
duced to follow. and thus were both tn,
ferocious beasts secured, and all imme
date danger from them was over. Tn,
other animals were captured withou
much trouble, and at about 10 o'clocl
the show arrived at Cory, where an i'm
mense crowd of people were patientl,
waiting their coming. 1t is at once sin
gular and fortunate that no one was Sc
riously injured, nor were any very val
liable animals hurt. Four cars, will
their contents, were wrecked, and man
animals let loose, but it is believed tina
most of them have been recaptured, tn
lions being the only dangerous ones tina
were let loose. The accident was cause
by switch being out of place, ana bot
the switchman and engineer are blamed
1t is probable that whoever is to blame
the railway company will have roun,
bill of damages to pay.
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Blood, Pimples, Blotches, Eruption.
Rough Skin, Salt Rheum, Erysipela
and Scrofulous diseases, by the use q
DIR. Pierce's Alt. Ext. or Golden Med
cal Discovery, for they shall be happ
in knowing that the cure is complete
Sold by all druggists. 594
A WHOLE PEOPLES OPINIoN.-
When a nation of forty millions acceI
and endorses as a Standard Restorativ
an article that it has had the fullest OF
portunities of testing during period Z
twelve years, who can be so absurdly N
credulous as to doubt the excellence G