The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-26
A BEAR FIGHT.
Bruin Escapes from Railroad Train
and Makes it Warm for the Enemy.

and makes 1t w arm Tor the hnemy.
On Saturday week, about noon, the
people residing near Avon station, on
the Lebanon Valley Railroad, in Penn
sylvania, were in a fearful state of
alarm. 4 huge black bear escaped from
a freight car, jumped over fences, adj
vanced on the farm-yards in that vicinity
and there was q terrible excitement. The
Reading Times thus tells the story:
The animal vas the property of Mr..
Diemer, residing near Wernersville. He
was DESTROYS Of making present of it
to an old friend as Palmyra station, on
the Valley Road The animal was &C
cordingly placed in large hogshead
and WAS chained in there Both were
then placed N a stock car. The train
hands, not thinking it possible for the
animal 60 escape, closed but one side of
the car and the train started. They had
not proceeded on their journey very far
before a passenger train passed them,
the engine whlstling, and the steam his
sing in it's escape. This together with
the rafting and rumbling of the train
scared Mr.. Bear, and he determined to
get cut of that hogshead.
And he did. He tore and twisted, and
finally the chain snapped; the few boards
that covered the top were forced off, and
the bear got cut in the car. Just as the
train was rolling slowly into Avon, at the
rate Of eight miles per hour, the engineer
looked back, and was startled to see the
animal Jump from the car and scamper
toward the fence. He shut off and steam
shouted, '"There goes the bear!'' and
there the bear did go. He went with
one of those peculiar hop, skip, and
jump trots that bears only indulge IN,
over the fields and fences, and finally he
brought up in an apple orchard. By
this time another train came along. AZ
ter putting every thing into proper shape
and carefully seeing that the trains were
in no danger, several Of the crew started
out to catch the bear. The farmers had
heard Of the enemy, and they assembled
with pitchforks and guns. The women
folks drove il their geese ana ducks, and
doors were barred against the bear. The
Eailroadars approached, and the bear
growIed end snapped. Although tame,
he WAS worked up TO high pitch OF ex-
element and it was dangerous to be near
him. The railroaders sl1irmished and
tried to outfiank the bear, but it was no
use. He growled and showed his tusks
the same as any other bear, wild Or tame.
q rope was procured, and an engineer
undertook TO Iasso him, but the bear
growled louder than before, and the
knight Of the throttle got out of the way,
and said he wanted no more bear in his
life. One of the breakmen, in his ef-
forts to secure the animal, was severely
bitten in the arm. At last by a united
effort, the bear was driven into a cow
stall of a barn. Then he wanted to
know where he should keep his COWS.
The bear in the stable was an elephant
on his hands, and he was in a terrible
predicament- It was some time before
the excitement died out, and the owner
OF the bear was telegraphed for, who
came and took charge of it. The rail
readers then got on their trains and went
on IS usual, and now the talk of the road
is all about the bear fight.