Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-22

A SEA LION AT LARGE The sea lion that
escaped iutc Lake Winn4bsgo, Wisconsin
from Cooper l. Bal!ey's circus viii perform
lng at Oshkosh, 90 the lake shore, srers % be-
quite formidable animal, judging from the
following account in the Chicago Times:
a party Of gentlemen from he Revere
House started this mornng tAugu,, c far j..
trip on the lake to Gar lick Island, on board rio
steamer y. Is. Reed. When about three mics
from Oshkosh some OF the parry who v. r.
standlug on the bow of the boat saw dark Oh.
jcct moving 10 the wat>r nearly half a mile in
front OF them, headed for the shore. and as no
one could make out what il was the steamer
was headed for it. When it WIS about tw,
hundred yards from the object it disappeared
beneath the water. The steamer was lmmr.n
atey stopped and all hands we're on the lo,k
out for lis reappcara' c.. In lew minute, ore
OF the parry called out 'rhcrc ii =" a.l
sure enough, within one hundred ard ifv
yard' OF The Steamer We all saw Cooper 4 i1l-
Icy : sea lion that escaped mere a shnu TN,
ago. Then visions of the five hundred j ,l.,r>
reward hogan Ia floa. before the eyes II all On
board. In moment the small beat was nw-
cred, ana into II " IS tbr0Wh somc rope. boat
hooks, oars, and an old shot gun bc!ourirr 10
Captain Reed. The Captain then called for
luntccrS 10 Assist him capture the monster.
and alth0u IN have no doubt hat all Of H.
ull hav' been glad t.. have had hard ia
he capture, 1t Was impossible, a. the boat
would hold but tire" p rs>ns comfortably -
Captain Rid selected Mr.. Gcor." W. Has,,
| OF New York. anI Mr. Cameron. .! IL" R.vclr
House, To cn with him. Their coas an vests
wsrc Oft IN mHmrnt into the boar they
jumped, aud h'g,n pulling in the direction a.,
| the mouslcr amll words of cau,loD from h >.
on the steamer. Mr.. Cameron occupied H.,
i"w o! the boat, while Mr. Ilarr sa ~ tn.
: ern and With IN oar was llr,ctirs it, 4 nrS..
Captain Rcd Wa. the Iropclirs powr a the
orrs.
When about twenty yards from he creature
it again dis appeared, tnt this time only ior "A
moment, whcn it again arose AID va, ecl %
be seemingly within arm length Of The tcat
and rectly in frnnt. These On he steamer
saw Mr.. Cameron Use, AMI, with a boat 10 K.
| give the creature a tremendous btaw on he
head which uD or! uuatcly seemed only to iayr
the eff CT OF chr.gug it, and We were hurrG &!
TO seq i. raise ii part OF IT'S body out Of IN.
| water and descending. sIrlke the d. OF he
boat with It's jaws, crushing II a. # /: wcrr 1t
egg shell, throwing lis occupants int tie
water. \ cry OF horror ros: FROM tn. steamer
as we saw III: brav1 nicn sink but 10 Il no
mcGt they r,se TO the surf d d stuck on:
for the wrecked boa'. Captain Reed, beng
the elder OF he party. VS. the ia-t TO reach il,
and Mr. tlar: aul Mr. Cam"rou cx ended rach
a baud, n"lp him upon Me boat. which y
| boltom up. The steamer was immediately
beaded for them, ard just in tim Tor, as W.
| got n. ar 10 them, W saw the sea lou rise again
but few yards away. Seeing the steamer
, coming toward hun, lie turucd and wan ont
into the lake disappearing III few m,men,>
| We took the three men on board, aud thea
tiled to Gni the Iiou, but after cruising about
| FIR an hour sud scrlng nothlng of him, Sc
gave up tie chase and r.tur ned homc.