Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-26
ENCOUNTER OF A BULL WITH A LION AND
LIoNEss.

The San Antonio (Texas) CORES
pondent of the New York Herald, de
Q scribes the Second fight between bul
and lion at that place
! Atone o'clock the lion, "Old George,
! was put in the arena. He was large
r African lion, who, although old, pre-
, sented a formidable appearance. Hc
was very large. He had been given Q
calf few days before, which he de
stroyed in fine style, as well as several
vagrant dogs that had strayed into the
arena, in which be had been placed for
week past to allow him to exercise
his muscles. Old George has only one
eye, the other having been burnt in
order to get the remains of his keeper
out of his cage in Memphis a few years
ago, he having torn him all TO pieces.
AT 3:45 o'clock Mexican vanqueros
were seen bringing the bull across the
prairies. The lion was shut up in one
corner of the cage, with a circus can
vas, while the bull was led in by four
men with ropes,
He took q sudden fit OF butting,
ierlr;ny away from his keeners and
made q rush nnen ono ~ them n leroe
heavy man and threw him 70 he
ground in an instant piercing the calf
of bis leg with bis horn. The position
of the unfortunate man was horrible,
| the infnriated bull standing over him
shaking his head threatcning each
moment 10 imnale the prostrate vic.
Tim crv of horror escaned from
The mnI,i,nde Fortnnatelv The atten.
tion Of The bnll was diverted and ,he
ininred man was conveyed ont E the
aroma A bugo cash wos ont in b;s
Ieg fracturing tho ,ibia cut,ino thro'
two LARGE muscles and an arterv Rnt
for tho 5resence of n DOCTOR tbs wound.
ed man wonld have bled ,o death
As soon as the buIl was fairIv in the
cage tho curtain that concealed tbe
lion was dronned As soon as thew saw
each other tbe lion crouebed down
growing. and lasbing the ground with
6is tail Reforo he could snr;ng IN,
bull altbouob lame from bis ,reyions
encounter With the Iioness w;,hou, a
momo1t,s hesitation honnded toward
the lion catching him under tho bellv
He threw the lion snrawl;ng seet m
word oaa;nst ,ho caro c,i1ow;n
mn by go;ng Car him S aas;n and n;nnS;nr,
I'm 70 tho oro,rd Z, was r. ra;s
the lion mads show of res;s,onra tho
buIl n;nnad h;,n tn tha ooao hoid;nr
him aga;ns, the hors 90 IN 3 r;oo
On 1he bull w;tbdraw;nc h;s horns
one of which had mado a 3oon wonnd
in ,ba eanL tha Ion escanad Far
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nIayad a, aanh o,bar ,ha IT, m;,,s
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tbo hn,l with bead lowored 90 70 80
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tho aronnd tha b,,l nnoren,iy sn}var
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