The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-06
SULLIVAN COUNTY TROPBY.
The Hear that Killed - Dog. Almost Killed ~
Man. and then Died uimseir

The black bear that lately hung in
front Of MOynahan's restaurant. at 10 Park
row has a history Recently that bear was
roaming in the forests Of sullivan county. n. Y.
Dave Avery. OF the Mansion House Mon
tcello. was one of party OF deer hunt
ers that lett Monticello TO drive deer on the
ridges few miles from that place. Dave was
standing on "a runaway. blowing his ilngers.
with his gun cooked, ready to put lead into any
buck. doe. or ftWn that Nrnturcd MS way. Alter
he had stood guard fOrseVrral hours, u Shawan-
guuk mountaincer appeared on the scene.
Halo" said he to Dave. I've bin iolerin
abar track i'r two days, n cant ketch the
barr
that track. said Dave.
Tho mountaincer jumped ut the offer. and
Dave forkcd over the cash.. He was Iut on Tie
track. and the mountainerr l"ni him his dog.
Dave followed the dog a mile into swamp.
and began To- think he had maoc bau bargain.
then he heard y noise in the brush. lie was on
the left bank Of a swamp run. in AN open space
in the Jungle. He had barely time to turn IN
the direction of the noise when the blacklist
kind Of a boar came tearing ont OF tile brush,
straight for him. Dave saws b" forgot al about
his gun, and made fora ch cstuut tree that stood
near. H. had rcto he'd the lower branches be-
henr rnin,, an, tlr creek n- fast A. his c..s could
carry him. ami th' borrowed dog not NOR" than
n,, ,,,i lr,,,, a III - HE roe liz Inc Tine
he hud picked NJ h'4 gun the dog had caught
W. with the bear, and Seil'i him in the rear.
This brought BRAUN t'N stop, Hnd h", turned II
'if fl'ft. l'lNf- ftll lti " lIil l'i.lNf t ~ Ai'
spot whore the boar wH~ir irving io pet I'D" iog IN
his hug and iaNing good aim Yet taii DE
wh.skrd about ana started ut fun speed ON up
tn" cr"ok. A. Doe Disappeared i'm the swamp.
Dave sent his buo k-hui after HIM. ! he dog i"l-
lowed III" bear. Dave load u ana hurr"i ON.
believing that Ne had inflicted a mortal wound.
lie had uo dinl ANY lh following the m'ar. as
there was % tfnt ol blood through the swamp.
Il wis 40 lra~t % quarter of ana hour before be-
came AGAIN 100 sight 90 NJ" bear. and thrn Just
ia time to SEQ thr wounded animal capture the
ll II ... ina D.
a Iiir.nes mu--. Dave put another uIIl INTO me
h"Hr. winch again started ou ana d -1pporrd
in the swamp. The lHtr IT the dos dtd uot alter
the determination 10 Oh" huut.rtn -ct Ga" worth
.i lois -. and he followed tl" boar N"t more
ihau three Hundred yards further On the bloody
Il had followed tho crock closely Dave
stopped hut NJ ira , of the hoare.iuli Poe found.
Tho hunter Was nystird hui suddenly "a ivni
suor. Startled MIN. and he saw %" hrd ~ ihe
D. nr pr iu iins lr'ui ,irep la'. ili lH. -. A",
nu flIr surface. from the blood that n NHI from
tnr bears wounds. Tn bear did not wait for
ANY overt act on the part 10 the hunter, but
/ upon his foe. Dave discharged II loai Of hu.N.
shot from MS KAN n quickly ~ possible. lut
. hsurn advance. Dave knew that the auiiHal
must necessarily b" badly wounded and his
/ death ouy a matter of time. Dave ran as
qurkly u- u..-- ihio hehind the root of 70 iail"u
tree near Nv. Tn" bear followed hlm 49, cd 49,. -
that the hunt ~ WIS M ahir - escape from the
ho" IA the ground mad' 10y The tearing oui ,"l
the roots before Ia" bear l.aprd INTO "a" iic-
preston also. the distance between the hunt r.
aud boar was not over two irrt ana unNr
Thought he was destined 70 -hat" ~" iaie OF il@
DIG Bat his shots lat been 0d-gi 900 Niii
SPOTS o' ia" lean body. and when th' animal
al.-htcd in th, eull'v be- f"ii. he rai-'i Inr.
tItIiy uu.u !i~ i'rt.and fell ncnin ~ LA' ihi ~
ground puN. Ben saw iNnf .iD animal WAS In
its ..sl'h -fri.Er= fIerlIrli td ont of th" hol'.
aul u icW minutes mad il" -si-iart!au II
s-lu-s tho shaggy brute stretched deat Ice. 10
him. lie turn ." tNr iufnII and met y =
fellow hunters. rny bowed nun 70 the sp.l
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