Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-19
A Hyena's Memory.

On the 18th of June desperate sllugsla
took nlaoe in the ca76ivora house at the fair
grounds between striped female byena,
lately purchased, aud large spotted byena
occupying with its mato one OF tho cages
Tho fight was a bloody one and The striped
animal received injuries which caused It's
death 10 few hours, despite tho brave efforts
to rescue it from it's assailaut made by WIN
ners, one Of the keepers at the talr groUods.-
He boldly entered the cage when the animals
were figh,iug and wounded the spotted animal
unon the head with a club, unti it was stun
ned and its victim released. Yesterday tho
spottcd hycna had is revenge.
Since the fight in June. tho spotted hytna,
with another cf the same species, has occupied
q caro- in the csrniVora house, between llon
cage and one appropriated to the leopards.-
Winners has attended TO the animals, as usua!,
and the bycnas have, since relieved OF thrir
otieetioaable striped associate, seemed az
tractsblc as hycnas ever get. which Is nothing
to speak Of ,
noonIe including couple OF ladies, werc gath
ered about the carnivora house looking. at the
animals, when Winners, the keeper, chanccd
to pass along between the railing and the cages.
lie Is familiar with the animals and the fcro'
cjous beasts seem 10 entertain sort or lrlehu.
shin for him. As ho passed along bo pattcu
the leonard on the head, and the beast seemed
rather to like the attention. Then ne came te
the hycnas' cage. Tho big spotted oruto Jay
close to the bar, and its mate was i''le
way off. ,., o,t
Winners carclessly as he passed reached out
bis hand and patted the hycna as DC hau tnu
leonard. 1t was cruel mistake. Inc ugy
brute awaiting his opportunity tor months, saw
it at last, and, quick as lightning. caugh1 luc
kindly hand ln his mouth, snkiog us laogs m1 intc
it deeply. There was trlghtiui struggle. he
mao sought to tear his hand away anu at luc
same instant. with srow!, the other hyeoa
spraDv to the assistance OF IFS mate. ,,.
For moment it seemed as tnoulh HluneI'
would have his cutirc arm drawn 10 InrouSn
the bars, but With supreme en'rl nc
wrenched himself away cripple. Ihe ssrong
laws of the byera had Dot looseoed their Rr'p'
and the left portion OF the right mana Was to"n
awav az tho man released bImseli, the bones
aud sinews parting like threads 10 t"c et'p ::
The ugly bruce who drc@ back yelling with hl'
bloody m0uthul.
Tho ladies who Witnessed tho terrible scanc
wrrr to be pl,ie,i one OF them almost falIt!nG
.t tho time. and bcog III from the cf1' OF nc
sisht cvcu sltrr getting ato street. car; a.
s;slancc wa4 promptly summopcd aud WIonHfs
was corvcyed to phy5icilu. who bound Up !hs
maogIcd snup. The mao srtf 'rlos exc'ucla''nh '
raio iror his INJURIES lie will, OF conIs', "c
c,innjrd by the occurrence. The ,Dcn VINO 3aT
risd hl.u to a ply salclau came back pai''a as
spcctrcs.
Wioncrs has been long engaged as Keeper
of animals. and is understood 20 hove been onca
| seriously hurt by Iion In his chsrs'' ',, n'
brother, also keeper at me Hrouous' icp'oa1"
ed hin Yesterday with his carclts iness, say ini
that ore so experienced should have kfo"1
better than to trust a hyena. but the Woundsd %
noan did not sacm 10 consider hlnl'e't much t'
be blamed. The hyenas, after the oc'urrenc'
Of yesterday, dashed about like mao ID tn .n'osi q;
They shriekcd continually, aud tho other anl
mails ioioed in, making tho gardens resound nI tn
onrc a time ~ith the uscst OF chorusca'- 81
j,OutS RcDulliCeen.