The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-18
Almssi Ea;en Alive Terrible Enrsun-
Ger with . Hear.

LAST Saturday Hannibal Roe. Who
resides On the Little Prickly Pear. in
the vicinity u Wolf Creek Station.
s~houiders-t his gun and wcnf ont in IT,.
maintains f0r a deer hunt. While he
Was passing down the course ~ . small
guich. and just a. H. hal turned 4
pn;nt 81 rocks which prOtrufled abrupt
II from the mountain side he resolved
upon the left side ~ his head anl face
q stunning blow from the paw 81 an
immense she hcar. which il appears
was lying IN wait for him nInon the
other sile II the rocks The blO~
knocked Air. Roe down and caused him
"a lose possession 81 MS gun. which was
the only weapon he had with him. and
AZ the same instant the infnriafet
beast. throwing herself upon the prs
frafe form of her as;nniShed. disarmei
and wounded victim the man and bear
were precipita,esl together about fifteen
feet down the steep bank 10 The bed ~
the Cullen Having nothing 10 de-
fcnd himself with. Mr. Roe quick
IL determined 10 play the
dead man. and turning upon
his face feigned Inconsistencies
through one u the mosi trying Oriea!s
eve- experienced by q human being
The bear evidently concluded II her
prey was dead he had been killed by
her own strong paws. and bf-an her
feast Bee nnin- upun Ms heAl she
literally tore the mnn's ~-alp % -hreds-
leaving il IN = condition horrible % look
at lie SAWS he could both hear anil
feel her teeth grating anon his skull
-. 49,. NnAnw -. L. rate .N<.MwNI.-
inflicring there a ghastly and danger
Gus wound and BIT hira in several
places upon his left arm side and back
a. lar down - the hip. Just a.
she had driven her teeth into the hip
and was. DOUBTLESS. unrn the point ~
inaicting such wOun. n would have
caused instant death. one Of her Cubs
raised q err Of diSfscSs- II was "a this
point thai Mr.. Roe's play VI dead
man" which had hitherto seemed 80
.nnnrailinw. was Of great service "a him
The bear evidently thourht her victim
dead. and leaving him. fastened 10 the
relief Of hcr yOun =. Intending. il l. stID-
p0sHrf. 10 finish her meal ~ pleasure.
Though bruised mangled and fatignef
hi, scalp 4 bleeding 81 torn iesli
and m1f.et hair hanging at-0nf hiS
brow. his left cheek aI.I err torn OF
until they nung - his side bv but =
slender sfrsp. his cheek bone broken.
BIZ skull fractured ahove the eve. his
shoulder. arm ani side hAliy injured
he nevertheless summoned sufficient
strength ~ rise and .er away before biz
antagonist arrived The siory If his
Subsequent achievements u almost be-
vond belief. bnt L. abunf antly v.Srrhei
for a. was living alone. and Knew
that ~ refurn home wifhpu; summon
Ing assistance Wa tN cert mir 10 hDme
and de ia solitude AlfnJu~a srDmthe
scene Of his encounter il WAS a H M ant
= half home BE- walked thlf lsrznce.
and without stopping AZ hi- tahia pro
cecsel q half-mile further M fhe Mis-
sour River. upon the opposite -iIe ~
which h. - 4 couple ~ ~ -hbpr--
70 whom he called fir assistance
A. ssso9 - h. observed That his
cries were heard ~ returned a. his cab
in where his ~nri-hhors Soon after
found him sitting npen a stool. holding
his hand to the s.de ~ his heai. AMI in
that way as bes, ~ could kees inw his
nufilaied cheek and ear In place Such
aid was rendered - cDuil ~ under the
circumstances. and medical assistance
was telegraphed for. to which DR.
Steele promptly responded The
wounds were dressed eaTly sunday and
Mr.. Roe was left a. comfortable a. his
surroundings would allow H. bore
his srferinrS. including the great num-
Der Of stitches that were taken III sew
ing his wounds. with wonderful forth
tude- allowing no groan Or complaint
% escape him. except upon a occt-
sion when the needle pisrced the flesh
in close proximity 10 the ere. He con
fidently asserted that ne would ret weli-
although tire doctor regarded his ease
Is = critical one Since the above was
written Mr.. Roe has arrived in Helena
and j. now A. the Sisters Hospital He
made the journey Of forty miles, from
his home 70 Helena. in a spring wagon
thus affoniing additional evidence Of
his remarkable endurance. which hrs
physician regards as being without
parallel Last evening he vas feeling
quite comfortable and considerable
hopes were entertained for his rccoy-