The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-07
4 YELLowsroNE BEAR . TORY
Aow Thres.Hundred. an d Fifty.
round Brufn was Killed by Two
Woman

HOW . Thres.Hundrsd.a
round Brufn was Killed By Two
Women.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.
The Fire Hole Hotel ia located on
the west side of the lower basin at the
ioot OF the mountain near a GOOD
spring OF water, and from which can
We had a line view of the valley. Mar
snail, the proprietor has q thirty
years lease from the Government, and
Will add to his house as the business of
the public demands. This 10 the only
house In the Park besides the ono at
the entrance.
IL Is wild and solitary place to
spend the winter, which Marshall and
ms vile, with young lady compan-
ION, did Tor the first time last winter,
AUD III this connection he told me a
bear story. He said that after visitors
nan ceastd coming to the Park last
iall he went to Virginia City for his
winter supplies, leaving his wife, Chi
dren and the young woman In charge
Of the place. Near the house, IL the
rear, was situated a dug out or root
house where he stored his potatoes,
ETC., to keep them from freez ny, aud
10 ventilate viii Ia he used JOINT OF
stove pipe. One morning during his
absence his wife looked out Of the
window and saw bear pulling down
the pipe and trying to Dig ihto the
root house, in which they had also
stored most of their PROVISIONS. The
women were at their wits end as to
what course to pursue. They at first
threw tin cans from the windows and
managed to disturb BUN for few
moments, but he soon returned, as he
had already shifted the good things of
that ground cellar aud he did not pro-
pose tn b. scared off with tin caus,-
Mrs. Marshall, brave enough to be left
alone, uid not intend to have all OF her
PROVISIONS taken before her eyes, and
proposed 10 load the rifle if her com.
panion would fire it a. The bear, which
being complied with, good Cha re
was placed in the gun, which was
land across the windowsill and dis.
charged at his bearship, but the aim
not being accurate, 1t did not strike
him in vital part, although his &C
lions showed that he was hit. Lie re-
tire ted to the hillside, sat upon his
launches, took q view of the situation
and then disappeared in the bushes,
VIII re he remained. The women we're
not satisfied, and they went after that
bear-a very imprudeut thing, to say
the least, but nevertheless they went,
for Gas they expressed lt) they were
afraid he might come back in the night,
and as they were satisfied he was
wounded, they wanted to finish HIM
Loading The rifle again, they went
cautiously up the hillside, until hey
discovered the bear standing in small
clearing, when the women prepared
for action by laying the gun across a
los and taking deliberate aim, hitting
the animal behind the foreshoulder,
when he rolled down the hill. The
women did not stop to see whe her the
bear was rolling or running-they
imagined the laLter-and both ran for
dear life, dropping the gun AZ they
went for the house, which they reach
ed before casting u glance in the rear.
When safe iD the house they took
view of the situation aud could see
bruin doubled up and giving his last
kick. He inaliy became quiet, and
they ventured Out and got possession
OF their gun, which WAS loaded, anu a
third charge put in the bear to make
sure he was not playing 'possum.-
When Marshall came home he weigh
ed the bear, and foud it Drought down
the beam to $50 pounds. He tells the
story Of the action Of the brave women
with great deal Of pride, and the
young woman who did the shooting
has become quite heroine.