Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14
Encounter With q Bear.


On Tuesday Mr.. Noah Garlitz, of this
county, living at Pea Ridge, while pass
ing through the forest, near Thomas
Chaney's residence, met fierce antag-
onist-a female bear. His attention
was first called to the near presence of
dog. Thinking he had found ground.
hog. and anticipating little sport, Mr.
&. picked up few stones and walked in
the direction of the barking. Upon his
arrival, instead of the expected harm
less animal and sport, he saw huge
black bear coming from out the bushes
with open jaws in full force toward him.
Having neither weapon of defense
nor time to plan an escape Mr.. G. took
to retreating, with the bear in full pur-
suit. After running about one hundred
yards his feet became entangled in I'M
derbrush and threw him to the ground,
He -regaineds his feet just in time to es-
cape the jaws of death, for his devorr-
in pursuer was within two PAGES. The
dpg,sas if sensible of his masters dan
ger, seized the bear by the hind leg,
causing her to turn and defend herself
against the rear attack, thus allowing
the pursued to continue his race for
life. About a second hundred yards
were completed when Mr. G. looked
back and saw the bear and dog in full
encounter. Having determined to fight
it out Mr.. G. fastened to his house,
about a mile distant, and secured his
rifle, while the dog held the bear at
turned to the scene of conflict accompa-
,,iol Nv bic 1tf1o lororhfnr A Tho
bear was standing on a log and the dog
G., resumed the fight before he had
within twenty steps Mr. g. fired, the
shot the animal jumped about five feet
in the air and fell to the ground, but
regained her feet almost instantly. A
second shot sent ball through the
neck of the bear, while she stood on her
hind feet about to leap upon the dog.
This wound so enraged the animal that
breaking and biting brush as if twigs.
Retreating backward, while loading his
gun, Mr.. G. s foot became fastened be-
tween two logs, throwing him to the
ground, the limb of a small tree strik-
sight impossible.
Destruction was imminent, and the
PROSTATE man despaired Of release,
when his daughter Annie, seeing the
perilous situation of her father, hasten
ed to the spot. In answer to his call
she seized the rifle and resting it on a
log took a swift and correct aim at the
devouring wild beast, and like 'Dove-
Eye of the Sioux, sent ball crashing
into its brain. Having killed their enc
my they fastened as fast as they could,
under exhaustion and injuries received
in the struggle, to the house of Thomas
CLANCY. The bear weighed $50 pounds;
the feet measured eight inches from
heel to toe, and the nails were two
inches long. Two balls were found in
her-one in the flank and one in the
neck-that had been planted in former
years. The following morning Noah
Garlitz, accompanied by Mannasseh
and Israel Garlitz. went in search of
the cubs. On reaching the neighbor-
hood of the previous days encounter
they met Thomas CLANCY, who, with
his dog, his sole defender, had succeed
ed in freeing the cubs. Old bruin had
come to the rescue of the little ones,
and fought ''Long Tom heroicallly for
more than half an hour, when he re-
treated into the dense forest. The tree
was felled, and the cubs, after some
scratching and biting, were captured
and bound. They may now be seen in
cages at the houses of Thomas CLANCY
and Israel Garlitz. = Oakland (lMd.)
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