Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-05-01
Bear against Tiger Leopard against
Wolf

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A recent despatch from New York
to the Philadeiphia Inquirer says :
There was a terrific fight between a |
bear and Bengal tiger at the Grand |
Museum last night, which was not
according TO any prize
ring rules. The tiger was awarded
the fight at the end of the first
round The bear did not claim a
foul because he was dead. The fight
WAS in this wise.
The sacred concert closed last
night at the museum at 10 o'clock,
and immediately afterward the en-
ployees began to prepare the animals
for shipment to their summer qusr-
ters in Philadelphia By some acci-
dent the black bear escaped from his
cage and walked over to the Bengal
tigers cage and remarked that this
Was a good time to settle that little
difficulty growing out of the election
last fall, and insinuated that if the
chip on his shoulder was knocked of,
hostilities would begin at once. The
chip WAS knocked eff and the WAY be
gan.
The tiger was in his cage, bnt the
bars We're far enough apart So thst
he could spar satisfactorily. He let
out with his right and caught BrunI
by the throat. With his left duke
he scalped the bear The scrinnaS.
soon became interesting. The tiger
had the best hold aud although the
bear fought nobly he was unable 70
make the tiger loosen his grasp.
Keeper Peck and Manager Patterson
did their best to separate the brutes
but without success
In its struggles the bear struck
Patterson ON the thigh and tore his
flesh down to the knee, while Peck
was thrown TO the ground ana badly
injured about the knee. The tiger s
face was scratched and torn by the
bears claws, but it did not relax It's
hold until the bear expired
Meantime the whole menRgerie
had been converted into O perfect
pandemonium The lions already
restless began to roar with excite
ment and fiercely jumped against the
sides of their cages. The hyeRas be-
coEse furious st the smell of blood
which flowed from the bear and the
tiger, while the leopard and other
large animals were sll roaring and
rushing mp and down within their
cages. All this time the little mon
keys in the central cage had climbed
up against the side of their den and
appeared to be enjoying it hughly.
The assistants who had rushed
were fighting the tiger, had partial
" unfa.stened the partition between
the leopard and another cage which
held a wolf, and wildly rushing from
end to end Of his den the leopard
perceived this opening and rushed
into the adjoining cage. In q mo
ment ne had fastened upon the throat
of the unfortunate wolf precisely rs
a cat pOunces upon rat and shock
him furiously back and forth. The
of the keeper was attract
ed by TINS new uproar, and those
who could be spared were sent to
quell 1t. They found nothing but
an empty box in front of the door
way TO prevent tue wolf and leopard
from getting ont on the floor One
Of the men climbed up the side of the
cage and let down the bars. From
time to time the wolf, which had now
freed itself, spranS upon the leopard's
back while he was crouching for
spring. The leopard gnawed at
the forearm of the wolf and the wolf
snapped viciously sgain and again
at his spotted hide, and the cage was
filed with fur and blood. Bone.
cracked and frightful roars and
screams followed each new attack
At last the leopard made desper-
ate spring at the wolf aud caught
him fairly by the neck, shaking him
and finally hurting the wolf
into the corner of tine cage n mang-
led mass of blood, bones and lacerat-
ed flesh. The wolf died IN 3 few
The leopard may recyv-
er.
1t was a long time before the other
animals, winch had been raised to
high pitch of excitement, could be
quoted, and it was late nour when
the transfer 10 the cars MAS finally
effected.