West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-25
FIGHT IN A MENAGERIE.
q Tiger Tears "a Bear TO Pieces and
n Leopard Kills n Wolf.

While keepers were removing tho wild
beasts in a museum on Grand street New
York, 10 their summer quarters in Philadel-
phia, the black bear escaped from its cage
and caused n panic George Peck the mana
ger and Paterson, the keeper chased the
brute, which after futile efforts 60 escape,
crouched down beside the Bengal tigers cage
The tiger pushed paw through the cnRo and
seized the bear by the throat. The keeper
and manager t-ied 10 separate the enrnged
brutes but without avail. The tiger held ON
and grasping the bear by the top of the head
with its other forepaw tore poor bruins scalD
from its head, while with lis hind legs the
tiiger fairly disemboweled the bear despite all
that tho men could do.
In its struggles the bear struck Patterson ON
the thigh and tore his flesh down TO the knee.
while Peck was thrown 10 the ground and
badly injured about the knee The tigers
face was scratched and torn by the bears
claws but IT did not relax its hold until the
bear expired.
Meanwhile the entire menagerie had been
converted into "A perfect psndemonium The
lions, already restless now began TO roar
with excitement and lercely jumped against
the sides of their cages The hveilas became
furious at Che smell Of blood which flowed
from the bear and the tiger. while tne leop-
ard and the other lnrge auil.als were all
roaring and rushing mp ard down within
their cages. AL this time the little mcalleys
In the central cage had climbed up against
the side OF thei- den and appeared to be en-
joylng IL all hugely.
The assistants, who had rushed from the
cage TO assist tho men who were FIGHTING the
tiger, had p2-dciiy unfastened n partition
between ahe leopard ano unothe- cage which
held wolf, and whilo wildly rushing from
end TO end OF his den the leopard perceived
TINS opening and rushed into the adjoining
cage. In moment he had fastened upon
tile throat OF the unfortunate wolf precisely
as n cat pounce3 upon rat and shook him
furiously back and forth The attention Of
the keeper was attracted by this new uproar.
and those who could be spared were sent 70
quell II. They found nothing but an empty
box in front Of the doorway 90 prevent
the wolf and the leopard from getting
out on tho floor. One Of the men
climbed up the side Of the cage and let
down the bars From time 70 time the wolf
which had now freed himself sprang upoD
the leopard's back while he was cro,icbino
for a spring. The leopard knawed al the
forearm of the wolf and the wolf snapped
yiciously again and again AZ his spotted hide.
and the cage was filed with fur and blood
Bones cracked and frightfui roars and
screams followed each now attack AT last
the leopard made a desperate spring at the
wolf and caught him fairly by the neck
shaking him viciously and finally huring the
wolf into the corner Of the cage. q tuanuIed
mass OF blood, bones and lacorafed aesh The
wolf died in n few moments The lcoperd
was badly hurt.
IL was long time before the other ami.
mails which had been raised 10 n high pitch
OF fexcitemenJ, could be quietcd, and it vas n
late hour when the transfer 10 the cars was
finally effected.