The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-03

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During The annual fair IT Deep====le.
known a. 'fsusflbearing, lion IS
capped from d travelling fsensgeTie. The
fair ground which h Just behind the
Roebuek inn, II trasesxed BY Lord
street 81 one extreme end. bat gem
orally speaking Il surrounded by old
and diiAplaatesi houses. am thus
particular iii location because al the
events that followed.
Perhaps the mos. enjoyable OF the
Lancashire fairs i the annual Rush
bcariag At Neepvaie, supposed 10 be a
remnant of the remote times when the
young men and maIdens went forth
10 sut PUSHES 10 strew on the church
hsors. and then, in festival array,
held sountfy earEivsi Of dancing
snd fesasting afterwards. Nowadays
II IL merely three days holiday.
procession Of rush-carts. and
Q collection Of penny shows. eireuees,
swings. the blare OF trumpets, ginger
breasi saloons. and shooting galleries !;
and Of course al sflch local happen
Ing all the great cotton mills. weaving
factories and warehouses are closed.
and the operatives ass out playing.
TO use local expression, or to give
the full significance Of the sentence
playing EN- wi aw thsr brass In ther
pockets. The lion escaped on the
second evening Of the fair, probably
about 10 O'Clock At night. that Il. half
m hour after the menagerie had
closed. and under cover OF pouring
wei night skirted tho dilapidated
houses. made its way slnohserved into
the open Lord street, down which il
ran a short distance.
At tho1oot Of Hill street dead dog.
crushed and mutiIated. was found In
the morning.
Hill street, which runs al right
angles out OF Lord street, Il q some
what steep ascent: more than haif
way up this street. In fact. Just op-
posite the Baptist chapel, q small
butchers shop had keen broken into.
the side Of a sheep dragged down and
carried away
4 black cindsf lane leading from
Hanging road Mills, runs In
10 the street nj the top
The iron nsill-gates were open, AZ
two workmcn had passed in, aud down
this einder pathway. with It's absence
OF lights. It's sense OF quiet aud Its
vista Of darkness and gloom, the lion
turned. no doubt. as 10 welcome
haven al refuge from the strange gas.
1t streets and the noise OF belated
vehicles.
Just how long tho animal roafned
the yard il not known. but presently
attracted by the shelter and warmth
Of the large boiler~fouse. Il made It's
way In thcre. The two men were In
side one of the boilers, and had been
engaged In sealing its interior, this
Ii done with small hammers that
hfeak away the incrustations or
s'scale caused hs the action Of the
water after certain length of usage.
The men were working Overtime,
but at the moment Of the lions EN-.
trance we're desisting or resting from
their laiors. The top Of the boilers
was covered with a thick felt cloth
inr. thereby rendering FOOTBALLS In.
audible. especially the ssealthy cat
like tread of this strange intruder.
When Tom Fitton put his head
through the man-hoie on the top 81
the boiler, preparatory 90 climbing ont
he was greeted with a low growi
thersupon hs disappeared. and his
promptness was eonimendahle-
one - brave in the dark.
Having obtained she lantern from
his fellow workman. Rogers, he
again climbed up with the
light Ia front &C him, and rapidly run
ming his eve along the level 81 the
boilers. deserted in the corner. against
the whitewashed wall. q great brown
moving mass
10 little did fitfan realise what tbs
object was that he exclaimed in sons
OF derision. Dick. here's some %
them gowks plAysn the fEue vi as.
sst'hagk thy hammer at him, re
sponfied Rogers. eheerily. Nay.
said Eitsun. 81 Gamma max Il ogt weei.
as his pasxlud gaze still dwelt on The
corner; here, thee eoam up thvseif.
and fitton again descended. Rogers
at once Intercepted the stranger will
choice medley ct cofsdemnafory
epithets. and then turned white and
sick the lion had arisen. and stood
wich marc erect and blazing eyes
The man Immediately OWNED ths
trsath. he bad seen the beast the aay
before af the show, ard speedily con
ieeiarej Il bad escaped.
fsston would NOT believe i ant
somewhat rreklesssy pat his head 0ut
again. The ton had sized portion
Of the hast.Sieyeuresi carcass ans
stcsad aeisantiy Watching hina. Ii wn.
svldeutsy Disturbed in meal that i
did not Intend 20 EetinRlixb. Her.
was terrible dilemma twa helpless
men imprisoned In hssiser witA sucH
warsseF ssantiisar quart ever them.
Luckily th.s hal = gVo5 supply q
candies. even II The oil ia she lsmy
gave oat; bat the question MAS he's
to escape AMI ssxe the alarm. and ths.
consideration the hrmve fellows 81
once thaaghs of. They we're eunaAr
asive9y secure. as i Was SfnroSSitsi.
for the lion 10 get shTaGgls she maa
hole. even i IL attempted - do -
wssch a as unlikely. And the cnnxss5
GRAFTON for others came nearer hnFns
20 them. shpaxh islsA foreh0re foe !
while to speak - il. bat pTsSessstS
Fltsaa saia, Maie. Suppose fhs
suiSsas should Come after nle Reg
ers said nothing.
As one al the ehsi,leF. be adde's.
The SPEAKER lssskei Al his watch
II wNS = quarter - elsyen; his houss
MS iaSt BY the yates.
@ltS All reel, said n8ck Rogers = il !,
. cheefy ssasle. they re beth aSssSp =:
wbcasss. tresi ps9a al the .5Av'N fsi.,
tnF With shesr senses rendered
sioszbly seG,e thes sotsEa heas the vrpA.
beast Sfanghsng the hSssses "a the ar
aer. Ia the tAf<hess cosner. for att
tAs Faaa sudden apseAraaee ansa
exit, Il hsa. wssh haaysk sroxi aasI
dragging Us boaty Asong, Fwsseasea A.
Tar - Il coala ee.
The swa men knew the mAtrhmar
vas sesnew here as shs Fsresaiees, pTo
haAiy In the eoSntsng haase ssssssa fls.2,