The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-31
CONEY ISLANDS BEAR. HUNT.
EVERYBODY FRIGHTENED AND MOST
MEN ARMED.

since the Escape OF Garry hufcn's Hear
Everybody His Own Hear Hunter TIL
Now. but n Big Expedition in Prospect.
Tho bear which was roaming round on
Gravesend Beach on Tuesday night has given
the families there the biggest scare they have
had since Gary katens boar was at large
three years ago.
Katen Ind two bears at his hotel on Consy
Island. They were chained to trees within Q
few feet OF each other. Katens guests used
70 amuse themselves by buying beer. giving It
to tho bears, who would put it down more
quickly than any man could. one OF the bears
was killed after having killed man. Tho
other ESCAPED once. was hunted for three days.
and then was found in tho bulrushes at
Gravesend Beach. 1t Is thought that the bear
now loose Is somewhere In the Same bull
rush,s.
van Cleef Voorhees,. who lives on the Mil
road. was the first person TO SEQ tho bear on
Tuesday night. He was sitting on the front
porch near midnight whom he thought he saw
q black dog in the road. The animal seemed
to be too big for a dog, however and Mr.. Voor-
hees got up and peered out into tho darkness
at 1t. lle then saw that It was bear. and IL
had little black and white dog in its paws.
Mr.. Voorhees, did not stop to look again. He
ran through tho hall to tho yard and climbed
over the fence.
William Morris like Mr.. Voorhees,, fisher
man. lives In the next house. Mr.Voorhees woke
him up and both went utter the boar. which
by this time had gone through crcss street.
md was In a lot fifty yards back OF Mr. Voor-
hcess house. Tie bear was playing with the
little dog. He would pick him up in his front
paws and walk along his launches for
twenty yards or more Then he would rest
and amuse himself with knocking the dog
about while the dog howled and snapped.
As soon as Mr.. Morris assured himself that
no had seen n real live bear he started with
sGs P bes so 8s hs sas
gun. Then Core Snedeker; who lives close 81.
r rsf m su loader ne Snbbub Of yoisss
sss"s and the hunt for The bear begun Ia
The hunters went over to the spot where tho
bepr WINS seen and examined the tracks care
the '' soft, earti. eSch as big, as a silver
sTa sa ho S Ss
for zoo yards anu then # was lost III, u S!ump OF
we're Tet SGT to y" Work but they We're evidently not
haxins slSsk x lie scs S|ns sSo PITY
went down 70 the BROOKLYN Yacht Club house
and oil hssr rs weTs sGd sy
among the boats. There was . insiliade. but
nothing came OF II. The party began to break
! he hunt iii dayiiShs but did not see tho
4 good many claim to have seen the bear
since that time. but as 1t Is considered an
honor to have seen the bear. it is suspected
that many. Of these clalmants are shamming.
| Mrs. Bailey. who lives near Van elect Voor.
hees. says that she was chased from tho we'll
on Wednesday night , by the beat pa It was sub
| big Newfoundland.
The little dog seen with the bear belonged to
| Mrs Denman. She lives a block away from tho
arrived home on Wednesday morning covered
with blood. One OF its ears was lacerated and
scratched. rs If the bear had hit it with his paw.
man who seemed to be French Canadian
morning. He had q long pole. such as men
who have performing bears carry He said
that he fell asleep in the woods with his bear
beside him; When he awoke the bear was not
bear hunter at Gravcsend Beach Just now He
! fears that his bear will be killed on sight, and
he will be thus deprived OF his livelihood. Only
those persons who must. 20 out alter dark
more courageous until the bear Is caught; IA
is probably very hungry by this time. and will
turn up soon.
A SUI reporter snw the bears tracks yester..
day. Tho heavy rain had pnr,!y obliterated
them, but even n tenderfoor could tell that
they were bear tracks: They led down Harvey
avenue toward the old Logwood Mill; Tho re-
disappeared abruptly in the smooth sand:
Hemust have jumped out into the road: and
the tracks were probably obliterated by
wagons NE mat rro,,, rbo,,eon r.,o
| who had an old fashioned muzzle-loading
shotgun. 1t was loaded with sugs. bits OF
lead. stones. and dice. Thompson was onS
not heard from soon there will be an organ
| lied hunt for him,