Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-04
A BEAR In THE CAR.
He Was Shipped by Express, but Was
Soon Running the Train.
WILD FLIGHT OF THE MESSENGER.
He Climbs Into the Engine Just in Time to
Escape Hearty Hug.
BRUIN EVEN FINDS PLENTY TO EAT
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH ]

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
RocHEsTER, n. Y, June 3.-John Rob
inson, who runs menagerie at Ontario
Beach, on the shore of Lake Ontario, heard
the other day that he could buy a fine big
bear cheap in Buffalo. He went up there
and looked at the bear and concluded that
it was just what he wanted for the menag-
erie and bought it on the spot. He made
arrangements to have it sent to Ontario
Beach by Charlotte, and came home to pre-
pare place for it.
The bear was shipped by express on train
"a from Buffalo, which is known as the
Lyons accommodation. The express busi-
ness is heavy between Buffalo and Lyons
on that train, and although it is an accom-
mediation there is a car devoted to express
matter exclusively. In this car the bear
was shipped to-day. 1t was placed in
crate made of rough boards and was SEEM
ingly secure.
"A Neglect of the Seller.
When Mr.. Robinson bought the bear the
man of whom he purchased it neglected to
tell him that it was an evil-tempered brute,
and the express messenger, whose name
was Tygart, took no more notice of it than
if it had been crate of strawberries. When
the train was nearing Crittenden Tygart
noticed that the bear was uneasy, and soon
was surprised to see the boards of the crate
bulge out as if bruin was making an effort
to get out in the car and keep him company
He became somewhat frightened and took
several barrels of fish that were in the car
and piled them on the crate. AT this the
bear became very angry, and with a growl
broke out of the crate, scattered the fish in
all directions and made for Tygart on his
hind legs, growing furiously. Tygart was
badly scared, and turned and ran for the
door of the car. 1t was close race between
messenger and bear, but Tygart got to the
door first, rushed out on the platform and
slammed the door behind him. He crawled
up on the tender and over to the locomo-
tive, and there he stayed until the train
reached Rochester.
Bruin just Had a Picnic.
In the car among the express goods were
barrels of fish, crates of strawberries, several
crooks of butter and some boxes of fancy
crackers. The bear was not long in finding
this out and he proceeded to make an elabor-
ate lunch of these eatables and to amuse him.
self by tearing the express packages that
were in the car. When the train reached
Rochester the car was side-tracked, and On
looking through the window of the car it
was discovered that the interior of the car
looked as if cyclone had struck it.
The bear was plastered from head to foot
with butter, and notwithstanding his lunch
was still growing feroeiously and rushing
against the doors of the car in vain en-
deavor to get out. The car was hitched on
to an Ontario Beach train and sent to that
place. AT late hour tonight all efforts to
get him out of the car had been unsuccess-
full and he still reigned supreme. A great
many dollars worth of express is ruined,
and even if it is not spoiled, will be delayed