The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
THE BEAR WAS KILLED,
hut 1t Took Entire Community with
Dogs and Guns All Day to do IL.

hut 1t Took an Entire Community with
Dogs and Guns All Day to DO IL.
ADDISON. n. Y. Aug. 22.-Little Marsh settle.
ment is twenty miles south OF this place. In
Tlnga county PENNSYLVANIA, and tho inhAbl-
tants OF the little hamlet are talking yet about
an exciting all-day's bear hunt that occurred
right among their gardens and farms. In which
pretty much the whole population. big and
little. on foot and on horseback. participated.
The bear was discovered at about o'clock In
the morning by AMI CLARK In his pasture
field. Clark went and got his gun. Tho lear
waited In the field. whore young calf was the
evident cause OF bis venturlng 30 boldly into
the settlement, and Clark got q shot at him.
Tho only effect tho shot had was to start the
hear away in the direc ion OF Laurel Swamp,
which lies between Amzi Clark's farm and the
farm OF Alans N Clark. When the bear fed
Clark thought 1t would be best to send for
more hunters before contin aing the hum. and
no despatched messenger for Doc Fulkerson
an Dill Rice. They soon appeared with their
doRs and their guns.
The three hunters started after the beae and
after two hours effort routed the CID fellow
out OF the swamp Tho bear had good start
OF tho pursuer-. and ran toward tho Moses Leo
farm. The news OF tho bar hunt had spread
In the moan limo. ana odlers had Joined In the
chase. 10 Ruytsr Lssry. armed With rife.
was nj united np { horse. and whom tho bear
started for Le>;k Avery dashed across country
toward spsI whore lie supposed bruin would
cross the Eoad. with the Intention OF getting
Gsosss f cusr.n Se sho III
laHo graveyard as Avery dashed up, md learn
Ing .6s ssa:s % 5 hz
bear. and tho vollcy Of tones they hurled at it
The bear managed 10 elude tho crowd OF
hunters i%r some tins. ut na!ly Doc FuiEer.
renewed; Fly ker,on su cselsd r. putting 2
hnl In IN bears front Leg sr ht nS T. and
Of ss
6T: snd c5 on the rack turna IN 1s
4 ' g" :'oi Il; s't Gsa ne on hif 4. 'aas
snt III. va road 1917 Spot R Aver cot
shot at and Nonn i'd it. Amz, Clark also put
time. TIE bear turned and broEs ia tao di;
rscion ~ Laurel swamp again, ana ma hsora
sng 81 hs cot snos
swamp 10 two miles from the place where
got a.i sast al. and Ss osss ws
Game f S.a q, three times wi bout smother shot
'e This rupninS OF the gauntlet. although sue
bear tor ii,sr %aEnS Nh trip the third time
dog Joined tho hnni.' Miller gave the bear q
charge Of fine shot which turned 1t toward q
brook in the hollow below Mier's whore the
dogs brought 1t to bay. Ths hunt had nov
been KEEP, up for nine hours. an when ,hs
small array Of hunters gathered In tho h low
and surrounded tho bear they found 1t In
fierce combat with tho dogs In the creek. and
two OF the dogs lay dead IN the shore.
The coming of the hunters started tho
bear on the run again. but DE Ruyter Avery
stopped Il with shot hat II WAS found Alter
ward mad passed "lsar through the bears DO ~.
The W unded an nal turned and rose ON lis
hsunches In defiant attitude. The most
courageous or perhaps rH"kless person In tho
hunting party Al this moment was twelve year
old I,a't Treat. WHO ran within ten feet OF he
growing an snarinR boar ana dis hargsd n
load OF fine shot from his ~ gun dir1ctly In
the bears face. Some Of the shot struck the
bear In on- nf its Dyes. and 1t Instantly began
boing the eye with its raw. and moaned with
pain De Ruyter Avery w thought II would
l. o nm easy matter 10 knock the bears brains
OUT with the mutt o mis- gun. and he stepped
frrwar / TO 10 t. Ths oar made a lush for
him. aud Avery turne and ran Tho bear
pressed him close twie sausht him ~ the
heel aud m her instant " nll have had
sam Miilsr's doc. The dog spranu to hverv's
aid. and saized The bear hy tho him leg.
This caused the hear TO turn savagely on
the dog, whom Lon Avery. who had ran TO his
br0ther's assistance. shot the bear through the
head. aud the long hunt was over. The bear
was almost SO9'SeundsS. ....>