The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
MEN AGAINST GRIZZLIES.
A Desperate Battle that was Fought II
the Early CALIFORNIA; Days.

From ne san lv'neue, Examiner.
The name Of a ,well-known citizen Of Hum.
days az" resslied to his triends The story Of
desperate fight with grZZlies IN the early days
IT II hs Hn sroR sFs' 81 m
holt county timber and found themselves
facing eight monster grizzly bears. uoaded 10
attack the ferocious animals. The heart OF
Thomas ssabring isil9d US the little s,, party
HsT 1as .0H III. ohes @en sfsst
and Isaac Wilson. threw pru, lence to the winds
and advaneed tS within Nifty yaris Of IT,, ths
psare.t woe" Ssar s btius r' and an" sarns
III ground IS though in The agonies Of death:
brought down a boar Five II tho GRIZZLIES re-.
treated M q ravine. but one shaggy monster
remained witt her fallen compan2ns, Sue sas
the men u. II daring them to battle,
vbs sTsd y nSs s ran onsd
powder. Whiis in this prsilcamont the grizzly
that had not fed rshed at h1 ho Wo a , sn"
attacked tho tree with the Intention OF shaking
While no was engaged in nghtins on th b:
be%r Wood 70 lis horr2, tns Sn ne ne
Blows ha rise could ia ae
animal could check her. At the first spring
she mad, the tree broke and the bears !mmpes s
all speed down The mountain, where anot1esr
small tree stool about thirty Yards nway r. y.
s "nd .eisn XII The T%H he
body around 50 a 10 Civ" the bear room 70
GGass HIM wieh she a rsnE1s
Before Mod could with his falling strength:
swing himself into the tree , ne 'eG%nd b1sT
s tme th e W "oa sHd'f bar ns and
Wood icIl sue snapped snapned at his ace. lie dolged.
and she caught his lett shoulder. r,.
msduenei animals tuRged in opposite direo'
ti"ns at Wood. ankle and shoulder and 10 10
Pieces. Hs fought aS bssi he could, BY. .ac.
exsrlion lie put forth only in'ensliie the rags
.When Is was almost taintnr with rain Ihs
b,nr that had not been wounded IL oman sniams
ankle and trottem slowly after MS 'h hn Ani t 70
nor ED sH Sn lis shoue
TIE gr1unh and lay perfect, Tl'FTI lie he srIzHly
dead s,n. hardly na1lng ov t. hr""'" Tor the
slightest movement ami rnnrlnG WIN s.! ,oa ,S w.:
The nnin that raeked ~" In'' M an cfyort ~
assume an ne" easi.r nos!,o. t'i's first m%ys
psnt .Es srizy rSns "''t ys. 10 ~ hi @' face
ann smiled Inc Tn n. Him. nYr tn, Vol w"s asain mo-
iioniss-. and tic Gerr rni az hey mead gave
S" %o =" u KSsWius na. nv lie aeeuded on II
remained moionloss. ard 10 bear ho'eu
after her COMPANIONS NJ M I t",nqp"t ,und that
hs men riGh ne hiS Was n.lo"ard ara ~ Is',
shoulder was chewed 10 u" hone W ShlfS a n'ii
ciotuine had ben giprr, rom n, III ~ nsce.
his flesh Ind been chowoi in hlhh'e" 'msni
Ihch ly IN h no pf.nlu ~ hr s.''vn' ~ ,r
from III, spot. unt SsaLring an i az q
coinpnnied hy nAvii 4. EucE, mo i'n' a.
whom had been ieli T. enard tue rhl.''' 'o"hN
him aid ,arlie him 10 tnrir Gnaritfs', d,ys
Al This Rpo: thu pHrty r"inhl 81 We y" ma
suosisting on the inrHl OF the hnh' l!"t To- n"N
been lied, They ue,e lo,t ~ ,h"morn ialm.d
but finally Wopi. despite ms a.ony, lhs'r,ou
upou beng tied to no So ana hr nlhph. ~.
Mis- friends IN tho search Tor path 10 'i'i,'nSr
ti"G During the ten days mat in.loNeu H. ~
sp-akable torture 10 tho rider but 90 note
II like martyr. aud al ocra.'oAn, sfoah was
all the complaint that escaied ms Ne,
Finally they innH - road nIi o. M mnu,'
Ia ns AMI reached tho 'arui al Mgs MARX Wr,'
thirty miles from SNnoma whsro No"l WHs
cared for and IN sll weeks vas able - Ioih MS
frauds in san Francisco A.,
THIS In url"s .ficted b the errz'ies msh
Wool "a criup,a FOR iiis and eventually 70
IN" cnus. OF his death. and II was his son VIC
toid In the Rnss Houss . lew days ago u Ian
eight with the grizzlies.