The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-24

Is Wble Spectators Grinned At
Him Through the window---Ho
win 30 More Careful the Next
Time.
NV YoRR, June 2S.-over on Grand
street. Williamsburg, there was strug-
gle with aboa constructor that parallels
the most thrilling stories of Du Chaillu
and Stanley. Richard Hoylo keeps an
aniinal and bird store at No. 246 on that
street He is strong man, in the
primo of life, and hasn't been Ill day
s in some years, but yesterday was in bed
nursing pair Of bruised and discolored
shoulders, with his neck swathed in
IMMINENT cloths and groaning little
cycry time he moved. He managed to
Ind time occasionally to bestow his fer
vent imprecations on the snake that
was responsible for his misery.
Mr.. Hoyle some days ago got direct
consignment of dozen bons from the
west coast of Africa, Not one of them
was over fifteen feet long, and he had
handled snakes before, and thought no
extra help necessary for the boxing of
each; individual reptile for separate
consignee, which was to be done on Sat-
uraay. The story OF Mr.. Hoyle's cur
i0us stock had been passed around in
the Thirteenth ward, and several friends
had come in to see the boxing done.
Superintendent Chambers, of Halter
mans tin works, on North First street,
was there. So was Real Estate Dealer
Probst of briggs street. Mrs. Hoyle,
who lives with her husband over the
store had come down stairs, and with
her was little Florence, the twelve-year-
old daughter of the animal dealer.
4 Now watch how do it," exclaimed
Nh. Hoyle, with pardonable pride in. his
Experience, as he picked up somewhat
lapidated canvas bag and vanished
INFO the rear room to get his first snake
Thu people in the store stood in half
circle around the box inSwhich Mr..
Snahe was to be shut up. The lid lay
acrossNthe box.
Mr.. Royle finally reappeared. The
canvas Apx was fairly alive. He had
loosely ed cord about its neck.
Wait tilrf get the box all ready" he
said, as he aid the bag down by the
counter. There was one hole In that
canvas which he had not noted The
instant his back turned Mr.. Snake began
to wriggle out of it, and in an instant he
was at large. He made a quick dash
for little Florence, and almost got to her
before the father had time to Jump.
But Mr.. Hoyle is an athlete and when
he leaped he landed on the boa's neck.
Florence Screamed, and Mrs. Hoyle ran
upstairs With her. The men got out in
the street us fast as their legs would
carry them. Mr.. Hoyle had told them
he knew aIlabout snakes, and thew had
no anxiety to give him points on the
proper way to deal with this one. The
dealer was left alone in the store with
his whole weight on the neck of O
twelve-foot boa constructor, and nc
weapon at hand.
he didn't cry for help then. Oh, no!
He bent over and managed to catch the
serpent with both hands just behind
the head. Then he took his feet off
and the real struggle began.
MIR. Snake was angry. Mr.. Hoyle was
confident. The instant that boa felt
himself free, but for the grasp about his
peck, lie made the best possible use oil
RIB advantage. In ten seconds his coils
were wound about the dealers shout
dersa pinioning his arms and stopping
the circulation OF blood. One instant
about Mr.. Hoyle's throat. That was Sc
rious. The man staggered up toward
the COULTER. He could see two mer
eyeingl him through the show window
from ehe sidewalk. Neither OF then
dare Ito come in.
It'll the desperation of a man who
al lost believes that his time has come
Ae phi oned animal merchant began
fubb1l Mr. Snakes head agoinst the
sha1 lner OF the counter. Mr.. Hoyle
wal ing black III the face, This
vi final effort. If it didn't WORK
lining was up with Mr.. Hoyle
while the men stood grinning al
Through the plate glass.
luckily the iamming of his heaC
4 hinst the hardwood stunned Mr.
bake. His muscles began TO relax
nat first breath was grateful to Mr.
doyle's lungs. Visions of heaven fed
He hastily Unwound the half-limp body
oil the boa and, keeping fast grip oil
its neck, deposited it With the othe
snakes again. Then he struggled up
stairs and fell back on a bed. Iitti,
Florence ran for doctor.
Mr.. Hoyle said yesterday that his es
cape was almost miracle Flo hat
never had any trouble with the boa
constructors before, and had looked
upon them as easy to manage. "Thil
one must have been irritated," III
added, in explanation, "by having beef
difference of temper in individual
snakes don't know. One thing mn
sure OF. That is, that the reptile par
OF my business will be conducted waril,
hereafter"
The men who grinncd at the struggle
haven't made calls OF consolation vet
Mr. Hoyle would like to see them whel
he gets well. He has some arnica left
and may make customers of Thorn TO
the surplus stock.
Trusted Man Go Wrong.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 22.-Anto,
Karl, an old and trusted disbursin
officer of the United States Geologica