Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-16

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A TERRIBLE SCENE
SELLS BROTHERS PARADE AT MAYS
VILE, KY.-sANIMAL GEORGE" AT
Tackled BY TWO MONSTER TIGERS WHO
TEAR HIM TO DEATH.
The thousands of our people who witnessed
the street parade of Sell S big circus two
weeks ago will remember seeing the ANNA
trainer as he rode through the streets caget
with twohuge tigers. Just one week later al
Maysville, Ky, during the street parade
this same man known as animal George,
and whose home is said to be at Royal Cen
ter, Ohio. was attacked by the animals il
whose cage he was riding. The beasts
screamed in fury as they bit and tore thu
shrieking victim. The spectators, panic
stricken, fled, while the show hands rushed
to the cage and did all they could to rescue
the man. who was being rent to pieces
The Evening Bulletin of that town thus
describes the terrible occurrence:
George Foultz known among the employees
of Sells Brothers big show as Gamma
George had an awful experience during
the street parade here yesterday that cost
the forfeit of his life.
Foultz s part in the parade has been tt
fto ,vry1,r aho fh<
two monster tigers brought to this cOun-
try by the show on it's return from Austria.
liza six or seven months ago. He has had
charge of the animals for some time, but
has been riding in their cage with them
during the parades for about two weeks
only. These tigers are both males, are
pronounced the largest in this country and
are probably the most vicious and blood
thirsty On exhibition.
The show was late arriving from Hunt
ington and it was after IL O'Clock before
the long procession was ready to move.
Foultz usually carried heavy iron bal
OF rod with him while in the cage, to aiG
him in keeping the animals under control
but he forgot it yesterday until the process.
sion had started.
On the route west the animals were quiet
but going east on Third street they began tt
drive had made them mad, and they finally
got to fighting near the corner of Plum
street. Foultz separated them and they
quieted down, but he soon threw back the
partition.
People on the street noticed that Foult1
looked scared, and one person remarked thai
that man had no business in there. Another
party begged Foultz to get out Of the cage
but the advice was not needed.
When nearing the G. & O. crossing on
Bridge street, the tigers again began fight
ing. Foultz attempted to separate them
when the people following the procession
were Mortified to see one of the monsters
turn and seize him.
The next instant the animal had Foult1
down on the floor of the cage biting and
clawing him. The cries and groans OF the
poor man were mingled with the fierce
growls OF the monsters. The alarm spread
along the line and in minute OF so all was
confusion.
The troupe of Arabs connected with the
show were on horseback following just be-
hind. The prompt action of their chief
undoubtedly saved Foultz from death Oh
the spot. Fortunately the Arab chief ha6
a revolver in his pocket. and dashiEg up tC
the cage he fired shot after shot into the
animal. -Four bullets buried themselves in
the tiger s neck before he relinquished his
hold on his victim. The animals were beat
Ell back and Foultz, in an inanimate and
unconscious condition, was then taken
from the cage and carried into one of the
buildings nearby.
Doctors were soon on the scene, in res
pOnse to hasty summons. FOultZ soon raj
lied from the shock, and his wounds were
dressed. Altogether there were thirty OF
forty of them on the shoulders, neck and
head. The back part of the scalp was torn
loose, making a fearful wound, and the
neck and shoulders were badly lacerated by
the tigers claws and teeth.
The wounded man was removed late in
the afternoon to Mrs. Pollitt's boarding
house, where the Sells Brothers had every
attention paid him. At midnight he was
in very dangerous condition. Blood
poisoning, which his physicians feared from
the first, set in, and the unfortunate man s
condition became at once very critical. He
continued to grow worse until about 10
o'clock Friday night, when death ended bis
sufferings.
The two tigers were secured by Sells
Brothers last winter while the show was in
Queensland, Australia. They are only four
OF five years old, and formerly belonged to
some Prince in India. The one shot was
still living when the show left Maysville
last night, and he could no doubt have made
a good breakfast off Of any one who would
have ventured into the cage this morning.
Geo. w. Foultz or 'Anlmal George, u
was about 80 years Of age, is a married
man and has two children. His remains
were inferred here.
A man giving the name Of w. C. Jones
and flailing from Columbus, Ohio, arrived
Saturday and looked after the burial. He
claimed to be the father of Foultz, but did
not look to be much older than the dead
man. His actions and talk created the i'm
preston that there was something connec-
ted with the deceased that he wished to
keep concealed.
The dead mans wife, Minnie Foultz,
sued for a divorce few days ago at Gin
cinnati on the ground of desertion. Jones
first stated that Foultz' s wife lived in New
York. He did not put up at any hotel, did
not eat meal while here, and was in such
a hurry to get out of town that he boarded
a G. & o. freight for Cincinnati as soon as
he returned from the cemetery.
"ANIMAL GEORGES WIFE is LOCATED ON
WALNUT HILLS IN CINCINNATI.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Wednesday
says: Mrs. Foultz. the wife of ''Animal
George, "who was killed by tiger at Mays
WIG. n.y.. ldSI Week. udS UttH lOullu. IlcI
father, D. Jones, a Snowman, living in Co
lumbus, Ohio, called at police headquarters
and asked assistance to find his daughter.
At the time the announcement of Cant
NAL Georges death was published it was
stated that his wife had applied for a. .di-
vorce Mr.. Jones had heard that she was
in this city. He said that he had paid the
funeral expenses of his son-in-law. "a de-
tective was detailed in the case, and yester-
day afternoon located the girl. She is en-
plOyed as domestic in family on Walnut
Hills. She had not applied for a divorce,
and did not know of her husbands death.
Last evening she went home with her faith
Ell, taking her little child with her.
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