The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-11
LEFT ron DEAD.
A Brave Though Reckless Hunter's RE-
markabie lcsoape from a Dear.

A Brave Though Reckless Hunter's RE-
markabie Escape from n Bear.
Some years ago, writes Henry Howe,
the historian of the western pieaeers, a
party of trappers were on their way to
the mountains, led, we believe, by old
Sublette, well known captain of such
expeditions. Among them was John
Glass, who hadsbeen all his life among
the mountains, and had seen numberless
exciting adventures and hairbreadth
escapes. On the present expedition he
and a companion were one day passing
through cherry thicket in the Black
Hills when Glass deserted large griz-
ely feeding on pignuts. He at once
gave the alarm and both men crept
cautiously to tho skirt Of the thicket.
They took careful aim and fired their
guns at the same moment. Both balls
took effect, but not fatally. The bear,
growing with pain and fury, charged
!, upon his foes.
/ run for it, Bill" shouted Glass, Tor
we'll be made meat Of sure as shootinl"
I Both men bolted through the thicket,
, but the heavy brush INSTRUCTED their
] progress, while the weight and strength
of the grizzly bore him on. and hs WAS
soon close upon the men. They man.
aged to get through the thicket, how
; ever, and were hurrying across little
opening toward bluff when Glass
tripped and fell. Before he could rise
the bear was upon him!
4 Glass did not lose his presence of
mind, but discharged his pistol in the
brute's face. The next moment the bear,
blood streaming from his nose and
mouth, struck the pistol from his enc
my's hand and, fixing his claws deep into
the poor mans flesh, rolled with him to
: the ground. The hunter struggled man.
fully and drew his knife and plunged it
several times into the body of the furious
animal, which was tearing his face and
j., body, barring the bone in many places.
! Glass, weak from the loss Of blood, at
t length dropped his knife and fell over
= in faint.
! Bill, who had watched the conflict up
. to this moment too badly dazed and ter.
1 ror stricken to do anything now thought
!, Glass was dead, and ran to the camp
: with the awful tale. The captain sent
! man back to the spot with Bill. They
t found the bear dead and stiff, lying or
the body of the unfortunate hunter
/ whom they likewise called dead. His
s body was torn and lacerated in shock
u ing manner, and the bear, besides the
! three bullets in his body, bore the marks
/. of twenty knife stabs, showing how des
) perately Glass had fought.
+, The two men collected their late com
i. rade's arms removed his hunting shirt
! and moccasins, and left him beside the
: carcass of the grizzly. They reported a
+ the camp that they had buried him.
In few days the hunters moved on
and soon the fate of poor Glass was in
y measure forgotten. Months elapsed, tn,
:, hunt was over and the trappers were re
}, turning with their pelts to the trading
i fort. On their last evening out, just a
t they were making ready to camp,
, horseman was discerned coming towart
), them, and when he drew near the hunt
ers saw a lank, cadaverous form, with
face SO SCARED and disfigured tina
scarcely feature was normal.
"Bill, my boy" called the stranger
i. as he rode up, "you thought was gon
= under that time, did you? Hand owe
!. my horse and gun. amt dead yet b,
> long shot!' =.... .....
q What was the establishment of tn,
q party to hear the well known voice o
y John Glass, whom they had supposed
n dead and buried. The two men VIII,
y had left him for dead, and thus mad
their report, were mortified.
Glass, it appeared, after the lapse o
a he knew not how long time, gradual
nily recovered consciousness. He live,
Z upon tho carcass of the bear for severa
~ days, until he had regained sufficien
{, strength to crawl, when, tearing off a
!" much of the meat az no could carry, h
9, crept down the river toward the fort
20 He had suffered much, but had reache
the fort, eighty miles distant, alive, an
concluded his story by. declaring, I'll
as slick as peeled onion.