The evening world., 1893-10-26

BRONCHO ~BOCCACIO.
THE Lion TamerD
To an Evening World reporter Nine.
Mana CAV this account Of the affair:
My husband had backed the small den,
which was on wheels. Up to the other
out and his weight showed the smaller den
one side, and he jumped out into the stable
and at once made for the poor horse. l
rushed out the front door and my hus-
band and the nurse ran up the stairs.
The children were already upstairs play
ing with the kangaroos."
Nine. Mana also said that when the
lion jumped for the horse he leaped
directly over her head, not harming her
possibly because he knew her.
The horse was one that Manager
Bostock had purchased only last night
TO send back to England.
Wallace speedily bounced on him and
tore him limb from limb.
Infuriated by the taste and smell of
fresh blood, the lion became furious, and
his roaring could be heard around the
entire neighborhood.
Messengers were hastily despatched
or Manager Bostock n Trainer Bocca-
clio. The former arrived at l.2O. and
mounting to the second story by a ad-
der, fearlessly descended to the ground
floor, where Wallace was feasting on
the horse.
Brown went with him. With clubs
they tried to drive the beast from his
slaughtered victim, but in vain.
The infuriated animal roared and
CRASHED his teeth at every blow more
horribly than ever.
Once, when pressed too closely, he
grabbed Bostock by the right forearm
and sank his fangs clear through Il.
Then, fortunately for Bostock, he
retired agani to his feasting on the
horse.
The two men then rested for awhile
and at II O'Clock noon Boccaccio, the
trainer, arrived.
Lilo tt.~ INnl nr.l a rinr a.,a, 60 49,
He attempted to enter the stable by
the ground floor door, but was prevented
by Roundsman Shea and his squad of
policemen, and made to ascend the
ladder to the second story.
HelnlorC,.. by BoccaciJ, 3ostcck and
Brown again returned to the attack.
firing blank pistol cartridges in their
attempt to frighten the lion back into
his den.
When they pressed the attack His
Majesty would roar te%rrifcally. but
when they desistcd for a moment he re-
NAMED quiet and resumed his bloody
banquet.
Many, Of the spectators, hearing the
pistol shots, imagined that the men were
killing the lion This was not the case,
however, as the animal is valued at
5000, and the circus attaches were CON
ident that nOn of the lions aSsailanf
would kin him unless their own lives
were sorely in danger.
Up to . O'Clock Wallace had not been
captured, but Manager BostoCk was
stu participating in the lion-hunt, in
This Is the second time Wallace has
escaped. The other time was a year
ago, in England, when he got into an
difficulty.
He is twenty years old and stands
fully four feet high. He was purchased
OF Cross, the Edinburgh animal dealer,
md has killed thFpn mon during hiG nfn.
time.
The boxing kangaroos were removed
from the second floor OF the stable as a
| matter of pr%eCaution Just before noon.
1t was $50 p. NJ. before the enraged
animal was dislodged from the back OF
the dead horse, upon which he had beer
feeding. During all that time the eX.
/ element had been growing. The growls
of the lion secmd to grow louder, and
the entire block became impossible with
people. Boccacio had remained with the
weapon being a .pitchfork. So far as
being able to subdue the brute he might
as well have had II straw.
Some one suggested that the animal
might he overcome by the aid OF am
monia, ana three gallons of the strongest
kind were sent for. This was thrown all
over the barn 10y BOCCacio, who at once
made his escape, The atmosphere in a
to have no effect whatever upon the
lion, He did cease his roaring, and after
a time BOCCaCiO went down agar with
his pitChfork, but his African Majesty
was still in possession and on the alert.
RuCcacCio got back again in "A hurry
and hen he fastened a largh piece OF
sponge. which was saturated in about
a Quart OF ammonia, to n string. He
swung the sponge down into the barn,
close by the animals mouth, but the
lion did not seem to inhalc II. The
man then went down to the barn again,
Half a dozen additional blank shots
were fired, but this seemed only to have
the, effect of maddeuiug Inc lion which
Sprang upon BOCcaCCiO, this time Strik'
ing its fanGS into his leg. Then the
pitchfork came into play and the mar
managed to get to another corner of
He tried to get back out Of the barn
again, but could not. He dared not
take his eyes off the lion for "A moment
while he fuzzy recognized his perilous
position.
Then ne shouted up to those above Ia
as II either the lion or himself would
have to give up. The two policemen who
had been on guard all day promptly
fastened their ii-Calibre ~reVolvcrS, fully
loaded, to "A string and lowered them
down.
Boccacio will not shoot the animal ex-
Cppt rs a last resort. He shouted to
those outside AZ 1 u. NJ. that there was
no way Of subduing the lion 50 long as
the CirCaSe of the horse remained there,
He wanted hat removed, but as hat
could only be lone through the barred
policeman would not ALLOW the door To
be opened.
At i.3O u. Al. man and beast were cir
cling around each other. out OF all the
1000 or more people who are in the vi
cinity not one has v%entuered into the