New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-10
PLAYED COUBOY NTH TIE LIONS.
DONALD BURNS RECAPTUREs THREE OF HIS
ANIMALS.

Tlroo vounc lions which are in Donald BurnS's
animal and bird store in Rooscvctst 81. broke ont OF
their cage on Tuesday night and had IT all their own
way until about n. IN. on Wednesday. Mr. n"ih'
had to 60 10 Philadelphia on Tuesday and 'lt 'h'
store In charge II James I'urns and "Chariie' VINO
+ the night Waterman. Tie latter after seeing thaI
all the animals were comfortable and In their cages
went 70 n theatre When he returned he found
crowd I'm front OF the store and soon learned mat
the three lions, Lulu sassy and Tacha. had escaped
from their cag' and having lively tim" Of II on
the second floor front Double doors lead from andius
into this room which & used 10y Firms Tor Heep'hs
many OF his animals. These were fortunately closed
otherwise the lions which all about two and
half years Old would have ,nly 10 walk down Suits
into y lIGuOr store on the ground floor.
The Waterman came 10 the conclusion that Tic
" Md do n )Ibng single handed, sat down IN mo
sfor, and wondered how much damage the aninal'
wore doing ND stairs lie started of for jersey .ity
early in the morning and met Mr. Burns there on
his return.
Donald Burns l. big. strong man and Is alf1f'
Of nothing He was br night mp in the West. and
when there learned % throw a ass). As soon a. HI
got 10 ls store he began Preparations Tor Sc'uhe
The lions back into their cage. lie knew h" w''d
have no trouble with Lulu. perfectly tam" ana
playful Illness. hut II was another affair Win IN"
two Young Hons pariicrllrly SISSY for. rs us name
implies Il (, not a whclp - De- played with. Burns
"Charlie" also carried iron barr. The inside do'r
va, carefully opened and IA, view that met the eye
Va. not an encouraging one. TIL" noor. instead 81
h.ln. .ircvn with ,awdu,t was Whit" With swans
down ana feathers scattered am ing which w"r" the
remnant, Of V r. Burn, fcnrlcs>ly entered The
room while hi Two assistants stood nj the door
ready 20 Give assistance and to prevent the lpn,
from escaping.
\, soon q, Burns entered the room Luu cam" mp
70 him and rubbing her side, against his log. "gnn
to purr with pleasure. I, was not % with sassy ana
racha. They had led swan md wanted more. be-
,idrs tl-r. was plenty al to NOV" about In on
IL. ror wh.-cl. TIE snallncss OF tlcr Gag crampcd
their movements considerably. They both snsrlcd
and ,rovl.d angrily their keeper but brfor" Sassy
know what coming The ssso had fallen around
the animal neck. and a. 1t bounded toward TN" lar
corner Of The room It frightened round bis neck.
Burns quickly passed on" end OF IN" ariat 'hfough
the bars Of the lion cage and dragging sassy toward
n gradually haf stranglcd the whclp into submission
A. soon A. this was accomplished the lion was thrown
uncercmoniousy into IT. cage.
Enrn. next turned hi, attention to rncha. which
had been held at bay with rods while 1t, brother
was being sulhucd Twice the lion craded the ihSso'
but t, third time became "A prisoner, and wa soon
80 nearly strangcd that the animal made no re-
sisiaucc TO being dumped into the cage. Lulu went
I'm without trouble.
when the animals In their cage again II was
seen that they had pushed ont two OF the bars OF
their prison. II also soon seen that fhey had
DESTROYED the Gag. In which the prairie wolves We're
and had Killed and partially eaten one. while the
other one covered In corner, bowling peously
They had also eaten two American swans 'h'ru on
avng escaped hy hiding behind some pieces OF board
These brds worth about flo "A pair, WINE the
prairie wolf was worth 80.