The evening world., 1893-10-27
The BIC LION
IN HIS CAGE.
continued from First nrgc.)

arrived, followed n moment later by
iEant Both entered the stable through
the scuttle-holC. Some " them had rVi.
IDENTITY gone down to the same nour
with the lion, for he seemed disturbed,
and could be heard jumping about ut
tcrinS fierce, blOud-curdlinG growls.
AT about 10 O'Clock liustuck reap
peared.
brute IL ugller than ever" he
said, and | don't know what to do with
- know just what to dc with him.
said capt. Gallagher, who heard the
remark. This neighh"rhood," he con.
excitement and dread for twcnty-four
hours. mean that this thing must
stop. The streets are blocked and | am
overwhelmed with complaints.
IF that lion Is not Gagged by 10 o'clock
III XII MIN. 1t Is too dangerous II risk
To allow him to run loose in his ram
shacklc barn any longer"
later capt. Gallagher decided to give
Mr.. Eostock until evening to remove
the ohstrepcrous beast.
"A tall man with n hushy beard MS red
as the comedy, character in n border
drama, clhowed his way through the
crowd towards Manager Rostock just as
he started towards the corner.
Il say said the newcomer. I'm n
cowboy, ! am, AMI I'm in hard luck. |
kin catch that i]od-Gasted beast in a
hGiy minnit; f. ! DON'T he kin have my
How'll YOU catch inn" quericd Bos-
took.
"L.asso m, Of course. | kin trow a
rop" to beat IA Navajo, | kin sides, the
beast amt half as ugly as you ~fellers
say. I'VE had doings with mounting
Lions and done up tiger cats many's
the time. an | guess ] kin master this
animal and don't you fOrGit It,"
The cowboy was in earnest and had
his lasso cooled over his shoulder: but
Bostock,, wouldn't let him beyond the
danger line.
That animal has killed three men, al
ready lie said, and l don't want him
To XIII another"
Don't you weep about me, boss re-
piled the cowboy. That animal won't
make any more funerals II | get this
string around his neck. I'll make him
cry real tears for madness, ! will. when
| tighten on his larnyX."
that the police removed him. but he
promised to come back and show the
iion-tamer a trick when they had given
Ammonia, which was tried yesterday.
having failed, 1t was determined to try
water, to-day, and accordingly at 10
IN his lionship: He didn't seem to like
1t n bit, and howled and capered like
mad, but he didn't enter the cage to
escape the shower.
Lions, 1t IL said, are as afraid OF water
as Park Row vaGiants. and 1t was
thought certain that the maneater could
be forced back into his cage when the
80 oh' u '"c iiole
Or. ID. W. Washburn, of AZ Irving
place. was engaged by Capt. Gallagher.
In the event of all other methods fall
ing. to administer some kind of anaes-
thetic, and that failing to render the
beast helpless, to kill him by a quick
poison.
Messrs. Conklin and Mcdonald, lion
tanners attached to Barnum & Bailey's
circus, arrived from the Winter quarters
at bridgeport this morning. They were
pnlltnDai 4 rnrn "a ~ ~ A,,~.
Iueer-looing devices. with one or the
other of which they hoped to capture
the lion this afternoon.
h bridgeport men got to work soon
Buckskin Joe, a Montana hunter and
trapper, who has been frequently seen
to cut a hole in the floor above the lion
and, after lassooing him, hoist him In
the air and then bind him.
When he learned that Barnum's men
nag their tackle with them, he turned in
The first thing the ]lion-hunters did
was to begin the removal of the carcass
charms for Wallace, although it emitted
an odor that was distinct across the
street by, ~ o'clock noon this was ac-
stairs to the second floor, and Capt.
Gallagher secured "A permit for its re-
moval TO the boneyard.
The ~lion-hunters then took an inter
mission for refreshments.
At least 300 persons were in the street
and Irving place at 1890 p. NJ, and an
extra detachment of police was sent for
to keep the crowd back.
The noise Of frequent pistol shots. the
rattle of clubs and the Commins'ed
shouts OF the quintet of men on the
element Of the multitude outside, and
to arouse their curiosity to the highest
tension. The score or more of police
had their hands fun in keeping the peo-
nln from hralE inp IAun tho In.ru Il, tl,
e~agerness to crowd up to the building.
The uaret composed Of Messrs, Ros-
took. ,Boccacio: Conkling and Mcdonald.
attacked the lion from the north end of
the building where he lay crouched over
a big blood spot left by the dead horse.
They drove him back a few feet when
suddenly the vicious brute turned and,
leaping by Mcdonald. jumped over into
n pen under the stairs.
The lion was becoming more savage
and 1t was deemed advisable for their
own safety to give him a few minutes
Another attack was made. The man
cater jumped, over the pen straight at
combat, In the middle OF the floor.
He was allowed to sit there a moment,
and then with pistol shots, yells and a
din that sounded out on the street as If
~pandemonium had broken loose the men
charged again. forcing the lion up to the
door OF the cage which stood near the
double doors opening on the street.
HilblItI lIlpll'lll y rest anu tnt lnll
and ~fcrC"st charge was made. 4 dozen
blank cartridges were fired from four
pistols in rapid succession, with more
yelling, Wallace leaped against the
stable doors. They trcmbled and threat
ened to give way before his weight
The glass fell In a shove on the side
and the braces Crcaked omin0us-
ly. This was "A signal for n police
charge upon the spectators. for they
feared the brute would escape into the
street.
But the lion hunters knew their bust
ness. and forming "A scmi-CirCle around
the now fully enraged lion they iahhed
him with iron-IrOngcd poles and fred
finally turned and lcapcd into his cage.
The door was closed upon him and
I'm quicker time than II takes
to tell II, and the great untAmud man
eater was a prisoner again. II was just
L. " T. VI.
The place was sitting from the stencil
# the hurS" and the fumes Of ammonia,
md the harriCld"5 we're torn down AMI
tn" doors thrown open 10 admit fr sh
ar.
The crowds, anxious to see the cause
so much trouble and ANXIETY. rushed
in spite Of tn" police, who
iahbcd their billi's into tho stDmarhs
and Stompchs OF tn" foremost, and a
seemed imminent.
y little rough usage. however. seemed
% assaugc the curiosity Of the people
inl they reluctantly retired.
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