The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-15
ATTACKED By LIONS.
Escotrfc Lights Go out Durinn y CIR
Gus PerformAnce ena Tkrce Great
Drntes Attack anil Nearly KIN
the 1,rniner-nrnve Acts


san rgancIaee. Cal. February ii.- carlo
rhiemAn attendant At Colonel Daulel
noopea wnd animal show At the Aiidwlnter
Fair was attacked ~ three hons last
night and 70 horribly mRnesea thar 10 snny
die, Tho evening performances had been
IN progress IN noone's ar0na Tor about
half an hour and nc rircuinr enclosure
was iilled With people. The VIA ansinalp
are exhibited .nia lsrse cage n the ctnter
Of the aroma nnA & NAs si.ise toF The iions
to 80 on. Thrc huge beastsi rarnell,
Refaeo ana Commodore were led into tie
cSge By Thieman, perpetrators 10 Roonet
entrance,
suddenly the siectrfc llghtp went out,
There was phort interval & silence
when suddenly Shrek o. agony eAmc
from tbs case IL Was followed hy tina
roar OF tho earagcd lions, the cranehsng
OF their terrible jaws and the 9tVans or
che man iii the case.
Die large crowd Of spectators became
panic stfitken ANA atNrtvd for the doors
Womeh shriekel anu tNn1cd' hut me
crowd was linslly Induced 10 tcinain Acatcd
hy the attendants. who h9a retained thor
presence Of mind
E4naliy lanterns were hroutht and there
~ this cNa0 las rniunlan Win the three
lions cluwing and munehins hts prostr3stc
form. Colonel Boone selzcd ~ iron bar
ana entered the caro- Niih shouta ana
blows Ne dfove the brasty from tbeiy prey
AMI dragged the int0rlannfe man fton
the cnBc a vsis an exhibition % bravery
seldom Witnessed ana the biz crowd
oheefsa the xaiaant cnloncl
Jhiemnn Nsls taken 10 TIE reeeiNinH
hospital wbhrc his Wounds, sorty-thsee III
number we're examined by enc blow
from a llong puw he nat been Hcaiuad
from the forehead IL tho nepe nf BID neck.
Nnier each arm there we're terrible bites
where the Hons had attempted 10 reach
q VITAL spot one Of them nearly Aue-
caeded for he just missed a laiho artery.
Thiemans arms. legs ana thighs were also
bitten md scratched.
AZ the hospital no recovered constipus-
iiess ard managed 70 tel his a;ofy, lie
sad he WAS attending % some q the cage
fixtures when the LIGHTS weut pill. the
big lion, parnell tuuiped for him and
Knocked him down With a BLOW Oh The
head, Then the other two lions seized him
under the arms aiid draasnd him across
the cage, while fnrnell made general
onslaught on hla body The TONS are ail
run grown benrta and have been exhibited
aa trained animals for Some time phit-
man haH been an animal tender for eight
cen years aud was considered one Of the
beat Ia tho business.
Colonel Boone III speaklng Of The afFair
said; IL has always been my custom TO
have lanterns and lamps about the arena
IN case the electric iirAta should so ant az
Il is well known that Wild anlmuiH. no
matter how well trained, viii attack man
IN the dark
by some OVERSIGHT the lanterns were not
lnthe usual places tonight aud Il Was some
time before they couia 90 found, 10 add
% the horror Of the situation Che cage
door became stuck and there wae some
delay IN opening II wilHn Colonel Boone
entered tho cage to reeoue Thelnafi.
After Thieman had heen removed 70 the
hospltal people left the arena Us they had
seen enough sqid animals for one night
md thu performances whs discontinued
The doctors think there Is Il paHSsniiify
Of 1hieninn's recovery. unless blood polk
onlng ansuAa,