New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-23
KILLED BY THE LIONESS.
EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY THREE NON
KEYS ESCAPING FROM A CIRCUS.
ONE LOSES ITS LIFE ANOTHER JUMPS THROUGH
A WINDOW AND CAUSES a WOMAN TO FAINT.
AND THE THIRD is RESTORED
ITS

TO ITS OWNER.
The escape Of three monkeys from circus caused
great excitement last night and early yesterday
morning in Harrison just across the river from
Newark The show opened yesterday on lot III
Harrson-ave While the keeper. Perine. was feed
ing the monkeys at o'clock. three OF them-Rocks'
Sponge and Charley Mltchell-escaped. The two
former ran the tent TO clump OF trees no' Tar
away Mitchell eaped to the front OF the lion cage
In the cage were two Nubian beasts. The female
grabbed at Mitchell but he escaped and hung 10 the
bars with his tail Half. dozen Of the Keepers with
pitchforks tried to save the monkey from the tate
they saw awaited him II he did not move quchE
They were too late. The lioness made secohu AT
tempt and got hold Of the unfortunate monkey lie
was torn into pieces in few minutes the taste
OF blood excited the animal and she tried 10 oreaN
out Of the cage Mile. Beatrice decided 10 60
through the usual performance. despite the evident
uRliness of the loness. She urged not 10 al
tempt IT, but insisted that she could subdue the
lioness especially as the lion displayed no signs or
anger or excitement.
A gang Of men and employees stood close 10 the
cage when the girl entered. Each had weapon
Some had long. sharp hooks. others pistols ana
still others pitchforks Mile Beatrice carried
pistol loaded with blank cartridges. As hhe
stepped inside the door OF the cage the honess
sprang at her The girl empted three OF the
chambers In the face OF the beast. when feH oacA
and crouched in a corner. BY this time the tent
that a man had been torn to pieces by Hon ana
every one was anxious to see the man eater, When
the girl subdued the liOness she was cheereu Ng,
tricks He responded easily enough and paused
only growl at his companion, VINO crouoI' tno
easily in the While the male was soihs ih
through his antics the delight OF the crowd w. M
oness sprang forward again Mhe beitr',e i,ai ia
her across the nose with the heaVy eha o' , nj
the men with the pchforks thrust them tnrSugn W
the bars and kept the lloness away ""'' W
Beatrice hacked out OF the cdtt
While this was going Inside there was a
merry chase going In the rain OUTSIDE Io' 'h iil
two monkeys who had gotten out oi the Ien.' W. W.
Ss SnaS ed ~ the trees and tried to catch the ami
m9ls Ealing in this they shook the tree Sponge;
in trying TO get to the outer end OF limb s1pped
and fell He was hardly on the ground when =
score OF BOYS fell on him and he came near sharins
Charley Mltchelrs fate. each hoy wahteu 70
carry him inside When ne was hha''' ''''''' NV
Rocks was not captured until yesterday after,
noon Nearly all the time he was a, mIe5W 6ut al al
night In expectation Of reward q, work in IN,
| rear room OF her fat when monkey bounded Iron ron
somewhere into the room. She sank TO the the moor Di
r faint. She was aroused by several Nm wa, S,,
/ omen Mrs Bowen ordered them to leave the room
but they refused and started to senrch 10, r.'
/ monkey He was found In a bedroom Mrs 30" ~
went FOR her husbands revolver. ana iouhu
Just Happy Jack Thompson capturer iva Yn'
/ he intruders FASTENED TO get out OF the house
some went through the windows. others tumble,
! rather than ran through the door thompson VIII
/ Inc monkey went through the window
! Mrs. Bowen then surveyed hcr rooms he iuil,l nm
ture was upset. pieces were broken. dsnes "er'
I'm fragments and the pictures the wall had beer
! torn down and broken. She sent for her husband
for navmen,. IL was refused so Mr.. Bowen So
! cured an attachment on the circus ana X ~ nov
IN charge Of ,odE deputy he Gnkey to the tent, an
asked for reward: Money was REFUSED; uess sn,
70 sne ,,cSnt and bo,ed with the monkey Nel;he
''Jack'' nor Rocks has been found