The morning call., 1894-11-15
BRUINS BIG TRY.
The Grizzly at the Park
Seeks Liberty
AND MAKES A SENSATION.
His Bars Bore Him and He Plans
Jail-Break,
AND MAKES A SENSATION
BUT is RUDELY INTERRUPTED.
Full, True and Particular Account of
Desperate Attempt at the
Golden Gate Park.

| Intense excitement prevailed Tuesday
night in Golden GAZE Park. The buffaloes
| beloved. the deer desisted from their
dreaming, the Firth wheel tried to turn
around and the ruins of the electric tower
almost t0ppled over.
Last week the big grizzly bear that was
| formerly confined in q pit in the cOnces-
sion at the late fair known as the "49
Mining Camp" was taken TO a structure
especially built for him and designed to be
permanent 1t is situated TO the lett Of
the road, between the deer and buffalo
paddocks.
From a concrete foundation three feet
high are erected iron bars twelve feet high
and with an inward curve at the top OF
about a foot. These are situated six
inches apart and the entire inclOsure, in
the form of an oval. at its greatest length
is forty feet and in width twenty-five.
Thus the denizen of the S,erras is allowed
goodly space to ramble In and it was
thought that the sight of the bright blue
sky from above without any bars interven-
ing would somewhat cheer up the despon-
dent captive.
But for his residence at light a stronger
bastile was provided. Within the in
closure Is mother cage, barred on all sides
and on the top, and SO built that escape
for even so strong an animal would seem
i'm possible. A gate that may be lowered
from the top by pulleys completes his ab-
solute Incarceration, and it was proposed
that bruin should be the delight of the boy
by day who would go home and slumbor
in absolute security at night. knowing that
by no possibility could the animal escape
from his fastness.
But the best plans fail. Under no con-
sidera ton would the ursine go into his
pen al night. Tempting morsels of meat
were put into the cage, and sheer starva-
tion stared. Elm in the face. but he gazed
wistiully at Strawberry Hill. and evil
IDENTIFY thought of his old home in the
mountains
He prowlsd and prowled around after
his Initiation into his new surroundings,
and after it was found that by no means
could he be induced to enter his cage. it
was decided that every half hour watch
man should visit the place of captivity.
And it was we'll that this was done.
AS H. 81. DobDins. park policeman, at
10 O'Clock Tuesday evening went up TO
make an inspection be heard a peculiar
sound, looked up and in the moonlight saw
the bear with one ''arm" on the limb of a
tree that overhung the inclosure. In q
few moments he would have been out.
Iron seemed to have no terrors for him.
He was like contortionist
D0bbins ran to the tree to which the bear
was attached and blew his whistle.
Quickly climbing the tree be struck the
bear again and again with a large club.
rha hao aly
knocking the club from his hands into the
pen. Dobbins was now helpless. but at
this instant George Rodgers, another
policeman, came to the rescue.
AS he ran toward the inclosure he
picked up e heavy iron rod about four feet
long. Carrying this in mis- hand he clim bed
the tree from which Dobbins descended
Bracing himself with one foot against the
inclnsure be proceeded to thump the bear
upon his nasal appendage. This had its
| effect.
The grizzly released his hold on the
branch Of the tree in order to smash back,
and like the man who was sitting on the
other end of the bough when be was saw
| ing it off, fell to the ground, but not before
| he had made cruel sweep at Rodgers,
missing his head by only an inch, and
! taking his hat as a souvenir.
Since this event Captain Thompson and
his squad are keeping a careful guard over
| his pen, and it has been decided to buiid a
roof of iron bars over the inclosure as
soon as his bearship can be induced to
enter his cage.
Then once more will the buffaloes bel
low, the deer dro wsily dream, the Firth
wheel resume its neglected occupation
and the electric tower brace up.