St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-15
ATTACKED BY THREE LIONS
ANIMAL ATTENDANT AT THE CALI
FORNiR FAM HORRIBLY MINGLED.
SPECTATORS PANIC STRICKEN.

During Performance in Boone's
Arena the Electric Lights Go
Out, and a War of the Enraged
Lions Follows-Keeper THE
man lives for Few Hours, but
Finally Dies.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. IA. - Carl
Thieman. attendant at Col. Daniel
Boone wild animal show at the Mid
winter fair, was attacked by three lions
last night. and so horribly mangled that
lie u.ay die. The evening performance
had been i'll progress in BoOne's arena
for about half an hour. and the circular
enclosure was filled with people. The
wild animals are exhibited i'll a large
cage in the center of the arena, and it
was time for the lions to go on. Three
huge beasts, Parnell, Romeo and Com
modore, were led into the cage by THE
man, preparatory to Boone's entrance.
Suddenly the electric lights went out.
There was a short interval of silence,
when suddenly shrek of agony came
from the cage 1t was followed by
war of enraged lions, the crunchIng of
their terrible jaws and groans of the
man in the cage. The large crowd of
spectators became panic stricken and
started for the doors. Women shrieked
and tainted, but the crowd was finally
induced to remain seated by attendants,
who had retained their presence of
mind. Finally lanterns were brought,
and there in the cage lay ThiemaG with
three lions claWing and crunching
HIS PROSTATE FORM.
Col. Boone seized an iron bar and en-
tered the cage. With shouts and blows
he drove the beasts from their prey and
dragged the unfortunate man from the
cage. 1t was an exhibition of bravery
seldom seen, and the big crowd cheered
| the gallant colonel. Thieman was taken
to the receiving hospital, where his
| wounds, forty-three in number, were
examined. By one blow from lions
| paw he had been scalDed from the fore
! head to the nape of the neck. Under
| each arm there were terrible bites
where the lions had attempted to reach
vital spot. One of them nearly sue
| ceeded, for he just missed large ar
terry. The mans arms. legs. thighs and
buttockS were also bitten and scratched.
At the hospital ne recovered CONSCIOUS
ness and managed to tell his story. He
said he was attending to some of the
| cage fixtures, when the lights went out.
The big lion Parnell jumped for him
and knocked him down with blow on
! the head. Then the other two lions,
| Romeo and Commodore, seiz ed him I'M
der the armpits aud dragg ed him
| ACROSS THE STAGE,
| while Parnell made general onslaught
| on his body. The lions are all full
! grown beasts, and have been exhibited
as trained animals for some time. The
| man has been an animal tender for
| eighteen years, and Was considered one
of the best in the business.
| Col. Boone, in speaking OF the affair
| said: lit has always been my custom
| to have lanterns and lamps about the
arena, in case the electric lights should
go out, as it is we'll known that wild
| animals, no matter how well trained,
| will attack man in the dark"
/ By some oversight the lanterns were
not in their usual places last night, and
| it was some time before they could be
found. To add to the horror of the stu
| alton the cage door became stuck, and
there was some delay III opening It.
| After Thieman had been removed to the
| hospital the people left the arena, as
| they had seen enough wild animals Tor
one night. and the performance was
! discontinued. The doctors think there
| is some possibility of Thieman's recOv-
! cry. unless blood poisoning sets i'll.
Carlo Thieman, who was so horribly
mangled by lions in Col. BOOne's arena
at the mid-wiuter fair last night, died
tonight from the effects OF his wounds.