The evening world., 1894-02-16

the animals released their hold Of the
helpless man and skunk back to the FUR.
thermost ends Of their cages. licking The
blood from their chops. Tho space in
front or thCir cages and the glass parti-
t.ion looked Ike Il slaughter-house. the
floor was tainted with blood. Goss was
conscious but suffering fearful pain. lie
You came just in time, boys. The
babies were eating me up"
The Sergeant, asked Gos5 how the
assault. occurred, and this is the story
as he told 1t while awaiting an ambu.
lance, to take him to the hospital:
- had just undressed and was about
to turn on m - light and got into bed,
thing to eat; I started out 10 get him a
banana, and as turned the corner of
Johanna's cage she shot her long arm
out and struck me on the shoulder. In
protect myself, whcreupon she graspcd
" In her mouth n with a sudden
wrench threw me down on the floor.
She still retained her hold Of the hand.
enough TO Chiko's cage for him to get his
claws fastened about 1t, and then he
pulled 1t in between the bars n began
TO chew 1t ms Il dog would chew n bone.
MY, right hand was In johanna cage,
and she had one muscular arm stretched
forth between the bars and about my
inarticulate cries l thought / was a
cluded.
within five minute after the ambu-
surgeons began to bandage Goss's
wounds,
They found that the flesh on the right
shreds. veins 81" and al. TN" TSe middle Mdd .o nmge eT
had been chewel to II pulp. The fore
finger was 30 badly mutiiated that 1t, at
least, WI have to- be %amputatod to-day.
Goss was so veal last night thai they
did not dare to. take it off then. The
flesh on the right foot and ankle was
even .mot. horribly mangled than that on
the haTd; The great toe hung by
cut clean through by Chiko's sharp teeth,
and In amputating 1t only "A clip OF the
surgeons shears was necessary, although
Goss was rendered unconscious by ether
during the operation.
AT midnight the doctors said he was
resting easy. but feared that blood poi
is little likelihood OF his recovery, as he
is very weak from loss of blood"
As soon as Goss had been sent to the
hospital. Sergt. Mulholland sent for
George r. Burns, the assistant superin-
tendcnt OF the, menaserie, and informed
him OF what had occurred. He visited
the animals and found them both very
with blood, the smell of which seemed
to make them crazy.
The pair Of them have been acting
ugly for the last few days" Mr.. Burns
said, and only to-day | warned Goss to
beware of Johanna. He was slipping his
foot in and out between the bars Of her
cage. and, she was swapping at his shoe
strings. said to him, Ed, you better
look out for those babies. HE always
called them that.) One of them will hurt
you some day
",oh that Is my lookout he an
My prophecy came true sooner than l
thought 1t would" concluded Mr.. Burns.
As soon as the latter was apprised
of the accident he notified Mr.. Bailey.
who at once ~telephoned for another
keeper to the winter quarters OF the
circus, in Bridgep, TT, and the new man is
expected here this morning.
Goss has been with the Barnum &
Bailey show for two years. Last sum
mer an angry elephant threw him down
and jumped upon him, injuring him SO
badly that he was laid UP for several
weeks, Prior to that he travelled with
LelFs' circus as a lion tanner. and went
through Australia with them. He IL not
married. Chiko has been in the park
since Oct. "a. Johanna only arrived Dec.
l6. She was brought from the geological
Garden In Lisbon. where she had dis
graced herself by biting four fingers
of CT her Portuguese keeper.