New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
an ANIMAL KEEPERS NARROW ESCAPE
PATRICK MoRAN's ENCOUNTER WITH SAVAGE
BEAR.

PATRICK MoRANs ENCOUNTER WITH SAVAGE
BEAR.
Owing to the "cussedness' OF two grizzly bears
a vacancy came near being created in the ranks OF
the Central Park Menagere keepers yesterday.
Patrick Moran better known as Paddy has
under his charge, among other animals the bears.
Lately two fine grizzlies were put in the Menagers
by Barnum & Bailey's Show. They were given a
compartment in the bear pit and. finding consider
ably more room TO stretch their limbs in than had
been afforded in the of travelling circus, have
become ugly
Paddy" as usual up 20 the pit yesterday
morning to clean it out. To do this in safety he
drives the bears up the rocks. The two polar
bears that live in half of the pit had behaved WELL
and Paddy" with his scraper, an iron hook at
tached to a long wooden handle and a shovel. had
placed their house in order. He then opened the
small gate of the grizzlies cage and. putting
his shovel down near the water tank. one OF which
is In each compartment OF the pit. proceeded to
drive the bears up the rocks with the scraper.
ami one snsed savage While the Keeper drove him
into the cave Moran. who has been Keeper Tor
many years. that in his unarmed state discre-
ton was the better part Of valor. ana began 70
step backward toward the gate. keeping an eye
on the snarling brute in the cave and calling TO
phil Holmes. who attending to the bison. 10
come to his assistance with ptchfork. Just at
shovel and losing his balance fell into the tank:
There is four feet Of water in these tanks and
about / foot inches OF him in sight The bear
thought he had things all his own way ana
evidently intended knock the keeper out in round
the brute az bay The bear that had camberei
up the rocks had in the mean time made up her
mind TO take paw In the dispatchinS OF PADDY
and came scrambling down the stones. Luckily
Pair Holmes had not lost a moment in answer
ing his comrades call. and was IN the pit In
suasive weapons use on any wild beast. and
or two gentle prods from pills sent the
bears scurryng up the rocks growing but cowed.
Paddy scrambled out OF the tank IN such a hur-
ried and ungainly way that phil Is prepared 10
swear that the polar bears. who had been in
wreathed in smiles. Paddy went home for
change OF clothes. and there Is wel-founded
that the rations OF the grizzlies Will be cut
down for a week two.
one OF the foreign agents OF Barnum & Bailey
has secured exceedingly fine specimen OF the
tends presenting To the Central Park Zoo imme-
dately upon it's arrival here. The animal
pected TO arrive to-day on the steamer Mississippi
or the Atlantic Transportation Line. which left
London November I, and is part OF the second con-
tlngent OF Wild beasts secured for the show Be
sides the nyighau the same vessel has board
two Malay tapirs of the kind known as saddle
books one white yak. rare and valuable animal
known the brindle gnu. another called the white
haired gnu. an axis deer, an antelope styled the
harness antelope. because OF It's peculiar markings.
giving II the appearance OF being in harness and
large cassowary, the latter a bird second in size
only to the ostrich but with beautiful punage.
The steamer Persia. OF the Hamburg American
Line. due here November 81 will bring n herd
OF eight elephants all OF them captured at one
In this country, will make thirty-two OF these big
brutes owned by this show. With the exception ot
the nylghau. the animals will be sent 10 winter
quarters in Bridgeport