The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-08-22
KILLED BY A BEAR.
Thrilling Experience of Two Men
 in Sycamore Canyon.
Mike Kennedy Killed by Bear-wm. smith Escapes by Rolling Down Canyon, and After Nine
 Days Reaches Ranch,

 nedy of Gallup and William Smith of San Francisco left Williams on foot to make their way across the canyo and mountains to Jerome. They were in search of work, and expected to find employment in Jerome. The first day out they eat dinner at Wagner's ranch and camped that night at an old cabin twenty miles from Williams. They started on their journey early on the morning of the 9th, and some time early in the afternoon, as they were walking along the ridge near the edge of a canyon, having lost the trail, bear pushed through the bushes near them. Smith saw bruin first, and with a yell he started to run away, and in his eXcitemen. ran over the edge of the canyon, turning head over heels, and bringing up at the bottom, two hun dred feet below, on his back. From where he lay Smith could hear the groans of Kennedy and the angry growing of the bear The struggle was short one, and Smith fled for his life. He does not know how long he ran nor in what direction, and only stopped from utter exhaustion, and fell senseless.
 Smith does not know how long he lay where he fell, but it was daylight when he recovered, and after wander ing some time he found a stream of water. Here he lay down in the water and covered himself with mud, for he was aching in every portion of his body. After remaining in the mud several hours he began his wander ings, and on Monday he reached a ranch on the Verde, having followed down Sycamore Canyon. He presented a pitiful appearance at the ranch. His clothing was torn from his body and hung in shreds, his hands were filled with cactus points, and he was covered with mud, which had dried on his body.
 During his wanderlngs down the canyon he was forced to eat cactus and green walnuts. At the ranch he told his story, but it was not believed, and Smith wearily tramped on to Jerome, where he told the story of his partners death, but the story was doubted. He induced barkeeper, however, to write to Cap. Smith asking him to write to Kennedy's wife. Cap. Smith notified Kennedy's brother at Gallup.
 A travelling salesman, who knew Kennedy, was in Jerome Saturday and heard Smiths story, and he brought him over to Williams, as Smith said that owing to his wanderings he could not find the spot where Kennedy was killed from Jerome, but could from Williams.
 On Monday party headed by Sheriff Cameron left Williams to find the spot where Saith said the encounter took place. The party was composed of Messrs. Buggeln, Clements, Briggs, Con Kennedy, Michaels, Osborn, Nor rell, Smith and Conard Kennedy.
 Smith led the party to the camping place made by them the night before the encounter with the bear, and from there to the top of the ridge, but here he became confused. The party sep arated and began searching. In a short time Kennedy's coat was found, and near by his body. The body was badly decomposed, as it was two weeks since the fatal encounter occurred.
 An examination of the body showed that the left arm had been broken below the elbow and that the throat was fearfully lacerated, and the cloth ing was covered with blood. The clothing was badly torn.
 It is supposed that the bear, she one, had cubs near by. and that the sudden appearance of the men startled her and she attacked Kennedy, with fatal results. It is rare thing for the brown bear to attack man, and it is only when her cubs are in danger that she will do sc, and l5is is the first in- stance where man has heen known to have been killed by bear in Ari- zona.
 The body was buried where it was found, as it was impossible to move it it to Williams,
 The scene of the encounter was about thirty miles south of Williams, in place locally known as the Brakes.
 Mike Kennedy was a resident of Gallup, where his brother, c. R. Ken nedy, and cousin, Con Kennedy, live. He was about 40 years old, was indus trious and well liked. He leaves