Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-09

animals on the main floor. The two
men went to the cage, took the leopard
out. and. while Winner carried the
head HaZelton carried the hind-quar-
ters of the brute, until he was safe
from the burning building. They took
their delicate charge across the street
to Taylor'a restaurant and locked him
in the cellar after claiming him to
post. The next morning Winner went
to get him. and then came another UNI
expected adventure. The woman ser
wants in the restaurant, knowing the
leopard was well secured, had taken
occasion to feed him about fifteen
pounds OF raw bcefstehk. when Win
ner went into the cellar to get him, MIR.
Leopard had no idea of leaving the
greatest feast he had been accorded
since he became an object OF public
interest. He permitted his trainer to
unchain him, without remonstrance,
and then the Gun began. The keeper
tried TO drag him away from the meat
and was succeeding very well when
the leopard turned the tables by spring.
ing upon Winners back. There was
rough and tumble fight in the dark
that lasted for several minutes. 1t
ended by Winner getting hold OF the
brutG's wind-pipe and by sheer physical
strength choking the leopard almost
to death But he was terribly lace
IdNtu anu ullAtu III lne CbuN'ats anu
didn't recover from his wounds for
many weeks,
In 1869 Winner made his debut MS an
animal trainer appearing with circus
now obsolete, with n den or trained
lions and tigers. one lloness was
Trained To spring at the dividing door
OF tho den, forOciuusly, as soon MS Win
ner entered the cage. She added real
ism to her act one day in the year
named, by TRUSTING her paw uhr1ugh
the bars when she made the spring
and her sharp claws brought away
winners noA' Almost cntlrc. nus race
was ripped open In a frlghttul manner
anu theL llNlu scar borne by inc IN
tfepld trainer To-Day tellS or thls adj
venture Then iollowed n period OF ten
years without important mishlps, He
was khockcd anout MT 10 be sure,
nut was not seriously injured. During
nearly az OF shls period, however, he
stlll Carried the gupihE wound IN hig
H''tu' Nl"H' ~ 'A' ll"l paw n iNpi
enl sulltrru rom II cnnbhu4lly' IN
~, beiore me nlE snow mad leit
WINTER QualNtlH ne losl another piece
OF nus hna'olnN' 'llS i'Ih'' IN tRe Jaws
nl ny eil5. lWo w ,"'tt Oh Lht9e HHl-
mars Bot INTO a hsAt anu as was nus
CUSTOM Wlhher %euL mo me zen 10
separate tneH, nc ""s vNIrltu GUY
iew minutes i9ter NY ms Sonpani2,nIs
lhlllua nus tlNS ltllsyL anu y Epoily
portion OF the heshy part or ms tEht
manu- ana was uSvorGtyH IN uIllIldht
G0l9tS OF nus own urn'Sn'hE, rom yer,
rlbly laceihteu Wouhus IN ms neck ana
iaGe'
rms occurred Ut 81 LOUIS, anu WINE
the animal thht gave MN the WOUNDS
was treacherota, bneaklhE sort OF
brute Set ne INJURED MN almost as
oauly ns me pig non mug zone view,
Sears before ms nS sss e o occurred
the burning OF inc Winier lunrters NJ
bridgeport lie wah framing some new
| leoparus TO perform the usual aets
done py Trained cav ah'ilals, ana mao
lust eohcluueu one % ms renearsals
when, as ne was leaNlhg the zen, one
OF the leonards sprung upon ms back.
Fastened his inngs IN nus shoulder ana
ms claws IN ms wounueu mead ana bore
MN to the foor' Ihe Keepers ana at
tendants OUTSIDE the cage came TO the
| rescue with IRON pnrs ana teeding
| forks ana he was rescued lust IN time
TO save his NE lie lost piece Of
hesh out OF ms lett side, Just above
| the region OF the groin that laid hare
| the Interior or the abdominal cavity
anu Mhich came very near costing him
ms Iie, his shoulueis are today n
mass OF scars from ms encounter
| Another accident, which | omitted
| IN us proper orueF' occurred IA 1888. In
this Mr. Winner lost piece OF his
right cheek in the jaws Of n Bengal
| tiger and. had II not been for the as
| slstnnce rendered MN ny Tour other
tigers In the same den, ne would have
been killed. The tiger that attacked
him was new one In tho den, and the
Others were old friends of their trainer.
AZ soon as the big fellow had bounced
upon Winner and knocked him to the
door, they took up their masters fight
nnd' with one accord bounced upon the
attacking tiger and literally dragged
him Off They didn't stop at this.
either. for they would have torn the