The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-31
ATTACKED by WOLVES.
Two Fishermen Kept Them on With
whisky.

From the New York Press.
Binghamton. Jan. IS - William Nc
Knight Of Buffalo and James Barnes OF
Hoboken had a peculiar and exciting ex-
perience when on a fishing trip last week,
Among the Pennsylvania hills. a few miles
from this city, there are several lakes.
well stocked with fish. Tip-up fishing has
become a favorite winter pastime in this
vicinity, and these men settled down for
two weeks vacation around the lakes. 1t
was their custom to set a dozen or more
lines over night, and the next morning
they would find fish on their hooks.
For the first few days all went well.
Then, on arriving one morning they found
not only no fish, but their lines were
broken and the hooks missing. Tracks on
the snoS told them that bear was the
guilty one Bear traps and similar devices
We're OF no avail in catching him. The fish
disappeared and the stock of hooks was
rapidly lowered. Barnes suggested a plan.
they procured a quantity of whisky of
the red-eye" brand and proceeded to pickle
number of fish they had caught in the
daytime. Removing their tip-ups they
placed the fish near the holes i'm the ice.
They did not reach the spot the next day
uhill nearly nightfall, and then strange
bear, alive, but ffezeQfast TO the ice. He
nad evidently partaken excessively of the
'dOctOred" fish, and Law in a poOl formed
9y the partially melted snow. AS the sun
declined, the water CONCEALED, freezing
bruins long hair to the ice, and when he
recovered his sober senses IL was to find
himself prisoner. The fishermen were
armed with an AK, hunting knife and
shotgun. A charge of lead put an end to
prulh sunerings, and they proceeded to
cut up their game.
w men at work a sound at the edge of
patch OF woods bordering on the lake caus-
ca them TO glance up, and a swift, gray
oeJsct darting across the ice sent a chill
OF horror through their veins. Though
they had never Seen wolf they instantly
realized they would soon be called to bat
tie with one of mankind's fiercest enemies.
Before they could collect their thoughts
the gray OBJECT appeared again, another
and another, until band of wolves We're
clrcllng around them, shifting the snow
me pack was small one, numbering not
over half dozen, but so far as their
means of defense was concerned, il was
more than sufficient to mean DEATH
They would have given considerable to
nave the charge of lead which was now in
Bruins body back in the gun. They had
only hunting knife and an ak Nearer
ana nearer came the wolves Neither Of
the men spoke but both braced themselves
Mcknight with the ak and Barnes with
the knife. Suddenly Mcknight dropped his
ak and seized a pail they had been carry
ing. 1t contained a quantity of the doc
tored" fish they had prepared for another
trap. These he hurled one at time, to-
ward his circling enemies.
RaVenouS with munger, they stopped not
to investigate, but fought for these rem
nants of a feast. 1t sent a chill through
the men as they watched the struggle and
realized their possible fate. Soon, however
the liquor began to work, and as one of the
pack would show signs of stupor his com
rades would fall upon and rend him to
pieces Three of the animals were dispos-
ed of in this way, when the remainder, re-
alizing something was wrong with them
withdrew to the shelter of the woods. 1t
Is unnecessary to say the fishermen did
not give chase but they will always in
sist that whisky saved their lives.