The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-06
Feu.h, the Bear with Fire

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Fought the Bear with Fire
An English tourist recently re-
turned from Nevada, tells how he aAr-
rovly escaped from the clutches OF
bear. he had scrambled TO the top Oh
. large bovlaer andthe hesr, ~oundsd
IN one o. its legs. began scratching II
the ground q. the foot of the bozAdsro
SAYS the Weekly Telegraph. sud
denly be SAYS 'I felt the howl
de, on which 1 stood shake sni
give 8 saiden downward lureh.
Is then davnei Epoa NE thsi
the bear Vas undermining nE
stronghold, aai within tSv minutes
ii voald toppls over and be delivered
over TO his tender uasrcy. In this
emergency / bethoaght myself OF
bottle of brandy which l carried II
nv pocket. Thinking that by pouring
its contents over the groand the bear
xoald dssSSt from his undermining
operations, / sapEed half OF 1t, bat
he seemed to be al the more Refreshed
by the smell and worked away more
vigorously than ever
There was bat half OF the brandy
left .ni things we're beginning to look
serious when tried, ss last chance.
the extreme remedy Of enptyins the
remainder OF the ASK onto the back OF
the bear AID throwing hsntea match
ts the brandy. The flames Immediately
envelopei the animal. and, With shrieks
and yells of pain he, skeasddled to my
great relief.
81 wss presently reloined BY my
companions, and with loaded guns rs
followed up tie bear, whom We soon
discovered licking his burnt sdes, on
which very little fur remained he
uas 50 weak after his adventure at the
bovldsr that ve hsd no diSeutty In
dispatchias him"
Engineer Attached By n Lion.
To battle With . huge mountain
hon, seven feet in length. and sSs
pounds IN weight, on trestle at night.
Is the thrilling experience that has
lust betallen Edward C Depev, an
engineer on the Great Northern Raul
road, near Lowell, Wash
AT the time Of the adventure,
says Engineer Dspev, ''I was palling
the overland passenger train going
east sad IS vs were few minutes
late We vsre.trying to make up.a little
time. After re hsld LETT Lowell aad
almost svo miles elst oil there, aboat
half way ACROSS long t,estle, my FIRE
man, Geocss Lawrence, jumped down
OF his seat box and csGne quickly to
NY side Of the engine. I noticed .
startled look in his face, and, looking
ahead, saw through the darkness .
black object On tho track.
NY first thoasht was Of some OBJ
struction On the hcaek For q second
the thought Of jumping through
NV mind, but banished La Nothing
coa;d be done We we're TOO close 10
the danger, and the fright had the
same effect on ne that it had on Law
renee. II took away my power OF
speech. Instiactively 1 eraEiei ont
Of nv cab on to the SIDE Of the engine.
The train dashed on. In Al instant
I saw q nonster'ssyes flashing through
the darkness. green and yellow by
turns
"As the train spprasehsa the hon I
eoali see it prepare to spring. Finally.
when the leap vas made. the situation
ras 50 dramatic as 10 be almost theat-
rical in effect
.Ihs force Of ths jump vas aStoard-
ing. The body OF the beast crashed
into the edge Of the engine front To
jump then Vas certain death, itor ve
we're right In the centre Of the trestle
Yet Is the hon made It's leap. / eould
almost feel its hot breath On my throat
s.IleAsnei aftervard that theooagsr,
after ve had struck ii. lodged IN the
cross lies of the trestleL
"The beast was siil alive when the
men of No. 4aS discovered d. but It's
hind legs were cat OF Foreman John
C Wright would not 50 near it untal
he had e1psiei . couple OF chambers
of his revolver into IT. Then they
fastened the body to the COW catcher
and took ii TO Skykonish."
An Injured Miners Nerve
A few days sgo At Quarssbung. II
p.A o,,Sr Th>n3ars Phv a mSosp