The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-05
CRAY WOLF LOOSE UPTOWN
voryG AND CoWARDLY hut NOT A
VICE ANIMAL TO PET.

Tuesday and L. not ENpected bhoh
Two Persons who Tried to Capture II
B,t,en-One Tried to Hold II ny the Tail
Persons residing In the northern part OF the
slty and in the regions beyond are advised In
the event OF their meeting with long. Raunt
Rrayish animal with an engaging smile full Of
teeth, not to mistake the beast for dog and
try to take 1t home as household pet or 10
make other overtures to 1t. The animal Is not
built on the household pet lines. being wolf
with cravings for liberty. It's cravings in TINS
direction were satisfied on Tuesday morning
through the inadequacy Of its cage al the
Geological Gardens in Bronx Park. ana IL
snuntered forth, skirted the PARK renee uhtli
Il found gate and proceeded TO mako itse'i
free OF that part OF the city. Thsre is no I'M
mediate occasion for terror on the part OF the
inhabitants as the wolf IA only six months
old and Ia not likely TO attack anything more
formidable than a chicken or arabbit unless
attacked first. Thus far. however. enorts 10
eapture Il have not resulted in q manner to
encourage other attempts, as several would-be
captors have dental diagrams on their hands
s msmentos OF the VOLTS ability to defend It,
,el, The geological garden authorities are
inclined 70 believe now that the anima is gone
for rood and that II will hereafter shift for
itsolf in the outer world
As soon as the VOLTS escape was discovered
keepers we're sent out after II. Ono OF them.
Peter McNally. struck over to the northeast.
Judging that the animal would follow the line
of the best cover. after tho furtive manner OF
Il. hind. and came upon It In a patch OF under
brush near the Morris Park racecourse. A
brief reconnaissance convinced him that any
Efforts on the part OF person alone and I'M
sided to capture the animal by the authenti-
Gated but difficult method OF putting salt on its
hn L.,
,earch of assistance. The first persons
no ran across were group OF stahlemen
who work at the racetrack. McNally ex-
blamed that he was after wolf and
wanted aid The stabemen said that he
undoubtedly had EN-. and that the aid which
he chiefly needed was medical aid. McNaly
after some argument persuaded the men to his
view and armed with ropes and sticks. thsy set
forth under his command. hccessions came
TO the party before they reached the spot
where the wolf had been seen. and Mentally
found a sufficient force under his command to
surround the enemy. Dispensing his men
around the thicket. he bade them advance
as It went, but it would have been
s ro so tie Suf tho By m directions
Thsy advanced as directed. and presently
streak Of gray, shot from clump Of grass
mind. gave terrific shrek TO turn the wolf,
ii Unset S madS into the arms Of sorubby bush.
where he spread himself out like fox's skin
on barn door The Shrek S well meant as I it
straight on. and would have escaped without
further trouble had there not been a reserve
an ns he the grease crease. 0' p HR' % aG once
formed the party before starting. Mr. Baker
Is ,oTNe in p0s ,Sss to ssssmSt to
greased-pig chasing is strateGically defective
md declares that he got firm hold upon the
long tail. Some doubt is expressed as to this.
hold q Mr.. Baker. it was on the back Q, the
prove. After the excitement was over his
that wolf-bite doesn't invariably produce ny
drorhonia. provided large doses OF antid9te are
,hs crowd IN neehborss u saloon Ia,er and
fortified himself SO literally against wolf
bite. that his friends were Obliged to distort
his orders to an ammonia antidots for snake
bite before the day was over.
This didn't happen Just then. however. as
body S to care about Mr. Baker. Alter sam pI!pg
him the amin turned and ran oDen-mouthed
at son OF sunny Italy named SARA, SARA
iron saint, upon whose name he loudly called.
Immediately thereafter ascending a tree. pre-
The wolf then tore chunck from the trousers
log Of another man who had thrown club at
'ts head. chased four, other pursuers into
With nobody but McSaIIy ia pursuit. When e hs
ssturned, breathless. Conway had been Olsen;
his hand up. SARA had returned to earth
thanking his patron saint for, miraculous
preservation and the rest OF the crowd were
telling how they would have made that wolf
look like. a sick kitten IL he hadn't run away 80
soon and MeNalIy didn't hink much OF them
attention to the fact that nobody had paid them
:s so mGSH feeling III abRss that he TSa.
phohIa followed and the whole crowd went out
IN the pale moonlight late that night aud
have a serenading engagement with the moon
in that neighborhood.
Meantime a colored boy known as Barb"
Eh9 IS an exerciser belonging to the race track.
had encountered the wolf This is his account
Il seen, a kindah frien'less lookin' dog
prowlin along by de iaynce aroun de track In
ds dark. an, say to him. ,Heah. dog! Heah.
'SP am oos ssH at AZ he
lite, too. say, Don yah cit freish vii me.
nup; c You ain nethin' but pup say. an he
he did de ius' time an his teef look lax he been
2 h9nln EN- un on a razzah strap. Even VIII
sH ssseh snS S Fin to he
me: an his reach s a heap bettah n mine. an
sttah "a he run away across de fisl an dom
Barb wears a rag around his hand where the
wolf reached" for him. That is the last seen
~ the animal so far as Is reported up to date
". 7. Hornaday. Director OF the Geological
Gardens. told Sun reporter yesterday that he
didn't expect the wolf back
i, You see hes got pretty good start" said
Mr.. Hornaday. He was last seen going north
east and Il he one. strikes the woods north Of
here he be a wild wolf until he's dead one,
guess. Or he NAV keep right on up the
state. II you hear OF any one capturing Young
sday with twinRie IN his eye a'e9 Youth mi HON tnnG
itsour wolf But ! hope people won't get
frightened about the animal being at large.
Nobody's in danger from him He'll run away
rom ahuman being II he sees the man first,
ann ne Won't harm any one unless an attempt
Smade to capture him. Anyway he can't bite
hard enough yet 10 iniure a person seriously,
Earring some, possibl loss to henroosts. there
no harm in him"