The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-07
FOUGHT
T'tH Mtk
Larsen's FrightfuI
Experience.
AWFUL CRiPPLE IN A DEiDfilI.
vsooms News Tells Thrilling
storr Conserving . Whstoem
County Man.

~ y 9outtAuA " httff NttAfhH inv
mcnton were ever carried about In
the pocket OF man than those In
peraeEslon of Ambrose Larsen. OF
sehon,e. Wash. now on his way %
san Francisco To secure surgical
treatment fay a fearfuliy mangied
arm. says the Tacoma News. The
mementeA are four tuHhen. taken
from the head Of brown bear. the
animal which inflicted the injury TO
the arm.
LnrFen's Narrative OF the Incident
leading up 70 the wounding by the
bear " thrilling In the awful agony
endured by the man. and hts cool
intr-tidity under the suffering iie
Nas net 81 tho Grand Central hotel
and said
q havr pre.empted on a quarter
section Of land lying about eight
riii~s back Of Sehomr. There I
have been living with my family for
the iaHt sin years. improving the
rlasc, raising some stock and cut
tins ihingle bolts. In the latter part
II EAST September two % my pigs
were Killed by bears. | hunted and
waited up nights for beAre. but could
not meet them. Then I built a dead
tall. PLACING II directly In the only
tTaL the marauders could reach the
pig pen by, September -. Visiting
the trap. ! found an immense brown
bear la n. the largest ! have ever
ss.n during a lifetime spent In the
woods The icr OF the trap had fall
4. n 49,
lite back The animal Was alive.
however. and full Of fEht. pa,
tao bullets from my Winchester In
ita head and the bear turned over
"a " dead
Il then climbed down into the pit
10 sce the best means to getting 20
work at skiuning the animal. In do
lnE this u Was necessary Tor me TO
pat my right arm under the bears
read. No spon@r had my hand
touched its head than. With a snap
there Was no avoiding. he RAISED
and caught me hy the right arm.
iurl above the elbow. sinking bis
tG-ses deep 10 the bone AZ the
same time he sent his claws into tho
log Of my right boot. Fortunately |
pit With me. and had leaned u
against the side. "a II happened
within reach Of my left hand. The
bear had me securely plnionei. and
could feel his tunfcs crnnchlng on
the lone of my arm. what the aE-
ory Was you can only Imagine. I
cannot describe ~. usttsnx the rifle
stock bstweeH my knees. managed
to work the loading lever with my
left hand. and. placing the munHic
81 the gun fairly IN the bears rixht
syr. fred. The shock sent the big
bFti.e into its dying throes. Like u
wise It's Jaws settled down on my al.
ready crushed arm. until Il seemed
that flesh and bone must sunn~r. and
the weight 81 the bears head and
IT ou.derr would tear the arm away
However. endurance could not
stand up under long strain. Oct
ting another cartridge Into the rife
b. the same tactics as before. ram
med the barrel OF the gun alongside
this. where n space showed between
my shirt sleeve and the bears
tongue. uar@ep here showed the
turk with the mark Of the rifle bar
rel upon tt). and. showing the wes-
pon nr far down the brute's throat
AZ my failing strength would ailow
Of. fircd.
The bear vas undoubtedly al
ready dead. but only a slight relax
alton Of its jaws followed the Sec
ond shot. ! could not free rpy arm.
with this advantage gained drop
ped 20 my knees. and. using the rife
barrel as n pry. forced the animals
lava open. God only knows the aw-
fri agony I endured during that pry-
Ing operation. but at last I managed
70 free myself With my relief my
grit gave out. and tainted. The
next I knew. my wife and neigh
boring rancher were beside me in
the pit. endeavorinE 10 stanch the
bies ding from my arm. Sly VIZ
had become alarmed AZ my long alb
sencc. and. knowing my errand
when I left In the morning. hal
made her way 60 the bear deadfali.
Unable. on account % her feeble
strength 20 raise me from the pit.
aho had walked three miles 10 the
next cabin adjoining ourH 10 pro-
cure the nelghbor's assistance.
II was taken to- Feirhavcn and
then 20 Victoria. Everything has
been done that the surgeons ~ the
Northwest are capable Of. and that
In probably all that medical science
can attain. for have had good doe
tors. The crunehcd bone 81 my arm
will not knit or form again. II con-
tiuucs to work out IN small pieces.
Every time one of these fragments
Of bone comes to the skin IL
furrur an ulcer Of boil In its efforts
% free Itself The result Is my arm.
where the bears turhes penetrated.
81 mass OF useless neah. The pain
comes from Il constantly. ! had de-
eided to undergo an amputation
when = friend told me Of a surgeon
In san Francisco who had performed
several diHiouit operations In cut
ting away and piecing out Of dis
oaaed bone matter. and I anl going
To him as n last hope. ~ he cannot
help me the arm must come OF. Tor
cannot stand this awful, constant
pain much longer"
a Ncws reporter secured one Of the
tushes that was sunk into Larsen's
arm. Looking AT the vicious deadly
fang, e In not hard to imagine what
tho woodaman endured while IN his
ftf.aud-daath Qrapulc with the