The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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Dr.. Harnaday and Laborer Hunt a
Bear in Bronx Park,sp
'UlN SAMPLES THE FOOD !.
In the Lunch Room, IndulgssEin a
Bath, and Gives an Exhibition Of
His Prowess as a Swimmer sFinal-.
ly strangled to Death with q
Lasao. 81 S59
The New york Tribune Of o. yesterday ysd
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The New York Tribune Of yesterday.
says: a5iI
A bear hunt furnished excitement
enough for a hot day at the Bronx Park
Zoo yesterday A big black bear, just
purchased was being led into hls new
prison cage when he escaped made n
fire fight against the great odds Of a
hundred park laborers, a score Of DO.
licemen. and a lot Of other men. all
armed with shotguis, pistols. .lassos and
clubs: bit and scratched two! men
swan 1900 yards up the river, In his at
tempt to elude; his hunters and finally
was strangIcd to death before?he would
give in to- fifty men, with two lasssos
around his neck. The twds men he
placed out of the fray were tie director
of the Zoo. DR.. W. 7. Hornaday, and
William Hamilton, park III employe.
Their injuries, bites and scratches, not
serious. were dressed. and they went
home5 iis t-. D ii
Fine Specimen Of Bear Kind. 5,
The bear, an unusually good speci-
men, valued at about $500, was taken
from the railroad to the park. in cage
on truck. The truck was backed UP
to the big bear. Enclosure. where there
were ten other bears, and plapks were
placed from the end OF the wagon, to
the entrance to the cage. A1collar and
heavy chain had been placed around
the bears neck. and Murrel "a keeper
held the chain while the Bear was
forced to walk the planks. One Of the
boards slipped and the bear fell to the
ground. his collar slipping.-or. He
made-a dash at Murtel, WHO GOT out of
the,way and blew his whistle. -
The blowing Of a,whlstle Sin Bronx
Park is signal of danger and a call
for immediate aid. and theGpark en-
ployes at once pass the signal on and
rush to the. scene OF danger. in n few
minutes employees Of the zop and park
were running toward the mainsroad OF
the Zoo.5; and the word was quickly
spread that "a bear was loose. Some
men got shotguns, some clubs and
stones. and squad ola dozen police
men sent by, Captain Fitzpatrick. of the
Bronx Park station came uprwith re-
volvers. ,@Q
Stops For Luncheon on the Way.
The bear made down the roiId smiling
the air and increasing his pace ms the
fresh air and the sense OF being free i'm
pressed themselves upon him. He easily
outpaced his pursuers, and wis soon
out OF sight. -z5
Half mile down the road, truin
came to old Pop" GUMS lunch cabin. 1
at was filled with pies, cookies and
candies and the bear smelled the prov
lender. He ran into the cabin,= whila
the, old proprietor hastily climbed TO
tho, Soof and shouted for help The 4
bear deyoured pies and candies, almost
as II he knew he had little time! before
his hunters would be near, ana then,
the cabin q wreck. made of once more,
Just az the big crowd with iassos ana
other appurtenances for capturing him.
arrived.
The Bronx was within a few feet and
the bear took to the water. In few
strokes he showed his swimming quail
tiles and he-turned up the river, pad 4
ding easily, but pushing himself along
at remarkably rapid rate. Some of
the men got into CAMS boats, which
lay ashore, and rowed after him, but
with two men and f6dr oars they could
not come anywhere near bruln. who
seemed to swim even lazily The res,
OF the crowd ran along the. river bank,
waiting for chance to throw. their las.
SOS. DR.. Hornaday had }effectually put
stop TO the use OF iirearms oil the bear
by shouting the ordar when one man
raised his gun 10 Kill the bear.
Don, shoot! We want:tthat bear
alive, not dead." ~ ~
People from all about the neIghbor-
hood had heard Of the escapsd.bear and
the crowd had been grSatly augmented.
There were many women and children
In the park. and they became greatly
excited. One woman had gone down to
the river thinking she was, safe there.
and when she saw the bear In the wa
ter swimming toward her with crowd
chasing him. she fell In This raised the
excitement many degrees. tbut Police
men seebeck and Brown OF the Bronx
Park station. were near her and pulled
her out.
The bear gave a mile exhibition of
his splendid swimming powers before
he came to the upper dam. where he
had to leave theswater and take TO the
woods Murtel was near him as he
climbed the, bank and he swung a lasso
around the bears neck. The bear slung
it of with ease and logged on.
Comes to mn 1gnominious End.
DR.. Hornaday got lasso around
bruins neck also. and In trying to nut
another on him he was ciawed on the
right wrist and left forearm and pu,
out OF the hunt. An ambulance was
sent for and his injuries dressed. TIL.
chase meantime was continued.
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