The sun., 1900-07-17

At the same time all the five policemen yelled
fer9ciously, At this the bear dropped Cans
srsat sna backed aS Away & slowly snarins and with
Get the rope TO shore, shouted one Of the
policemen.
As there was plenty of rope three of the officers,
Siebeck. Hickey and Ahles climbed out OF
the stern of the boat and splashed to the land
Now We'll haul him out Of the water" cried
Ahles. who used TO pull on tug-of-war team.
Are you ready Heave."
II Is one thing TO pull on a tug OF war and quite
another TO impress ones ideas In the matter OF
progress upon a sturdy bear. No sooner did
Bruin perceive the nature Of the game than he
put forth his trength and hauled. Flat down upon
their faces went those three cops and before
they could even let 20 they were being skittered
across the surface Of the water as a fisherman
ski tiers a spoon hook.
., "hep Bphppp, spblrmsh,r they shouted
wake.
=, Up, the opposite bank sped the bear. Up
ing, golden buttons on the strand, Pres
entity one, then another, then the third let 20
and lay and strangled. The bear didn't care
he apparently forgot all about il as soonss
he reached land; The bank is steep
there. BY this time Director Hornaday
turn events had taken had run His boat in to
shore To head OF the beast Throwing his
lasso he rinHed the furry neck again and pulled
now terribly enraged, ieaped upon Mr. Horn
aday, got his left arm and drove his teeth into
T., Then shifting his hold he snapped his power
ful jaws upon the wrist with such force that
the teeth went through the member and al
most severed the hand.
Eioev and Mr. Sanborn were now close ND
and AZ this point the efforts to capture the
bear were given up. IL was a question Of the
directors life, for the furious animal was
mouthing and manzling his arm and wrist and
0es%s h% sRosd x9 hi Mr. 'f5sSs ssnSInn s the
liceman, as he ran TO the bear and drove his
pike into the animals face. Give me a a
Look out for Mr. Hornaday," cried floey.
shoot away from him." and he too ran In and
got another ksso around the brute's throat
Quick, Slnted the director, struggling in
the bears grip and beating at the savage face
with his free hand. Il can't keep him away
rom my throat.
The lassoes were beginning TO do their strane-
ling work. As they frightened the iron Jaws
relaxed little by little; there was a fisiiade Of
shots, and as the smoke cleared away the bear
with groan that was like that Of dying human
being staggered back. turned and fell to the
ground dead
Mr. Hornaday fell in the other direction
and was dragged away from the reach OF the
death struggle, Although he was faint and
much exhausted. Mr.. Hornaday said that he
could walk to the boat and go back TO his Office
already on the ground. Somebody had telephoned
to Fordham Hospital that eleven bears were de-
vastating the cointrys and that all the doctors
wanted at once; also company Of militia il
there was one handy. Two ambulanoes with
Doctors Milholand White. Hogan and Conneli
came at full speed and the physicians dressed
the wounds Of the injured. All three OF the
men whom the bear had bitten were badly hurt,
but Mr.. Hornaday's Injuries are thu worst
and there IL some danger of his losing his hand
Several OF the policemen were bruised and the
three who had followed the bear across the water
In 30 unpremediated and hasty a mannercom-
Of river mud they had swallowed as they