The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-03
A BEAR FIGHT WHICH WAS LEN
 MES FAULT.

MES FAULT.
 There was a lively time yesterday morning at the Bronx Geological Park, when two of the big black bears fought, making fur and things fly and result l ing in severe injuries to Curator Dlt- l mars, who went into the den to separ- ate the animals. When the fight was over. one of the bears lay in fit, with water hose playing on her, While the other animal stood near by, ready to spring upon her foe as soon as she showed signs of returning to life
 The trouble in the den started three days ago, when Jennie, a Casiar Noun tain black bear, showed signs or lone 1 liness. It is one of the essential points ! in managing a menagerie to keep the animals in good humor, and Jennle's | fit of the blues troubled Supt. Horna- day. Jennie is still a young bear, no more than a year old, and she has been hitherto known as gentle and docile She was full of tricks and would eat out of Keeper Hoey's hand and KISS him when ordered.
 1 Next door to Jennie" in den No. l. lives Bruno" an Adirondack Noun tain black bear, about three years old, and also kind and gentle and warranted not to kill. The two animals often ap- preached the bars that separated them, and it was in ferred that the two would | like to be together Bruno" accord ingly, was put into "Jennie's' cage and for two full days there was happiness The third day friendly relations ab- ruptly ceased. It was found that Zen nie" had taken a dislike to Bruno and whenever practicable, that 1s whenever she could reach her new friend, she attacked her.
 It was then decided that Bruno" should be taken back to her own cage and that Simpson" 4-months-old male bear, be put into the den simpson is very fine bear, but he is usually fat. "Jenie" seemed to make friends with him readily enough and yesterday Keeper Hoey took his seat on one of the benches directly op- posite the dens and began to watch him.
 | For some minutes the two bears frolicked good naturedly. Then "Slmp- son" made an error of judgment lie hit "Jennie" severly. She rose on her 1 hind legs and hit him a mighty blow, which staggered him, and then, before he had time to recover, she bounced upon him and buried her teeth in his thick hide. Simpson" goaded with pain, howled then rose on his hind legs, and in an instant the two bears were clutched in a. deadly embrace.
 As soon as Keeper Hoey saw that the fight was a dangerous one he grasped his spear and rushed into the den to separate the animals, but here came | another difficulty Pedro" the cinna- mon bear presented to the park by Sir Fredrick Cameron, was in the same den with the two fighters. For some reason this bear the most vicous in the whole Zoo collection has taken vio- lent dislike to everybody and every thing, Including Keeper Hoey. As the keeper entered the den, this bear, in- | famed by the fight between the other two fellows, showed fight.
 Curator Ditmars, who was in the reptile house at the time, heard the noise of the struggle, and came to the assistance of Hoey, From another di- rection came Assistant Keeper Long | The three men once in the bears den | had their hands full. One man was re- auired to hold the enraged cinnamon bear in check with the spears point while the other two started to separate the big fellows. They prodded the bears again and again to distract their attention fro mthe fury of the fight, but each bear was too intent upon killing it's adversary to mind aspear with a three-inch blade.
 Get the water hose" MT, Ditmars ordered. and at once the huge stream tha Is used to flush the bears den was brought.
 About this time Simpson was be- | ginning to weaken under the tren1en- 1 dous onset of his more ative antagonist and the hose settled him. He took to his heels, Jennie" in pursuit. By this time every bear in the den was wildly excited, and all were ranged along their iron bars setting up an unearthly din, led by Teddy" Roosevelt" the incorrigible. Even the little European brown bears took a hand.
 simpson was disgraced for life, and when he saw that he could hold out no longer he made one dash directly at the men in the cage, and dropped at their | feet completely exhausted.
 Jennie came on also. but was met by | the full stream in her face at close range She stopped to think, and be- 1 fore she got far enough to make up her mind the stream beat another tattoo, almost smothering her.
 With the hose playing on Jennie and Pedro alternately, an examination of poor Simpson showed that he was in a fit. Therefore he, too, was doused. Jennie. who had watched her enen1y's recovery, stood by ready to bounce on 1 him the minute things seemed little more promising. It was decided, there | fore, to get her out of the way, and then to remove Simpson as soon as he was again able to walk.
 While chasing Jennie through the open gate leading to the adjoining den, Pedro had his revenge on MT. Ditmars. He came up behind him, and, making a dash into the No. 1 den, where he knew he was not allowed, he hurled his 300 pounds of solid weight aginst the curator and knocked him backward off his feet MT. Ditmars fell on his 1 elbow. dslocating 1t. He arose, how ever, and pluckily assisted in driving Pedro and Jennie into the place where they were to be confined.
 As for Simpson, he felt his disgrace keenly He slunk up to the top of the rocks at an early opportunity. The