Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-30
ACCIDENTS At CARNIVAL
Trainer Goldsmith. of Otto
Animal Show, Attacked by
King, the Big Lion
ARM AND ELBOW LAcERATED
Animal Becomes Ugly and Refuses to
Jump Thru Hoop at an Afternoon
Perform ance-Attacks Trainer Three
Times and Last Results Seriously
Aeronaut Baldwin Hurt.

/ Two accidents occurred at the car
nival grounds Tuesday afternoon and
evening, but fortunately neither re-
suited seriously. Col. Edwin j.. j.
| Goldsmith, the trainer of the Otto ami
NAL show. was attacked by King, u big
male lion, and Jimmie Baldwin the
| lad who makes the parachute leap
from the balloon, was inju. ed in making
| his descent
The accident to Colonel Goldsmith
was witnessed by tent full of people
who We're attending one Of the perform :
ances Tuesday afternoon The lion had
shown signs of being ugly all after
noon, but his trainer had no fear. King
is only sixteen months old, but is one
third larger than the average lion of
his age Having been forest bred he
is not of the doclle nature that is more
often seen among captivity bred ami
mails.
Goldsmith has been at work several
weeks breaking King to a hoop and
hurdle act and he has been very re-
luctant about performing. When the
time for the turn arrived the lion
did not offer to make a move. Instead
he eyed his trainers every move. and
APPEARED very sullen. On being prod
ded, TO get up and perform, the ani-
NAL struck Goldsmith with his paw
He was driven back to his corner, and
upon the next attempt made vicious
lunge at the trainer. catching hins on
the left arm with his claws. The
third attack was the serious one. The
lion sprang upon the trainer, and struck
him with his paw on the right arm.
tearing cash under the elbow, one
half inch long and one and one-half
inches deep At the same time he
buried his teeth in the wrist, cutting
a cash one and one half inches in
length and quarter of an inch deep.
Just missing the main artery. The
back of the hand shows seven teeth
marks. and the palm four The left
hand is also considerably Scared by the
scratches of the Infatuated aninlals
teeth. To conquer the beast Goldsmith
was compelled to break six-foot
hickory pole, two and one-half inches
In diameter, over the lions head, and
back. This punishment seemed to have
the desired effect. for when the lirst
evening performance was given King
was as docile as kitten, and only Just
snaried triiie before he did his much
iespised stunt.
The lion is the same one that at
lacked his trainer at oskaloosa last
July. and last May came near killing
ais keeper at the Middleton museum,
Chicago.
Aeronaut Picked Up Unconscious.
Jimmy Baldwin, the balloonist who
has been doing his act each afternoon
at about o'clock. had an extremely
close call from being badly injured or
possibly killed as he was descending
in his parachute Tuesday afternoon in
the vicinity of Sixth avenue and Sway
zee street. As it was he was picked
ip unconscious but his injuries were
not serious, and VIII not prevent his
going on today. provided the weather
is suitable. Baldwin. who lis but little
more than 81 boy. being about Is years
OF age. cut loose his parachute while
over the northwest part OF the city, and
Immediately began the descent In
some manner the ropes holding the
trapese became twisted. SO that his
descent which was at considerable
angle, lowered him with his back 'front.'
ing the direction he was going. The
umbrella-like affair instead of desceT.d-
ing steadily. continued to swing from,
side to side, and as he neared the roof
tops, his body just missed the corner
of barn over which he passed. A
harbwire fence, which stood in his
path. was cleared by only few inches.
and he struck the ground on his ba ok,
and was dragged for some little dts
tance before his progress was STOPPED. |
A large crowd had followed his flight, |
and rushed to the spot, where he was
lying unconscious. He was revived in
short time. and altho bruised about
the body. was apparently but little the