The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-16

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The city was thrown into the in
tensest excitement at the midnight
hour Sunday. when 1T was believed
that four big bears were at large With
In her bounds, and omcers heavily
armed with Winchester rifles secured
certain SECTIONS in the most DARING
manner in quest of them.
An alarm came from the Pinnicls-
Innick store by telephone to police
EheadQuarts and other points at 1880
and were of such an unusual nature
as to create a commotion. Not only
were four bears running loose, but
they had already killed and devoured
literally the flesh and bones Of one
man, according to these reports.
Men IN their night clothes and 9th
ers scantiIy clad rushed toward police
headouarters to warn the police, and
the latter got IA motion quickly. First
they tried to get guns from the arm
DRY, but not succeeding in this, they
aroused Walter Wilson of the q. r.
Davis & Co hardware store and wer'e
provided with rifles and plenty OF am
I1uaftion. Then .Ohicers Whyte,
sfmms, White, Constable Lee Coffman
and Turnkey Newton Ramsey marched
braveIy to the East End. ready to fell
all the bears they might meet. but they
ran on mona on che way to the coal
tippFa. There they beheld multitude
of citizens of all ages well armed
with firearms ranging from pop gun
to rife, ready to slay with ven
geance. There was excitement high
The officers were told there that
two bears, or things that looked like
them, had scrambled up the sides OF
the tipple and into the Enclosure, but
cautious Inspection failed to reveal
their pre- sence and that part of the
story proved mythical.
=. The police dog Dodo was with the
oficers ready to do the bloodhound
stunt Policeman Simms discovered a
track in ditch which he firmly be-
lieyed was bear track, and he lost
no time In giving Dodo the scent.
The dog ran round and round the po-
lfceman's feet and evidently discov-
cred thu track to be that OF Dodo him
self. At any rate Dodo did not take
up the trail.
serted with more than the usual EN-.
phasfs that they had seen four bears
escape from box car at that point
ana run toward the old coke ovens,
but a search of fully three hours
failed to reveal their presence or any
trace of them, and the hunt was given
up about $3.50 o'clock.
It Is believed that some one was
either dreaming, or actually saw an
itinerant bear or two in charge of
keepers passing through on freight
train as deadheads. as sometimes oc-
ours.
The scare, however, was all that
could be desired, and had the effects
of a real nightmare.
Late last night an animal which is
believed to have been one OF the bears
made its appearance In Carlysle Court
While the neighbors there were peace
fully slumbering they were disturbed
bS the proving of what they thoTght
to be man.
Charles and Frank Ward, who live
in the Denham property there side by
side, went out in search of the in
truder and ran onto Mr.. Bear, but did
not have an opportunity to slay him.
At least they say so. but admit that
they were not at all anxious to combat
with the animal which they found in
the yard.
It was very dark there while the
two families were sitting IN the yard
Mrs. Frank Ward was the Et ste see
the monster animal approach and
when She retreated 1T ieapsd at her.
Upon seeing the mon the animal re-
treated. A torch was secured and
pursuit started, and while the fleeing
animal was sgsn IT was making hasty
tracks toward Elk Creek.
other people In the neighborhood
vera disturbed by the animal.