Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-07-22

H. WAS ALMOST FRIGHTENED TO DEATH
the woods. as they are gorging them.
selves after a winters fast and sleep.
1t was nine of these black fellows In
an empty cattle car that Smith and his
I assistants hauled into the station and
which have been forwarded to the ZOO
logical park in Seattle.
The Northern Pacific trains always
come to full stop just before entering
tunnel No. 3, which is very danger
Gus one. The train in this case WAS
long string of empties, among them a
few long palace horse cars. These have
matches on the top, where hay and feed
are given stock while en- route
AS the train came to a stop the
trainmen gathered at the engine for a
chat and left the rear end unguarded.
Nine big black bears ambled out of the
fr timber and climbed on to fat car.
There they romped at will The train
finally jerked loose from its stationary
position and began the long pull
through the tunnel The rear brake
man remained on the engine while the
conductor stood on the roadbed ready
to catch the rods of the caboose and
mount
AS the train slowly passed him he
was nearly frightened to death by see
Ing the fiat car with its load of bears
go slowly past, every b:uin of8thema
looking at him In curiosity. He was SO
frightened that he nearly missed the
caboose. Meantime the rear brakeman
was advancing at rapid gait on top
of the cars to the caboose. Intending to
reach the end az the train before the
tunnel was too close When he reached
the fiat car, which was almost four
cars from the rear, he saw the bears
Eclambering on to the next freight car
behind the fat. He, too, was badly,
frightened. The bears seemed to be
surprised and scared at the same time,
but did not seem to desire to jump
from the moving cars.
& They ambled, half falling. upon the
tall car. which was palace horse car.
The hatch lay open and afforded a
very promising hole for the poor bears.
The first Of the denizens Of. the forest
spied the hole and squeezed his woody
self into It and dropped out Of sight,
He was Immediately followed 10y the
other eight, and ths astonished and
half frightened bra KEENAN,, clanbering
upon the tall car. slammed the hatch
shut and iatched 1t. Then he ducked
for the tunnel ana crawled back to tell
the conductor what had occurred.
After passing through the tunnel the
train onde more slowed down and came
to d stop. The trainInen ran ahead ana
called the attention Of the engineer and
+ fireman to the catch and explained all.
The men looked to see that the doors
Qf The cage were safely shut and hook
led and then proceeded to the division
with the load 81 BEARS twas perhaps
the first time that the Northern Pacific
road ever hauled such d load OF live
stock. ~ ~. q /. 4 49,. &
The bears howled and fought Is get
ont ct the car, but the strong wooden
bars, re-enforced b. iron bands and
strong enough 10 hold the mightIest
Eox. held true There was 10 budctnr
although the teeth BIZ tie Wild heasls
let their I'M * Oh iSori 81
Hot SpEtng thS coldnctox teIe:
|sgrapRed to the train dispatchers to
have the city marshal en hand to III
rest 4 load of tramns, and when the
train reached Auburn there was 81
large crowd at tile depot III see what
had been exported arapnd was ID be 81
good dghts :sss