The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-18

had fallen and miscellaneous collection
OF odds and ends had fallen from some
whore and lay scattered all over the
floors. After IL was all over poicenan
were wondering why more OF them had
not been hit in the rain OF lead that few
about
In the meantime policemen. led by
Turnduist. were lion hunting In the the
atre. They found two of the animals
crouchng In the balcony two snuggled
close to a radiator in the rear of the
lobby and another one skulkng under
the orchestra chairs
Armed with ilremen's hooks the police
men started TO prod the animals into
the lobby. Nine. Andre and her husba nd.
Ricardo tried TO superintend the job from
a box. but Nine. Andre had not recov-
cred sufficiently from her fright. The
lions were finally rounded up and Turn
quist. with the aid OF whip, reduced
them to meek submission. They seemed
to he glad II was all over.
In the audience had been Charles X
Hoffman. a baker out OF work, or IA
East Eighty-eivhth street, and he was
one of the few who remained 10 assist IN
the roundup. When the shifting boxes
had been moved out 30 the animals could
be driven into them Hoffman was asked
to get up on top OF the cage and hold
open the door Glad OF any kind OF n
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until the FIVE animals had been herded
in and locked up.
In the meantime crowd that damned
Third avenue and Eighty-s.xth street and
nearly swept policemen from their feet in
their eagerness TO see what was going on
had collected The excitement spread to
Eighty-fifth street when some women who
had taken refuge In the women's dress
ing room opened the windows and shouted
for help.
Capt Mike Rudy OF Engine No. %.
whose windows are nearly opposite the
rear Of the theatre, saw them and ran
ladder up to the dressing room. Then with
the aid OF his men he helped fifteen or
twenty frightened women TO the street.
Glenn was the only one seriously IN
jured AS a result Of tie lions escape.
Mark McDermott Of 5l1 East Eighty
fourth street was taken to Flower Hos
pital "a have some scratches on his head
attended to- lie was In ono OF the front
aisle seats and dropped to the floor as
tho first lion came waiting over the rail,
The animal dropped almost on McDcrmott
and hind foot. spurniug the PROSTATE
man. inflicted the gashes.
Policeman James NJ. Craig. who was
in the battle on the stsirA had hold or
ban!ster when the lion in passing
struck at his hand and scratched II. one
or two women. whose names the police
did not get were bruised in the rush To
get out or the theatre, but hurried away
quickly TO their homes
When the excitement had died down
about o'clock. the police arrested Nine
Andre. Turnqust, the keeper. and George
IL. Hamilton of 81 West SiXty-fourth street.
who booked the attraction at the thea
tire. The first two were held on a charge
OF permitting wild animals TO escape
from "A cage in n careless manner" The
lions were owned by Mrs. Emma Ferarl
of 1876 West Eighty-fourth street, The
one that was shot. Alice. was valued at
900.
by +. VI. the theatre had been cleaned
and was ready for the evening perform
ance. II was evident that the lion inci-
dent had been anything but a hardship
for when n big sign was tackled up read
ing SHOW going on; lions removed from
the theatre" Their" was n steady stream
Of curiosity seekers flowing in to look
over the field OF action.