Show lost nis in a bear two of the crew of the schooner mar guerine gu erite of seattle met with a severe accident at port muller on the north ride of the alaskan peninsula their names are thomas boswell and J and they were ashore prospecting for coal both were armed with rhuea they came across a bear anil both fired though badly wounded the animal made a rush at the men imd in the excitement boswell rot a cartridge jammed in his run before could reload the bear was upon them and knocked them down one after the other with a blow from its paw boswell tried to get to his feet but the bear seized him by the leg and crushed it from the knee down the animal then ran away but returned about ten minutes later when who had recovered consciousness shot it the two men got back to the Bc hooner and the captain made sail for Oon alaska it took eight days to get there and then surgeon berry hill of the marion amputated Bo swells leg san francisco report |