Deseret Evening News | 1905-02-04 | Page 1 | Bear Breaks Loose and Attacks Stage Performers

BEAR BREAKS LOOSE AND I I INel ATTACKS STAGE STACE STAE PERFORMERS New Nets Nel York Fob Feb 4 Escaping from roni n a amama room mama in lie tho new Colonial theater thea a n abear abear bear early cArl today during a rehearsal preparatory to the tho opening of ot the the theater ater lier tonight rushed on the tho thC stage IRge at nt attacked attacked tacked several of the performers and aim before he was 19 overcome had hod so BO severe never neverly severely ly bitten and clawed cia lell several of at titan thom they tho had ha to be bo taken to their homco Miss auth Me Mc Cien Iee ice were vere the most mast severely erel Injured l lAs As tho the hear benr belU rushed on oli to 10 tho the taio he be struck Miss MIs end and knocked her down dOln When nho shi felt fell the benr lear rolled roiled over oler her aad anil rn I enraged crr r by b her anti and attempts to 0 free freo herself struck out I savagely ut at lt her McCree seized t this the brute end and tried to 10 drug drag It a ay from fran frol tho the s but lut luthis Ills his strength wee was wa not and he be too ns bitten and nc deep Rashes gashes were sere cut In iii hut his arms and legs by the bears cia claws So Bo terrified were the chorus girls girl on tile the th stage stege that lint many Inn of oC them IMm leaped I tier over tho the footlights Into the orchestra I Atle hands hand and mon men aid of oC the company secured ropes anti and n nil finally made ml l n a 1 pris prisoner I Ioner oner otter of tar The Tho hO hear bear Is I to be he used In a I wre net act anti and Iap thought to ho bo safely in II tim tM cage while the rehearsal wan ln In Owing to the injuries sits sus sustained by tw Iti th the principal members of the thc company the tile theater will not bo M opened I until next week