Show A LIONS CAGE os ON fire eire just bedore before the performance came oftay exit the cir cusat pulaski friday night an unfortunate accident occurred while johe jone of the employed emp loyes was ivas engaged in holding a lamp it slipped from hid his hi hany hanz hand falling upon the projection to the lions cage breaking it and igniting theu theo combustible liquid ane oil ran rall into the cage a stream of clarne causing the th e ani ahi abl mais mals to retire before it anu and to Co crouch at theothor ride side at thi juncture another employed thoughtlessly went inside the cage with a view to its extinguishment at the very mo menthe pub put his head and shoulders through ig h the door the beast raised epise d himself upon his haunches gave a fearful roar and sprang upon the unfortunate man just as lie had got fairly on the in side tearing the tieh fieh from his hii face ac e flesh from ids his breast and fie hesh sh from his arm so horribly lacerating him that but little hope is entertained of his recovery he hie was noth nothing luff in the grip of the lion which would have killed him in a few moments more had not the bastet or of the beast interposed with whip in band and made the animal stand stan I 1 at 15 may oay ay the lion was considered the tamest of the kind known to circus men having been greatly roused by the fire tire he wa however ready to attack anything any thing that came in his way to ro add to this till th e m was not known to the lion and need needlessly endangered his ilfe lire by the intrusion though it was for the una unappreciative appreciative animals bene ft Nah nab nashville ville banner |