A FIGHT WITH A LION.
A fearful affair ia reported from Vervlera, m Belgian/. On the night of November 27 nn untrained Hon, appropriately oalli'd Bratas, on being let into a cage, which an attendant named Gremier had not bad time to leave showed Blgna of great excitement, taking prodigious leaps all ahont the cage and uttering appalling coats. Seeing the man la danger tbe Hot) queen, a Madame Soumet, entered the cage to enable Gremier to withdraw, when the lion rushed at her and fastened hifl teeth m the lower pnrt of hor face, A professional tamer, Augusts Bonvillant went to the reßone, and by main force opened the lion's j*ws, thus enabllug the unfortunate women to totter ont of the cage, A portion- of her lower j\w. with some of the teeth, had been bitten aw*y. The savage beask turned his fury npon BouvilWmt, and he and the lion actually wroeteled togoihar for two or three nimutos/tha lon Bavsgaly biting the m^n about <h« chost and shoulders Finally, one of the a'.tßndanta by attacking tho Hon with a pltcbfork from cqtside the cage, m*de him let go ha hold, and B invillant rushed out of tho o.ig-> and fainted awar. Ma r lairie Soumst's life is despaired o% bat Bjnvillant ia'expecWd to recover.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1458, 17 January 1887, Page 2
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234A FIGHT WITH A LION. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1458, 17 January 1887, Page 2
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