LION AT LARGE.
STAMPEDE IN AN IRISH MARKET PLACE. ... A lion belonging to a travelling menagerie escaped from . its cage and caused great alarm and excitement among the people who flocked into Mitchelstown on market day by suddenly rushing into their midst. The buyers and sellers were scattered m all directions, and never ceased their helter-skelter flight until places of comparative safety were reached. For some minutes the king of beasts Erowled around m icy isolation, and all usiness was at a standstill. The affrighted townsfolk gazed from their windows upon the intruder, m fear and trembling as to what would happen next, although the animal's demeanor was not so aggressive as might have been expected.
He was not allowed to wander at will for any length of time, however, for three stout-hearted young men armed with guns and a pike started off m pursuit, and an exciting chase ensued. Badly wounded, the animal eventually beat a retreat to the railway station, where a railway guard, armed with . a revolver, put an end to its unfortunate career.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11126, 27 July 1907, Page 3 (Supplement)
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177LION AT LARGE. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11126, 27 July 1907, Page 3 (Supplement)
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