{"id":6415,"date":"1833-04-18T12:53:00","date_gmt":"1833-04-18T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/dev2\/1833-bear-story\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:50:22","slug":"1833-bear-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peipioneercemetery.com\/staging\/1833-bear-story\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald, Roderick – Bear Attack (1833)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Royal Gazette,\u00a0August 13, 1833<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday night the 3rd<\/sup>inst<\/span>. Mr. Roderick MacDonald, of Norrie\u2019s<\/span> Pond, was severely injured by a bear.  Having information that he was in pursuit of some sheep, MacDonald went out accompanied by a person of the mane of MacAulay<\/span>, with his gun loaded with swan-shot; when within a few paces of the prowler, he fired and lodged the contents of his musket in his body, from the effects of which he fell. He thought he should now have no trouble to dispatch him, ran up and struck him with an axe<\/span>, but before he gave a second blow, he wrested that weapon from his hand and threw it to some distance.  He was now in the power of bruin single handed, who made several attempts to seize him by the throat, and it was only by getting hold of his ears, he extricated himself from his desperate embrace.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bear now endeavoured<\/span> to make off,but MacDonald getting hold of a longer <\/span>from the fence renewed the fight\u2014he struck him two or three times, the longer breaking at each blow; having a small piece only left in his hand, he endeavoured<\/span> to thrust it down his throat, but missing his aim he again fell against the bear, who made every effort to seize upon him in the vital parts,and it was merely by putting his hand in his mouth which was bitten desperately, that he was prevented.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After struggling for some time with his savage antagonist, he succeeded in getting again hold of his ears, by which means he ws<\/span> relieved from his fangs. After this rescue he was covered with blood from the top of his head to his feet, which proceeded from his own wounds and those of the bear. It seems unaccountable how MacAulay<\/span> could have remained quiet during this frightful contest and not render assistance. MacDonald called to him several times but he gave him no aid, his excuse afterwards was, that it being dark, he was as likely to strike MacDonald as the bear. Although MacDonald was dreadfully mangled, we are happy to say he is in a fair way of recovery. A pursuit was made after the bear by a number of the neighbours<\/span>, but it raining during the night they lost all trace of his path. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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