![]() Eventually rescued, he died on the way to the hospital. Although other members of the show eventually forced the animals back into an inner cage they dragged Macarte with them. Attacked by the lions, he attempted to fight them off with his sword and a pistol loaded with blanks but they overcame him. 1872: Lion tamer Thomas Macarte, known as Massarti the Lion Tamer, who had previously lost an arm when attacked by one of the lions, entered the lion's cage for a performance with a travelling menagerie in Bolton market on 3 January. ![]() The deadly flames spread to the other three sisters Hannah, Ruth, and Adeline when they tried to rescue their sibling. They were among eight dancers who died when Zelia Gale's gauze dress caught on fire from a gas tube.
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