The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-21
NHESCELEA NEOUS.
From the East E,dia Fuzzleghaun Harkura
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM A TIGER.


A patty of officers belonging to the 36th Reg
iment of (Nanve) Heavy Dragons, being out on
shooting expedition, encamped on the night of
the Ethirty-firSt of September last i'm a small
compound on the banks of the Humbujjee, hav-
ing received information from the sircarrabs
that large tiger, which had for some months
devastated the neighhoring country, had been
traced to an extensive jungle on the banks of
the river, about two miles from the village of
Cuttaong, where the party was quartered -
Having made all the preliminary arrangements
that were necessary, by posting coolies and
chimrowzees in extended order at the exterior
of the jungle, 10 form a perfect line of
communication, and command the most likely
avenues, the sportsmen broke up their camp a.
bout an hour before daylight, and eagerly
repaired to the intended Of action.
The party consisted of fourpersons, Captain
Drummage, Lieutenant Pinkwell, Lieutenant
Maggles, and Assistant Surgeon Cutbush, of the
36th; they were mounted on hardy and active
Picarow ponies, and each man was. arm
ed with dou bic barrelled rifle, hunting. spear,
and cuttyIack or native dagger, very similar
in form and temper to the Malay creese. On
arriving at the edge OF the jungle, the subadar-
chimrowzee, whose duty it had been to effect
the reconnaissance, informed Capt Drummage
that about six o'clock on the previous evening
the tiger, which he described as Of enormous
size, had made sorte, and fallen ona herd of
cattle in the adjoining country, and carried off
fine cow. Various Intellectual shots had been
fred by the herdsmen in charge of the pen, but
the fierce animal had regained the jungle, and
from the trail which was left, it was conjectured
that he was now lying in the southwestern angle
of the thicket, not very far from the river. Capt
Drummage Immediately formed his plan Of at
tack.
Selecting four couple of Chittawary dogs he
entered them at a narrow part of the jungle,
which forms kind of neck or isthmus between
its northern and southern divisions, andtdirected
Lieut. Maggles and Assistant-Surgeon Cutbush TO
proceed wary in southerly direction. Con-
denseng the chain of posts towards the oppo
site extremity, where the rocky character of the
soil afforded the least opportunity for the tigers
escape, while from lis height it gave tho vdetes
a better command over the whole. Captain
Drummage, accompanied by Lieutenant Pink
well, resolved to follow upon the monsters trail,
and penetrate that part OF the tilicket which ap-
peared to lead more directly to the tigers re-
treat. Captain Drummage and his companion
were attended by the subadar chimro wee, and
two brace of chittawarres-an admirable de-
scription of dog for Jungle hunting With less
difficulty than might have been expected, they
threaded the mazes of the dense underwood,
which, usually so stocked with game, was now
deserted-a circumstance evidently to he as
cribed to the presence of the tyrant ofthe plains
Not single chowprassie rose upon the wing
not a solitary muzzaul rushed from the CO.
vert
After proceeding for about a quarter of an
hour, Captain Drummage observed that his ia
vorte chttawary, fine brinded animal-began
to show strong signs of impotence and anxiety
by dashing hastily into the thicket and speedily
as if to induce more rapid approach
to where the tiger lay hid. Captain Drummage
now gave the signal, and the dogs, hitherto mute
at once gave tongue, and plunged through the
long prickIy muskus grass and tangled under
wood, while their cry was echoed by the pack
belonging to Lieut.. Maggles, apparently about
one hundred and fifty yards distant. In few
seconds the sharp crack of rifle was heard and
the voice of Assistant Surgeon Cutbush cheer
ing on the dogs. Captain Drummage and Lieut.
Pinkwel rushed forward, and dashing aside the
boughs which INSTRUCTED their path, beheld the
enemy of whom they were in search. A small
ravine, or rather a gully, communicating with
the Humbujjee, lay between them and the tiger,
whose appearance was truly terrific. On the OPP
posite bank, in pool of blood which had welt
cred from its neck and side, with lsocation IN
every limb, and life long since extinct lay the
body of the cow, the hinder part nearly hid IN
the thick reeds that grew about the recess into
which the tiger had dragged it. Glaring above
his victim with his fore feet firmly planted on its
PROSTATE form-his head erect and jaws dstend-
ed, his body drawn up, his hind legs doubled
under him, and his tail waving to and fro with Il