Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-05-04
desperate Fight with a Pantber.

The Arkansas Shield contains an ac-
count of desperate fight between man
and two women on the one side and
panther on the other The fight took
place on Beaver Bayou, Philips county.
Arkansas, on e-10th inst. The Shield
says:
On the 10th. Mr.. Grimes had left his
house during the deep snow that then lay
or the ground, to procure some fire wood
in the adjoining forest--leaving in the
house sick child. his wife and her moth
er. Attracted by the crying of the clrld,
it is supposed, a large and fierce panther
approaching the door of the house. The
initiative notes of child crying. drew to
the door Mrs. Grimes: :"amost fortunately
for already was the nose of the fierce
intruder thrust within the door. By an
effort she succeeded in closing the door
and shutting out the panther. An alarm
was then given by the ladies, which drew
to the house Mr.. Grimes, supposing his
child to be i'll, and little dreaming by how
fierce an enemy his cabin was besieg-
ed.
Judge then of his surprise upon seeing
coolly seated upon the step of his door a
huge panther. Mr.. Grimes advanced and
attempted to get possession of his gun,
which Mrs. Grimes, had, opening the back
door, brought around to him crouching,
with tail switching and eyes fercely glar-
ing. the panther watched every movement
of Mr.. Grimes, At the very moment
that Mr.. G. grasped his gun, and before
he could use it, the panther made dead
ly spring at his throat. With great pres
ence of mind, and most miracuIously, Mr..
G.. grasped the monster by the throat
The panther got the left arm of Mr.. G. in
his mouth, and victory seemed to be with
him.
Every muscle Of Mr., G. was now called
into action and strained to the utmost and
long struggle ensued the panther was
thrown, and by placing his knee on its
neck and still retaining the grasp on its
throat, he succeeded in releasing from the
Jaws of the panther his left arm. They
again rose from the ground Mr.. e. ne
yer abandoning his vice like hold of his
throat, had now both of its fore legs gras-
ped in his left hand, he thus kept it at
arms length and prevented it from tear
ing him with its claws.
Victory was not yet with Mr.. G., and
he still might have met with Water
loo defeat, had not the ladies, Blucher
like, come up with reinforcements.
A pair of tongs and g battling stick"
were brought to bear upon the panther.
One blow of the tongs sent down his
throat several teeth-for so tight was the
grasp of Mr. G.. that the animals jaws
were forced wide open. The heroines
in this fight Mrs. G. and her mother)
continued laboring the panther until a
blow broke II down in the lions. Mr.. G. kept
his hold until the panther breathed his
last-and firmly believes that he choked
the panther to death, notwithstanding the
aid given him by the ladies. When cap
tureG, it measured 81 feet from the tip of
the nose to the end of its tail. Its skin
now hangs on the outer side of his cabin,
a trophy of hard and bloody fight.
Mr. Grimes, is now much injured. So
stiff is he in every muscle from his great
exertions that he is unable to get about.
One arm is much swollen and badly sprain-
ed, the other pierced in several places by
the teeth of the panther. The scars of
this fight he will bear with him to the
grave il it does not become necessary to
amputate his arm.