The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-11
City Intelligence.
HERR DEIEsBACE AND HIS PET TIGER---A LOVING
EMBRACE.

HERR DEIEsBACH AND HIS PET TIGER--A LOVING
EMBRACE.
At the Broadway menagerie, last evening, scene oc
CURED which WAS not announced in the programme OF
perfcrnsrceE and, therefore II somewhat took the audi
by surprise. At O'Clock, usual Mr.. Driesbach
entered the den in which lion, three leopards
opess and Brazilian tiger for the purpose OF exhibit
tior. Scarcely, however had he commenced the per.
ormanee when, from unforeseen cause, the tiger
spraBg at Mr. .esbach. The unexpected attack threw
him from his feet and the boast instantly fastened his
teeth the breast of Mr. Driesbach and his claws
other parts Of his body The loness observing the
saul took the part Of hr MASTER and pitched into the
tiger but in doing she uHuckly missed the tiger and
struck Mr.. Driesbach powerful blow with her paw,
which only tended to increase the difficulty already
pending. Mr. Nofatt, the principal attendant during
the exhibt n kept the o;hr animals back enter
ing into the melee they seemingly felt inclined to
at the nstint he opened the door, AID by nsin
force dragged Mr.. Diesbach from the den, the
iger still maintaining her attachment to her master
ut when opposite her own cage, she loosd her hold
sgang into her Owl apartnent licking her chops, and
rouched down in one coraer evidently enjoying the
otd taste OF her fond master. Mr.. Driesbach
eyed TO private Toom and pNyaciso scr for to dress
the injuries, whi:n on examination proved only 70 be
flesh Wounds.
TIE audience ct frst thought the attack OF the tiger
only ,p and considered the rough and tumble actions
o the trio remarkably natural in few seconds tho 1gh
they found the thing was no joke, and an air N pre-
Va. led least the assault sb ould prove fatal
1t curious fac that this tiger Is considered by Nc
Driesbach OF his pct animals for e ness and do
city bot ret having been exhibited for two three
mcnths rnst and last ewing, introduced suddenly be
fore crowded audience and the dazzling gas light, the
katt no doubt became CONFUSED and excited, which led
to the attack. Such affair may not occur again for
years.
Mr. Dresbaeh viii De able 10 ;e days to renew his
wits {. in the lion den"
FIRE Saturday morning. about Eve o'clock, frs broke
out In the chair factory No Is and 80 Attorney street
OCCUPIED by smith aad Ryerson The damage about
81 eco which covered by insurance This was sup
tot cd to be the work Of an incsndiary
AsoiHFR fnn Friday night, about hall past nine,
e occurred 10 tho dry goods store of xak Brier, No
26 Bowery caused by calico and other goods hang
ing in the window, too ftar the gas light. II dis
by the clerk OF the store and with assistance
at hand the fire extnguished without causing any
alarm.
Alarms -Petween twelve and O'Clock Ibis morning,
there we're alarms uf the Third and Six districts.
but proceed ing to those localities reporter could
fnd neither flames or smoke
Run OyER IN BROADWAY Ann Burns while crossn {
Roadway froay at the of Ninth strest, with
two children, che by man on horseback,
driving at furious rate and received bad cut on the
head and otherwse severely Injured. she asen
70 her home the OF Ninth street an Broadway
It not tanned who tho WAS he did not
stop 70 VIII al damage he had done. The letter
on the tansef the horse.