Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-29
FIGHT WITH JAeUAR, OR AMERICAN
TIGER.

| FIGHT WITH JAGUAR, OR AMERICAN
| TIGER.
A correspondent of the Galveston News
gives the following account of a desperate
fight between Mr.. Absolem Williams, who
is about seventy years of age, his wife, and
an enormous tiger, which occurred about the
Isl of December at Mr.. WIS residence;
The tiger was first discovered OH the pre-
mi.es of Mr.. James Drake, who lives in The
north portion Of Jefferson county, where 1t
entered his enclosure, attacked his horse, and
killed one, besides woundng two others
While the tiger was committing its depteda-
tions il was discovered by Francis Drake, son
OF the proprietor of the premises who fired
sho, gun at it, wounding it in the side, but
no, dangerously, when ii made It's escape
The next day, while Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
were fitting in their house, (lhe rest OF the
family being absent they were startled by
strang noise in the yard; in front of their
house. Mr. w, on going out, discovered
his dog engaged with tiger, when he seized
an ox.yoke aud aimed blow a, the "var-
mint,' but, missing it, struck his dog The
dog then got away from The tiger and retreat
ed. In an instant the tiger sprung on Mr.
Williams, and, seizing him by the hand,
jerked him about twenty feet.
The old gentleman, finding himself in the
too powerful grasp Of The wild animal, coura-
aeonsIy determined to give i, The best "rough
and tumble f9h,'' in his power, and, having
no weapons within reach, he seized, the tiger
by the throat with his other hand, and throw.
ing his whole strength forward, crushed the
tiger to the ground, both falling side by side.
At this time Mrs. Williams came 10 the res
cue, with gun, whi2h she snapped Il, the
tiger, but there being no prming in The pan,
il did not 90 off. Mr.. w. then, with one
arm around The tigers body, and graspng its
throat with his other hand, by an effort, dis
engaged himself The tiger discovering a
new adversary in the person Of Mis-. W.,
jumped at her. and attempted 10 grasp her
head within its jaws. while it struck and
lacerated her breast with its fore paws
She tried TO avoid The monster, bnt was fell
led 10 the ground. The tiger made another
grasp at her head, his upper teeth penetra,-
ing OF the top of The scuII and sliding along
the bone, peeled off the skin ill they met
The lower teeth, which penetrated on the
right side Of her face.
In the meantime, Mr. w. had seized the
oXyoke again, and, giving the tiger tre-
mendous blow, caused it TO leave Mrs W,
when il leaped into the house and 90, under
the bed. The door was Immediately closed
and the monster was secured. Mr.. W. was
exhausted from the effects Of his wounds.
from which the blood flowed in streams: but
not so his better half When she saw their
mutual foe Thus attempt 10 take possession of
their house, she determined to finish the bat
tie, aud, Notwithstanding the severity Of her
wounds, her dress almost entirely torn from
her person, and covered with blood, she de-
lbera,ely took The gun, and, shaking some
powder from the barrel into the pan, placed
the muzzIe between one of the opening which
the logs Of The house afforded and fred with
steady and deadly aim. The tiger was xii.
led. When subsequently measured, it was
found 10 be twelve feet from the tip Of lis
tail 10 lis nose.
During all the time the fight was going on,
no one but those engaged in il were within
hearing. Mr. WIS nearest neighbor lives
three miles of. However, as Mrs W. was
washing the blood from her person. neigh
Dor came riding by, and, alarmed a, her ap.
pearance, inquired The cause. The old lady,
unable from the loss of blood to speak, point
ed to the dead body OF the tiger.
! The escape of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams is in
/ deed wonderful, and they are now recovering
gradually from their wounds. Mr., w. Jokes
about the tiger fight, and iniimales that the
old lady was most enraged when the "var-
mini" took possession of his bed and house
Il need hardly be added that Mr.. Williams
is brave man. He fought the British al,
New Orleans, aud subsequently, the Mexi-
cans, in the cause Of Texas; but this last
fgh, is, perhaps, the most singular of all
His wife, in inlrppidily and daring, is worthy
of him, and the two, together, are of that
courageous class that have encountered for.
est wlds ard frontier dangers-ihe pioneers
of Christian civilization and American insti.
tuloEs.
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