The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-24

FIGHT WITH A JAGuAR, OR AMERICAN TIGER.-
A correspondent Of the Galveston NeUs gives the
following account of a desperate fight between Mr..
Absolom Williams, who is about seventy years Of
age, his wife, and an enormous tiger, which occurred
about the lst Of December, at Mr.. WIS residence -
The tiger first discovered on the premises OF Mr..
James Drake who lives in the north portion of JEFF
ferson county, where it entered his enclosure, at
tackled his horses, and killed one, besides wounding
two others. While the tiger committing his de-
predatons il was discovered by Francis Drake, son
of the proprietor OF the premises, who fired shot
gun at it, woundng it in the side, but not DANCE
rously, when il made its escape. The next day,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Williams were sitting in their
house, (the rest OF the family being ABSENT they
startled by strange noise ia the yard in front
OF their house. Mr.. W., going out discovered his
dog engaged with tiger, when he seized an OK
yoke, and aimed blow at the :" varmnt y but miss
ing it, struck his dog. The dog then got away from
the tiger, and rctreated In an instant the tiger
sprung on Mr. Williams, and, seizng him by the
hand, jefled him about twenty feet. The old gen
tlenan, finding himself in the too powerful grasp Of
the wild animal, courageousy determined to give il
TIE best rough and tumble fight in his power
and, having weapons within reach he seized
the tiger by the throat with his other hand, and
throwing his whole strength forward, crushed the
tiger TO the ground both falling side by side At this
time Mrs. Williams came TO the rescue, with gun
which she snapped at the tiger, but there being no
pIlming Ia the pan, IT did not go off, Mr. w. then,
with one arm round the tigers body, and grasping
gagged himself The tiger, discovering a new adj
versary in the person of Mrs. W. jumped at her and
attempted TO grasp her head within its Jaws, while
it struck and accrated her breast with its fore paws
She tried to avoid the monster but felled TO the
ground The tiger made another grasp ut her head
his upper teeth penetrating at the top Of her skull
and sliding along the bone peeled OF the skin till
they met the lower teeth, which penetrated on the
right side Of her face In the meantime, Mr.. w.
had seized the ox-yoke again, and, giving the
tiger tremendous blow, caused it to leave Mrs W.,
when it leaped into the house and got under the bed
The door was Immediately closed, and the monster
secured. Mr.. w. was exhausted from the effects Of
LIS wounds, from which the blood flowed III streams;
Int not so hia better half When she saw their mI-
tual foe thus attempt to take posses ion Of their
house, she determined to finish the battle, and, not
withstandinc the severity OF her wounds, her dress
almost entirely torn from her person, and covered
with blood, She deliberately took the gun and, shal'-
Ing some powder from the barrel into the pan, placed
the muzze between one Of the openings which the
logs otthe house afoucd, and fred with steady and
deadly aim. The tiger was killed When subsc-
qHently measured, Il was found ~ We twelve feet
from the tip Of ~ tail 10 its nose.