Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-14
Bull DOss Flshtias Tissrs and Hysnas |

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Bull Dogs Fishtisg Tigers and Hysnas in
tnnp9 'i1tia Havana. ~ -. a,, w ~
A correspondent OF the New Orleans Cres-
cent at Hasaha gives an account Of q ight
between atIger and two dogs, and a hyena
and one dog which we extract; i9e( 1si.f
First, though, let me observe the differ
ence ofeheragter displayed by the two ami
mails ia the cages, The pretty black tiger, it
was plain, had been accustomed to be petted.
The pretty creature sat quietly on its
haunches,, looking Il around with seeming
amazement at the dense crowds of human
beings on every sideiofft as thoughait ex-
pected some one TO approach and fondle II. sd
But alas for human natureli tlt was des-
tined TO onreceiye anything but gentle treat
ment. The two bull mastiffs were brought
in. Both of them were brindie c6lored, Of
different shades of darkness, AL partition had
been piaced between the bars of the cage 10
separate them at first from the tiger, and no
sooner were the boards of which It was
framed withdrawn, than the two dogs, either
ofwhom must weigh double the number Of
pounds the tiger does, and whose names are
''Wolf Killer and Forest Ranger having,
as I heard an old unsettled grudge against
each other, instead Of attacking the tiger, pro-
ceeded toiYsquare accounts, and each gave
the other a pretty severe drubbing. By
means of ropes and q slip moose they were
separated, and the larger of the two dogs
was drawn from the cage. f,tn .ai.5t roisd
l confess / rejoiced at this, because IL gave
the poor tiger better chanee.2 Left alone
with but one lantagonist, the tiger quietly
awaited the attack, and as the powerful dog
sprang at its throat, II threw itself on its
back, using its teeth.-and claws with such
good effect as almost instantaneously to de-
prive the dog Of sight, and to inflict 50 severe
spinal injury Upon. it as to renderit quite
incapable of doing any great mischief Then
my sympathies were enlisted for the dog,
who in the agony Of the wounds in its eyes
and the back ofits neck, sought to allay the
pain by rolling its head on the ground. i
had hopes that this would have terminated
the first fight, and that the tiger would have
been declared the victor, but was mistaken;
the poor creature had only received a severe
shaking, and lay seemingly seRseless on the
ground. Afterla lapse Of a few minutes il
recovered and withdrew to the other side OF
the cage, when the other bull mastif5 that
had been drawn out, was again put in the
cage, and sprang with the utmost ferocity
upon the poor tiger, who adopted tsprevious
saccessful method of defense, and in a few
minutes there was but little of fight left, just
then, in the.dog it, too, was withdrawn, and
went growing, with agony to its kennel
This was the darker colored of the two dogs
hlo THE HYESA FIGHT. wy. Z, ~. y ~
The hyena all this time had been prowling
up and down its cage with bristling hair, and
ever and anon snrapPing a and iisPf! Showing its
But before proteed to the description Of
the second fight, must mention one circum-
stance which exhibited ia a strong light the
affectonate disposition of the tiger.c When
the fight between it and the second dog was
concluded, the tiger was left just in front Of