Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-24
A TIGER sT0Ry

A melancholy accident had occurred near
Neemuch, in the death of Lieut. Chas. Newell
Grant, Of the I'd European Light Infantry, who
died on March %, from the effects of wounds
inflicted upon him by tiger when out shoot
ing.
An officer writing from Neemuch, under the
date of March 26, says: =" Universal and de-
served sorrow has been felt at this station ow.
ing to the untimely death of poor young Grant,
OF the 2d Bombay Europeans, which occurred
on the 10Th as follows: A party of officers, viz:
capt: Baumgartner, young Humstead of the
ID, Crawford, of the 18th Native Infantry, and
poor Grant, proceeded on a shooting excursion
to Ruttungbur, 40 miles off. The first day they
obtained khuIbu Of a tiger, which was shot
without any accident happening On Saturday
forenoon they were again informed of the pres
ence OF very large tiger, some miles from
their camp, to which spot they proceeded, and
coming up with the tiger, each gave him cou-
pie OF barrels, wounding him very severely
The beast then made of for some short Jungle,
and after beating for him they found the brute
again about or in the evening, when some
shots were fred, and be was again hit. He then
turned TO the right, where poor Grant was in
advance OF all, who on seeing him, fired at him;
the srute then seized him, the heaters bolted
and the tiger commenced to beat and claw door
Grant fearfGlly, carrying him off to some dis
tance. The other officers were only aware of
the occurrence by hearing Grant cry out to
Baumgartner to come and kill the brute. The
latter, in the most plucky and brave manner,
ran to the spot, and found the tiger on he top
OF Grant, crouching his arm.
Capt. Baumgartner had only one barrel load
ed, (shilkarree had also boired with his rife J
but like fine fellow, as he is, went close up.
aud placing the muzzie just behind the animal s
shoulder, fired, akd seeing that even then the
tiger would not relax his hold, drew his revol-
yer and hred the five barrels into his head
Hemstead then came up ard fired two shots into
the savage beasts head, when it died; but be-
lore Grantc could be extricated, the brute 5 Jaws
had actually to be forced open Poor Grant
was then removed in a dooly into Neemuch
but unavoidably some 20 odd hours elapsed
befOre bis wounds could be dressed, owing to
the distance he had to be carried. On reaching
Neemuch, Drs. Arnott and Wright were i'm
medlately IL attendance, and did all that hu-
mae s4ill could, but the poor fellow breathed
his last on Tuesday afternoon, the 25th March
Seldom has such a sad accident as this occurred
The bones Of the poor fellows left arm were all
broken into small pieces, and what added to
ms misery was that every time Baumgartner
nred into the tiger he gave poor Grant terrific
crunch. All the wounds were of the most iagp ed
description, deed claw marks all over the poor
fellows back, deep claw marks on his left side,
fearful bite en- bis left hip, and the flesh very
much ;orn, and the brute teeth b ad gone deep
into his groin and left thigh and from the
depth the fangs entered his right ankle, it is
supposed the brute must have dragged him off
by 1t. Although so fearfully wounded, the poor
fellow showed the greatest pluck and was in
capital spirits. Great hopes were entertained
OF his life being spared. Grant was an immense
favorite in his regiment, leved by both officers
and men, and he leaves many a true friend to
mourn over his premature grave. The tiger
was OF the largest size, measuring I2 feet in
length. TIE Homerard Mail.