The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-04-17
.UMBIA COUNTY, PA, WEDNESDAY APRIL II, 1861.
Tiger Chase by Balloons.

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The following account o! tiger chase is
extracted from the North Lincoln SPHINX,
regimenta paper, published at Graham's
town. The writer after alludng 10 his
sporting experience of all kinGs, and in all
quarters of the Globe, declares that he new
er Witnessed so novel and extensively ex-
citing chase as that about to be described;
Not long ago spent few days al Fort
Brown, small military post on the Banks
OF the Great Fish river, where my friend w.
was stationed. One evening as my friend
and were returning home, after somewha:
latiguing days buck shooting, we were
startled by hearing the most extraordinary
noises not far from US II seemed as if all
The demons in the internal regions had been
unclaimed, and were amusing themselves
by trying TO frighten Us poor mortals, by
their horrid yelling. We stood stil III
breAthless expectation, not knowing what
could possibly be the cause of this diaboll-
cal row, with all sorts of strange sonjectures
flashing across our minds. Nearer and
nearer the yelling and screaming approach
ed and presently the cause became visible
10 our astonished eyes, Some three or four
hundred yards to our right upon the brow
OF a hill a spotted leopard Commonly cal
ed in this country a tiger, though much
smaller than the lord of tue Indian jungles)
came in view, bounding along with all the
speed and energy of despair, while close
behind him followed an enormous pack oil
baboons, from whose throats proceeded the
demonicaI sounds thai had, few second.
before, so started u.s.
Our excitement in the chase, as you may
suppose, was intense. On went the tiger
making for the river, the balloons followed
like avenging demons, and evidently gain
ing ground upon their nearly exhausted foe
/ though there exulting yells seemed each
moment 10 increase his terror and his speed
/ They reached the stream the tiger still few
+ yards in advance, and with a tremendous
/ bound he cast himself into its muddy wa.
I ters and made for the opposite bank. The
next moment his pursuers in admirable con
fusion, were struggling after him, and al
] AuC tlECI HO" CNhouoaOAJ NiGhi
! bered on the land again, the largest anC
strongest OF the balloons were close a, his
heels, though many of the pack (the old
the very young and weekly were sirug
Cling in the water. In few moments al
had passed from our sight behind the bro v
/ of the opposite bank but their increases
yelling, now stationary behind the hill, tol'
us that the tigar had met his doom, an
their strong arms and claws were now tear
ing him limb from limb. As the evenin
was far advanced, and we were some mile
from home, we did not cross the river 10 b
in al The death but, next morning, fe'
bones and scattered fragments OF flesh an
skin showed what had been the tigers fate
On our return home we were told by som
Dutch gentlemen that such hunts are nc
uncommon when tiger is rash enough 4
attack the young balloons, which often hap
pens All these creatures for miles aroun
assemble and pursue ;heir enemy with re
lentless fury to his death. Sometimes III
chase lasts for days, but it invariably close
with the destruction of the tiger-a s;rikin
instance that the idea OF reiributive jus'ic
il not confined TO man alone.