Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-08-30
TANNING A TIGER.

/ Bombay with NUMBER OF other animals
intended for exhibition. He was captur-
| ed when three months old. dozen OF
more natives assisting in the operation. aud
although "youngster' he showed such
pluck that three of the captors were bad
ly scratched, and clawed. The brother
of Satan" made his escape into a jungle
carrying a spear in his side, and the moth
er was killed the day previous by hun
ters mounted upon the back Of elphants.
dozed elephants and thirty and forty
men turning out for her sole benefit. the
beast having haunted the district for a
year or more and eaten up several ma
tives. "Satan' was a passenger on the
vessel called the Tair Trade. ss ss -.ss
Last winter Satan" came to Warner q
institution by purchase. and was turned
over to the care of Forepaugh as sub
ject bound to give him much trouble
Every effort to tame or conciliate the
beast had entirely failed, and Forepaugh
was laughed at when asserting that he
would break in the royal Bengal when
he had spare day. That spare day did
not come until last week, when the beast
tanner announced his readiness to under
take the task. No man but Maheney
had ever entered the animals cage, and
there was much excitement in the town
about it, because it was noised abroad
that "Satan" was to conquer or be con-
quered .. g. .. ....
Hundreds Of people rushed to the tent
but only two or three newspaper men
were admitted, as Forepaugh did no.
want to excite the beast more than was
necessary. Satan was first given a
good square NEAL in order to put MIN
in a good humor. and then Forepaugh
took off his coat ard made ready for
business. Men to the number of eight
or ten were armed with iron rods and
sharp pointed instruments, and stationed
on either side of the cage. and Fore
paugh entered the den with a red no,
iron in one hand and a cloth wrapped
about the other. As he stepped in the
animal seemed surprised and dumbfound
ed, aud for the first moment did nothing
but growl and stare. Then his long
white teeth began to CLEAN, his back
arched, and he settled down for spring
The men outside began to shout in alarm
entreating the trainer TO make his escape,
but with eyes fixed on those of the ami
NAL and speaking in low tones. he warn
ed the men to keep still, and he prepared
for action. Suddenly. like a ball thrown
through the air. with no warning save a
furious scream. "Satan" made leap -
Forepaugh was expecting it and fell up
on his knees. one Of the tigers claws
removing turf Of his hair and a piece
of scalp from his head. The beast turn.
ed after his leap and attempted to seize
the trainers shoulders, but the red-bot
rod was forced in his mouth, and be re-
treated with yells of pain and anger
He then allowed the trainer to advance
to the centre of the cage without resent
ing the act, but in a moment more settled
himself for another spring. As he shot
through the air the trainer leaped aside,
and then gave the brute several blows
with the iron. beating him until he re-
tired in the further corner. a a.E-
Both parties then took q rest for few
minutes when the trainer advanced and
opened hostilities. "Satan" made a
rush for him and this time seized Fore
paugh by the thigh, and although beaten
over the head by the rod shook the man
to the floor as terrier shakes q rat
Then letting go with his teeth, be placed
his paw on the trainers breast. uttering
yells of rage. The attendants, paraly sed
with fear. finally rallied under the direc-
ton of Forepaugh, whose flesh wac be-
ing pierced by the sharp claws, and
made simultaneous and vigorous attack
upon the enraged animal. who was obliged
to retreat to his corner. The trainer re-
ceived a severe bite, and each of the
claws made mark, but he determined
to give the animal no rest Procuring
another iron. he adopted the method of
attack instead of defence.
Just as the beast was preparing to
spring again. the trainer rushed upon
him, punching and pounding him with
the hot iron bar, and actually drove the
Bengal several times around the cage be
tore stopping Alter a moment the at
tack was repeated, the two rolling over
and over on the floor of the cage. in the
tigers effort to seize the man by the
neck, but he was pounded so numerci
fully with the bar that he was glad to
retreat. For nearly an hour the trainer
persisted in his efforts, until at last he
was not only enabled to pat the back of
the subdued maguate of the jungle. but
to open his mouth. lift up his feet. lead
him around his cage, and show in vari-
GUS ways that he was master Of the
brute. After two or three hours rest
the cage was again entered. but the
tiger crouched down with fear, and re