The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-22
THRILLING INCIDENT.
Marrow Escape Of . Lien Tamer-WOn-
derfal Presence Of Mind.

A terrible affair occurred in this
city ON yesterday morning, which,
for its exciting surroundings, rarely
ever finds Q parallel in this coun-
try. Many of our citizens are
aware that the square bounded by
TWenty-second, Nassau and Bolton
streets is occupied by the buildings
of our townsman, Adam Forepaugh,
ESQ, g. the winter quarters of his
great travelling menagerie. During
the present winter Mr.. Forepaugh
has secured the services Of Herr
Darious, the celebrated animal
trainer, from the Geological socie-
tvs gardens 1T Hamburg, Germany,
placed in his charge two, magnifi-
cent royal Bengal tigers and two
fine lions. They were to be taught
several feats Of An interesting char
acter, more for the power Of show
ing mans power over the brute
creation than for mere qualification
of Q morbid appetite. Herr Darioug,
in whose charge the animals were
placed, 10 famous throughout Eu-
rope for his great successin training
wild animals, and his ability in this
line 10 well known among nat
uraliGts. For this reason Mr. Fore
paugh secured his services. Arriv-
ing here from Europe ON Christmas
day, Ihe Immediately had large cage
erected in the South bnilding, of
solid white oak, three inches thick,
with an opening in front, interlaced
with iron bars crossing each other
at regular intervals. At one end
there il door through which the
dem IL entered, and in the center is
. swinging partition, which divides
the cage into two apartments, and
which may be opened or closed ct
the trainers will. In this strong
den the lions and tigers are placed,
separated by the partition, except
when being trained, when they
were permitted to be together.
Every day during the winter, Herr
Darious has entered this den, open
ed the partition, and interviewed
the monerchs of the glade and for
eat. Yesterday morning., while the
trainer was among t'hisi pets" the
tigers for some unknown reason
began to show signs of sudden dis
pleasure, such - scrsping the floor
with thier claws, and brushing
their sides with their tails. Dari.
Gus innmediately noticed this, and
graspiHg the partition door, sudden.
" closed II with . crash, leaving
him . single tiger. The closing OF
the partition, or the separatior
from his mste, enraged this beast
and seeing the trainers face turned
away, he made one spring, utteri1e
. terrific groan, and in . second
= [S-Skh - q.
claws in hib hAir. As the latter Eel
to the A0or, he uttered . shout
which brought the employees OF TIL
establishment TO the scene, bat theil
fear unnamed them and prevented
them nom rendering the trainel
any assistance. During this time
Darious, with rare presence mind
lay perfectly still, knowing fall vel
that . single movement might rs
suit IN his Instant death. The othe
animals, seeing the attack, ana hear
, ing the noise, set up Simultaneous,
. terrible bowling, roaring an
i gTcaning. and the scene became (
; perfect p&ndemonium. The vslua
4 bic performing horses in the I'd
: joining stable were removed lez
their terror shoald overcome then
7 The tumnlt reached the elephant
: quarters, and IL was matter Q
tgreat dsfieuity TO keep them quiet
: especially cid ssRemeo, the moEil
D fteF who kills Q keeper every ons o
4 two years; the smaller elephant
were less disturbed. In the upps
: story . cocoon gnoo or horne
horse, one Of Mr.. Forepaugh
. recent !. inuOefa1SOaae9 ana on6ll
? the most ViciOua of AT an
o male, broke threlgh his case -
It made "a imnediste attack on one |