Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-03-08
From the Philadelphia Telegraph Of Friday.
Fighting a Tiger.
TERRIBLE scgNE IN FoREPAUeH's MEN
AGERIE IN PHIL ApEIPHrA.

TERRIBLE scRNE IN FoREPAUGH's MEN
AoERIE IN PHILADELPHIA.
The menagerie of Adam Foregaugh,
ESQ, is housed in winter quarters at
Twenty-second and Nassau streets. Here
il is that he has his magnificent collec-
tion of animals. Among others he pos
sesses a magnificent royal Bengal tiger
and two large lions. He determined to
devote the winter months to the training
of these animals for exhibition during
his summer tour, and accordingly secur-
ed the services of Herr Darious, the
great lion tanner Of European fame, who
came directly from the Geological Socie-
~ Gardens, at Hamburg, Germany. The
tanner arrived on Christmas day and i'm
mediately began his task. He had
large den erected 10 the south building
of solid white oak, three inches thick,
with an open front, interlaced with iron
bars crossing each other at regular in
tervals. At one end there is door,
through which the den Is entered, and
10 the center is swinging partition,
which divides the den into two apart
ments, and which may be opened or
closed at the trainers will. In this strong
den these lions and tigers were placed,
separated by the partition, except when
being trained, when they were permitted
to be together.
Yesterday, as he had done every day
since his arrival, Herr Darious entered
the den. He noticed almost Immediate
ly that something was wrong, particu-
Iarly with the tigers. Their eyes had a
strange glare, and his training thong
brought forth ominous growls. The
menageric nature of the beast seemed to
be fading, and that of the jungle assert
ing itself. Nothing daunted, Darious
tearlessly continued his task, until OPP
portunity offering, he made sudden
spring, grasped the partition door, and
closed it with a crash But he was not
aione-there was tiger with him. The
separation from its mate at once lashed
into fury the slumbering ferocily of the
animal, and with a frightful yell he
leaped upon the trainer and bore to the
floor of the den. AS Herr Darious went
on his face, with the heavy form of the
monster across him. he uttered one loud
cry for help, and then lay still as death,
knowing that it was his only hope. The
attaches of the place came running to
the scene, but stood dumb with terror
And now from the other side of the par
tition came the most frightful roars and
groans and yells, as the lions and tigers
dashed to and fro, and sprang heavily
against the door.
Herr Darious still lay beneath the Ii
gers claws, when Adam Forepaugh the
proprietor, suddenly drove up in his
carriage 1t took but second for him
to comprehend the situation, but another
second to act. The head of the beast
was from him, its long tail swishiDg to
and fro with a cat-like movement. With
heroic bravery, quick as lightning, Mr..
Forepaugh thrust his arm through the
bars, seized one of the tigers hind legs,
bracing himself with his foot, jerked it
through the grating.
"Quick! for Gods sake, save your
SELF" he shouted, and as the tiger turn
ed with yell at the sudden pain, the
trainer leaped to his ieet and escaped
from the den OF death, And thus by
the wonderful presence of mind of Herr
Darious and the no less wonderful bra
very of Mr.. Forepaugh in seizing the IT,
gers hind paw, human life was saved,
the trainer escaping with few scratches.
During the affair the roars of the
beasts threw the animals into the great
est excitement. Old Romeo, the ele-
phant, the champion Keeper-kiler. -
become almost unmanageable. Iu the
upper story cocoon gnoo, or horned
horse, one of Mr.. Forepaugh's recent
lmportations, and one of the most vicious
of all animals, broke throush his cage,
and made an immediate and terrible at
tack on one of the zebra cages, contain
ing beautiful and valuable animal. In
less than a moment the front was batter
ed down, and the poor zebra lay dying,
gored to death. Proceeding to the den
containing the great eland, the gnoo be-
gan to battle at the wireworks here, but
his horns becoming entangled, he was
captured and placed in safe quarters
without doing further damage.
SLEEPLEss PERSONS. The Philadel-
pbia Evening Star says sleepless persons
will find great relief by courtiDg the
sun, or in other words, spending as much
time as possible in the sunshine. Most
of our ladies' and especially the Younger