The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-25
KILLED BY A TIGER.

Intelligence has Just been received in Eng
land Of the death Of Mr.. George 8. Dobbie,
Mysore Revenue Survey, at Shemogah, in the
Mysore Territory, on the 9Th of May, from
injuries received on the I'd from a tiger he
had MORALLY wounded. On the I'd of May,
while Mr.. Dobbie was in camp near Malur.
about twenty seven miles from Shemocah. he
received intelligence of tiger having been
seen at place about six miles distant: he at
| once proceeded to the spot and commenced
beating the jungle in the usual manner The
| tiger broke from the jungle at plaza near
| where he was posted, and Immediately Mr..
Dobble fired, severely woundipg the beast,
which skunk off into thicket close by.
IN hearing the report of the rifle the beat
ers stopped beating Mr.. Dobble called his
peon, Syed Mustaffa, to collect the heaters
and bring them all round to him, which
| occupied about half an hour; he then re-
marked to the peon, 81 have hit the tiger
very hard and he has gone into that thicket,"
pointing to one short distance Oft He
then, Will the peop, proceeded toward the
thlcket, picking up the track of the tiger by
the marks of blood on the ground. Cutting
their way through the jungle they soon came
near the place where the creature was lying
MORALLY wounded; the peon saw him, and
pointing to the spot, said, "He is still
alive" Mr.. Dobble replied, 81 can not see
him.. The peon again pointing to the place
where the wounded beast lay, said, "Take
care, sir; no is looking at us, and is about to
come at us" and Immediately afterwards
called out, "He is crouching for a spring.
60 look out p
Mr.. Dobbie replied: II can't see him, but
I'm all ready" and the next moment the tiger
charged. Mr.. Dobbie fired both barrels of
his rifle (snap shot) and broke the fore. arm
M "a Init n tcfo fhah hoe
was very bad from his wounds, and possibly
could barely see, for he passed between Mr..
Dobbie and the peon, almost touching both of
them. The former struck the tiger while
passing with his discharged rifle, which caused
it to turn upon him, and during the desperate
struggle with the enraged animal which en-
sued, he tripped and fell, and was imme-
diately seized and bitten twice on the right
thigh. The tiger then'lsf. him and fell dead
before it had gone ten yards. Mr. Dobbie got
mp, looked at the dead tiger. and walked to
the top OF the rising grounds, and from there
was carried back to his camp. He thought
but little of his injuries and during the next
two days transacted his business
On obtaining a p slanquin and bearers from
Shemogab, for which he had sent, he returned
to that station on Wednesday, arriving in
coed spirits. apparently doing well, and was
considered by his friends there almost out of
danger. He was slightly excited and fever
ish, and was, therefore, not encouraged TO
speak of his encounter with the tiger. He
slept tolerably well, butawoke about4 o'clock |
in the morning in very excited state, and, |
all the efforts CT those at
tending him. he rapidly became delirious and
died in about two hours from the time of
awaking A correspondent who knew Mr. |
Dobbie we'll writes to the London Times !:
g The State has lost an able and promising
young officer, who was devoted to his profess |
sion, and who never finched from his duty |
however hard the work might be.
He was considered by the Off GERS of his own
department as very rising man. He was !
keen and daring sportsman, and had laid low
many of the feline tribe. Only a few days
previous he had killed tiger under similar
to those now narrated. He
was man of indomitable courage, of great
physique; but what are these against a savage |
beast like wounded tiger? The odds were
largely against him when he incautiously made
his last attack. A gloom spread over the
place where this sad accident terminated the
career of one much beloved and estee med by
hose who knew him, at the early age Of thir-
ty-one. He was the eldest son of Col G.
Staple Dobbie, her Majesty's Madras army,
residing in South Devon.