, 1875-02-25
WAR AMONG WILD BEASTS.
4 Tiger and Zebn Havo Eet-To in a
Menagarie at JaneEville.
TWo Keepers 1ako Part In the Combat
mud Are Severely Wounded.

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JAsE*E,LlE+ WIS.,. Feb. 1t.-A novel lattle &C.
CURED last night at u u.enascrto now exhibiting
here. About 12 o'clock tho zclni, or sacrcd OK.
got loose, aud ran out Of lis stall, and when
near Tie cage which holds tue tiger tho latter
spzaus for tho zena. cltnching bis claws Into hs
nose, and fastening his teeth iu l,is neck near
tho horns. Tho grip wsh ono Of Tremendous
power. 1btH tlrew tho zebu into inteuae rayo,
ami 10 started acrosa tho rootn, taking tho tiger
With HIM. and palling tho str1ng Ton bars
apart which imprisoned tho tioc-. Thon
Ecene followed whci, to,aily taf1les
description. Tho nlan who attended a. night
watch In tho room became terrified and clltnbta
post IL tho calling 10 protect his tife. Tito In.
fanIt brought dowu-Htairh NiciIas1 brooks a.Il
Samuel uickcy, who we're a1eep!nR III tho room
Rboye. Will courago AMI self-p'hseaaion
rarely II ever Witnessed. they Hcs to work
70 CAPTURE TIE TIGER.
In this they ran ninosean chances out OF twenty
Of loaIns their lives. by tLis tine tho tiger and
tic infuriated Zebn ,Soro In tho heat Ut dea-
pcsato Lattla, The former l.olainE his
powerful grasp on tlo latter, and
they we,s fighting With blooi. Tie conflict cn-
tagged tho mammoth lion aud elephant, which
act up o thuadcrinE roar. Then followed tho
maidrned silver lion aud the laughing h7cua
with thcir terrific aud hIleopB screaming, wtuc.i
It vas perfect tedianl, a[l-bewi11ering tnd ter.
rifyinR. Grooks hnd Diekcy, feeling the I'M
nortanco OF gucnchsns tho fury Of tho nsma1s ~
Boon rs possible,
MADE LEAF ron TIFF 7tcrr.
Throwing themselves sectniLGtr in TIN
erasp OF that ouraged animal, saey caush:
him br tho nccl AMI Attempted to
atranRla him. to relieve his nresp Gu tho zcbu.
Thoy succeeded In taking him I'll. TIT bT his
tremendous power. t'ndo moro desperate hr hts
rage anl tue taste Of blood, he uellrLe'i himself
from thtir heroic graRp AMI plunged Oh The Eebr.
tho second time. 4 rope was than procured. and
q noaee maize, and In MI itIstart: it wan brought
tightly arn,td the tigers neck, nhen ho Was
brought to The ground aud placed in his caGc.
In thn affair 1ir. Rfoot;s received wounds
which viii con.no him to his tel
was badly cut, and his left thigh bears wound
near1y NJ inch deep aud three-aud-u.ha1s inct,ea
long. 1lo also secotred soyeial Other wounds.
but Of . light character. Mr. Dcsev. alao, had
ono Of hlA hands badly wounded. Had uot tile
tiger been captured III -eason &hele il no telling
what world hayo followed. -. -.
TIE LION cA;1E SEAa EnEaKIxd OCT
Of hfs cage. Twisting tho st,ut IRON bars HH II
they were hat wire. Iho Hi1ver lion and tho
hrona mado aeapaEate atte1npts to flea them
Bclycs. anxious 10 jnln in tue otiuRvle for blood.
The bravery ct u: onks End Dlckoy IL worthy
Of all prai.e To kvoia general slaughter OF
the animals, they ri1k"l their own lives, ctcr-
cisipg unparalleled courage aud cool Judgment.
It was probably tweuty .nlnutca from tie s..ns
Was captured nrd returned to tho c,Go. Tho
zebu came cut Of tho fight badly wounded In tho
head. bnt the iojutles wt1l not provo fatal. To-
day tho blood Of the men and animals In Rpr4n1
over IL. wAl!s and the cage,, which gircs QUE
Rone idea Of tha oxten. Of the conflict