Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-03-10

containing the fine, beautiful but
tfcacherous looking Texas panthers
Apparently ravcnoust with hunger,
these fierce creatures jumped wildly
from side to side Of the cage, which
shook fenrfnlly under the tremendous
bounds. Placing the tray with The
meat on the ground i'll front Of the
cage, Nr. Barton stuch his pich-fork
into large piece o. meat, and pushed
it between two Of tic bars. One Of
the panthers
INSTANTLY GRAsPED
'Fhc beef with teeth and claws, and
pulled with all bis might upon it.
The piece was rather larger than
usual, or it got crosswise he bars. The
panther pulled hard. growing ficrcc'y
the while, and the meat gradually
squeezed into the cage. But the tvc-
mcndcus strain had been too much
for one Of the bars. DR.. J. Z.
| Washington, who was among the
spectators, saw the bar suddenly give
way, start from lis socket ut tile bot
tom on the cage, and bend inWards in
such manner that the panther could
force its way out. In q moment he
called to the keeper, who was bend
ing down for the purpose Of picking
up another piece Of meat TO give to
one Of the other panthers, Look out,
Barton, that panther s.about to get
out. Barton, however, wfe was
busily engaged, did not hear him, and
in an instant almost the panther had
forced its way out, jumped OIL the
ground beside the keeper and H#
GRAspED a PIECE OF MEAT.
~ wild scene of terror and con
fusion Immediately cnsued. Women
and children screamed and ran in
every direction, strong men turned
/ pale. and The animals in. the, cage,
lookci On III @oiiiiJisfi,s Jii 81 /.
As soon IS The panther touched the
ground Mr.. Barton realized the sitla
ton, and with admirable presence Of
mind and cool bravery possessed by
few, threw liimsclfupon the back Of
the animal, put his hands around its
throat and cndcavorcd to choke it
into subjcction. Bat the ferocious
beast Ea,ing now tasted liberty aud
beef, was not to be so easily sub
ducd. Turning over it engaged in a
fierce tnssle with Mr., Barton. BY a
liberal use Of teeth and claws it
finally compelled the keeper to release
it, and it then started Tor tho opposite
side Of the shed. Mr.. Bartor, who
had sprung to his feet, followed quick
ly and graspcd tie al by the tail
beiorc it had proceeded many steps.
The panther, surprised by this novel
method ofattack, dashed throu gh the
shrinking crowd Of people in The in
closure, scattering them right and
left. Mr.. Barton held on manfully
TO the beasts caudal appendagc, not
withStanding its struggles to get loose,
until it ran undera wagon, when he
was compelled to let 60. Almost i'm
mediately, how,ver, the animal came
out again, and was once more tackled
by Mr.. Barton. a second time the
panther rushed Though the crowd,
making no attempt to molcst any one,
being too closely pressed by Mr.. Bar
ton, who cling TO its tail with firm
| glip. This time the panther ran out
into tile yard next to Euis street, i'll
rear Of tha shed where the cages are
kept, dragging Mr. Barton over the
ground after it. The nov furious
beast proceeded rapidly to the end Of
the yard, and 5'.
TRIED TO CLINE a TREE
Close to the brick wall. In this at
tempt, however, it was foiled by MIR.
Barton, who held on tonaciously to its
tail. BY this time Mr. Geo. Arstcing
stall, the keeper of the elephants, and
Mr. Drisco, the chief.kecper Of the
animals, who had been endcavoring
to capture the truant, managed to get
II rope around its neck and thus