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

Mr.. Barton finally reached the cage
containing The fine, beautiful but
tfcacherous looking Texas panthers
Apparently rayeuous with hunger,
these fierce creatures jumped wildly
from side to side Of the cage, which
shook iearlully under the Tremendous
bounds. Placing the tray with the
meat OH the ground in front Of the
cage, ,lr. Barton stuch his pich-fork
into large piece o. meat, and pushed
it between two Of the bars. One of
the panthers
INSTANTLY GRAsPED
The beef with teeth and claws, and
pulled with all his might upon ii.
Tho piece was rather larger than
usual, or it got crosswise The bars. The
panther pulled hard. growing ficrcc'y
the while, and the meat gradually
squeezed into the cage. But the Ire
mcndcus strain had been too much
for one Of the bars. DR.. J. Il.
Washington, who was among the
spectators, saw the bar suddenly give
way, start from lis socket at tile bot
tom on the cage, and bend inwards in
such amanner that the panther could
force its way out. In 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 is.about to get
out" Farton, however, WHO was
busily engaged, did, not hear him, and
III an instant almost the panther had
forced its way out, jumped on the
ground beside the keeper and
CRASHED a PIECE OF MEAT.
a 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,
lookcsi on IN Woiider:i,,: d: on :,i 60:
As soon IS tile panther touched the
ground Mr.. Barton realized the situa
ton, and with admirable presence Of
mind and cool bravery possessed by
few, threw hialsclfupon the back Of
the animal, put his hands around its
throat and cndcavorcd to choke it
into subjcction. But the ferocious
beast having now tasted liberty and
beef, WAS not 10 be SO easily sub
ducd. Turning over it engaged in a
fierce tnsslc with Mr., Barton. By a
liberal use Of teeth and claws it
finally compelled the keeper to release
it, and it then started Tor the opposite
side of the she'd. Mr.. Bartor, who
had sprung to his feet, followed quick
y and graspcd tie amin al by the tail
before it had proceeded many steps.
The panther, surprised by this novel
method ofnttack, 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 candal appcndagc, not
wIthstanding its struggles to get loose,
until it ran undera wagon, when he
was compelled to let go. Almost i'm
mediatcly, how, yer, the animal came
out again, and was once more tackled
by MIR, Barton. a second time the
panther rushed through the crowd,
making no attempt to molcst any one,
being too closely pressed by Mr.. Bar
ton, who cing TO its tail with firm
g'ip. This time the panther ran ont
into the 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 r 'E'
TRIED TO CLIMB A TREE
Close tc the brick wall In this at
tempt, however, it was foiled by Mr..
Barton, who held Oh tcnacously to its
tail. BY this time Mr.. Geo. Arsteing
stall, the keeper Of the elephants, and
Mr.. Drisco, the chiefkecper of the
animals, who had been eudcavoring
to capture the truant, managed to get
II rope around its neck and thus