The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1879-04-19
CLIPPING 4 TIGER.
Mr.. FOrepaugh'r Delicate Surgical
Operation on ..Jin" the Bengal
Tiger of the PhiIadelphia ZOO.

Tiger Of the Philadelphia Zoo.
lPhiludeiphis C.E. kew fesk H. Fild
The interesting feat n eiIplSng tie in,
growing csEws Il the Reynl Bvngst Tiger
JAN. AN lIhsi'ltsnt "f '.'rhe Z.s~ was ac-
enmplisiled To day with great deal # diff
Guilty. On account of the lack of cnn, tAut
st,fiti"n nn rough gr,und, such as they
woud have had il irsyrrs,ng Ihelr native
jungle instead Of the snoatll Aaar Of his
cage, Jim's clAws had IscoIne heightened to
an aBatuTal size, and continuing tU curve in
ward, had grown dr~piy into his liaas, l,y
wi.ah the animal was exposed TO m siisck
Of ieckjaw. HrIee tbs cispping. Tle well
known animaI-tTsiner. Mr., A. J.. FDfvI,Augl.
was reclaimed for the oppetatmn, and aplraf-
ed early this morning At ille eetniyora house
af the Z.sp, accompanied lay Dr. Chapman,
physician ta the garden: Arthur f. Bruwn,
the Sap rinien,ient. AID f,nr keepers Ar
FuFrpaugh had provided himself fsr The
opeFsti"a with sin'ng. Ihree-qusrtef inch
rope, io"ped at ,snr rn.l. loag larr and
fonr Sl'ort, half inch c"r,Is, A,so iooI.e.,.
thick, kn.stty. hickory eluL. snA pair Of
sharp nippers, ami with these ius,Is, lr.Seest-
ed tn do Tie j,I' Ms inliows.
The l,0p IT the larger rope wss plarrd
on the shd Il the long pole and i,rusi inso
the cage. AT the insi.HI the tiger ieal,'.sI
iato the fattmss, tSshtr wah ulrible raas.
which startled ihe other anlmalS' and the
lions, tigers, leoparis and hyeDss all howl,.l
in ehHuS. The h,on, h"wtvt4. WAS run
over ',Jims" meek, and he was gradually
drawn. ip spite II l,,s srusgtes. to the ir...l-
ri Tist cage
Dir. FaFrpaugh nasA slnwed c,'nsnmma,e
c"'iness and iudgmraf. ard quietly and
quickly ,ifectsds ilis assistants 10 s..eorc lE,e
animAl 10 the fson, ai the cage. ~Now hls
fres. and the fsae fert acre Ia ille l0,,s
with the aid uf an ara scrsFer. sna ibe H.
gpF, hewilsleFeri 1t the iActh afilis suppaSr,I
ensnlies. sl,a,k lsss head. rosred, and far ~
few srcon.ls struggled iierseiy 10 get Issss.,
bot instead II getting Ios'>e, opportunity VAS
taken to gcs ihs Tasp- II the either ropes s.n
tnr hind feet, aud be was thrpsa nn his
side and drawn up tu fhe frpnf Of the cage
with liis hina feet sinking clear through
and the fnFri' ~ il.s eslsses
In this lr@ition lie was secured and safety
rards attached to tlse rn.ls, each one ef the
Istier held by ane ~ the assistsass, 40 thxt
a. 'ssa.n - ilse 0s,eratesll MAS completed alf
DE feet could be lotsed nj oHcr. As Saon
rs the feet we're thus secured The rope y,
-ound the neck Mas cast of, - that the ii.
GERS hrasI WAS free. Oae ef the keepers
ras thea statIoanssl near the head, so that in
,asc he l,it At the rnpes binding the feet or
Il the epcsatnf he. .euaid thrust the hATd,
tiani, KNITTED club inta his lnnu,h fnr him
,iss on. This lecAme necessary 70 often
hat she hard club was ehewrd into pulpy
,rrsh.
,'All ready, saisl Mr.. Forepsugh, and Ia
sing in his right hand q large. sharp wire
Zip, h.sl saeh ia.snSiRg claw 10 turn pFsed /
rem the flesh and ssrsiahtened out. and
dipped on Co the Tvqnirod sixe. The right
lIsd foot was the waFst. are Of the claws
laying grnwn fully IN inch into the hesI,
InsI l,y constant irritation rAnsed the wound
o inflame and festers As soea as this, with
part Of the outer shell, which hnd bern