The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-04-10
A TIGER HUNT.
Lively limos with Two Tigers Which Escaped
Prom their CagS-KlIled ~ Moonlight.

Lively limos With Two Tigers when EScApea
Prom their CagO-Klllod ~ Moonlight
The Calcutta EagtiShman relates the
following lonely incident: Or Monday,
Jan, ,'6, two tigers belonging to the ex-
King Of Dude, whose house is on the left
side of the Hooghly, escaped from their
cage, a keeper having incautiously left
the door open when cleaning 1t. One
was shortly alter killed in the Kings
grounds by Superintendent of Police,
The other swan across the river, and
landed near the CHAT in the botanical
gardens. Shortly after landing he
knocked down and mauled Mr.. Berman,
one of the European assistants. Mr.
Scott and he had, after first seeing the
tiger, gone into house, but came out
again to look for him, their attention be-
ing momentarily disturbed by the chat
tering of monkey-an unusual sound
in the botanical Gardens. The brute
seizsd his opportunity, and springing
past q native who was In front of the two
gentlemen, knocked one down; he then
Immediately returned to his lair, and re-
NAMED in the gardens all day. Owing
to the presence of Stripes in the Gar.
dens, various picnic parties had to return
without landing, Notwithstanding con
trary orders but were soon obliged TO
beat a retreat. Toward nightfall the
brute was heard giving tongue near the
banyan tree, and shortly after daybreok
it killed two bulloCks in small clearing
a short distance to the north of the tree.
The bullocks we're tied up in shed
one it dragged outside and ale one hind
quarter, the other it left dead inside
Early on Tuesday morning some native
shikharis were in the garden trying to
stalk Stripes; one of them, while peertng
into a small brake, was severely handled
and is not expected to recover. During
the day these shikharis were reinforced
by some gentleman from Calcutta; hut
their efjrls to get near Stripes were dn
availing, and they retired about O'Clock
and teft the grounds In the afternoon
machan was erected in the jungle to
the north of the gardens; near the scene
of the kill from the top Of which tue
shikharis might have an opportunity OF
potting Stripes should he return to the
scene of his feast the night before. To
make matters doubly sure, an awning
was improvised on the roof of small
puCka house not far from the kill, and
live bullock WAS securely tied to tree
few yards distant from the house, within
full view Of the shiBharis on the roof,
some plaintain trees being cut away to
give better aim.
A speculation had arisen as to whether
Stripes would prefer dead meat to live
in the course of the night the question
was set at rest. Shortly after six four gem
temen proceeded from Bishops College
to the scene of the kill and placed them
selves in position for a good shot-tWo
on the machan, two on the top of the
pucka house. 1t was then discovered
that shooting could not be depended
on without something to eat; one of the
party Immediately went of for materials
for food and drink, and as he was re
turning with a chankidar distinctly
heard Stripes not far off. He hasfened
On with the food, which was soon dis
patched with. Posts we're again taken
up and soon after the brute was again
hesrd giving tongue, as he was prowling
about in search Of food /; this went on
for about an hour, the bullock near the
house showing evident signs Of intense
alarm, though perfectly silent. For half
an hour after this the stiffness of clear
moonlight night remained perfectly un-
broken; all eyes were on the stretch,
when suddenly, with a magnificent
bound, fine, full grown tiger was on the
bullock. Instantly a shot was fred, the
brute doubled up, and the bullock 5olted
of at full speed; another shot was now
fired, and Stripes evidently received
this, too, for he sprang aside in the jun
gle about twenty PAGES, moaned and all
was still.
The shikharis, being uncertain wheth.
er Stripes was really dead, determined to
spend the rest of the night where they
we're, il not being considered safe in the
uncertain light of the moon to vPnturein
search of him, beaters being at dis
Crupt. Soon after some chanki lars ar
rived with bsaters and passed close TO
where S ripes was last seen; the men on
The maChan then came down and spent
the rect Of the night on the more com
Portable roof of the pucka-house, belong
ing to cJw.keeper. As soon as it was
light all FASTENED down to have look,
and there sure enough was Stripes,
magnificent animal, lying on his right
side quite dead