The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-08-18
SOME MARROW ESCAPES.

Marvellous are the escapes from tigers.
Colonel Warren, OF the Bengal army, WIS
carried OF. but killed the tiger by means OF
pistol he had with him, L believe and many
other sportsmen have recovered after being
severely mauled. But the most extrsOrdi-
nary escape was Captain Hill's, who, while
leading party Of police, was attacked by a
noted man eater i'm the Yonzaleen Hills, and
had a stand up fight. The tiger pinioned his
arm to bis side. put his paws on HIlrs shoul-
ders, and stood over him open-mouthed,
while Hill endeavored to strike him with his
/ left arm over the right shoulder. With
fendish grOwl the tiger snapped down on his
victims neck, who fortunately fell at that
moment. Thus only the upper fangs pene-
tra;ed, and the tiger turned over a complete
sOmmersault, and when the man and tiger
faced each other again the biped had appa-
rently been converted into a quadruped, as
he was on his hands and knees, and the blood
pouring down his face and beard gave him,
have no doubt a diabolical expressiOn-Or
at all events the tiger seemed TO think 50, for
he put his tail between his legs and ran for
his life. This tiger afterward killed Karen
and was shot over the body by means OF two
guns tied near it with string attached to the
triggers, fastened over the path he was ex-
pected by. To show the audacity Of the tiger
may briefly relate the following: ''Our thir-
ty-sixth native infantry was enrOute to Ber-
hampOre, and an officers servant-who, with
the mems kit, had, as Is often the case. pre-
ceded the corps to the next camping ground
was, Just at dusk, and close to the mess
guard. carried OF the high road by tiger.
An infant he had in his arms was quite un-
hurt in the awful rush that took place.
Early next morning the tracks were followed
by three officers, and as the body had been
very little mangled it was determined 70 wait
for the tigers return. While platform was
being got ready one Of the party went back,
while the other two sat little way of eat
their lunch, and their gun carriers were scat
tered about collecting materials for the ma
chan. While thus employed the tiger carried
OF the body from their midst In open dpv,
and through not very thick brushwood with
out being observed. To follow up was use
less, as the body had neither blood nor rags
to leave a trace behind. Tigers were so
plentiful close to the large town Of Pegu, In
British Burmah, that many traps were set for
them. In one, for lack of something better,
Dr. lie PTesle, assistant-surgeOn OF her ma
iesty's Eighty-fOuFth regiment placed duck
and caught a big tiger An officer OF the
commission, who was sleeping with the doors
and windows Of his bedroom open, had a
powerful bulldog which was chained to his
bed, killed by a tiger by his bedside. When
j was at BanlOug, a poor woman who was
sleeping in the veranda Of her house was
fearfully clawed, but not bitten or carried
OF by tiger. When the plains OF Svlhet are
covered with water tigers ascend the hills,
and are very plentiful at Cherra POOnghie,
often leaving their marks, not only within
the compounds Of the houses but In the v8-
randas themselves, and no one dare 70 ven
ture out at night without tOm-tOms and torch
es. At SOillOng we and the SeFOys killed
several on foot one year.-LORd0n Ftsld.