Daily globe., 1882-11-09
Some Narrow Escapes.

Marvellous are the escapes from tigers.
Col. Warren, of the Bengal army, was
carried off, but killed the tiger by means
of pistol he carried with him, Ibelieve;
and many other sportsmen have recov-
cred after being severely manglei!. But
the most extraordinary escape was Capt.
Hills, who, while leading party of po-
lice, was attacked by a noted man eater
in the Yonzaleen Hills, and had stand
up fight. The tiger pinioned his right
arm to his side, put his paws on Hills
shoulders and stood over him open
mouthed, while Hill endeavored to strike
him with his left arm over the right
shoulder. With fendish growl fhe
tiger snapped down onto his victims
neck, who fortunately fell at that mo-
ment. Thus only the upper fangs pene-
trated, and the tiger turned over q CON
plete somerset; and when the man and
tiger faced each other again, the biped
had apparently been converted into
quadruped, as he was on his knees and
hands. and the blood pouring down his
face and beard gave him, I have no
doubt, diabolical expression-or or at all
events the tiger seemed to think So, 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 a
string attached to the trigger, fastened
across the path he was expected by. To
show the audacity Of a tiger, I may
briefly relate the following: Our
Thirty-sixth native infantry was Ell rouse
to Berhampore, and an officers seega
who, with the mess-kit, had, as is
often the case, preceded the corps to
the next encampment ground-wAs, Just
at dusk, and close to the mess.
guard, carried off the high road by a
tiger. An infant he had in his arms
when he was seized was quite unhurt 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 determ-
med to wait for the tigers return.
While platform was being got ready
one OF the party went back, while the
other two sat little way off to eat their
lunch, and their gun-carriers were scat
tered about collecting materials for the
machan. While thus employed the tiger
carried off the body from their midst,
in open day. and through not very thick
brushwood, without being observed. To
follow up was useless, 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, DIR. LIE Presle, Assistant Surgeon
of Her Majesty's Eighty-fourth regi-
ment, placed duck, and caught 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 q tiger by his bedside!
When was at Banlong poor woman
who was sleeping in the ver,.nd;. OF her
house was fearfully clawea, but lot
bitten or carried Off by 81 tiger. When
the plains of Sylhet are covered with
water tigers ascend the hills, and are
very plentiful at Cherra Poonghi, often
leaving their marks not only within the
compounds Of the houses, but IL the
verandas themselves, and no one dare
venture out at night without tom-toms
and torches. At Shillong we and the
Sepoys killed sevelnl on toot one year
London Field.