The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-07-18

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made just sufficiently large to be passed into
the larger one for the purpose of giving add
tional strength. One end of each basket was
open, while the other was closed with the ex-
ception of hole about three inches in dame
ter the use of which will be afterward ex-
planned. Having jammed the smallest basket
into the larger one, the walls of both were
firmly laced together throughout with withes,
to avoid any chance of slipping Finally two
new hemp ropes, two and three quarter inches
in circumference, were prepared with run
ming nooses. Small pieces of stick were
passed through the rope as shoppers, to pre-
vent the loop from running before required
to do So AS soon as few long poles were
cut and prepared with fork on some and
pieces of wood lashed on others to form
hooks, all was ready for the operation. The
then slightly separated to admit the ropes and
poles being passed down. The moose of the
ropes was lowered on to the tigers head,
which intrusion he resisted violently; but,
by skill and patience the Malays managed to
get the moose over the tigers head and round
his neck This was effected by man9uvring
his paws and mouth with the poles. AS soon
as the moose was in position, it was drawn
tight enough to prevent its being removed by
the prisoner. The other rope was then passed
down and secured in similar manner. The
operation of placing the two nooses round the
neck occupied twenty three minutes. The
ends of the ropes were then passed through
the cylindrical baskets, entering at the open
end, and passing out at the small hole at the
other end They were afterward passed over
the overhead beam, and were held by party
of twelve coolies, ready to haul when directed
to do so. The basket was then placed mouth
downward over the pit, and the planks were
moved just sufficiently to admit of the basket
being lowered into the mouth of the pit.
The exact elevation of the basket was regu-
lated by third rope, which was lashed to it
and passed over the overhead beam and held
by one man. When all was secure and ready
the word to haul was given, and the tiger was
drawn up head foremost into the basket, which
was only large enough to receive him, and
thus he was unable to struggle with effect.
AS soon as he was we'll into the basket the
whole was drawn up and then laid on its side,
when the mouth of the basket was at once
laced up leaving nothing but the tigers tail
protruding. When all was fast the nooses
round his throat were slackened, SO as to adj
NIT of his breathing freely. The nooses
were, however, still left round his neck for
after operations. The basket was now slung
ON pole and, with its contents borne down
the hill to the road, where a cage was in read
mess to receive him. The cage was six feet
long by two and half feet broad, and was
made of stout beams and planks, except at
the ends, which were inclosed with iron bars
of an inch in diameter. Four of the bars at
one end could be drawn up and served as
door. The mouth of the basket was now
firmly lashed to the end of the cage, where
were the movable bars and the ends of the
ropes, which were round the tigers neck,
were by means of hooked sticks passed back
ward over the tiger and through the cage,
where they were held by men ready to haul.
The movable bars of the cage were now
drawn up, and the lacing at the mouth of the
basket was cut by means of long knife but
as the tiger seemed indisposed to move out of
the basket, his hind legs were levered back
ward with sticks, while the men in the rear
hauled on the ropes. At first the backward
movement was slow, but when the tiger dis
covered that all was apparently clear behind
he struggled out of the basket and few to the
back of the cage, here he was checked by the
bars and retained by the ropes round his
neck which were drawn in with lightning
speed by the Malays, who were evidently pre-
pared for this movement of the tiger. The
movable bars were now replaced and the
basket was cut away from the cage. All that
remained was to remove the ropes from his
neck, which was done by means of hooked
sticks and then the poor beast, finding him
self free to move, rushed frantically about the
cage, although his movements were much
prescribed. Covers were then put over the
bars, and this soothed him. The cage having
been hoisted on to a bullock cart, was re-
moved to Singapore, where the tiger is now
on view, previous to being shipped to some
dealer in England or America He is mag
nifcent animal, beautifully marked, and in
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