New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
FIGHTING 4 FOUNDED TIGER
From The Deccan Times.


The lucky hero Of this adventure Is district sti-
Of pSSGs h DG as as Ss
the nbon mn Poncd besors Mr. Craw-,
ford. son or Colonel Hastings Fraser. one
Of the Frasers Of Loya he has proved which Es
rises TO the emergency OF danger-on which quaiitles
been built and on which, after all Is said IN the las
resort, it must be still held to rest TO quote the
graphic account Of a correspondent, the escape was
told by his orderly that wounded tiger was lying
apparently dead on the root of tree. The orderly
Fraser then sent the elderly and another with his
second back and knelt down to look Just then the
tiger roared. and came at him from about eishteen
feet off, lie waited until the tiger was within nye
feet of him and fired As the tgss dld not drop ne
hit exactly in tho centre the face, but Just an incn
100 low. 1t knocked the tigers right eye, out, ard
smashed all the teeth of that side Of the Jaw The
second Shot struck the tiger in tho chest, but 100 low
What happened then Mr.. Fraser docs not exactly
know but he next found himself lying in front of the
tiger one claw Of the beasts right foot being hooked
into his left leg, In this way trying TO draw MI fraser
cb tine a Se coat were covered U with foam
from the beasts MOUTH lie sd h1Fd 70 afeT the
little to one side OF the animals blind Side and the
orderly boiling he Jumped up and went for the man.
and catching him lie killed him on the spot pr,
had tumbled out of his pocket Ho jumped up, how
ever, and to the man who had his second gun,
S Scr 10 de 81 ge eru was ro%chng over his orderly M
heard in fact the crunching Of the mans bones and
saw the tiger biting the back Of the head. lie now
took the gun from his man. The latter SAID mat ne
had fired both barrels into tho ugerIone when nc
was crouchng over Mr.. Fraser and the other when
he was over the PROSTATE body of tho orderly. The
nan had fired well and true. but Just too far back In
his anxiety not to hit the men he would save lnscai
of the tiger When aerward asked II ne was not airaa
10 hit the Sahib. a. much afraid indeed he
replied. but dill mazbut karke Gagaya: ncrved
| myself for the occasion" ' 4 good man ana true :.
a high officer writes who after firing. never moved
| an inch til Mr. Fraser to him. although close
thn lilo 10 lie
| Ra1puts-a brave race, Ranilt Singh, good name
The man said he had no more cartridges left, and so
they both got little further from tbs tiger, as me
orderly was evidently done for. Aftcrward they
found one more cartridge for the gun and tried to re-
| cover tho body, but 1t was no use. The tiger was
living close most Of the bufaoes had boltcd, and the
| Kurkpos would not help Mr.. Fraser then sent SIX
| miles off for elephant. But the animal ,dd no,
arrive til dark, so Mr.. Fraser went home In great
Grief about the poor orderly and at having to leave
| the body HIS own wound was bleeding great
deal IL being deep claw cash. Next day they got the
body and the tiger dead. lying close to each o'her
| perbaps no narrower escape than Mr.. Frasers has
ever been heard OF. To the excellent shot which
knocked the beasts eye out he undoubtedly owed bis
| life.