Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-08-15
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IN A TIGERS DEN.
Exciting Adventure OF a Party OF
Hunters In n Chinese Wildor-

HunterS IN Chtnese Wildor-
ness.
A hugo tiger was killed near Annoy
N March last, the hut being marked
by number OF exciting features, says
a Shanghai (China) letter to the New
York Herald The hunting party
consisted Of Messrs Cullinson. Des
V9ux, Harding, and Leyburn, and
and eight native hunters. the latter
armed only with spears and torches.
They were out several days, beating
many ravines unsuccessfully and find
ing only tracks and traces of tigers.
Then they reached place where
Leyburn had shot u tiger a year befors,
wounding him severely but failing TO
secure him. Tho following account
by one OF the party refers to tho same
den In the rocks to which the wound
ed beast retreated:
ut cleared up about breakfast time
and we proceeded leisurcly to the cars
about IL o'clock. Cullinson took
ALIENS rock Des Nnux 'Harding's
rock and Leyburn and | placed our
selves near tho bridge entrance Tho
native hunters went in below tho
bridge. From tho marks they made
out that tiger had been laying down
below the bridge, but had shifted
higher up
After they had been In half an
hour some Of them came out much on
cited and said they had cornorcd' u
big tiger A few remained In the
cave holding torches In tho beasts
face while the rest carried In bundles
OF brushwood and gradually built him
In. This building In took long
time and consisted In closing up with
brushwood all the holes by which tho
tiger could charge.
"Then we were Invited TO waltz In
and kill tho beast ! must say that did
not feel bit inclined for this part of
tho program, but old Quartcrmain
Uoyburn) was right ON II and after
much discussion In we went We went
down into tho cave from tho bridge
enterance by ladder abont II feet
long and We scrambled on, mostly on
hands and knees, for about thirty
yards, lighted by torches. IL was
very wet and muddy and tho atmos-
phero was stulry and ill-smclling,
AT last we got to whore the tiger
was built In and the first thing we saw
was tho skull aud bones OF the old tiger
Lcyburn had killed ut tho bridge on
trance In January 1888, In front Of us
were two piles Of brushwood closing
tho two holes, behind which was tho
live tiger.
"Leybrun scrambled and was pushed
up II bit Of n slippery, slipping rock,
and then ono OF the hunters removed
n fagot aud Leyburn found u big tigor
with his head about five feet from him
looking dazed ut tho glare of tho
torches. He aimed as well rs he could
by tho uncertain light between his
eyes and fred, knocking tho beast
down.
1.-The hunter instantly replaced tho
fagot and VIC heard the tiger roaring
and scui,ling about behind tho brush
wood, In u minute or SO all was quiet
and we all waited and listened and
could hear the brute breathing hoav-
lily.
1--WE had TO crouch behind tho brush
wood nearly an hour before the hunt
ers ventured TO peopi In over II. Then
they began n cautious Investigation,
removing a little brnshwood, looking
In and then quickly replacing the
brushwood. At length they seemed
satisfied that the tigc" was not killed,
but had gone on. they took down
part OF the brushwood and rushed In
with torches and spears, we following
as well us we could.
after moving about ten yards wo
came up TO two moro holes or passn ges.
and the men shouted that they could
SEQ the tiger | was hC'slcd up on u
nearly perpendicular rocN and saw u
yellow head about five feet below my
right hand. fired into the center OF
IL, and as soon rs the smoke cleared
the beast appeared about five feet
above my right hand so could nearly
touch him with the barrels OF my guns.
lilo was close TO II hole little to my
right, where Leyburn and Quilp(two OF
the hunters) were standing.
IL fired into his neck this time and
dropped him, and he fell with his ear
close TO me, and ms he still moved /
fired into him right beyond the ear,
finishing him Oft.
.Leyburn's shot had gone in above
the nose, knocking his head about aw-
fully. and my first shot had entered
about three inches below the eye. and
yet with these two awful wounds IN
the he'd from bullets he had managed
to move about.
Tho atmosphere in the cave wa5
by this time simply suifocating and wo
were glad enough TO get out, after be-
ing In there an hour and u half. All
the men came out and had food before
dragging the beast out. lie was u
very heavy built tiger, measuring
eight feet ten and half inches as he
lay, his skin two days after measuring
eleven feet three inches. We had a
triumphal procession back TO the boat,
but managed TO keep the natives Off,
and then began the grewsomo opera
ton OF skinning