Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-07
KILLED THE TlGRESS.
Forepaugh's Royal Bengal Tiger
Stays His Beautiful Mate.

Inspired by Jealousy tho Fierce Brute
Springs Upon the 'rlgress and Buries
His Teeth in Her Brain--A Thrilling
Combat.
Philadelphia Record Thursday.
The tigers den in the carnivora house at
Forepaugh's winter quarters on Lchigh
avenue was the scene of terrific battle
yesterday morning. and when the great
roaring, struggling brutes had been dragged
apart by tho keepers the beautiful young
tigress Princess lay dead and her royal
consort, India, stood growing over her
with eyes afame and crashing jaws that
dripped with her life blood.
India Is the largest tiger in the menagerie
and is n superb young beast about years
old. He. is renowned among circus men
as the most wonderful tiger ever bred in
captivity, for he has attained size seldom
seen by the most experienced hunters and
artist.
ABRIpE FoR INDIA.
About month ago George Arstingstal,
| the celebrated animal tanner, who has been
abroad for several years, returned and
brought with him number of animals
among them a beautiful young tigress
named Princess. She was 2 years old and
had coat like satin and most gentle and
aifectionate disposition Cfrom u tigers
/
her fitting mate in the royal India She
was placed in the cage next to that occu-
| pied by her prospective bridegroom and
his trusty pal, Raiah Il fine young tiger of
his own age, but by no means as hand
some. The gentlemen seemed greatly
charmed with 50 lovely a neighbor and
ogled her kindly through the bars which
separated her from them. She purred
softly TO them in return and seemed par
ticularly struck with midas splendid fig
ure and royal bearing. In fact, she be-
slowed all her smiles upon him.
On Saturday morning last orders were
given to admit India into Princess boudoir,
but through an error Rajah was driven in
instead and the discomiited India sat silent
and nursing his jealous rage. Now and
then India would utter low growl, which
sounded like the far-away muttering of n
thunder storm, but otherwise he did not
betray the true feeling that warped his
torn and bleeding heart,
ADMITTED TO HER PRESENCE.
Yesterday morning Trainer Arstingstal
discovered that the keeper had made d
mistake and ordered that Rajah be ban.
ished to his own den and India admitted
TO the presence of Princess. When he
stood beside her he glanced down into her
npturned face with the hauteur of Span
ish grandcc and the next instant with d
terrific roar of reyengeful rage, opened his
huge jaws, drove his great white upper
fangs right through her skull and into hei
brain. The tigress uttered a scream oil
pain that was heard block away and
fought madly for her life, but India held
her head in his vise-like jaws and thrashed
her about as a terrier would rat I'll,
lions and panthers and leopards bounded
wildly about in their dens, roaring ant
snarling with all their power, and a score
Of keepers dashed into the long, narrow
room where the tumult was going on, and
several armed with long iron rods endeav
ored to separate the fighting tigers. 1t wa.
useless, however. and not until Princes.
was dead did India release her. Then h,
stood on her body and licked his bleeding
chops with q low growl of satisfaction
When driven back to his own den j,
snarled at l,ajah. glanced back at the deat
tigress and then calmly lay down ant
went to sleep. He had come out of til,
battle without n scratch.
The victim of his Jealous rage wa
skinned and her beautiful coat saved
There was not a wound to be found say,
the two holes on top of the head, wher,
midas teeth had driven through into tn,
brain. Her fangs were also saved Traine
, Arstingstal says that he paid 81, 500 for he
in Europe.