Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-16
A LUCKY DOG.
A Canine from Java Who Escaped
the Tiger.

the Tiger.
When Richard Waring returned from
New York Sunday he brought with
him small dog that deserves the title
| lucky" lie Is native Of the far off
island Of Java and was brought tn New
York on board the steamship "Teviot"
commanded by Mr.. Warnings brother.
While at the port Of Tjilatjap last
November the Rajah Of Java visited
the ship and was much pleased with
the courtesies extended.
In return he sent the captain a large
and fierce tiger as present. The
huge beast was with much din,-
Guilty induced to enter cage built on
ship board, the prince and 800 people
crowding down to see the animal load
ed, In an interview in the New York
Herald Capt. Waring tells what hap
pened:
Then he displayed his ferocity. lie
spraug from side to side, throwing his
800 pounds weight against the bars,
apparently to test their strength.
with the tiger the Rajah sent on
BOARD 36 dogs, OF all sizes, ages and
co .tions, just as they had been
picked up. And with these | was ex-
pecttd to keep tnat ,lger Ia good health.
Tue dose prescribed Tor this Asiatlc
terror was one 1--we cog each day.
These three dozen dogs were expected
70 make Inn happy tof IA full month
and something over, or until good fresh
Oeef could be obtained. The Rajah
lrst suggested chickens but finally
selected the dogs, besides the tiger,
he gave me some mdndarine ducks,
some deer heads aud some wild COW
horns and peacock.
"Ol our first day out we began to
feed the tiger, which We had named
the X 'jah. Through trap door in the
top OF the cage we dropped in his first
dog AS the poor covering animal lit
IN the cage iloor, the wild beast sptdng
at II. His long, sharp claws shot out
like 30 many iron hooks. With his left
paw lie held the dog then with a blow
Of the other tore the head Off. The
dog was dead in an instant. The tiger
let tie carcass lay for a minute or two,
while he paced about licking his chops.
Then he set to, and ate II all but the
entrails. The Sounds he made with his
jaws when crunching the bones made
| us shiver.
This meal merely whet the brute's
taste for more, and the way he glaTed
and growled and shook his cage when
he sprang at the bars led US To consider
that perhaps two dogs at once, or a
double dose, might soften his ugly
temper. Aud SO that was tried; but II
didn't work, Then we put in more
dogs, until within four days we had
fed him round dozen. And all the
time he grew iiercer until at last We
were face to face with the prospect Of
having him loose on deck and all the
crew tied up the masts. When we put
| a tin basin with water into the cage, he
crushed the basin in his paws. Then
an iron pot was tried. and he broke
that; aud despite the steady supply Of
dogs he acted like a very demon. His
age was shout five years and he had
been fresh taken from his native jungle
hut few weeks before. The query
now with the scared crew was: who
huOUlu lOllOW NUt uuEbE hb pluuutu
him hard with sharp irons but at "A safe
distance. In order to test his temper
we held red hot irons rods under his
nose. But this made his rage terrific.
At last said, Here goes the Raiah.
And 10 | shot him. / sold his skin on
Wednesday. II was 10 feet long from
tip of nose to end of tail. One man
who saw the hide said he would have
given me 81 800 for the tiger. But the
Rajah in live state was too much for
me.n
Only one of the dogs remained alive
when the tiger was shot and now he
has settled down in Abilene to assist in
the more congenial task of helping
drive cows to pasture. He is the
luckest and most travelled dog in town.
Three of the mandarine ddcks, very
valuable fowls, were also brought home
by Mr.. Waring,