The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-18
TIGER killed BY HIS MATE
A Terrible Battle 10 The Roger Will
llans Park Menaserle.
PRINCE LOST HIS LIFE TODAY.
Princess Was In Aagry Mood and Had q
Disagreement With Prince-Ihen
They Fell Upon Each other and tho
Male Was Killed
PRINCE LOST HIS LIFE TODAY.

"A terrific encounter between Prince aud
Princess, the tigers a. the Roger Williams
park menacerie. this morning resulted i'm
the death OF Prince, the magnificent
male. The fight was short but decisive
and but a few seconds elapsed
between the beginning of the
hight and the time when Prince
lay bleeding from ghastly
wound In his throat, corpse on the floor
OF the cage. The few spectators who
CHANGED to be in the menagerie at the
time hasteHsd- out sick and faint
at the sight of the enraged
pair and several little children were ter.
rlhed nearly out Of their sepses at the
savage nature OF the aght. Shortly
arter 10 o'clock this morning the tigers
seemed to have had a disagreement.
Prince was exceedingly ugly while Prin-
cess was irritable and vicious. The tigers
neiu slight argument over
their breakfast, aud at that
time Princess seemed greatly in awe OF
the male. AT length, afer time Of
growlings and snarlinas, during which
Prince drove the fsma Q abo tie ,ge tie
latter seemed to become fully aroused.
She turned her corner anl In ed the
male with blazing eyes and with lips
PofAof ptSh AIOill ntT CTutl lOOkluK IAuJS.
which dripped foam.
Prince made another onslaught on her,
and then the spectators witnessed ter
ribie scene. With howl Of rage Princess
hurled herself through the air towards
Prince who stood with erect head and
bristlinR hair waiting the attack. Then
came the clash and both animals
rolled over and over in the cage, snar,-
inn nrnxultno nd
Now Prince would be uppermost
Tor an instant and then the ,igress
would roll him over. The fur flew in
handfuis and the noise was something
terrific.
Women Screamed.
Several women screamed aud children
howled with terror, and this added to the
general tumult produced by the enraged
lions, hyenas, wolves and other inmates
OF the menagerie made terrible pande-
monium.
A moment later and there was a
terrible shrek from Prince and then the
tumult, except that made by the
other animals, subsidized. and when
the dust settled Princess was discovered
prone on the floor OF the cage, while by
her side lay the lifeless body of Prince.
The tigress had the body Of the male in
close embrace AMI was che wing his eek
savagely.
An Tnfuriated Tigress.
II was some time before the cage could
be approached with safety, as Princess,
infuriated by her taste of blood
ssvagely resisted any attempt TO ap.
proach, and cast herself against the bars
of the cage in maddened fury whenev, r
any effort was made to remove the
body.
Eventually the body was removed, but
as yet it is exceedingly dangerous 10
approach her.
Pr nee WAS about seven years of a Q
and was purchased by the city about
twenty six moaths ago for $1,000
He had made quite a record for
his ferocity when In other places but
strange to say was quite dom sti-
Gated at his quarters at the park.
In fact, Prince seemed lonely when IL
came time to shut the meEagerie up for
tie night and 1t was this that d. cided the
park commissioners to secure COM
panion.
The body will he given to taxider-
mist for mounting and will be placed on
exhibition at the park.