The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-27
| TERROR TO TIGERS.
LEYBURN. THE SLAYER OF MAN
EATERS, ARRIVES FROM CHINA.

the Ordinary Man Who Stalks Deer
in the Mountains OF California.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
For years Frank eyburn has been known
as the tiger slayer Of Annoy. There is not a
village along the coast of China, no matter
how remote from the great centers OF popu-
Iatiou. to which his fame has not extended.
With MIN the killing Of the great man.eaters
who infest the jungles is looked upon as a
mere pastime, and he has shot them under
almost ell imaginable circumstances. He
arrived in this city on the steamer Gaelic.
an route for London, and it was early in
the forenoon that he strobe into the Cali
fornia hotel. he wrote his name in big,
bold letters across the page of the register,
and lost no time in pluDging into bath
rub. Later he emerged from his seclusion,
looking rudy and muscular. He looked
more like the ordinary globe-trotter
than a slayer of tigers, whose name
Is knowing throughout the Orient. In ap-
pearance he is tall and robust, with closely
trimmed white beard and keen gray eyes.
A long loose fitting sack coat of gray tweed
was buttoned about him, and a brown
derby hat was tilted back upon his head far
enough to show that he is growing slightly
bald His feet were incased In shoes Of rus
set leather, and he carried in his hand a
heavy cane, which he chung to tenaciously
ss be strobe rapidly along.
REGARDS 1T AS A PAsTIME.
20, yes" he said in a gruff tone when
asked about his experiences as tiger hunter,
"Ihave bagged good many of the beasts
In my day, but there is nothing remarkable
about that. With US, don't you know, it is
merely pastime, and we hunt the tigers
kort ha a in
soul, | can see no reason why any one should
care TO hear about tiger hunting. With us
1t is ordinary sport, just as deer stalking is
in America.
After all, he continued, as he grasped
bis cane more firmly and planted his feet
very wide apart, 1.-The tigers of China are
not nearly as ferocious as those Of India, but
they give good deal of trouble to the ma
tives at times. When one Of them gets
taste of human blood he at once becomes
ferocious and is never satisfied with any
other diet. They become transformed into
what are known as man-eaters, and they
hunt human beings just as cat does mice.
Take big man-eater, for instance, and
be is pretty sure to make his lair in jungle
close TO native village, avoiding the
larger towns, and always on the alert TO
make a victim of some luckless human
being who may fall in his way. 1t is his
habit to Turk about the outskirts of the set
tement concealed in the hedges of the
Jungle and await the opportunity to seize
victim. Moonlight nights suit him best.
At such time he is extremely vigilant. He
prowls about until he sees some belated
straggler in the streets. This is the oppor-
tunity for which he has waited for hours,
perhaps for days. There Is the flash of a
heavy body in the moonlight, a cry of ter
ror, brief struggle, and the man-eater is
off for his lair in the jungle, bearing the
Ill, k1I, % -. l..
sive jaws. Months later, it may be, the
whitened bones are found il the under
growth.
KILLED his FIRST TIGER.
when l went to China twenty years ago
! had already some experience in hunting
big game and wanted TO kill tiger. One
day while in the counting house of our firm
at Annoy two natives came in in an excited
frame OF mind to tell that a man had been
carried off the night before by a man-eater
from neighhoring village. This was Just
the opportunity | had been waiting for.
Taking out a heavy Express rife which /
bad brought from London with me | took
the two natives to act as guides aud started
out. On reaching the village l found
everything in an uproar. The natives. who
are timid, we're paralyzed with fear and
scarcely dared to venture out of their houses
unless tn the middle of the day.
II had already learned something about
the habits of the man eater and knew Just
how to go at it. From inquiry among the
natives ascertained the exact location of
the lair of the tiger, and for a small COM
pensation succeeded In securing the serv-
ices of a coolie TO guide me to the place.
Starting late in the afternoon I'VE made
our way slowly through the jungle. and
just about dusk reached the spot. Now the
night j. the best time to bag man-eater,
for he is then asleep and may be shot before
he is aroused. Knowing this, 1 had brought
with me tulls-eye lantern. Before night
had set in fully got everything in readl-
ness end waited until it grew pitch dark.
Having in the meantime located the exact
position Of the lair l left my guide, who by
this time was almost terror stricken, behind
me and on my hands and knees crept
through the Jungle. By the cautious use of
Ivy lantern found the lair. Turning on
the light | was a little startled to discover
the huge beast curled up and sound asleep.
His head was resting on his paws and
squarely facing me. AS prepared to level
ny Title at him he stirred uneesily. Turn
ing the light full upon him he raised his
head, but before he was thoroughly
aroused sent ball from my rife crash
ing through his brain. BY good fortune
had struck him squarely between the
eyes,
There was feast of rejoicing in the
'NAO6O WHSu TebuEu6o VIII VIC Shlu.
FACE TO FACE WITH DEATH.
Just before left China on my present
trip struck man-eater who proved to be
tough customer. He was an old fellow
and had a record OF about twenty victims.
They sent for me and / went after him.
mad with me double-barreled rife of large
ca!iber. found no difficulty In tracing
MIN to his lair, but he gave me a narrow
call before | succeeded in finishing him.
Inc trouble was that when found him he
was awake and ferocious, apparently from
Tue effects of hunger. / had shot 50 many
mat thought nothing of it and gave my
uRer one barrel of my gun. Most unac
nuntably missed him clean and his eyes
!al, ~ blszed. Lashing the ground with his
sAI be sprang toward me like flash. AS
.e was in the air let go with the other
UarTel struck him in the left shoulder,
spe heavy ball penetrating to his heart. He
teN al my feet and so close was he that be-
tore he died | could feel his hot breath upon
ue IL was the most narrow escape that l
ever lad. When measured the tiger was
1ouhu TO be twelve feet in length, and bis
GIa"s we're "a inches in length. had the
friends.
i could tell you great many stories if /
nau the time, but they have grown old 10
i ue ana would be of no interest to the pub
n.y. n.y. and the tiger slayer fastened away to
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