The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-01-09
A WOMAN TTGER-KILLER.
unusual Hunting Experiences of nm
Officials Wife in ErGin


Mrs. A. W. Salmon, wife Of ar officer in
| the East Indian police, thus told a San
francisco Examiner reporter how she shot
q ten-foot tiger in the Nilgherry Hills, Of
the Madras district:
Several hunting parties went out, but
III spite of the most thorough search, not
single tiger could be found, and then the
excitement began to die down. The birth
day of one of the gentlemen was celebrated
py q picnic TO a spot on the banks of the
Pycarra river, about twelve miles from the
sanltarium, where we intended staying
week
The camp, which consisted of seven
tents, was set up In the widest spot mag
Unable, and we had a very pleasant time
until the fourth day. when Captain Rays,
who went out cunning with another gentle
man, had the misfortune to fall into hui
lah and iniure himself so badly that he
could not get out.
His companion hurried back to camp for
assistance and, as the scene of the accident
was not more than a half mile from the
camp all the gentlemen went along, leav-
ING the ladies in care of couple of then
servants.
Thinking that hot water might be re-
CURED when Captain Ray was brought to
camp, one of the ladies sent Anthony, one
OF the servants, to the river not more than
lU5 yards away, to fill water jar. A few
moments after the servant had started, we
were startled by a wild cry for help and
loer allAys1f quiet aaaiu- ---------
"-iStnl+ o:.,a on Ward the river. Tho low
br,ish HI. oferytling from my sight until
! had reached a point about twenty yards
from the river, and there l saw something
that made me tremble with fear.
"g'here on the bank of the river lay poor
Anthony and by his side, licking the blood
from her paws, was a big tigrcss. For q
few moments the sight fairly froze my
blood and then a sense of personal danger
and the thought that | should be the next
victim filled my brain.
'JJD to this time I forgot that ! had a
rifle in my hand and then came wild de-
sire to try my skill with the tsress as
target.
"Al thought Of what the result would be
should ! shoot and miss or only wound the
bis man-eater fed from my mind as | saw
the terrible brute pick up the body OF the
servant and after taking a few steps put
it down again and eagerly lick the blood that
flowed from the wounds made by it's sharp
cruel teeth.
CAS- gently as possible I drew back the
/ hammer and raised the rifle to my shout
! der, and taking aim directly at the tigress'
| ear, / pulled the trigger.
''As the report rang out it seemed TO me
! as if a score of hungry tigers sprang at me
! from every bush and rock, but this passed
/ away in an instant, and after reloadlng the
/ rifle. [ took a look at the tigress.
'SEe was still stretched beside the body
of the man, hut the powerful limbs We're
motionless and the head was resting on
! the mans thigh.
"That l had killed the animal at the
! first shot never entered my head and l
sent couple more shots into its BODY as
| fast as ! could, but the first shot had set
! tied the business.
Upon making sure that the animal was
dead, I turned to walk back to the tents
when I heard the scream OF Il tiger cat,
which seemed to come from some bush a
( short distance up the river.
Il am perhaps very foolish to say it, but
| [ don't think q dozen tigers could have
| frightened me just then, and l at once
! started toward the spot from where the
( cries came.
"At first could see nothing, but after q
close search, during which l took care moi
to venture too close to the bushes, L c@ugh
sight of a half-Grown tiger cub crouchine
in the gvass and eyenE me as If waiting
for me 10 set a little closer. | was ther
rather too close for comfort, and / quickly
raised the rife and fired.
'"The cub was facing me and the bulie
glanced from it's forehead and only partl2t
Iy stunned it.
1.-THE tiger dropped to the ground fiat ant
then rose to it's feet, but instead Of rushing
for me as [ expected it to do, it began t.
walk away.
'Chis gave me a good show at its side
| and ! fred again. The tiger fell, rose, ant
,hen tried f, rush at me, but it's strength
was gone, and before it had taken half {
dozen steps it sank TO the ground anc
rolled over on its side.
'"The noise of the shooting was heard by
| NV husband who hurried back to camp
wondering what was the matter. Learn
ing from the other ladies that L had gone
out alone and that the shooting had takel
! nlace down near the river, he hurried dow
| and met me on the way.
..He was fairly Mortified when I pointed
! TO the dead cub and could hardly beiev'
his @, as, but when I told him the mothe
had killed Anthony and that her body ant
| that of our poor servant were lying on tn
bank of the river, he was speeches. will
surprise.