The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-11
KILLED BY ATlGER.
The Sad Fate of British officer in India.

Col. Hutchinson, of the India Trigon-
ometrical Survey, was killed by tiger
on the 27th of April, while out in camp
near Belgium. Deceased had wounded
the tiger badly when it sprang on him,
tore his thigh and abdomen, killing
him instantly. He was brought to Bel
gauln, where he was inferred. Great
sympathy is felt, as the colonel was very
popular.
The following account of the fatality
is given by a Belgium correspondent:
"The party consisted of Col. Hutchinson
the Rev. E. Jenkins Bowen, Mr.. Plum
mer, r. A., and Mr.. Clarke of the Salt
Department. who were in camp near the
Khundal Chat on the Goa-Kanara From
tier. about 35 miles by road through
dense forest to the nearest railway sta
ton. Khabar was brought on the morn
ing of the 9th of April, that tiger had
killed one of the butfaloes. Col. Hutehin-
son sent word to Mr.. Bowen and Mr..
Clarke, who were not far off at Kusavli.
These gentlemen. when they reached
the spot, found Col. Hutchinson and
Mr.. Plummer posted. The beat began at
about two O'Clock. About half an hour
later the tiger came out and went under
Col. Hutchinson's tree. The colonel fired
and wounded it badly. 1t then went on
past him into the jungle. After con-
Siderable interval all descended from the
trees and tracked the tiger for little
way, when it's growi was heard close
by. 1t was about thirty or forty yards
| off, and Mr.. Plummer, who first saw it,
| told the rest of tine party.
A Ifo4i oil
| decided that with four rifles in line it
was perfecly safe to go up to it. The
party had hardly formed line when the
| tiger sprang out and charged, making
| first for Mr.. Bowen. 1t raised it's paw to
strike, when Col. Hutchinson fired
On this the tiger turned on COL
who was Hutchinson not yard
in its mouth. Mr.. Bowen, whose
rife almost touched the tiger, now fired
| and shot it through the heart The tiger
| rolled over with Col. Hutchinson still in
| its mouth, down a small declivity. The
rest of the party followed Immediately,
and again fred, but probably by that
time the tiger was dead. Poor Col.
heart had ceased to beat. A litter was
hurriedly got up, and Mr.. Bowen and Mr..
| Clarke marched by night for almost
| thirtY-four miles through dense forest
along rough path towards Castle Rock
but finding this route impracticable,
they turned down the Chat to the direc-
ton of the station of Dudsagar. After
waiting some time they caught a. train,
and conveyed the body to Castle Rock,
from which station kilograms were sent.
The body was then taken on to Bel
gaum, where the funeral took place in
the afternoon. The terrible march from
Khundal was performed by Mr.. Clarke
entirely on foot, and he never lett the
litter for a minute.O
Col. Henry Stephen Hutchinson re
ceived his first commission in 1859 in the
Bengal Artillery, and served with his
battery for. eight years, when he wa.
admitted to the staff corps and subse
quently appointed assistant superintend
ent to the Survey Department. He re-
ceived charge of the Bassein distric
Cadastral survey in May, 1898. ant
became deputy superintendent the fol
lowing year, rising to third grade in 1888!
and second grade in 1891. All the latter
work of his life was done in the Bomba,
presidency in connection with SURVEY
operations. London Daily News.