The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-06-07

circus. One OF the famous trained stat
lions OF the Bnrnum & Bailey show re-
Gently sprainod his ankle. aud shah,
the largest and most feroCiOus OF the
several huge Bengal tigers. In the me-
naEoric. suffered from an liberated
tooth. or fang. which had To be cN-
tractcd. There was nothing particu-
| larry interesting about the carc OF the
stallion. lie was simply tied up in a
/ patent sling. with his feet several
/ inches from the ground. where he will
romnin until his ankle gets well. But
/ with the immense striped beast from
/ India. whose fangs and claws are death
/ 10 any man unfortunate or foolish
enough 10 get within his reach. the case
was altogether different and decidedly
/ exciting
When the tiger was FIRST taken sick
/ his roarn and howla led Dr. WINNER
| to believe that he was suffering from
/ collie. rs the result OF being chilled In
| the parade or during the removal Of
/ the circus from bridgeport.
II tried chunks Of meat nlicd with
/ capsules OF castor oil aud other modi-
/ cinen," said Dr. WINNER. when the
l Sew York Advertisers reporter asked
] hAAh AbA Alf ifAHhllN ~ ANf want y WI
| usual action, and Just before the opera
/ ton was begun. but without cficct
/ Then saw that Shah had some trouble
IN chewing. and called Dr. starr. ~,
discovered the liberated tooth"
The cage was surrounded by crowd
OF Keepers and grOoms armed with
| strong ropes and several iron instru'
mcnts. Chief Keeper Kennedy tool
! charge. Shah was roaring. ana rolling
i around his cage In anything but O
pleasant humor.
Got his legs FIRST" shouted Ken.
nCdy and four keepers slipped mp clos,
10 the bars with ropes looped nt the
ends, The loops were thrown through
the bars and spread ont on the floor Of
The cage. Shah made leap TO the fur
Their end OF the cage. His forolcgs land
ed In two Of the loops.
pull qulckw yelled Kennedy. nnt
six helpers on each OF the ropes SWIM
backward. drawing the loops tight an,
lmpriHonlng the beasts paws. Thei
began n terrible struggle and Il sorio
OF rOara that nearly denfencd thom
near the cage and frightened the othe
animals. a perfect bedlam brok
loose. The bears. lions and leopard
answered with their roarB. the Gle
plants trumpeted. and all sorts OF erie
and screams were raised In dinbollcn
din. The keepers turned red In thoi
faces ana peraplrod In their efforts &
hold the ropes. "Shnh" struggled nj
over his cage. and finally got his RICH
hind foot into another loop. That wa
drawn tight, and over on his back wen
the tiger. Kennedy hastily unlocked
the cage door and. jumping inside
picked mp the remaining loop AM
dropped II over "Shah's" other foot
He was then n prisoner. but an unrul!
one, for he snapped at the ropes AM
kept Kennedy nj very respectful dis
lance. Keepers Murphy and Dalton
with their arms full OF strong ieatho
straps, tumbled into the cage after Ken
n6dy. The straps were placed acros
"Shah's" stomach and fastened 4
staples In the floor. Then the tigc
could move nothing but his head. DI
Starr attended to that. Very gingerl
he climbed into the cage with his In
struments, exaggerated types OF thog
used by ordinary dentists, and a rop
fastened TO three-oornered triangle
In which was fixed an iron role
about two inches In diameter and abou
n foot long. The rope was pushe
through n staple behind "Shah's' hea,
and when the tiger opened his grea
mouth TO roar Or. Starr deity sllppe
the roller between the rows OF gllsten
ing teeth. The rope was drawn tigh
and "Shah's" mouth was forced opeI
TO It's fullest width. "Shah" stlll strug
gled, unsheathlng his wicked lookln
claws. but he could do no harm, an
DR.. Starr began an examination.
lie found the gum around the toot
famed and swollen. A part OF tn
tooth had been broken on and IN
ragged end had torn the tigers tongue
or. Starr seized pair OF big forcepi
They were clinched on the snng and h
and Kennedy began TO pull. Shal
wrigglod with lmpotent rage and pair
but TO no purpose, for with a couple O
Jerks the tooth came out The woun
was washed and the bindings were re
moved. The doors were locked, tn
loops slipped, and In Ave minutes III
tiger was free. minus his tooth. II
will be well in few days. II he did no
swallow part Of the broken tooth, a
DR.. Starr fears. The snng OF the toot
measured four Inches In length
II never give chloroform," said III
doctor; 1T is more liable TO kill an ami