The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-31
Tiger LOOSE IN A DAIRY.
Surprise of Thirsty Bull When the Big
Cat "woughed- In His Pace.

There was considerable excitement
ct Mysore recently. One of the
uaharaiah's tigers got loose and was
not recaptured for over IS hours
Allowing tigers and other Wild animals
to escape out IF confinement seems g
common event in Mysore. During the
time of the late mahara jah one got out
OF his cage in the meuagerie, and also
during his fathers reign . tiger loafed
all over the fort a whole day. going in
and out of peoples houses, but strange
10 say. on none Of these occasions has
anyone been injured.
The tiger in the present instance is
one which is kept by his highness' dairy
10 keep away the evil eve" from the
cattle. He was Melted for Lord Lans-
Cowne TO shoot when his exceilency
visited MysOre few years ago and is 3
splendid brute. The dairy is very
large yard. with open sheds all round.
in which the cattle are tied. the tigers
cage being close 20 one end and foun-
tain near the other. The tiger got out
about seven p. II. and calmly strolled
around, the place being fun of cattle
and people at the time; bUt.fortunate-
~, he had no desire whatever 10 taste
Stalled beef. or Hindoo either. al
though he passed within a few feet Of
the COWS and the men, and after exam
ming them all quietly lay down by the
fountain.
BY nine o'clocl. a couple OF elephants
brought down the nets and u Gordon
was run around the place. preventing
the tiger escaping or getting at the
cattle, when two rather amusing incl
cents occurred. A COW managed 20 get
into the yard. and after skipping about
for some time rushed into part of the
net closest 10 TIE tiger; and for some
time struggled frantically TO get loose.
Every one fully expected that the cow
would be killed. Finally, however, q
number of men went out and held the
wretched animal down and removed
the net. Hardly was this over when
splendid stud bull got over n part OF
the net which had fallen down, and after
Careening about the yard just as the cow
had done, rushed right up 10 the foun-
tain and dipped his nose into the wa
ter. Evidently he had no idea the tiger
was there or he would never have gone
up in the style he did However, after
drinking, he looked up. when the tiger.
who could not have been more than q
few feet away, ''wouFhed" in his face,
and the way that bull went away after
that did ones heart good TO see. These
were two grand opportunities for
witnessing ''how the tiger seizes his
prey" particularly Us there were
several sportsmen about, but unfortu-
pately 1t was not 10 be.
After worrying the poor brute for
two days and two nights, during which
time he got into the net once, he quiet
IL walked into his cage and was shut
up. The cool and indifferent way in
which Bassapali Yrs fossilized hunt
ers, with their feaTfully and wonder
fully made hundoOSs, walked up and
down past the tiger was most amusing.
What thcywould have done in the event
Of the tiger making for one Of them
# IS hard TO tell. The claws have
grown into the pads OF the tiger. and
the wretched animal seems to be
suffering great pain. Had it not been
for this there would doubtless have
been a very different tale 20 tell
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