The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-12
4-PAw-sELLs BENGAL TIGER.
He Was Once Terror of the Indian
JunGles.

Last April, at Montreal the management
of the Forepaugh-sens Bros circus. pur-
chased formidable Bengal tiger which
had been captured only a few months
previously, and had been brought to the
Canadian metropolis on a ship direct from
Calcutta. The natives in Bengal said that
his tigership had destroyed and devoured
more than eighty people, including four
entire families, who lived near his favor
tie jungle. He seemed to bear a charmed
life, and could not be exterminated with
either spear or bullet.
FINALLY, with the aid of a column of
British cavalry. he was run into a huge
trap, bound with ropes and thongs, and
forced into strong cage in which he
was conveyed on the ship to Montreal. Pc
Ter Sells, general manager of the 4-Paw-
oeIls combine, happened in Montreal at
the time of the tiger, and after three
days negotiations, purchased the animal
from the captain of the vessel. 1t was
a costly affair, however, as the treas
ury department of the big aggregation
was obliged TO separate from seven thou
sand good American dollars-an unparal-
leied figure, as the regular price of tigers
ranges from $1,000 to $2,000-in order to
obtain possession of the monster.
During tbs long voyage from Calcutta,
the passengers, officers and crew were in
mortal fear of the beast. One day he
forced the bars of his cage apart and rush
ed wildly about the compartment in the
hold, where his cage set. Great conster-
national prevailed. The passengers flew
to their staterooms and the sailors skip
ped aloft. Fortunately, the mate was
cool-headed fellow, who had had some
experience in handling wild beasts. He
ordered a couple of sailors to bring out
the fire hose, and, while the tiger was
making terrific leaps towards the hatch
way, which he had thus far been unable
to clear, a stream of water was turned
upon him. Drenched with water instant
ly, he jumped about in abject terror. New
er was an animal more surprised. He de-
fled bullets and steel, but succumbed 10
cold water
Completely cowed and as meek as. the
proverbial lamb, he took refuge in his
cage. While the sailors covered the open
ing in the cage with powerful stream
of water and the tiger lay trembling in
one corner, the mate boldly approached
and repaired the twisted bars. AS soon
as the sailors stopped playing on the I'll
ger, he became as furious as ever, and
made desperate efforts to re-escape, but
the bars had been securely adjusted.
Since being placed in Forepaugh and
Sells menagerie, where he Is confined in
a specially strong cage he has torn the
arms and shoulders of two employees
through the steel bars of his lair, and
no man can be found among the several
experienced and courageous wild-beast
trainers with the show daring enough to
enter his den and face him. They believe
he can never be subdued. The circus peo-
pie have named him Satan
If any of the ambitious youth of the city
would like to attempt the subsection of
this famous beast, and thereby attain
everlasting renown-a prize so dear to the
juvenile heart-the management of the big
dual show may be induced to furnish them
an opportunity on the occasion of its APP
preaching visit here.