The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-23
TALES OF FIERCE
PANTHER-TIGERS.
Man Eating Beasts in VanezueIa's
Mountains.
NOTABLE CONFLICTS WITH THEM
Thrilling Tales Of Some Wild aud
Bloody Encounter - Persistency Is
Strong 70 Take Some One May
as Their Prey.
NOTABLE CONFLICTS WITH THEM

cd. DuL Iu every SPANISH Iilt- tN"it N'''t-
try ja-ulr is always un uBre. "a Tiger
sJ pautlll-tigers Us their name in Nene-
zucla." said Estrau Nielo-m, for many
years a buyer Of hides and rubber in
south America They may De found I'D
other localities, but L have never seen
them or heard Of them in any other re-
zion than The eastern bases ol the mari
time and northern Andes They range
tho hien. partly wooded plateius ana
lover mountain levels above the river
faI evs end pamuas where tho ordinary
iaFulr Is found and below the peaks
and upper mountain valleys. where the
mountain lion has his home. THESE
beasts differ from the lowond jasuar
n having muzzle longer and more
faUerIl- and slondcrer body Win
greater length of limb much resembling
The panther iu form. Doc their snoli-d
MARKINGS they are true Jasuars. but with
paler colors than the iaguars of the Ori-
uoco and its lower tributary valleys.
They aye ferocious man-eaters. more
ready than any other South American
animal 90 attack human beings without
revocation The traveller passing be-
tween The mountains and the p3mpas
fakes extra precautions for nis safety
90 uigrt when he enters the zone where
the pan-her-rIeer ranges
a TRAVELLER FATE.
'This creature figures unclaniy 10
many weird tales told hy Fenezla.an
Uar.rcs and mortanerCs-people Of the
plains and mountains. One story often
to'd is of the traveller who rode from
-ha r4mrqs fr among the foothills on
-rs rogtc f-0m Oh. Portuguese River 10
Caracas He was never seen by man
aeqfn. hgt "a party riding over the trail
some days later saw the evidences or
The fate that had hefl.len him. Wnen
riehf came. being apparently aware OK
danger f-om Wild asts. he had sIlrs
his hammock between two trees as hi-h
frofu tha ground as De could raise it.
The hammock WAS there empty and
e.avnrlrts m the ground below showed
that ranther-tieor had leaned rcpoat-
ed.y upward for his victim until at last
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found him BOO tine forest was tnat he was
Gathering medicinal plants in the wood
land when a panther-tieer sprans upon
him from tree limb Catching sisht
of the tigers moving shadow. the man.
who was possessed of unusual strength
and AGILITY. Jumped tO one side. SO that
the beast missed bis spring Striking the
Ground beyond the man. the tiger In
family turned and sprang again at his
throat. The Indians machete was In ms
hand, and Doe dealt the tiger "a DO" on
the head that seemed 10 confuse inc dni-
NAL, for ho seized MIN WIN ms teelh
by the shoulder instead OF the lhI"'l'
one stroke OF the iorepaw tore the SKIN
Off the mans forehead down over nus
eyes. but as Doe staggered backward lne
trunk of a tree kept MN from lalllHs.
"Clnsing with teeth and fore claws 10
the mans shoulders the tiger tore az
him with his hind claws In the effort 10
disemb0wel him. BY II lucky blow Tor
he was blinded by blood from the wound
In his forehead, the man cut one OF the
TIGERS mind paws completely on ihe
tiger dropped TO the ground nut reared
at once and seized the man again o5 90,
shoulder STOPPING. tne lndian plunge u
his machote In The tigers tely ana win
quick upward stroke completely as
embowled the creature. Ihen the man
tainted and was found hours later Dy
some passing woodsmen. lying uhcon-
scious where he had fallen. with the
tiger dead beside him RE was carried
home. where De hung Tor weeks wv"
Ire ana de'lh' ana %. '-,'s -.
covered from the enects or MS WOUNDS
received from the Tiger.
"Like other species OF the larger ieilnes
the panther-tigcr has the unpleasant
habit OF stalking men-oi iouo"lns
man In the forest throughout me whole
day Sc may be, waiting Tor darkness
70 fall, when fl will attack him. TINS
the beast has been known 10 do when
there were several men together ana
in such case nothing can draw the
attention Of the tiger from the paru,u-
lar man whom he has selected Tor ms
prey From "a camp OF timber .1tls5S a,
linrInH n
mestizo-a man OF Spanish ana lnolan
desceut-more intelligent than MS conf