The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-09
TERRIER TACKLED 4 TIGER.
~sNrxY FIGHT THAT LASTED 4
WEEK, OFF, AND On.


rssers are not SO common In India now
- shey used 10 be years ago, and 80 when
( NJ nsan-eater was discovered recently In
. rsraeu in the outskirts Of Jaina, next
ene tawn on which several men and women
-sere p'aying tennis. there naturally was q
- panic and great seampering TO pisces
Of safety.
Cart r. c. Burton. Of the EnGlish army.
= stationed al JaIna. and he was enjoying
: saestz when one OF his house servants
~ In with the news that a man-eater had
g. entered the compound Of m empty
ssrnxaiow near by. Capt Burton, with a
fr(end and some native servants. started
80 TO s!ay the beast. A ball terrier. pet
= The captain followed, and when they
- r. the compound the terrier made q
rueh into big patch OF tunxly grass there
A began barking furiousiy Fearing that
MI pet would be torn 10 pieces. the cap
tain called 10 the terrier to come back.
The dog paid no attention TO the summons.
hal continued 10 dart about In the grass.
snapping and snariIng at the Intruder.
70 the surprise OF the whole party the
s,eer turned tail ard fed from the dog, but
% reaching the open the beast sprang up
IN one Of the captains native servants and
dfeemboweied him with one sweep OF a
monster paw. BEFORE they could open fire
upcss II tbs tiger s.ss cleared a hedge.
creased fAe fsnnis ground to the aecompa-
ulment Of Wild chorus of shrieks as the
players fed In d!smay. and hid among the
bushex IN garden adjoining the court BY
thss time q dozen other men armed with
ytaes had joined in the chase.
The bull terrier had stuck close 10 the
hesls Of the man-eater. and by his bark
tng directed them To the beasts new hid
ins place. Again the dog bearded the tiger.
hui this time at some distress TO itself.
for II came dart:ng out OF the bushes with
bleed streaming from a long cut In It's
side. made by the tigers claws. The ter
rier piuckiIy returned to the attack. how
essr. and As before the tiger fed from H.
~ II dzrted into the open with the terrier
IL IL heels. every man in the party opened
nFs. woun6ing the beast severely. I, man.
ased 10 get into small jungle. however.
and NJ by this time 4 had fallen dark, and
~ II Vas believed the tigers wounds
would prevent Its escape. the chase was
abandoned until morning. II was with the
greatest Difficulty that the terrier Was In
duced 10 leave the spot.
Al daylight il was found that the tiger
haa made It's escape. That II had been
severely wounded was shown by a big
pool OF blood In the Jungle where 1t lad
sought refuge Capt. Burton determined
To have the beasts akin. and. accom-
panied only by the buil terrier. he set
cut on y hunt for the tiger.
On the fifth day. when he had Just de-
cided to abandon the chase. he was APP
peAled 10 by some natives In a village
about ten miles from Jalna To rid them
Of tiger that had seized and mauied a
man that day. II proved to be the Ja.nn
tiger. with n broken leg The captain
organized a party. and with the bull ter
rier To scent the trail. they started out
70 track the tiger down.
That same afternoon the terrier drove
IL tiger out OF some thick cover Into a
esump OF bushes. and then followed into
the bushes and closed with Il. The hunt
srs could hear terrific combat going on,
but could not see thing. Presently the
snsr.ing and swapping and rushing
around In the bush came 10 an end. and
the hunters were convinced that the
piucky dog had been killed.
While they were holding a council to de-
ief'nine boa 10 get the tiger oit where
saey could shoot 1t. the terrier c-awied out
70 them. The gallant it.'s fe.,ow was COW
cred with cuts ana bleed Cant Burton
washed the blood or with water from a
canteen and gave hin a drink Then. be-
Tore they could stop II. the dog dsrsed back
Into the bushes ard renewed the battle
This attack was sher. however for the
aax vas exhausted Capt. Burton decided
tnss ne only way TO keep the tiger from
ksii1ng his pet was to go into the hush aft
" IT, and he erert I'm. and. while the beast
was n the act OF striking the terrier. no
isek snap saot that brought the man
eater down on the instant. II was \ lucky
sset. the hall having entered the tigers
Grain through the ear. The bun terrier
vas cut ~ 50 badly that II was unable To
MOVE. but IL recovered from iss hurts. and
caps, Burton now says there isn't money
enough In india 10 buy the dog.-Sew York