Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
WOMAN KILLS TIGER.
Stays the Biggest Cat Ever Shot in In
dian Jungle.

William e. Curtis In the Chicago Record Herald.
A slender young American woman had
the recent distinction OF shooting the lsrgese
tiger ever killed In India, and is entitled to
the bounty offered by the British govern
ment. The heroine OF this exploit is. Mrs
Donnett, wife OF an English army officer
on service In India. daughter OF John H.
Whitehouse of Irving.on-on-the-Hud Sou.
and related to the whitehouse fanily OF
Chicago. Mrs. Donnett has been spending
December and January with her husband
and a party of friends hunting big game In
the Chanda jungle of northern India. IN the
midst of 12Oo0 square miles OF forest re-
serves, Astounding in all kinds of savage
beasts and other big game. She has killed
two tigers. four panthers, four bears, eight
boars and several other wild beasts, while
the rest of the party killed nine other tigers
and a corresponding number of less danger
Gus animals. Mrs Donnetts first tiger
measured ten feet eight inches in length
and Is the largest ever killed In India. Her
second tiger measured eight feet four
inches. In a letter dated January IL last
this extraordinary young woman describes
the event and her sensations In a simple
but graphic manner.
IT am the proud slayer Of the largest
tiger ever shot in India" she exclaims with
girlish enthusiasm, land he fell at my first
shot. He measures ten feet eight inches.
has perfect coat, and teeth two inches
ioiiS. II LOOK sixteen men 10 carry MIN 10
camp, and I did It all myself. and It was
such difficult shot! But I must settle
down and tell you all about It. 1 am sort
OF big bug in camp now. The natives
bow down and kiss the hem OF my dress.
for am the first lady who has ever shot
In these great jungles. Ah, / am lucky
beggar. So. just listen while tell you all
about It,
deer In a piece Of bamboo jungle about six
miles on, SO Tfmmins Cher husband) and
got about forty heaters together and took
up our positions near an open space, while
the heaters went into the jungle with drums
and horns. driving six buffalo In front OF
them, and made hideous noises After about
half an hour. when the beat was nearly up
to my tree, / saw what I first took for q
deer gliding through the high grass and
bamboo, when suddenly an opening revealed
huge tiger to my astonished gaze. He
was going full bat, SO l saw 1t was a case
OF then or never. and although II was q
very blind shot let blaze at the vanishing
stripes as they flashed through the bam-
boos.
"a roar and rush told me the monster
was hit, but I could see nothing, as the
came up told him where 1 had fired and
got down, and with loaded rifles We ap-
preached the spot where, about ten yards
from where 1 fred. lay the very finest
monster I ever saw, and his great striped
body did indeed look like a slain king OF
the forest. The shikar and all but Rugged
in our excitement, and when the beaters
came UP our hurrahs and jubilant exclama-
tions brought Timmins tumbling down out
Of his tree, and his joy and pride quite
touched me- The monster was indeed glort-
Gus with his ten feet eight inches spread
out to their full, his gums rolled up. show
ing his enormous teeth, and his skin in ftS
prime, and. OH! so beautifully yellow and
black.
81 had already shot three bears, two pan
theirs and tiger, besides all sorts Of deer
and other smaller beasts, and when saw
that monster lying there, slain by my own
hands. 1T was the proudest and happiest
moment OF my life, and I shall never get
over the feeling of exuttation.'