The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-05-28
BEAST BREAKS DOOR OF
CAGE AND RUSHES AT
THE CROWD.
Ferocious Animal, on Gaining His
Frtelon, Stays Girl and Pony
and Sapds the Crowd in
All Directions-Oth-
er News.

| Twin Falls, Iiaho, May 25.-
During the afternoon performance
of the Sells-Fioto ci cls in Twin
Falls today, q huge Bengal tiger
broke from his cage in the menage-
rie tent and charged into the crowd
killing a four. year.old girl, Shet-
land pony and mauling several 9TH
Yer spectators and pennies before it
was ehot and killed by a man In the
audience. For few moments a
panic was threatened in the mer ag-
erie. Women screamed and faint
ed, the elephants tugeed at their
chains aud trumpeted wildly and
There was great commotion until
the tiger rolled over dead in front
Iof the main entrance.
/ Markell" the tiger, and bic mate
iHAgnes," had been restless for some
time before the accident. They were
Iabout to be fed, and at the sight OF
the meat, Markell" beat furiously
with his paws on the door Of the
cage. The door gave way and the
Tiger sprang from his cage to the
neck Of a Shetland Pony Is feet
away. The animals keeper seized
an iron bar and struck the tiger
j; between the eyes.
| "Markel" released his grip on the
pony's neck and leaped upon the
| back of another nony. Again the
keeper fell him with the iron, and
be relipquished his hold on the &c
ond pony, only to seize third.
Anothet stiff blow from the iron
drove the tiger from his prey and
he leaped into the crowd.
The tent was we'll filled and tht
people fed in all dire ct,ons, mcst O.
them crowding out under the can.
vas. One woman scrambled to th'
Ftop of an IN NAL cage and refused
to come down until lorg after tn.
tiger was killed. Shrill trumpetings
from the frightened elephants arous.
Ell the keepers to renewed activity
The guns kept by the keepers fol
emergencies were Is feet away, and
bad they been available they coule
not have been used on account o
danger to spectators.
Women grasped their childrer
and dragged them from the path 0
the maddened tiger. Hundreds o
little children clung to the skirts o
their terrified mothers, and MARX
lei" headed for the main entrance
40 feet away. In his rush he strucl
several people with his shoulders
knocking th,n down.
Mrs. S. E R II, of Twin Falls
and her little daughter, Ruth
could Dot escape the tigers rusl
and wore borne to the ground. Th
tiger held Mrs. R,z=ll with hi
paws while his fapgs sank into th
neck cf the child. J. w. Bell,
Twin Falls Blacksmith, was stand
ing beside Mrs. Rozell when sh
was attacked. His wife and chill
dren were with him and at tn
mercy OF the beast.
Thrusting his family aside Bel
Idrew 32-caliber revolver and OF
Eened FIRE on the tiger at q distanc
Eofthfee feet. When tbs first buf'e
Estruck Market behind the shouI
der he WINGED and opened his jaws
growing viciouely and lashing hi
tail againet the wall of spectators
The second bullet caused him
re.e4se Mra. Rozell and her daugt
ter from the grasp of his paws an
the third put him on the run. Be
followed heroically firing three NOR
bullets into the fleeing tiger as
ran outside the tent. s
"Markel" was sorely hit but /
managed to crawl some distance t,
fore be collapsed. Recovering b
strength for an instant, the tig'
turned and started back toward Il
| spectators, fell and expired. =.
San Francisco, May 24.-"Ti