The Press., 1908-06-17
CAPTURED BY A TIGER.
The Fearful Experience of an English
 Sportsman.

Sportsman.
 It is not often that person who has been in the claws of a tiger can tell later how the experience seemed to him. John Bradley, an English sports man, had the good luck to escape with his life from such predicament and in his Narrative of Travel and Sport tells what the sensation was like He was hunting tigers in the eastern part of Burma when he met with the ad- venture. Two other Englishmen were with him at the time:
 We marched along carelessly. with out observing order or caution. and were not prepared to take advantage of Akbar's warning when he excIaim- ed, Beware. sahib!' and a full grown tiger went past us at gallop.
 A struggling volley was fired after 1t, and. although evidently not struck the beast stopped and, rearing up on it's hind legs, clawed the bark of tree just as a cat scratches the leg of chair or table.
 MT Grant and l fired simultaneously, but without effect. and before a thought of the creatures intention had time to flash through my mind l was down under it's paws.
 Seizing me by the left thigh, the tiger shook me as a dog shakes a rat and then. growing horribly, dragged me at tremendous rate through the thick undergrowth of the forest. l heard the frightened shouts of my compan- ions and the report of several shots, and then dizziness came over me. but \ did not lose consciousness.
 As l was jolted through the forest several times caught hold of the trees. but the tiger, growing fercely, shook me free in an instant. All this time, although quite calm and collected, 1 felt a strong desire to preserve my ex- istence and never for a moment ex- perienced that apathy with regard to the danger that some persons have de- scribed under similar circumstances. How long was in the jaws of this brute l cannot tell It seemed to me an age before the creature stopped. My companions afterward declared that l had been dragged at least half Q mile from the spot where 1 was first seized. They followed as fast as they could run and, although l was un- aware of 1t at the time, never lost sight of the beast. To this circum- stance undoubtedly owe my life, for had there been any delay in rendering me assistance 1t must have been fatal to me.
 The moment the tiger halted it re- leased my thigh and seemed to be at- tracted by the approach of my com panions. although as yet did not see them myself. Taking advantage of this release. tried to escape to the shelter of some tall bushes near at hand.
 In an instant and with terrible roar the creature bounced upon me, seizing me this time by the shoulder and at the same time lacerating my chest with its claws.
 A shot was fired. and I heard the bullet whistle overhead. Fear of hit ting me had caused them to aim too high. A second and third shot were equally unsuccessful. and the tiger again releasing me. began to lick up the blood which oozed through my jacket began to feel very faint and could not suppress groan. Several times the tiger dabbed his paws. ap- parently in play. about my face. but | did not use it's claws. fortunately for me.
 Presently the beast seemed to be seized with sudden rage and began | to spit like an angry cat at some one | approaching. whose footsteps could | hear. but whom l could not see owing | to my position. for l was lying flat on my back There was the sharp bang of | a rife close to my head. heavy weight 1 fell across me. and then l compre- hended that my friend was pulling me from under the dead body of the tiger