Desperate Fight Between Tigers.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 292, 9 December 1893, Page 1 (Supplement)

Desperate Fight Between Tigers.

A dalziel's tologr.im from Providence, Rhode Wand, etatsa that a terriblo battle occurred at noon on Wednesday in the Zoological Gardens in Roger Williams' Park between two enormous tigers, named Prince and Princess, which are said to be the largest in America, and among the finest specimens ever caught. Both have always been exceedingly savage, and Prince has frequently attacked Princess with tremendond fury. At noon on Wednesday the male animal struck the female a violent blow, which the latter returned. Both then began to growl and to walk about the cage glaring at each other. Suddenly they sprang up in the air, met five feet above the ground and fell to the floor. Then followed a furious conflict in which the attendants were afraid to interfere. The tigers made a series of desperate plunges t each other and tore and mangled each other's flosh in a fearful fa?hion. Princest, after one of her paws had been nearly bitten off, retreated to the further end of the cage and then sprang upon her opponent with terrible force, knocking him over and burying her toeth irj his throat. Thon she held him until he bled to death. She then tore his body to pieces and began to lap up the enormous pool of blood. She finally sat down on her launches, omitted a loud howl, and fell over senseless. The men then dragged away the remains of the dead tiger. It is believed that Princess will recover.