EXCITEMENT ABOARD SHIP.
A TIGER GETS .LOOSE. ■ j By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright, •
New York, November 14. A tiger aboard the steamer Altai, from,, Colombia to New York. • escaped from its cage during a hurricane, and raided \ the steerage and forecastle, badly clawing several of the passengers and crew, and causing great excitement. • V -, ; ' •_
A .hose, .of . hot water ultimately drove the. tiger to the v steerage, where it '.was' battened down until the steamer ; reached its destination, when it was captured. » -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14219, 16 November 1909, Page 5
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