Show A BATTLE ROYAL tigers enrage engage in a right fight to the death A bloody battle occurred at roger williams park providence Q R I 1 L just before noon a few days ago between two of the finest specimens of the tiger family in captivity resulting in the death of the animal known throughout the united states as prince the most er ever captured it was three years ago says a dispatch that prince was captured after mangling three hunters in the foot hills of the himalaya mountains he was the finest specimen eimen ever caught he was marked perfectly and weighed something like twelve hundred pounds since his arrival menagerie keepers the country over have visited the city to see him A year ago a fer female bernale nale princess was bought but at that time prince was considered so ferocious fer that they were not mated in adjoining cages they got acquainted and finally they were put together in a strong steel cage the tigers never nevar showed any dislike for each other until a week previously when prince began to punish princess she took his ill treatment calmly but when he began the wrangle she was ready prince struck the first blow and showed his long white teeth princess laid her ears back and returned the blow and both began to hiss and growl af after ter walking around the cage with glaring eyes and lashing tails for several minutes there was a sudden rush and the two came together in a life and death struggle the ferocity and horror of which was intensified by the screams and roars of the other members of the menagerie they tore each others backs and chewed each others necks until the blood streamed from the long cruel gashes their sharpened claws and teeth inflicted prince seemed to have the best of it but after a hard struggle princess broke away from him and backed away a few feet leaped upon her adversary with the force of a catapult knocking him upon his side and b burying her claws and teeth in his shoulder for half an hour the battle raged the cage and its immediate vicinity looked like a slaughter pen finally princess set her teeth in a death grip jelp in her mates neck and held him until he was dead then she tore the meat from his body and drank his blood almost lifeless she lay in the pond of blood for several minutes and then raising herself let forth a terrible howl as if cheering at victory when the noise ceased the keepers enter entered edthe the building princess satin sat in her cage with one paw upon the dead princes head which was nearly severed from his body she was covered with blood and the remnants of her dead mate but she stood victress of one of the greatest battles ever fought between dumb brutes s |