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Show A BATTLE ROYAL. nanfal Titers Ungnro In n Fight to the Drolli. A bloody battlo occurred at Roger Williams park, Trovldoneu, It. I., Jttst boforo noon n few days ago between two of tho flnv.t snocliuoiis of tho tiger family lu captivity, resulting In tho death of tho nnlmal known throughout tho United States 09 "l'rlnco," tho most ferocious tiger ever captured. Itwnsthreo years ago, soys n dispatch, dis-patch, that l'rlnco was captured after mangling throe hunters In tho foot hills ot the Himalaya mountains. Ho was tho finest spoclmcn oer caught Ho was marked perfectly nml weighed something llko twelvo hundred pounds, Slnco his nrrlval menngerlo keepers tho country over havo visited tho city to seo him. A year igo a femnlo, "Princess," was bought, but nt that tlmo "l'rlnco" was consldorod eo ferocious fero-cious that they wero not mated. In adjoining cages they got acquainted and finally they wero put togothor In a stroug ctccl cago. Tho tigers never Bliowed nny illsllko for each other until a week prevtomly when l'rlnco Ih-riui to punish Pi Incests. Sho took htn ill-irviitmnitt calmly, but when ho 1k--i.i fie .anaio i.l,o as ready. 1'i'nioo ..... .ioic tho first blow and sho.re.l h.- I n-, .-h..o t.'eth. l'rlr.cjsu lai.t 1...' iars Li '. anil returned re-turned tin bV..- ill !m ' ' "am ti hit and grow!. A'ler will.' nr -.ml tho cngo wltli glnring oyos and lashing tails for rcrer.il minutes, there was a sudden rush and tho two cimo together In n Hfo and death struggle, tho ferocity feroci-ty nnd horror of which was Intensified by tho screams nnd roars of tho other members of tho menagerie. Thoy tord each other's backs and chowed each other's necks until tho blood streamed from tho long cruel gashes their sharpened sharp-ened claws and teeth Inflicted. l'rlnco seamed to havo tho best of It, but after a hard struggle Princess broko away from him and backed nwny a few feet, leaped upon her adversary with tho force ot n catapult, knocking him upon his sldo nnd burying her claws nnd teeth lu his shoulder. Tor half an hour tho battle raged. Tho cago and Its Immediate, vicinity looked llko n slaughter-pen. Finally Princes sot her teeth lu a dcntti-grlp In her matojs neck and held him until ho was dead. Then sho toro tho meat from ills body and drank his blood. Almost lifeless, sho lay In the pond ot blood for sovcral minutes, and then raising herself let forth n terrible howl, as if cheering nt victory. When tho nolso ceased tho keepers entered tho building. Prlncoss sat In her cngo with ono paw upon thu dead 1'rlnco'a head, which was nearly severed sev-ered from his body. Mho was covered with blood and tho remnants of her dead mate, but alio stood victress of ono of tho greatest battles ever fought botwoen dumb brutes. |