ESCAPED TIGER.
CAUSES SCARE AT SEA
United Press Association— Copyright LONDON, Oct. 14.
A tiger aboard the steamer Altai, hound from Colombia for New York, escaped from a cage during a lmiricane. It raided the steerage and forecastle, badly, clawing several passengers and members of,.the crew. A hose of-',hot water ultimately drove the tiger to the steerage, where it was battened down until the steamer reached its destination, and was then captured.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2660, 16 November 1909, Page 5
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72ESCAPED TIGER. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2660, 16 November 1909, Page 5
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