Mr. John Martin and a party of friends visited the menagerie a few days since at the Midlent Fair, Staffordshire. During the inspection they were accompanied by the keeper, who cautioned them against approaching too close to the wild beasts. Curiosity, however, induced Mr. Martin to put his hand into the tiger's den, to pat the outstretched foot of the animal, who was then lying at full length. He had scarcely done so, when the tigress, flying at him with all her fury, caught his arm in her teeth, and commenced crushing it. The wretched sufferer, amidst the most piteous moans and cries, endeavoured, but in vain, to draw back his lacerated limb. The keepers were obliged to apply heated irons to the furious animal's mouth and nostrils before it could be forced to let go its grasp. Besides being awfully torn by the brute's tusks, the arm was forced from the shoulder-socket.
Surgical aid was immediately called in, when it was found necessary to amputate the mangled limb. The occurrence is solely attributed to his own rashness, and the keepers were quite blameless.
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