MAN OF WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 16 January 1907, Page 4

MAN OF WAR.

EIEKCE FIGHT IN A CAGE OF TIGERS. Berlin, November 27. The trainer Hcndricksen, who appears nightly in Schumann's circus in a cage of nine tigers, hail n terrible light last night during the peifoimanc^. He was making the animals,'! leap over the whip, when the biggest of them, named Empress, sprang on him and threw him to the ground. As lie lay prostrate the tigress tore his left arm, and would have killed him. when Henricksen suddenly extricated himself, and, springing to his feet, beat oil the animal with his heavy riding whip. Although bleeding profusely and in great pairl, Henricksen again trkfl to force the animal to leap over his whip. The tigress, however, sprang at him a second time, and once more threw him to the ground. Then .unable to use his whip, the trainer fired his pistol charge J with small shot at the tigress,- and keepers from outside the cage likewise began to lire pistols. Empress, sc.ucd by the noise, left her victim for a moincut, during which llcdriekson seized the opportunity of regaining his feet, lie still refused to quit the cage. and. facing the animals, all of whom by this time had begun to show signs of lfebi'llion, drove them laitk with revolver shot and whip into a corner. Then hj" c|iiick*;y opened th" door and leapt into the arena. He first drove to the surgery of Professor llopfnor, where his wounds were dressed, and then returned to the circus, where he received a tic meudous ovation. Afterwards he went home, where he still lies in bed. Jle is impatient to return to the tigers. "1 shall reduce Empress to subjection," ho said. Six years ago Hendricksen's wife went mad on witnessing a similar scene while he was performing in a circus at Hanover.