<P> As time passes , Prendick becomes inured to the grotesqueness of the Beast Folk . However one day , the half - finished puma woman rips free of her restraints and escapes from the lab . Dr. Moreau pursues her , but the two end up fighting each other which ends in a mutual kill . Montgomery breaks down and decides to share his alcohol with the Beast Folk . Prendick resolves to leave the island , but later hears a commotion outside in which Montgomery , his servant M'ling , and the Sayer of the Law die after a scuffle with the Beast Folk . At the same time , the compound burns down because Prendick has knocked over a lamp . With no chance of saving any of the provisions stored in the enclosure , Prendick realizes that during the night Montgomery has also destroyed the only boats on the island . </P>
how does montgomery died in the island of dr moreau
a scuffle with the Beast Folk