The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-10-25
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LAST evening" Ct abOut s0hdoW O while
two gentlemen, boarding az No. a4s Gsa.
vier street, corner of St. Charles, -Wsr.
conVersing on the balcony With M. Irwin.
the proprietor. servant boy aboutt Helys
years old. who had been sentup stairsto
close the windows, came rushing down
stairs saying. ''Iu room No. /, on the
fourth Hoor, - the largest snake / ever
saw. In "a instAnt Messrs. Irwin,
Grant and Beverly Keunon reached the
ne" haunt OF the stranger, where they
found 3 snake tea feet long aud mora.
coiled partly on The bedpost and partly on
the window sill close BY, his head elevated
fully two feet above his body. One Of
the gentlemen would have killed him with
revolver which he had brought from
his room for the purpose. but be did not
fire, however, as j! would have sndangsE-
ed the lives of foot passengers on ST.
Charles street. Moreover, one Of the
gentlemen present, knowing the snake to
be OF the boa species, proposed catching
him alive, which WAS done after much
patience and perseverance,. They tried
for fully half an bcur to catch him in No.
| 10 bat without success. Until be vas
troubled be VAS per ectly quiet. but on
the gentleman approaching within few
feet of him he crsWlsd up the window
blind (it having 8 perfectly smooth sur-
face J with the intention of getting behind
the canvas which formed the ceiling OF
the room. A slight rap with stick
brought him down again. His keeper
nov arrived. and attempted 10 catch him
under q blanket. His many attempts
caused the snake to become very angry
and he now repeatedly struck at whatever
was presented to him Finding his caps
tors were getting the better of him, he
dropped down 70 the arch over the VIM
dow below (room No. IA. from whence
he was showed off on TO a clothes line
stretched over the top Of the balcony be-
low. Some difficulty was experienced ia
getting the key TO the room, where he Was
expected to be found. When the door
was opened aud candle procured-for il
was nearly dark-the snakes head vas ia
the window. He evidently intended
turning in" 10 a room not 50 near the
top of the house. Another mah from
the Museum arrived, bringing in blank
ct with him; but the snake was so quick
in his motions that the blanket was given
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The party repeatedly got the rope around
his neck, but as soon as he felt II he jerk
ed his head out of the moose as quick as
thought. He was resting on the out-rig-
ger of the clothes line, aud twas impOs-
sible to manage him as he Was partly IN
his coil. Soon. however, he stretched
himself nearly his full length on the line,
when a running bowline was dropped over
his head. AS soon as be felt its weight.
he pulled back, which only teHded to tight
en- the moose more. He soon discovered
that he was caught his tail being wound
round the line, was now removed, and he
offered no resistauce-in fact, he could not
as he was choked nearly to death, and like
good follow accepted the situstion. His
keeper soon after returned him to his old
quarters which he left four weeks ago.
So far from showing disposition 10 fight.
his chief aim seemed to be to get away
from his csptors. He only showed fight
when worried to get him to keep his head
in motion and clear of bis body, 80 as to
put boWline round his neck. The bite
of the boa is not dangerous, but his
strength lies in the crushing force which
he applies to his antagonists. This one
can and does easily take full grown pig
con al mouthful. He takes but one,
and once month only. They must kill
their own game.
His snakeship is now safely quartersd
in the museum, whence it is to be hoped
he will not soon emerge. Mr.. Irwin
would make money by having all his
toardsFs with such light appetiles. The
above party were fully one hour and a
half in securing his satanic majesty. He
was considered CT too much value to his
owner to allow of his being killed, when
with patience and care he could be cap
tured unharmed.-N o. Crescent, JaLy
2O4. 1858 d8