The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-09-07
THEMAIpEN,s PERIL.

W HuFu HthIu uihHy ItlIbIhdUlt sNO
lies d The agility, Oudacily, and super
hg man strength Of tho oaog oulang, bu
nothing SO extraordinary as the following
which a recent Traveller says he heart
rom good authority while in Batavia;
"LieutenenI ShOch, Of the Dulch Eas
India army, was on a march with a small
detachment of lroups aud coolies, on the
southern coast OF BorHco. He had en-
oamped on one occasion. during the
MONDAY heat, on the banks of ono OIL
the small tributaries Of The Bangarmos-
sin. The lieutenant had with him his
domestic establishment, which included
his daughter-a playful and interesting
girl Of the age Of thirteen.
"Oue day, while wandering iu the jun.
glo beyond the prescribed limits Of the
camp, and having. from the oppressive
heat, loosened her garments and threw
them of almost 10 nujity, the beauty of
person excited the notice Of on orOng-
oularg, who sprang upon her and car,
ried her off. Her piercing Screams rang
through tho Ioresl 10 the ears Of her do.
zing protectors, md reused every man
in the camp. The swift barGioorcd cool
les were foremost in pursuit. aud now
the cry ringsu the Ogoniz9d hther's
ears that bis daughter is devoured by n
bisn siaOg-again, that an oang .oulang
has carried her. Of lie rushes, half
fredzied with the whole company, to the
thicket whence the screams proceeded
and there omong the lopmost limbs Of
on enormous banyan, the father behold
his daughter, naked, bleeding, and
struggling in The grasp of a powerful
orang outang, which held her lightly,
yet easily, with one arm, while he Spung
lightly from limb to limb. as il wholly
unencumbered. Ii was vain to think OF
shoOoting the monster, so agile wOs be,
The Dyak coolies, knowing the habits
OF the orlog OUTING, and knowing that
he will always plunge into the nearest
stream when hard pressed, began sys,
ten OF operations TO drive him inothe
water They set up a grce, shout,
throwing missiles of all kinds, and agi,
Eating the underbrush, while some PR.
eaadcd to ascend the ltco. BY the re,
olbled eKsrtIous of the whole company
the monster was driven towards tie
water, YET still holding rightly TO the
poor girl.
%AllOst tbe monster Ooi his victim
were seen on 40 ou,sueIcbing i;mh over.
Banging the stream; the coolies, who are
among the experIest swimmers in the
world, Immediately lined the banks the
soldiers continued the oulnries and the
throwing Of missiles. He clssPed his
,piza more tightly, took survey Of the
water and of hi, upward. gazing enc.
mics, and then leaped into the flood be-
low He had hardly touched the wafer
ere fifty resolu!e swimmers plunged in
pursuit. AS he rises, dozen human
arms are reached cut toward him; he is
grnspod; Others lay hold upon the inson
sible girl the orang.ou'ang used both
arms in self defense and, after laCera-
ting The bodies of some of the coolies
with his powerful nervous claws. finally
succeeded in diving beyond his pursu.
eTs and in escaping down the stream,
while bleeding, insensibe Lodah was
Teetored to the arms Of her father and
nurse, in whose hands che was ullim.
ately restored TO consciousness, health
and strength once more