The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-11
THE PRINCE or WALES.
His Royal Highness Elephant Hunt
ing IA the Jungles of CeyI0n,
Correspondence OF the London Times.

bul iOi VIZ AiNff
were actively begun. The Jnngles In
which the elephants were abiding was
about seven miles from Ruanwella,
and horses were sent on TO await the
party and take them by u bride path
to the kraal. Lord Aylesford, Dr. Fay
rer, Lord &. Beresford, Mr.. Hall, Mr..
Fisher and Mr.. Varian went ahead In n
mail coach. The Prince, with Lord
Sullleld and Major General Probyn, es-
corted by two lancers of the Gov
ernor's body guard, followed in car
riage. Mr.. Birch, Mr.. FltS George,
Lieutenant blackwell aud closed the
rear. We drove through wooded
country, sparsely peopled, In which the
view was shut in by walls of dense
forests. At9 the Prince arrived, but
the yells OF the heaters Ind been
audible some time before. We pro-
ceeded at once to the Princes stand
inside the forest, and, attended by
Lord G. Beresford, Mr.. Fisher and MIR.
Varian, noted the shots. Mr.. Hall
was placed within sight on n similar
stand In tree. No one else was al
lowed inside. What followed may be
told shortly, though 1t lasted for long
time. In the Jungle were two herds,
one an old tnsker, charged with the
death ut different times Of four Euro
pean sportmen, and of many cattle,
with three females, kept apart from
another herd of seven elephants.
When the heaters came up the latter
put themselves under u leader whose
courage and GOODNESS were only equal
led by his sagacity aud strategical
skill. The animal not only refused to
be driven In the direction wished for,
but, charging the line of heaters at the
head OF his column, he broke through
them again and again, driving them
up trees for shelter, and comparatively
spelling the sport. SO hour after hour
passed. "0ne herd,n cry out the beat
ers, sis coming nearer" just as in n
deer drive in the highlands; and every
eye was strained to pierce the
forest depths, where bamboos and
young trees cracked like pistol shots
beneath the tramping of hoofs. Every
ear listened for the report Of the
Princes rifle, rs they must DO close to
the Prince. The platform was desert
ed, and every one crossed to the kraal
armed with bamboos to thrust through
the interstices and drive back the
elephants. The natives were expect
ant, but silent, the old chief who direc-
ted the proceeding walking to and fro
in q state Of great agitation. Suddenly
the cries of the heaters ceased and the
crashing and swapping noise in the
Jungle receded. The tusker had broken
through; II, IL, o'clock came and
went, still no shot was fired. Thrice
the Prince caught glimpse ola ridge
like the top of loaf OF brown bread
moving swiftly through the jungle. A
suspicion arose that the chief was play
Ing falsely. He was to have whatever
elephants could be kraaled, and II the
Prince fired there was small chance OF
driving them outwards to the In.
closure, so 1t was supposed he had
given secret orders to dodge the Princes
stand II possible, and he was told that
IL the Prince did not get a shot the
kraal would be destroyed that night.
Perhaps he was wronged. Certain 1t
is that about 20 clock, when the Prince
had been five hours on the stand, a re-
port came that the old tUsker and the
three ladies he was guarding 30 de-
voutedly had separated from the herd
of seven, and had escaped clean away
through the beaters into the forest.
Before the tusker got away Lord Suf-
field sent to the Prince for leave to go
and shoot him when he was reported
to be close, but the Prince thought II
would be best to wait, so he got off
without being shota Mt. Even then some
of the animals were unmanageable. In
vain the heaters yelled like demons;
they were charged, routed and obliged
to run up the hill and descend In the
rear of the herd, and begin again. AT
last it was resolved to apply the ordeal
of fire, which elephants 80 much dread,
and dried timbers were piled up In
line to windward Mr.. Fisher and Mr..
Varian marshalled the heaters once
more, and permission was given
to fire on the elephants In the rear to
urge them on. Presently couple of
shots were heard, the branches shook,
trees were crushed. On rushed an ele-
phant, like some great rock tearing
down a hillside, to within twenty
wards of the Prince, who fired and hit
him in the head, but he went on and
was lost. AS this moment up came
Mr.. Fisher, who said, "Sir, ifyou will
come with me can get you a shot. l
have wounded an elephant, and think
YOU can kill him." Lord Suifleld,
hearing the Prince fire, Joined him Just
as he set out creeping through the
dense Jungle, and Mr.. Fisher and Mr..
Varian on each side In front, and Lord
c. Beresford, Mr.. Robertson and Mr..
Hall In the rear. Hats were lost and
clothes torn, the heat was great, and
IL was impossible to see two yards
ahead. Suddenly small elephant,
which had been wounded, was discov-
cred. The Prince fred coolly at him,
aud the elephant dropped and lay as
If dead. Mr.. Hall stopped to take
sketch, but the elephant began to
move, and then to kick, and finally to
get on his legs, whereupon Mr.. Hall,
doubling whether with lead
pencil he could challenge an enoouD-
ter, sought safety IN temporary flight.
The native heaters got up the trees
Mr. Fisher and Mr.. Varian became
uneasy and alarmed, for elephants
were heard close Mt hand, but they
could not be seen. At any moment
an elephant, driven mad by passion,
might rush out upon the Prince where
evasion and escape were hopeless, for
in such dense Jungle no mnn could
do more than creep. Lord Sufileld
and Mr.. Robertson were astonished at
the agitation evinced by the practised
hunters, but the Princes aim was as
steady as II he we're out pleasant shoot.
ing. All at once Mr.. Fisher perceived
an elephant as II In the very act Of
charging not ten yards off. The Prince
fred and struck IL In the side of the
head, and It disappeared In the Jungle.
In few minutes more an elephant