, 1879-07-31
HUNTING BEASTS In INDIA.

An American NntHtatat's Expertouco IN Tho
misunderstanding Crncositlcs III tho River
Jurn',n-ln tn" a1t1st Of l1or,i of Flo
pt,ants-ShoutlnG Tiger with d Light
fsifle.
Roehsatrr co7rrspond<nce .St,o FORT Sun.
The cxplornE naturalist, William r. lEorna-
day, who recently returned 10 Rochestcr after
an extended tour In the Eastern Hemisphere,
has seen a,,tt passed safely through series Of
thrilling adventures since he set sail from Now
York IN October. 1876. au started out accom-
paused by trol. Henry A. Wnrtl, Of the Natural
Science Muscum aud Laboratory connected with
Rochester University. The latter gentleman, IN
whose employ Mr.. Hornaday has been collecting
specimens in natural history, LETT him ut Jctldal
anl went aouth to Abyss.nfa. Ilornaday sailed
from 1cddah to Bombay In February, 1877.
Thence he went by rai to AlaEabad, At the
junction Of tho 1nuian Rivers Gunccs and
Jutnna. In that vicinity, aud from that time
uutil he started hack to Amurica, many Of hia
exploits as collecting naturalist we're remarlla.
bic.
The returned explorer was found fn Prof.
Wards laboratory yesterday, and he gave many
Interesting "reminiscences OF hts lonu Journey.
"Whcn arrived In Alnhabad,'' natu Mr.
uosnaday, al engaged five nattre boatmen,
cach at a salary Of 80 u month, without board;
Jumua 100 mlca aboyo Comporc. Our cabin
aboard was comfortably tlttcd up, and In II va
had everything In convenient shapcs-Euns
banging all over thu wallis lutcllcts and bir
knives scattered about pfomfscuolslY, nnd II,
the contrc big farrel Ut hriue EDr preserving
the Bkins froul TIT Eaynls, or GanGctfc croctl.
dies, which II WIS Our mission H. securc. Those
native assistants were n lttt1o backward at hrst
but put them through coutSe ot training,
anl 1t snsn't lung bcfnra tany. wcre the best
boatmcn ever sn's. They would 70 anywhere
for 1nc-eycu to the bottom of tho riycr-ft
only furnished tllcm IN example. l remember
tie first crucodllcs We anw up there. They lay
IN Il sand-bnr at tic watcr'A edge, bnsliing iu
tic sun. We landed opposite them, and ftn-
proved an opportunlty to ilfe at tue spcclsncn.
Ille ball bit him III the ncck, and l1s Jaws flow
open rs though a spring tal'l been suddenly
pressed, ind Instructed my mct t!ln'. width
they were to hustc, forward and grasp the
tins into tho water Bu. they were not nc
ctihlumcd To tha. sort VI pas.fmc, mi, again
iIlc water, but lIc soon came buck alni showed
htsuse!l upon the sand bar. fired ncntn, and
TIC ritlo bull this time seemed to carry agony all
through she rcpt!lo's trane. llu was very
toreIptY enough to leave its mark wherever it
| struck, Again MY, rnen were afraid. Even
| alter they had taken huld on the tall tile
crsroiltIc, III lis con,ortions, managed to uuli
l
| Thus vanished my first crucu.il!c. Alter shoot
! ,ug my nost specncn c,, lie opposite sitlu Ut
| thc water, 1 touk u,y Inrvc knife In mr. month
! md s;a.li across tl,r strpaln with the men IN
| inv wake, We la,,uct near cuuueb to l,c oil
| btit mia the 1aws OF the hlRu rGptilc. WhIln
wa s,yan, VIE ,ycru pnasinr uyer th,. hurry iurrns
| ri u,lcra pf thu same sUrt. 'rnts mo xu wcra
inriunutH rnnl,rl, In ttntiIrr lin VIVA rIcynu (ant
| in ,rnrth and / hive his Hkln hero in isuchcs-
ter. Altar ihts lnti nurresalut cxplt,lt tIr men
trrmcf to hhyn rattan cntIrnly nyeT thclr fri.i,t
shot ann,l.r ySrv tnrry ,,rtrt,ljir frnm nv Ifn.
in" Uni narr t,,h,n,, "a extsnnorisr,i ,iac-uN.' lin
men Iustcnc,i. but lIcy uuly rvt over TO IN,
sMu,,ar in tito 10 scu the cnl,,c sji,ic into thr
river. They uctualIy rushed int9 tue wutcr alter
| him. cal,.li lin Dy ii,r intl, und dragged h,n,
aal,orc nitpr Juggling jlke ncres Tho rfOrul,lc
s,,nnncA IN, forlnulabia iawt at tt,u men. Int wa
| inxiir kiIj.,I inn, with n feynyrr Stint. lin
mcasrc,l len feet eight inches and Ia one OF liz,
| snr.tInens In n,y ct,ilw,Lu,. INV Ittin Mnynnr,j
r'lie was ntt henyr enorn to k}t1 il,c 1argnst of
tiinsn rrornlliis. Gut i,nyr ,hr sntiaiarslnu ri
knnwi,r, it,at haye ,l,e ouiy s1crinu1,s Of t!,t
s,nclrs nf,w In Amcr,cu. Euurun,,a yuaurrs
| t~lsn,rx r.,,u:, infcxt Iii tut re,,snt'
ntM misnryer ws aN,mue,i q s1octs,iis wn
mht ba surn lint nlui,ty III Interested succtn.
| i,rs wnuIh wttncas tl,r acrne. iLr rrre,iy
it,,,e wm,ii ,nl mil haul nj tI,t. ,,,rTa nj ,rrat
Inn ,s,rcw In IN fbr ntr To tt,rn. Ti,ry n,waSs
| fm,v,, nycr rvpry u,t.y,rt, aud MI Gus wrr,
| lnwn rach othrrfs .)Iruats II, ;hclr rrccI. IN
| rnnnf nto,,t n tnnntiI Vi thnL nnEi,t h,lrtin,r
o"v,a,s nitrr whtrh. frr nInnt tw, w".ks' VIVA
| hnnt,,',, nmicinn"' rnv,nn ,!rer mi nn,insrS
| await ,tn,,,n ,,,,, lJ,,l,