Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-01
r,-r pycuroND CH--sATuRDAY. NOVEMBER l. 1854

,,,s rising with dif,iculiy toward the top 81
!, tall. dead t~cc, when Williams fired ut it.
Tbc charge took effect in one Of the eagles
wings. ard II fell 10 the ground. Thinking
to capture the eagle alive. Williams ap-
rroarhed IT, hut, In spite Of it, crippled wing
md The burden Of the trap on It's icg. the
bird few at him and attacked him with
surh fury that he turned aud fed from
The woods. Hnrrying back home, Will
llams. without saying anything 10 Others,
secured stout rope and large feed
hgg. On his way back 10 the woods
he noticed that the crows. which had NJ
tracted his attention 10 the spot in The iir't
Mace, were lowering over the place where
he md left the eagle, and from their
nccislar cries and frantic actions, he In
ierrcd that something unusual had occurred
during his atsen~c. The crows, knowing
nv the wonderful instinct they possess t'it
Tho eagle was wounded. and hating az they
do all large birds, had swOOpcd down ON
,hr eagle and attacked It In its crippled
condition. This attack had been dlsas-
,rous 10 the crows. for Shen Williams
again reached the spot three lay dead near
lie cnragrd eagle aud several others were
dragging themselves away out Of It's reach,
altering the sharp, cultural cry when they
only utter when wounded or in trouble.
The eagle no sooner saw wilkins APP
proachngtha Il again rushed At him with al
The force 81 iis command, hampercd ana
crippled rs Il was. and forced the fighting al
once. williams had made a moose IN one
end of thc rope hf carried, and when the
eacle dew Gt him be- waited until 4 was
almost upon him and then quickly threw
tho uoo-, over the birds head AMI Il
shupcd down. around H. wings. wilkins
drew the moose tight and fastened the other
end 81 the r0pc 10 a tree. The eagle was
now shorn ~ the great strength ~ H.
wings. hut il pulled the rope tant IN
its efforts 90 get AZ its enemy. ~
# S'ood thus straining az the rope Nil'iim'
succeeded in Slipping the beg down over
its head. lie then clasped the bird around
the body. Although nov blinded and
pinioncd and doublv crippled. the eagle
was still mc0nqucred. rs wilkins stood
with his arms around the great BODY OF lh'
bird. cndcayoriHg - secure The mouth Oh
The bar around its legs. the eagle suddenly
surang AGAINST bun, and. striking him IN
the stomach with one free talon. WIN one
hcrce downward stroke ripped his cloth
inc from him and tore the skIn from me
flesh in a long strip clear u TIE waist.
Williams quickly released the blfd. ana
made haste To reach his house. supp )sfng
that be was terribly injured. Two mon
who were thrashing bucKwheat for him
were then Informed o. the presence OF the
eagle in the woods. and they went 10 the
spot and succeeded in ever powcrlng ii. u
was brought To Williams AMI tied n :.
post in tie barn. the trap being removed
rom it, leg. The eagle measures af least
eight feet from tip to tin 81 il wings, and
stands nearly four feet high.
Thee birds still nest in the wild ana
rocky elevations in this region. where it *
barely possible for human beings to gain
access. They frequently visit thc sheep
pastures u the farm ncighhorhood> and the
pouiiiy-yards. In defending her chickens
against one " the bold mlrdudcrS one day
last summer. not far from the wilkins
farm. Mrs. Jane Urban was compelled 10
fight il for nearly an hour. during which
time il tore her clothing from hct and lace
rated her flesh terribly with it, belk and
talonS. She finally killed j. with fence
rall.