The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-21
A WILD BOAR HUNT.
Two Animals from the Hartz Mountains
Let Loose on the Baseball Grounds as
Targets for SharpShooters.
(From the Nev York World.

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Targets for Sharpshooters.
(From the New York Worzd.)
Never did a more amusing or excit-
ing affair take place in New Jersey
than the great boar hunt which came
off at the Elysiau Fields, Hoboken,
on Monday afternoon. The German
steamship Elder last week brought
over from Germany two wild boars,
which had been captured in the Hartz
mountains by agents of Charles Reiche
the collector of wilG animals. When
the boars arrived they were presented
by Mr.. Reiche to Charles Kaegebahn,
of No. 314 Washington street, Hobo
ken. For several days he was at loss
what to do with them. Finally some
of his friends suggested that a grand
wild boar hunt be given at the Elysian
Fields.
The suggestion met with favor, and
the hunt was fixed for Monday after
noon. Invitations were issued to "a
number of persons, but many more
people came than had been asked.
They sWarmed over the fences Of the
baseball grounds, where the hunt took
place, and crowded through the gates
despite the precaution Of the keepers.
Among those who came were nearly
all the city officials of Hoboken, many
If those of Jersey City, besides hun
dreds of prominent citizens and hood
luns and street gamins.
The sharpshooters who had been
selected to Kill the brutes were Henry
A. Golde, R. Welfeiman, W. Hollister
Ward and George Brown. Only the
two latter appeared. w. Hollister
Wall is the editor of q Hoboken week
ly paper, and his father is clergyman.
He learned to handle the rifle early in
life, and is an expert shot. George
Brown is colored man, and is in the
employ of Mr.. Reiche. He, too, is
crack shot.
at 8 o'clock the inclosed grounds
were crowded with spectators and the
tops of the fences were lined with
people, while out of neighboring win
dows peered hundreds of faces. Half
an hour later the door Of the pen was
throwD open, and as the smaller Of the
boars shot through those of the specta-
tors who had not already secured q
place beyond the reach Of the terrible
looking tushes of the wild beast sought
safety in undignifed flight. A dozen
valiant policemen scampered with the
rest Of the crowd ont of the way,
while Chief Donovan and Mayor
Timken wed with each other to reach
the fence top. The obesity Of the
mayor prevented a successful execu-
ton of the maneuvre. The boar, an
undersized, yellowish brute, ran half
way across the field, then he stopped
to root with his long snout in the
spongy earth.
Sharpshooters Wall and Brown
edged carefully up, while the crowd
kept cautiously back. While the
boar had his head half buried to the
eyes in the dirt, Brown drew bead
on him and fired. With . squeal Of
agony the animal turned and ran with
jaws widely extended towards Editor
Wall. That valiant huntsman ner-
vouslv pulled up his parlor rife and
pulled the trigger. The cap snapped,
but the gun failed to 60 off. The
boar, however, fell dead at his feet.
Then the other boar was released.
He was big fellow and was inclined
to be lazy until Kaegebahn's big wolf
hound was let out. The dog walked
up to him, smelled Of him, and then
quickly proceeded to seize him by the
left ear. The boar squeaied, and the
dog let go and gazed at the strange
quadruped in apparent astonishment.
He was much more astonished when
the boar opened wide his tremendous
Jaws and made side lunge at him.
Had that blow hit the dog, that dog
would have worried no more boars.
Luckily, however, for the sport, the
dog escaped, and then began the fun.
First the deg chased the boar, and
then the boar chased the dog. The
two sportsmen got as close as they
dared, but could not get good shot.
Suddenly the boar started towards
group Of spectators and sent them
flying in every direction. Mayor
Timken got against the fence, and
when the brute was close to him
kicked tremendously. His Honor's
feet looming up like a big stone wall
frightened the hog, and it ran towards
Gus Seide, who tumbled over Bill
Wright, who in turn knocked down
Water Commissioner WINES, who, in
falling, toppled over against Chief
Donovan. In an instant all was con-
fusion, and Charley kaegebahn ran up
with baseball bat and beat the boar
over the head until he ran towards
Brown, the colored sharpshooter, who
blazed away at him. His ball nearly
broke a foreleg. The dog kept snap
ping at the boar until Mr.. McAnerny
told Mr.. Kaegebahn to call him off or
the sport must stop. The dog was
Immediately called off.
The infuriated animal had mean
time lunged towards Editor Wall,
who fired a big rifle ball into his breast
and killed him. Carl Echert, Hertler's
expert butcher, ran out and with big
knife cut the boar's throat. The two
boars were at once hung up and clean
ed, after which they were hooked to
the side of big truck and paraded
through the streets.
The Loyal Orange Institution of
England has issued a manifesto de-
nonncing Mr.. Gladstone's proposed
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