New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18
THE 7USKER BREAhS LOOSE
. u.1ppRrAprH ESCAPE FROM a "MUsr" ELE
JPHANT.

u.,ppRrADTH ESCAPE FROM must hLh
JpHANT.
From aTent Life in TigerLaud' by the Hon James
Inglis. ,,, 49,
run. rum sahibs-the Tusker has gone must OF
We all started feet George haa luc Cooking linz
down to the bank of the river TO me, mad eepbant
was going on. which Law nearer me nHu servants
pickef By this time. the eriol-sirichen ,I i
were flying in all dire tons he LIZ mighty efforts
- wrench ilp the stake which lac was DGlg AN,
at last he had succeeded in doing WIN lne H'> ans
perare bound. mIch forward ule AI iS hal
chains frayed and worn In one INN , nI
snapped asunder: and with me nv nus camp Win
MIN tmmpeting scream OF maddened eXcilceri
ana savage fnv The men WIN me sp5aS over his
mot Of rice irving blow the smolderns enRrLs 0i me
ire into fame, was seized pN ui1 o ti 10 ttcr the
t.rrble death scream which had startled US ere ~
head was smashed like an egg shei on 'nc ,
knee Of the maddened monster re heN a." Iar,or
~ tho borses that excited and frightened Nv the ciaot
around them were sranlng at men Top s', moon
his long blunt tusks III the quNerng 'anhs W o . Ee
Gabooee horse that Lad struggled IN VAIN 10 Se, ne
All this was the WORK Of moment. rGor J,e' u 20.
who was bending over some stewpsn, WEN va
smmering some delcacy Of nj. own conco ~ aa Wa
not aware Of The suddenly aieIen was o amnsi
Nm the huge towering bulk OF The cephai,' Mus hrd
over him Another Instant, and he would have shaleu
the fate Of the hapless mahoGt; hsa ne oh pot
stew with quick dextenty and precision. iui IN me
gaping mouth OF the furious brute ils nGA' sen9a
oi' bInte win one swing OF its mighty trunk pro
ysed him on hs aerial flight and he fell souSe ~ INC
middle Of the stream. with the sa'otpa' Jun "N''
1Ter the river we could the Internal brute WHO
knesne ON the shapecss heap Of CLOTH furniture poles
and ropes and digging his ulsNs. WIN 49,, No.,
INTO me maarSntrSljaIIe rage We had little doubt
that poor Mac Law crushed 10 DEATH snotereI 1enoa
me ,tSess 10 humanity by the terrible TASKS that
could see flashing IN the clear inoohIighi. ~ s'
an ace This agony Of suspense. We held our Dcsths'
GA dared nnt lool into each others faces. Every
thing showed as clear as IL il had been dav We saw
the elephant tossing the strong canvas canopN aDo"
as a dog would worry door mat. Thrust after lhii>I
was made by the tusks into the folds OF co'h. iasnS
his huge trunk. the brute would scream In the very
frenzy OF his wrath and AT last after what seentu an
age 10 US bnt which In reality was bull rev mhns'
he staggered 10 his feet or all thi, time he Iad DeeI
Sneelnel shook his massive bulk looked ferceN ana
defanty around made as n he would nave marche .9
straight through the dining tent where the snowy coth
glstened white under the ent-lanps. then. with paTi
Ing shrill ;rumpetlng Of aied wrath anG
malice. fresh idea seemed 10 enter MS deIhen"u
brain. and ne rushd into the jungle
Just then a smothered groan struck Ike me peal
of 1oy bells anxious ears. and nuihei voice
from beneath the folds Of the shamana In Mac wei
known tones groaned out. Look alive YOU icilo"s'
In trying 10 got out OF the Of the first rush of
the elephant his foot had caught I'm one OF the tent
ropes and the whole falling canopy had then come
bodily upon him. hurting the camp table and few cane
chairs over him Under these he had lain able TO
had behaved as has been described His escape had
been miraculous The cloth had several times been
Tie brute. in one Of It's savage. purposeess thrusts.
had pierced the ground between his arms and his ribs.
pinning his Afghan cbOga. or dressing gown deep In
The earth and he said he felt himself sinking into
unconsclouness what with tension Of nerve and brain
and semi-suffocaton together when the brute had
happily got up and rushed oil.
How did YOU feel? asked.
Well. ! can hardly tell y0u Whenever 7 recog-
nized that the brute felt at once that
only chance Of safety was to lie perfectly st Once
or twice the oppression face from the pressure
of the heavy almost sufocatng. and when
the huge rsk buried itself I'm the earth close 10 nv
side | could scarcely refrain from calling ont
:" III must have grazed your ribs -
II did. After that seemed 10 fnrn quite uncOn-
ccrned Al Of funny ideas came rOODing
my brain. ] couldn't for the lf' OF me help feeling
cautiously about for nv pipe which had dropped
where near when nlpped the ropes. ! seemed
TOO. 10 have q quick review of all the actions ] had
ever done. and was just dropping off INTO dreamy
after pulling desperate against
oxford with my old crew when your voices reused me
fn alton once MOre