The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-10

AN EXCITING T.
A Bun Anigatoe Attacks . Herd q
Cattle In Florida.
4 U~sagulaary Battle which EaAeA u ~
DsstructjeH - the Assalloat a
Se0e % tie Assai)sA-UaE3e
vailed Animal PuesssaVs
A very exciting and saaevi~ary con.
test between . huge bull siigatoe and
several head Of cattle occurred recently,
. few miles from Kisssmme, Fla, on tn
hank Of Lake Tohopakaligo, in which the
alligator was killed and two bulls "a
bedly injured that they had to b shot,
and another was rendered almost kOrs de
combat A party Of hunters, several Of
them visitors from the Tropical Hotel
here. writes . correspondent Of the st.
Louis Globe. Democrat, were camping out
on the lower she'll mound, eight miles
southeast Of here, which overiooks the
lake, though several hundred rods from
b shore, which II marshy and grassy.
Cattle gather near there BY the hun.
dreds. ss the grass 10 always fresh,
and black aisa, their baue on most
lake sides, generally absent While
eating their dinner that day the hunters
were startled BY loud bsilowings that
came from the lake, accompanied BY ths
ven .known cry" or grunt Of alligator.
On hastily getting to the blu6 . most ex.
citing scene VA Witnessed. From the
sppearanee q the 6eld Il would seem that
one Of b old bulls vent b the shore for
wetefs and q he Wa drinking . big gator
swan up and seised his nose. The spec.
tetors esms on the 6eld just . moment
afterWsrd. The boil. . big black animal
With . pair OF magnificent sharp hoeas
sltghtly CURING backward, wes taken et
. terrible dtssdventsEe. and began bel.
lowing loudly and sndsavoring TO shake
on his antagonist The gator had -.
cured . nrm hold, however. and he chung
consciously, churntnG the water into
foam with his tmms nse tail, the blood
streaming from the bulls nose already
dyeing the waters red. With . mighty
EFFORT b bull plunged backward,
hauling his ATTACHMENT" partially
On dry land, and then the fun waxed
furious. The bull, rendered frantic from
the pain, endeavored to hook the gator,
and, failing In that. stamped at him and
plunged around madly to get rid Of his
Toe. Attracted By his bellOwinxs, two
other bulls came furiously down the side.
and seeing the gator plunged at him. OBJ
serving his new enemies. the latter en-.
desvored to escape, but too late. One Of
them caught his horn noar tho gators
fore leg. and with an upward toss tore .
big hole In his side, the saurian respond.
ing with . deep ~ Of anger aud pain.
As tina other bull anne on the gator
thrashed around with his tail and gave
the animal . terrible blow, knocking him
over on his side with . dull thump. His
first victim was now free. and the three
now thoroughly.infuriated ANIMALS sur.
rounded their foe. be;;owing, and with
lowered heads presenting Q picket OF
sharp horns which the saurian didn't like,
Is he attempted to crawl in to the water.
But his three opponents now began Q sys.
tematic warfare. FIRST one would dash
at him, escaping tho flying tail Of tho big
reptile. and give him q dig with his horns
and endeavor to toss him. The gator
was getting weaker ali the whila, aud,
though still game, hO seemed anxious to
cry quits. One Of the bulls allowed his
anxer to blind him finally, and As he came
ON without his usual caution the reptile
whirled and delivered q sweep ing blow
with his tail that caught tho animals
legs, breaking them like pipe-stems, the
bold fellow falling with aroar of madness
that could have been heard q mile, while
the s~aurian's eyes seemed to CLEAN with
triumDh AZ thew covered at this enemies.
Thene nsued a rough. tumble co ntest.
which no de~scriDtiou couId do iustice
To. The bulla plunged viciousiv At
him. oftsntimes hitting one an.
othcr in their mad PUSHES. while the AM.
pator sveDt his big tail around In endless
Circles and indicted terrible whacks On
their sides and logs. For over twenty
minutes this was continued. the mingled
roars of tho infatuated animals produc.
ing indescriba bic. ear.splitting sounds.
Finally the gator again seised his first vic. !
tim by the nose. and with q death grin. |
Tho other animal plunged in, and, catch. |
ing both horns under the gators side.
him Q toss. ripping him ND 20 that
his entrials protrudsd. The eject was
1t once. % Ills terrible flail played
fesbly, but his hold on the b0ll's |
nose could not b broken. Several moro