Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-23
THRILLING ADVENTURE.


Man Has ~, me In Putting q
Moose Over aa Aiiixator's Muse.
The following are the particulars of
an adventure II. Abbott. Of indigo and
racing lame. met with SONS years aso,
says the Naval and Military Gazette:
lit was In the rains. and we were up
fewarreh factory watts. when the
iamatiar told us that there was n huE 20
alligator under tn. bridge Of the river.
Sending for IA gun and IA couple of oul-
let's, we went To tho bridge u I'd. sure
enough, about twenty yards of. Ia rc
was an enormous 'ghurrai' some
twraty tcet long, with his hoad ju.t
visible abavc the water weil-di-
recied shot caught him between the
eyes and the brute. MORTAL, wound
ed, plunged into deep water. rolling
ever and over and WAS carried by the
tide down toward the bungalow,
which was a quarter OF mile OF
Running to tho vat-house Abbott
seized long rope lying there and
| rapidly made a slip knot In IL aud. de-
clnring that he was not going To lose
30 lovely u skin. kicked of his boots,
and just as he was--in socks. breechc-
and shirt Jumped into the river. Civ.
In me and lot OF natives the othcr
end of the rope to hold. lie got well
INTO the middle OF tho stream and was
quietly tire ding water while
we were anxiously watching. when
| sud denly within two feet OF the swim
mer the alligator plunged straight up
ou. Of the water snout foremost, as
alligators generally do when hit in the
head. Without the least hesitation
Abbott flung both arms right around
the snout and regular rough-and
tumble ensued
| Presently the brute's whole body
| appeared Abbott calmly mounted
him. evidently trying the while TO dis
engage the slip-kuot, which had now
got tight round his own arm. and to
shove II over the brute's head. tn n
the alligator started swimming and
we followed down the bank. when.
just as we were opposite the bnnga-
low. he pulled dead up. brough. his
.aii out OF the water. and with fear
tai side sweep capsiz' Abbott snap
ping at him n he fell. Then came
another fight such a- | never wish
again TO see. the pair eventually dis
appearing beneath the water. We
hauled away at the rope. thinking IL
was still attached to Abbott. when
unexpectedly We saw him come up n
few yards from the hank. evidently
almost senseless A Rajpoot peon
jumped In and dragged his master ur
the slope. lie was bleeding awfully
and was grewsome sight-shirt
in ribbons, arms and chest torn
all over both hands badly manned.
and the right foot completely crushed.
He came 10 at once and only said
The ropes safe over his nose. And
so Ii was, sure enough. for the native.
TO whom ! had thrown the rope wer,
now busily engaged in hauling the de
funct saurian on shore.
Il never saw man In such mess
and, 10 add Ia the horror. down TO tn,
edge Of the river. just as we has
dragged up her half-killed husband
rushed his young wife. wrlnging he
hands. and naturally half out Of he
wits with terror. While She wn
standing over him and the -. want
were carrying him to the house h,
started singing. Home they brough
her warrior dad. A nice time WI
had out In "a Jungle. with no appliance
10 tie the severed arteries. and with
patient who would insist on trying u
get out Of bed 10 see how the skinninl
OF the alligator was getting on w,
tried To hire kahars. but the Who'll,
country was under water. and the1
refused to bulge from home; SO W,
put him into shampony and took hin
20 doctor nj Mozuferpore. taking
from ten on Tuesday till seven tn,
next morning to do the twenty miles