Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21

AEes - tiss N@Iises- a. E.ceuntsf ~lsA
SERIOUS hssals. Eio~ si4s 4 -s,llss ks~
s~1ssa his S-psosss Aas@neos-
A5oui twenty dsss fro9 fhs time We 10
caged tar eerlllas. writes New aars Saa
corrosg.sa1cll. We set oar traps aut "a each
path. 3he oaa ou Sc path isa4.ss - Ike
sprl1F MAS 0.tlll tATtg tces ~ tDe water.
aal carefully oanca4le1 Jast be.on ne
Surface ca0p.e ~ asys latef party ~
tou ef IS 81 ogt ead when ~lltll ui.ls Il
TIE spring we had reasons - believe tAat
e4e - TIE animals had pat f-o' ~ ite
trap y els rear. an4 Screams feashea car
ears. ana IL tao distance o. h4lf nile sev-
era small animals passed ~ Ia anrgat
"N e have Fol The pig fellows" Whispered
uy head hanfef 10 me - We pressed 1or-
W4rd Ne Must sc very careful no~s ief
TIE sisai q es wAl make hifa strong 70
break a~ag. 4n1 he VII sanI a. our EVes
- p4y Ter the iuson'
The paW wow grew louder - Ne Desred
the spot AID tAe cries aid VANS 81 lAs
mother aud offspring mingled with The
snAr.s, grcwls, barks aud rp4rs - the
father Mleu Ws finally crept forward 20 =
spot whence ne cclld Obtain view, we
found tae "old MAJ fast IA ths trap ~
the right hiaa leg The trap vas a tooth
less ore, with tho faces ~ tie Jaws covered
with felt. bui IL was strong enough almost
u bold az elephant " Ne Lad ~ bead down
the springs with levers, aud u Was good
load for tao men 10 carry. The chain 81
taehod could not have been broken by .
horse, aud svo bad securely fastened u q
tree II was well we had, and u was feeA
that the beast Lad been caught by d And
leg
LOO uoi tliuA he hal been Do the trap
long when We FIRST heard Llm. perhaps not
over I've minutes He was doubtless sur
prisee and frightened Tor a time ban ~ The
time we lad reached a po.ut where 80
could see hlm his terrible anger wac flAy
aroused His mate aAd offspring stood uy.
waihng and growing, AID gast a. ws got
settled la our places the female Lifted up
the trap aud wrencaed at ~ with a. her
strength Then both seized Tie chain, and
tugged aud pulled. aud growled, aud
ro4red. butit Was 40 use. What J feared
was that the cid fellow might kn4w hls leg
/ 81, Is c1ols. or a. asa rats. or beavers WAl
do when trapped, Ost he showed no iuteu-
/ ton Il tie A'rt Indeed u would have re-
suited in Us death. aud le doubtless - iig-
ured For a long hour he refused - give ln.
biting, leapng and tpeg.ng, aud another
such picture II ferocity would be hard
u find. lie frothed al the mouth, exhibited
bis great fangs, aud h.s eyes gathered liEe
/ diamonds. ] should have been Wiling tor
the mate aud her little one - 20, t4t as
1 they refused 10 leave The spot and as The
natives said tnai the mother would not Les-
+ itate 20 attack us IA her excitement /
pushed forward my rife and gave Ter
/ bullet. which dropped her dead in her
tracks. Tie young one Immediately sprAng
10 the father shoulder. and We sitting
her fItrF
out, a. we went forward, 70 be cautious, but
IN their cntausiasl "a they brought abou, q
tragedy.
The resemblance n the big gorilla q
native was so striking that paused 20
wonder II "a mistake had not been made.
When be saw us he stood upright arms
hanging down by has sides, and he looked
far more like a human being than some ~
/ the negroes ln nv camp. lie was 60 mad
! that be did not know what move 10 make
first, and as be stood there clots q foam
fell upon his breast aud down 70 the earth.
BY aud by he seized the young one and
threw IL away Hat a dozen II the men
rushed 10 seize II. and a. u scrambled back
ono Of the natives pursued il too far Tho
/ gorilla uttered a terrible roar, made q saw
age spring. and the native was caught by
the hair was not over twenty feet away,
SAW "a tiAoA iA1l iA' NA0 Atttft
down, and the g0rsla stopped and gave him
a blow on the chest which crushed II IN. lie
then hit him right and left on the sides q
the head. aud tho man was dead. THIS did not
satisfy the monster be lifted the body Up
and literally tore It - pieces. pulling of the
arms as you would pull stuck q kindlug
wood out Of q bundle Il then seized TIE
Young one by hind leg. and slammed IL on
the earth and flung The body away. and
then beat ITS breast and roared defiance
! at us.
By the advice q the natives decided %
le; the old fellow alone FOR awhile ard al
low hunger and thirst % work on his tcm-
per. We made. a temporary camp half a
mile away. and did rot 20 near him again
for two days. During the fret day he
r0arcd az intervals bat on the afternoon n
the second he was very quiet One q TIE
men went 20 take a look az him. and report
ed the captive AZ sitting down on the trap
aud crying with pain. Next forenoon we
went out with nets, ropes. nooses and
chains. and after long. hard fight.
tangled him up and secured him. Wnen
1ve srrang the trap ~ his leg we had his
hind feet shaekie3 together. ms fore foet.
or arms. secured with o chain. two ropes
around h.s body. and muzzie over his
jaws. We flen bound Rim 20 . litter. and
carried h.m fo Tho main camp. wtere . cage
bad been mace lis Ieg was bad IN sT0 .en.
and he was pretty wel beaten CDt bot
three DAYS after we got hIm into tie cage
he was al oi- and maj ~ ever
sent him down the rsver and around n
Zsnzi bar. and. after months he brought W
in Constautueple. SO feroelous ard danger.
ous that the utmost preca4fion bad o. f.e
iaycn bv those who came near him he
was bvng during the Russo Turkish wa.
and one VINO saw him informed RE that
there was 70 hope - sweefening he ten.