The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-06
BATTLING WITH 4 BULL 'GATOR.
A Hugo s'aurinn Makes 1t IntcrratIng for
Two FIorIdn FISIecmon.

TAMPA. June 2j"To hunt Gator or ,b be
Gently At tho mouth OF Fish Creek; wHich, flows
Ndn FT & hoe y GS the San E SSN o
net in, Thinking TO capture school OF mulet
but to their surprise Il big gator cane In
manuor possible. Then followed n fight that
was circus, except TO tho interested parties
THO gu,or soon had tho not in tatters. but
the men, getting mad nj this. procured rope
east light around his head and lad him sc;
he logan 10 batto right well. lie plunged NJ
tho hQat and tried ever way to- get oyer ne ne
md u polc 10 N.ht him with, but these they
pied liyeY BOATING him about tho eyes anI
boat The The sat5r wonIi ump haI Ms length
ont 81 the water and then rush mt tho boat with
wide-oron mouth, showing II ION row o. -cl-
II H. once gained u ioothO IN the, skin. Tho
mon would Push the roo Into nj, gaming
% @@ In an" Hra H""' wona ack or viii loud
below Of rngo aud an or. -, Finally. by tre-
GpIons sweep hi* tail N G@9r =, tore si or
Jones Jumped for Ian! and, catching a sig
cypress knee, managed TO crawl oni snlr!y;
end o, the ropr in his hand, he spr"pg over
boari aud tr'rI to Gi!,n tm" IaHH'r n.E = ,m iG
Us l!nng hnck into the wpter ri-ht I'm front OF
the euragci and hungry monster SceinE MN
thus. the gRtOr, with louu fohr pun -cu To-
Jones saw his friends porll and jumpea 70
his rescue. so2ipg hi. light WOOD Knot which
arc ~ hald as iron and Sharp-polntedl II ms
tho rouo, an It looked rs i Tho gator had u
near the gators mead and he brought down
Tho keen points Of his wcapon on the brutC's
gator tul ned ON him and thrashcd mad!y. -,
HighMnd got clear 81 the rope ,ilnn,y ana
arramb.od to lant, WheI' ZONES hNHtlg To-" %
gntor Tho ittIrr followed his foes out on
, the shore and rushed ut thom The men ran
around n tire" TO get purchase on their rope
/ There they were: the rope was so held th3t the
gator couidn't quite get TO them. while On
tho other hand. thoy didn't dare to lot 20 IN ne
face OF the inlnrQtci monster, that they could
! sea WaS so mighty and thoroughly mad that
| thew stood no chance with him, especially
| without firearms. he gator plunged mt his
roared in impotent rage and anger Tho men
| strained every nerve 10 hold MN whrh ne
| ragged In this manner, and could ONLY d q ~
| the exercise OF their utmost strength; inc
| rope crcHkel and twisted under the strain, Dut
| fortunately hold. .,, $500,
| gator and mon alike were getting pretty well
! tired out. The men kent. shouting for hoip
1 and after n long interval JuncSs hoy, came
! along from his home half milo of. The lad
! was sent OF on tho double quick for rifle ana
| the timO he was absent seemed h0u'6 To- the
! tired mon. VI hon Ito returned his father took
/ TIE wcai IN. and aiming carefully NJ the gator,
I fired; the rHUrlaW lHnGod lug"u"N forward
. ms he lrt III" huli"t. and thN rrpo rHitoi win
4 a -nap. A. the -aUrian s'urlrd toward thenl
the ri Ia bguhr again, an N" big UTUto turned
L oyer twice and then lay uuicl:
I The alligator measured IL feet | men IN
,ength and weighed oyer 800 EoundF. Il vas q
/ bull gator and very iierce, Inc men declared
! that one such squnh,l9 ~ this kind was SUM-
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