The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-19
row ELEPHANTS FIGHT.
A Terrific Battle to the Death Fought
by Two Master Tuskers
From GaIignnaf's MESSENGER


1t was my good fortune, writes a cor
respondent 10 a Karachi paper, for some
1 years TO spend some months every season in
/ fine forest and hill country, where my
/ duties gave me chance Of seeing great dea
/ of elephant, bison and other big game that
/ frequented those parts. Our camp was on
/ a partially isolated hill, a good deal above
the surrounding country. We had been
some days in camp, but had not been Wis
| tied as usual by Ou- friends. the elephants,
when one afternoon the sudden below OF
one. evidently IN pain, reused every one in
the camp. 4 hill man presently came up
to say that two large tuskers we're hard at
it close by. Every one turned out onto the
hills de, from where it was easy, even with
the naked eye, TO see what was going on.
while with glass even the movement OF u
startled deer could be made out.
About 700 or so yards below the crowd
watching the fight were the two tuskers.
the one somewhat nearer US, burly, stout
built beast, with short, powerful tusks, was
evidently getting much the worse of the
combat, and the white and red burrows III
his sides aud rear plainly indicated seams
run by his altag nist's tusks Blood could
be seen trickling down his head and Shouts
ders. On the rise If the hill was the rival,
still larger animal, possessing the advan-
Uage OF longer cleaning tusks. It was lost
fight, and in a few minutes the victor, with
a quick rush at the other, made a good
thrust az the side, and, though there was
severe struggle, the tuSk went Its full length
into the no = beaten brute, and, using al
his weight, the victor pressed him do Nn the
hill, whore they dis Engaged themselves and
prepared for another bout.
The wounded tus.1er's roar of pain and
rage were piUiful to hear, and, though he
would have escaped if he could, the other
kept close behind and administered thrust
after thrust, but not in any vital part
Presently wheeling round they raced and
came together with a mighty smash. I his
was about the only stand made, and was
quickly overpowered by the more powerful
and fresher victor. The thrusts now put
behind the shoulder and into the body
quickly disabled the poor brute, and in fact
In few minutes the combat was finally owe =,
the conqueror, with one rush, com pletely
rolling his enemy over, and, by repeated
thrusts into the PROSTATE form, finishing
the fight amid meanings and trumpeting.
Next morning, on our proceeding to look
for the tuskers, we found large herd i'll
an excited state, almost on the spot where
the flush had occurred. In it were several
small tuskers, beside the big conqueror of
the evening before, who seemed to inStill a
great deal of fear into the youngsters. He
came now into the open glade with a fine
young female. and as he approached even
the other COWS there was a general STAMPEDE
out of his way.
We came on the dead beast, which had
been butted and rolled, after it wes killed,
into Chimp of bamboos 1t had been a
fine, burly animal, but was marked from
forehead to rear. and top to foot by rips and
cuts. He measured 8 feet inc1es at the
shoulder, and the tusks, which were take
by the hill men, proved slightly over 100
pounds the pair. The victor, which in the
fight appeared to tower over his foe, must
have been quite IL feet high, and had the
longest tusks l have ever seen clear of their
sockets. l tried 10 geo him, but what with
his harem about him, and the difficulty Of
getting a clear view in the long grass,
failed to get shot.