Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-03-12
TUSSLEO OF TWO TUSKERS.
EXCITING FIGHT BETWEEN
TWO ELEPHANTS.
Deadly Thrlsts with the Monster Ivory Bayoneta
81 vanqulshed the Weaker Foe-But
Mad Buffalo Is More Dreaded
Foe to Meet.


Mad Bunalo is 4 More DREADED
Foo to Meet.
..There are few more thrilling
sights" said one of the veteran
sportsmen at u campfire. "than an
elephant fight. don't mean fight
with an elephant, though that may be
pretty thrilling to you, If you wound
the brute without disabling him. and
and he gets after you in the open.
But mean fight between elephants.
"They don't often do it; but when
they do fight it is a battle to the death.
One day. up in the hill country. l saw
such combat. Thew were hard at it
when I came in sight. They were on
the hillside. One OF them. "a burly.
stout built beast with short powerful
tusks, was evidently getting much the
worse OF the scrimmage. and the white
and red burrows in his sides plainly
indicated seams made by his antago-
| nist's tusl1s. Blood was trickling down
| his head and shoulders. On the rise
of the hill was his enemy. still larger
animal, possessing the advantage OF
longer tusls. 1t was Il lost fight. In
n few minutes the victor, with Il quick
rush at the other, made good thrus.
! at the side. There was q severe strug-
| gle, but the tusk went It's full length
into the now beaten brute. and
using all his weight the victor pressed
him down the hill, whore they olsen
gagged themselves and prepared for
another bout. The wounded tusker's
roars OF pain were pitiful to hear.
He turned tail and sought safety in
flight But the other kept closely be-
hind and gave him thrust after thrust.
but not in any vital part. Pretty soon
they wheeled around, raced, and came
together with mighty smash. This
was about the only stand made, and
the beaten brute was quickly over.
powered by the more powerful and
fresher victor. The thrust now put
behind the shoulder and into the body
quickly disabled the poor brute. and
in fact in Il few minutes the combat
was over. The conquerer with one
rush completely rolled his enemy over,
aud by repeated thrusts into the pros
trate form finished the fight amid
meanings and trumpeting.
IL got some men and went out next
morning to look for the body and ge:
| the tusks. We found big heard OF
elephants in an excited state almost on
| the spot where the finish had occurred.
In it were several small tuskers. be-
sides the big conquerer Of the evening
before, who seemed to instill gre t
deal OF fear into the youngsters. He
came out into the open glade with II
fine young female, and as he APP
| preached there was IL general stampede
out OF his way. We came on the dead
beast, which had been butted and
rolled after it was killed into a
clump OF bamboos. it had been
fine, burly animal, but was marked
from forehead to rear and top to foot
by rips and cuts. He measured 8 feet
6 inches ut the shoulder and the tusks
proved slightly over 100 pounds the
pair. The victor, which in the fight
appeared to tower over his foe. must
have been quite ten feet high. and had
the longest tusks / have ever seen
clear of their sockets. / tried to get
him, but what with his harem about
him and the difficulty OF getting a
clear view in the long grass failed TO
get shot"
| Il dom: know. though" said an old
hunter, who had been in Africa. ''but
that l would rather take my chances
with an elephant than with real mad
buffalo. There is no moro savage
brute, and none more indomitable and
persistent in his wrath. 1t is not tina,
they are swifter or stronger or thai
their horns are ii more deadly weapon,
but they display rertnacity OF spite
which makes them exceedingly
formidable. Let lion miss it,
first spring and he will turn away -
unless ravenously hungry-in disap.
pointment and disgust from his in
tended victim. Let rhinoceros b.
wounded and, unless hemmed in by
foes. he will make for the water But
the wounded buffalo sticks to his enc
my, and has been known to watch un
. der tree for days In the hope OF Sc
curing his revenge upon the hunter
who had climbed up it to escape hi
fury.