The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-02
GIANT APE AND SERPENT.
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN THE
WILDS OF BORNEO
An Anlunsi Catcherss Life Saved by an Ans-
eouda Dust the Terrible Anthraposd
Was About 10 Brain Him with - Club.
From tie s. Louis GioJ,t- Femocro

probability. i. visited India. Africa. and Oce-
AMIGA in search OF all that was rare ana Won.
made made many nsrsss escapes from the creatures r.,
that hunted. But Il was in Borneo TINT the
~ ~Sss 'Ts es % aes Sh the he
s,Isnss ssnSc. %ss IN II. ss sixties
Drama, Bra, for the interior Of the island in search
OF a living specimen Of the animal spoke 81.
Of those creatures. with their almost human
intelligence. but It was my vocation to meet
situations that 1 had come to believe in luck
as being on my. side. ,
briShtest Of The natives that applied to me to
Join me In the excursion. provided myself
With snd q VIII to last net m sseh
to snsnare the animal. besides all the weapons
boosted OF Tho woods are very dense on q
the land from southwest to the north.
srn a and from the density We proceeded very
SLOWLY often haXing to wait aGt th a, Under r
as Sck as tSs
t tf sSouIdsrs But ut was saS repaid ~ tie
trapping Of couple o. birds even less COM
to b. aroused BY tho struggles OF the great
stood IN e s
sah r Fl them t noy.
distant mountains took my gun and walked
some ana Sat would !oS
breakfast when I saw two little creatures
nrnsE !f% hs saw ~s tho luck
to come across two newborn orang: outangs:
81 s e ss.s %s VIII Ssf s
little whimpsrng things in Il comfortable bed
made Of moss and cotton. and dIsmissng the
tho tree for me. laid In wait for the mother:
wHch Gun k Inside would %. tTSusR hdpsnd
to capture her aliy e In. ABOUT an hour
Tie tree. began to look for her children.
limb until she had searched tho entire tree.
tutoring low. moaning cries. and at last sit
and Weeping aloud for her lost darlings. de.
glare the Grief me s SO that
tured into the m eshes Of the net. and when she
did 50 and was captured meant to re-
sake and because l wished to preserve the
little things alive. as 4, would add to the
ting over ESQ for the trio. But as watched
the mourning mother she began to scent the
roar Of srs and she had sentsa
my gun l aimed at her breast in ease OF her
fell into the. net: But as she walked around
the troe. evidently seeking some clue to her
and she fell heavily to the ground; Thinking
l hnd secured her | shouted aloud for tho ma
txes to cnme and help me to tie hsr put see
had to threaten to withhold their. wages il
they did not come at once. as the oranG11
feared she would make. her escape ere /
could secure her At this threat tie men came
which
of fury, and fear and cnashing her long. for
midaDle teeth ut us: SO. pulling out my bottle
the more dangerous AMI mails, l tied It to long
cane. which Thrust under the animals nose.
helped me to secure her with stout rope ~
I9e young 1usanGs were then hGr
sucked them Knew the little fellows w ere
not likely to run away us long MS they were
with their mother Camp was struck and we
because Of the necessity Of tying the orane-
outane's feet so that she could not escape.
led Sshi ind a horse. We had gone several
miles when sort OF roar was heard in the
from having heard card It that day when the
orang-outang was caught / recognized it as
the cry OF another of the animals. The cap
head. gave ,shriil answer. it was evidently
her mate. who. on coming home. had found
them. The natives turned pallid and broke
and ran IN insane terror, Most OF them
reaee tho %s of ws Ms i1s
the bank As. for me. i locked to the loading
Of my gun and got out my knife. crouchinG
waited for the. great ape that came running
leanine swinging himself from limb to limb
making. When he at last caught sight Of tho
young orang-outangs and their manacled
mother ne b sa yea scream nai 81 50 ~ nall o.
ones began to hug them and lick their faces
with his great red tongue. This Welcome over
enemy who had done all this. and catching g
glimpse Of the mon in the tree swung himself
tanate wreteS a elm bed ' up into tn. highest
limbs. into which the weight Of the orang..
beast; Standing on the last branch that
would support him. he reached up with his
from their seats as il they had Sesn small
hurled one OF the men to the earth With such
force as to break his neck The other he swung
bpSns as Ss rs su0 and his
cosrpse and tslt tho hair rise t on my NY head
which had been the trunk OF a, young sage. hc
iasD tpe. as aSe but had s syen myse
uD for lost. whom tho female orang: outang
thu fap Of bsan1b.s nd ha
long. daTk body swinging Is lensth from
too. and ,rscoenized It as the anaconda.
oranC;; outang It dropped from the
ed. asleep. no doubt, until awakened
by the coming Of the, orang outang. and. with
head erect. rolled its length along the few feet
that separated it from it's enemy. and. with
the body Of the ape. That, teman tremblsd
with terror. but raising his club. brought it
upocp the tai! Of the snake. The anaconda
writhed from the pain and threw back it's head.
and all but lot go ITS hold when the ,orang.
outang MANAGED to slip from the deadly folds
again It aimed another blow at The snake. but
Wriggled out Of ,hs way; md before the
thrown its coils HulG about i. dr sa mt 4
to the ground. The ape struggled up
the snake With its terrible hands just below
the head. The latters eyes seemed starting
from its head. and its tail Topped here and
there In Its efforts to free itself while tho ape
hung on with death grip. But the end was
not yet It, come; The snake tightensd its coils
closer IN IT'S own agony until the apes head