Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
A RICH MAN.
ONE STROKE or A SWORD.
Some wonderful Teats Performed in
Times Of Peace and War.

Foafs Of workmanship. eucha- cutting
through triangular bar, Of lead or carcasses
~ sheep. are performed wl,h SPECIAL
weapons and on this subject, and that OF
sword blows generally. Mr. Henderson,
the wcil-Huowu professor OF sword -man-
ship. and for many wears connected win
Angclo's School Of Arms has related some
interesting facts To a writer for the Lon
don GIobr. Though 10 longer quite SD
Young a. he was. he il stlll active ami
hearty aud must have been IN hl- prime a
very powerful man. weighing $50 pounds.
fie ha~. IN hle time az one stroke, cut
through two sheep. one carcass INSIDE the
other. and IN a similar manner through : !
niche, %; solid steel.
A spcc!al lv-madc-cuira much thought
Of az the time by the Duke Of Can't bridge.
when tested hy the redoubtable ilrnder-
sou. was cUt clean through. steel plates
SIX e. the ch-and ordinary uOkers have
been severed at one blow by the same
strong arm. These EXPLOITS vera all ac-
complishel with n swOId male tor him br
the old firm OF Wilkinson. IL Is called
"Excalibur." and weighs hut ( pounds.
II Is perfectly ptaln, slightly curved, has
hilt something ike u naval cutlass, aud Is
tempered TO perfection.
Mr.. Henderson was present M the battle
of ChilllauWailah IN 1919, and can testify
10 some remarkable instances If the power
Of a keen sword. Towards the tcrmlna-
ton of the fight, as the British troops
were slowly retiring, a sikh challenged 10y
his gestures and defiant attitude an irish
soldier 70 leave the ranks and engage III
single combat.
one thrust from his bayonet went right
through the SIKH, who, though MORALLY
wounded instantan"ousiy with ms razor
edged tulwar cleft his opponent head IN
"a "a f4~ 4 a. tlto luaa Of fla rae.
both falling dead AZ the same instant.
After this engagement "a sikh wa, found
sitting on the ground apparently unhurt,
vet holding his hands up TO his head. and
when the surgeon babe HIM lower his
arms he fell dead on the spot. with half
his skull gone. the entire upper part
having been cut clean through.
Elephants are completely disabled by
one blow from the Arabs twO-uanded
sword. which almost sewers the huge hind
leg, biting deep INTO the bone. This feat
Is varied by slashine of the trunk, leaving
1t dangling only By n piece Of skin \
GhoOrka has been seen by the late Laur-
encc Ohphant 10 bchead "a buffalo with a
single blow OF his cookrle.
And SIR Samuel Baker, man powerful
enough TO WELD during his African e1plO-
ration the Baby an elephant rifle
weighing y pounds. once cut q Will boar
with ms big hunting knife almost III halves
as II was making tinal rush. catching II
Just behind the shoulder. where the hide
and brstles are al least span thick.
SIT Walter Scott relates how the Earl
of Angus. with ms hugo sweeping brand.
challenged an opponent 10 fight. and al
blow chopped asundcr his thlgh-bone, kill
ing him on the spot. There IS story cur
rent IN Australia that a lAeutenant Andcr-
son. III 1852, during al encounter with
bushrangers. cut clean through the gun
barrel OF his adversary with his sword.
And at kassaSsin II IL related that one
Of Arab PGshas soldiers was severed IN
two during the midnight charge. Bat IN
the opinion Of experts this il very improbI-
bic. even had the new regulation sabre
been Z hen in a.