The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-19
BURT BY A RHINoCERoS.
WIN. Astcr Chsnler Tells How Leu.v 70
Hohnei was Ipiured-The Zig Cams ,
Arr,cn and the Dagger In Huuiing for Z

WIN Astcr Chsnler Tells How Lieu yo
Hohnei was Isiured-rhe Big Cams I,
Africa and the Danger In Huuiing FOR Z
Prom u, FSd
SrR: In company with Lieut.. Won 1I6hne
have been engaged for the past year In OF
ploring the territory lying to the east an
north OF Mount Kenla. Most Of the countt
traversed Is uninhabited. consequently W
have been forced to feed my men on game 10
many weeks at time. Game Of all sorts
very abundant, 40 we have had many export
ences. some Of which may be OF interest I
your readers. Such OF them as may wish
follow our route. refer to the latest mapst
Both Lieut. yon. Hohnsl and myself ha,
ps ss with Count Teieki. spent the years sV 4
cred the lakes Rudolph" end stephanle
we're ern shot. S PSeir battery was Furnished H
Holland Hollnnd aud consisted Of two
bore riIes' Y5e iupope r,he; one on no TWO ,Ss
n %Iaffs RI Of Mount k Ny "a
tsfy wss G Hsnd HoSndo
was as follows; One S-bore Ism othl. uselei
weapGn one ,S r one .4S4 ns ana one me- ieSo,
carried a 45.e6 Winchester, and was astor
ished to find that he did peter work with
than could with Holland Hollands .43
As the result Of our former experience W
made change In our battery when 1 a., httiGR OF
One g. bore, one 12-pore. three ST.. and on
Edition n Of hEso f
Mannlichers. latest Austrian pattern. Our 81
press rides are now looked upon as so niue
The Winchesters and Mannlichers,, on tn
other hand. ere in constant ,requisition, an
costly express. | will endeavor to show thi
we have good reasons for preferrinR tn
lighter cheaper f1d %osS sssurss ,weap
As to the Winchester. l have with thl
weapon killed four rhin oceros. two with singl
s shS WITH S sna ons a wn S
Of rhine Hhs 80
Varying YIN n from W Y56 to a59 sards
6eisa. Gland. and other antelope. at distance
varying from 100 to 900 yards. The Wiz
chester IL a very cheap s weapon: ten may :
itcarries nine shots. It is light and eomforti
BILE to carry. Its ammunition Is cheap an
ton when one considers that all loads are cal
Now. as 10 the Mannlicher earbine, Thl
chester. il carries ave shots al. and is ioadeds
cartridges are loaded with smok eless powder
Its bullets are coated with steel, and posses
so side sds on
one rhtno from chest to tail Lieut.. Won Holm.
has killed rhi1o on two occasions Sy 'hSotn
two with one shot. / Is accurate az
trastwOrthy q. any Sistanqe over y
or 300 yards. Lieut.. Won Hohnel killed a lare
elephant at 400 yards range giving Il fou
"tnskers" at from 250 to 40u yards. runnili
Sne can st carry y 100 rounds in a load weehis
40 pounds Livery one knows the cost Of q
express rifle, the cost OF its ammunition. Tn
great. Important considerations in q tropici
climate. 10 conclude. l may here state tn,
be burdened with the weight or expense OF a |
il may be oil use to some Of your readers
learn our experiences with rhinoceros.
We have. at least in this part OF the worlt
found the rhinoceros- or fema 10, sma'
lost one man, had ANOTHER seriously woundr'
and now Lieut.. Won HOhnel Is being carried
the coast on -oute for Europe, suffering fror
rhinoceros. In the open charging rhino 1
not TO be feared. One may either dodge o
story fRS hsofy Or aic the rn
charges from motive OF idle curiosity is nd
worth considering. were 1t not for the fact tina
brute's rush. My caravan has been charged
first and last. some sixty times. Nothing eva
in BSsh or our On hT1 Grass sS
the animal charges almost invariably u
sight or smell OF humanity | do no
pretend to say. But I do say that wle
he reaches human being he endeayOrs t. sd
him. In the cases which occurred. the ThIn
on one OCCASION that OF Lieut. Won lIOhnel,
not only struck his victim repeatedly with hi
horn but trampled upon him. In the on
which ended fatally. he threw the man quiu
twenty feet in the air and then, after smash
ing several boxes. dashed after another mas
and was only prevented from killine him iT!
lucky Manchester shot. which broke his shoul
grass. sharp lookout should 10 kent. for ny
beasts are hundreds in number. Mess sul
denly awakened they do not warn one Of th't
by snorting; and the soft card
deadens their hOoi beats | consider theu
fully as dangerous a. either buffalo or 10
plant WILLIAM AsToK CHANIFI.
;. DNrCH2. forty-hye miles northeast OF MolR
kelnA July "a.