Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-01
SWORDSMANSHlp.
some Remarkable Fesia Accomplished
BIZ NtrO~v Men.

Some Remarkable Fra,a Accomplished
BIZ Stro~y Hen. :,
Feats OF swordsms"ship, such Is
cutting through triangular bsrs ri
lead or carcasses of sheep, arc per.
formed with special weapons; and o"
this subject. aud that If sword blows
generally, Nj. Henderson, the we'll.
known professor Of swordsmanship
and for many years connected with
Angelo's school OF arms, has some
interesting facts to relate, says the
London Globe. Though TO longer
quite 90 young As he was. he 10 st,lI
active and hearty, and must have been
in his prime . very powerful ,nsn,
weighing 100 pounds. He has in
his time. At one stroke, cut through
two sheep. ono carcass inside tho
other; and in similar manner
through two and three. quarter inches
Of solid lead.
"A specially made ouirsss, much
thought Of at the sime by the Duke
OF Cambridge. when tested BY the
redoubtable Henderson was cut clean
through. St. ell plat-s-six to the
inch-and ordinary poker- have been
severed at one blow by the same
strong arm. These exploits were all
accomplished with sword made t",
him by the old firm OF Wilkinson.
Il is called "Excal.bur," and weigh
but four pounds. 1t is perfectly
plain, slightly curved, has q hilt
something like a naval cutlass, and
is tempered to petfec ion NJ. Hen.
'iers,n was present at the battle of
ChillianwAllah in 1910 and can testify
to some remarkable instances of y
keen sword. Towards the t. rmins>
ton Of the fight, AS the British troops
werc slowly retiring, q SIKH chal>
lenged by gestures and defiant atti>
tude an Irish soldi~r TO leave the
ranks and engage in single combat.
One thrust from his bayones went
right through the sikh, Who though
'no'tally wounded. inst.' taneously
with his rszor,ed , ed tulwsr cl- # his
opponents head in two. IS far down
as the base Of the neck. both falling
dead At the same instant. Alter this
engagement q sikh WAS found sitting
on the ground apparently unhurt. yet
holding his hand up to hi. head. and
when tn. surgeon hxde hun lower his
arms he fell dead ON the spot, with
halt his skull gone. the entire upper
part having been cut clean through.
Elephants are completely disabled
by ono blow from the Arab. two.
handed sword, which almost sewers
the huge hind leg, biting deep into
the bone. This feat is varied By
slashing off the trunk, leaving it
danplin- by piece OF skin. A
Choorka has been seen by tho late
Laurence Oliphsnt to behead buffalo
with single blow of his cookris
Aud Sir Samuel Baker. a man power.
full enough to WELD during lis Afri.
can explorations the "Bahy," MI
Elephant rife weighing ,w-nty.two
pounds, once Glove a wild hear with
his big hunting knife almost in halves
- it Was making . final rush, c.tch-
ing it jus. behind the shoulder, where
the hide and bsistl- are at least q
span thick. Sir Walter Scott rel.tes
how the earl # Angus, with his hug.
sweeping brand, challenged an op.
ponent to fight. aud 1t . blow
chopped asunder his thiehbone, kill
ing him on the .pot. There is story
current in Australia that q Lieut.
Anderson. in 1882. during an en-.
counter with bushraneers, cut clean
through gun barrel Of his adversary
with his swofd. And At K.ssassin i,
u related that ono Of Arab Pasha's
sol.iiers vas severed in two during tn.