The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25
CIP7URE OF 4 DATER ADDER.
Two Morristown Boy-, with Man to Help.
Melted tn. SNAKE after II Swapping Turtle
had Caught Him with Hook and Line.

| Two Morristowa II oy-, with IA Man to Help.
| Melted tn. SNAKE ar,er II Swapping Turtle
| had Caught Him with Hook and Line.
William Borcher and Atram Lent. two
farmer lads. whose homes are on tho side
hills overlooking the Black Swamp. near Nor
ristown. y. j.. arc equal owners OF the most
formidable water adder that was ever seon By
tho natives Of this section Of the State.
The snake WAS captured by them few days
ago while 1t WIS iloundering about in Black
Brook. noar tho turnpike.
The boys. like others In tho nolGhborhood.
are fond Of fishing. and very often weni their
way together to Black Brook. where an occa-
sional Good-sized trout Is taken. BInck
Swamp is marsh that extends dozen miles
w the valley toward Dovnton and is so called
on account OF the nky blAckness OF the muck
it contains. Black Brook likewiso looks as
though 1t were tho outlet OF dye factory.
;, The swamp contains some rare specimens OF
snakes. pilots, lat: hcad ulders, and waite adj
ders. But 10 ono IN that region cares rap for
the s Er"a S and ndH wh"us e" anu
Last saturday H9rchcr and Lent wero sitting
brook, and had their limos trailing in tho water,
OCCURRED t. Lent that ho wantcl some Of tho
the banks. and he proceeded t. rrorur" some;
He wqdfd along and as !" stq,aped down heard
tho cress 4 ilonnderns noise Followed the
Kissing. and thcn Lent behold an nnm"nse
s sSo not en SrS t'y o Ok %s % INV as
bstwoen them and thrTh; tn n.,tr sendGTr
trunkS 10 GEM SEQ the l, rom Ti ,4 rns mt
In moment Bor"hrr ioinod Lent and tho two
Going to thu oppusitc bank OF the brook thoy
eni ns,oG 1w;tsA HP WIN pulled nr"ts aside the
limiting the most awful set. Of fangs the Loys
huI ever scen. Their first Impulse was, to Kill
TO rosulv- to take it alive, Borchcr hurried
homo and soon returned with y small mesh
Lent proceeded to investigate further When
be wa" 8, snrS Thy snake could not turn on him
h"na an IN "s Tss done
han1 lie Yelled ana I'LL rot RI lard I'd to come 1ns
to s removed no N net he saaka
would have grabbed him also. SO no protested
snake must 10 kent SSitiVe wIatqv "i' Lad t1
soizod, Lopt's hand. DO yailfi so Justify thata
tie scene aud helped tho yciiins XXX lad out Of his
When h.. succeeded in getting his hand out
Of tho Gsshy, part Of Lon',s hand between It's
Il was also noticed that IN It's mouth was 4
nshhonk attached 70 silk line. When NJ
with 1t tho snake. which was riil held s"c.'s
In the net. About tho snakes body the LIMO
was TohnI several ti'nes. and In the enianglc,
lnent had become SO securely fnstonGI that
thu snake was made captive, 1t was II very
neat Job Tor ''orcher to hold tho sldirminG
adder beneath the net so it would moi ite hls
compan!,n.an for tho third Iarty to despatch
the turtle whi!c tho DISTRACTED boy yelled
with fear and ., pain u Wa neces'
fare tho hand could 10 uNtrtrHtrh. Tho
painful wound was dressed by Dr. ilslcy, who
Is summerinR near MorrIsiOwn, and he says
that no Dad results are lIkoly 90 follow Tho
snake Was held IN tho net and lo-nh-r carried
II home with the lin. Sliil wound about 4 and
water has bsen prOv!lcd ana n board sot into
It tor his snakUship Ia rThWl upon to sun him
self. A piec 81 wlro netting has been placed
over tho tonic insure H.. not getting away.
mis- adder IL tho s"n''stiun III the nriGhbor-
hOoI, ana tyOry one ilat mas seen IL says IL IL
tho largest Que ever ern IN that region, Tho
fish linn IN St!l wound about its body, and how
II got there IN 4 mGtt"r between the snake and
the turtle, although almost every fisherman
that has visited Blue. Drook has lost oumhss
Of hcoSs and !ir"s,