The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-15
FIGHT WITH A MOOSE.
A BATTLE TO THE DEATH WITH A
GIANT OF THE FOREST.

Would Not Care to Duplicate
Within 30 hours ride Of Chicago at Lake
Temiscouta, a beautiful little sheet of wa
ter in the province Of Quebec, is one Of the
finest hunting grounds in the world. 1t is
region abounding with deer, moose, carl
bou and other Wild animals.
DR.. Charles Granville, sn English physi-
clan who resides on the lake, had an adven-
ture with a gigantic bull moose that rivals
In excitement any Of the blood curdling
hunting stories which the wild west could
furnish. One night party OF the doctors
friends arrived from Chicago and told him
he must give them some hunting. Gippe
Tippe French Canadian whose knowl-
edge OF woodcraft amounts to second ma
ture, said that he hsd found tracks OF big
moose on tho shore OF Lake SquRtic. Lake
Suuatic is about 10 miles distant from No
tire Dame du Lao.
O'Clock the next morning the physi- |
clan aroused his guests, and they took their |
places In the birch bark canoe which had |
been provided for their accommodation. In |
the party were T. i. Plednew Of La Crosse |
and George T. Howlands of Chicago. Gippe |
Tippe and another guide accompanied the
party.
After an hours stesdy work the canoe de
bouchsd from the lake into the Squatic
river, where the high banks lowered alott
fringed with oak and pine Twenty min
utss' hard padding, and the voyagers
emerged upon = broad sheet of water, the
| gently sloping shores Of which were fringed
with deep woods.
Fnioining the striotest silence upon the
| occupants Of both canoes, the doctor direct
ed the boRtmen toward the left bank Of the
lake Taking Mr. Plednow with him, DR..
! Granville stepped out on the shore MIR.
! Howlands followed, accompanied by Gippe
! Tippe. All pushed ut once quickly but 81
lently forward 1t was hardly daylight in
the dense forest.
Suddenly, just as the party of four men
reached the edge Of an open glade, there
was queer sound heard.
"Youerl Youer,"
1t was the cry Of the male moose calling
to its mate Instantly Gippe dropped on
his knees, and putting two very dirty FIN
fers almost entirely within his mouth gave
forth the answering cry of the female;
"Yousel Youee"
From the direction Of the sounds it seemed
as If the animal was only n few yards right
ahead Every one was on the very tiptoe Of
expectation. 1t WAS DIR. GrRnville'S wish to
give his guests the first chance at a shot,
and he moved Plednow and Howlands to
the front. AS they crept quietly along
through the underbrush skirting the
glades the surface of a small green knoll
was exposed against a background Of gray
sky for a moment. On the top of the knoll
2 with its splendid head erect and its great
p antlers branching aloft, was superb bul,
e moose. The doctor moved aside to permit
/ ! Mr.. Plednow to come up.
q Aim just below the shoulder" whisper
= | ad = bn
0 Plednow caught his breath and put hi
:. rifle up to his shoulder, where it seemed Il
81 stay for an eternity. At last he pulled tn,
u trigger There was a loud report. Th
G bull, stricken above the shoulder, staggered
Il a moment, and giving vent to aloud bellov
l. of defiance turned around on his launches
d Mr.. Plednow's bullet had merely scrapet
(, him. With snort of rage and defiance, tn
infuriated animal charged down the slope,
It Scatter for your lives" shouted Gippe
" at the same time plunging into the under
b, brush.
II Plednow, however, though bad shot
Is stood his ground. He looked as if he wa
is entirely accustomed to encounters of tn
1T kind as he again raised his rifle.
1f II have got another barrel, " he said calm
le ly.
TO The doctor was hardly the man to deser
le knew that the best shot in the world coul
not hit charging moose in that kind {
id light The next moment he had seize
B. Plednow, who is a small man, around til
ne waist threw him over his shoulder and IA
In for his life, ran as one would think it in
80 possible for a man to run burdened with
nd rifle and fellow being After the tw
.ir came the moose crashing through ii
bushes as if they were grass in a hayfielt
There was little hollow or depression ha
filled with dead leaves and branches, an
IN into this crashed the doctor and his frient
TO and both fell. The next moment the moo
@ was on top of them.
ed With one of its sharp fore feet firm
)t- planted on Plednow's chest, whom ii
he blow had knocked unconscious, the moo
N. endeavored to transfix him with it's shal
N antler points. Gippe and Howlands bot
u leveled their rifles, but mixed indiscrin
en- nately with moose and flying branches ii
Us doctor was seen engaged in a terrific har
TO to hand fight with the enraged animal. .
20 shoot was out Of the question.
he In the fierce rush of the animal, whiC
Id had sent Pleduow and the doctor head ov
ot heels into the little hollow, the doctor rii
he had been sent skimming from his hand
to the bushes. But it would have been
useless weapon in that close encountC
With one hand grasping the left antler
.te the moose close to its enormous head, wi
all the other the plucky physician drew
ia, long hunting knife and plunged it forwa
if into the bulls shoulder. 1t missed makil
an any kind of a wound that served to domo
ac- than doubly enrage the maddened animi
.ti- With a lunge Of its sharpened forefoot
,as struck the doctor just above the knee, cri
,es pling him for the moment and rolling hi
m over like a log,
he AT this moment a bullet from Gipp'
on rifle struck the moose on the right fan
his and in its desperate and headlong char
in upon the fallen man it sweryed slight
ex- As the moose reached him the doctor
be gained his feet and sprang on one side, b
lly the giant antler caught him and tossed hi
on one side like feather.
The next thing he knew he had the moo
around the neck, and then he realized th
,u- the struggle must end soon, for he was
en- coming rapidly exhausted. Leaning
law over, he slashed viciously at the amin
nd and succeeded in severing the tendon ach