The morning times., 1896-06-21
OVER TWO HUNDRED MONSTERS CAUGHT At ONE HAUL
William BowIes, One of the Few Survivors, Describes
the Struggle and It's Terrible Ending.
FOR EXCITING SPORT THIS is MOST REMARKABLE

!, famed up behind the poor animals, who
| rushed forward, terror-stricken.
Mr. .SandersoD, who was perched up in u
| tree TO get good view of their movements.
| was hardly less terror-stricker when he
| perceived the size OF tie herd There was
| govd ground for fear that So vast Dumber
could not get through the narrow gate be-
fore the fire Would reach them. He had
1 not expected drive OF more tba d so. and
bad be gathered in only 100 he would have
been quite satisfied. He sa W tefore him
more than 200, frightened and unrnana gea-
Die, aud he knew tina tIepen would scarcely
accommodate so great number. He
saw the -iguultuous herd jamnIed into the
apex near the gate, and the flares advanc-
ing upon them, driven by high winds
The situation was full of peril.
For time, however, all went well,
The elephants were pouring through the
narrow gateway into the enclosure, much
as liquid goes through a funnel into Il
Jug; and he had begun to hope that he
might safely bag them all in these cranIped
quarters. when he was startled by eyi-
dences OF mutiDy from within. For a.
soon as the animals inside became aware
or their captivity they began To strive
10 get out the same wa y that they had come.
In, and massed in such strength as to ef-
fectually blockade the gateway, while the
lire pressed close, and urged en- the frantic
herd outside.
1T was tremendous battle II re-
solved itself into a sheer contest O.
strengtb-a sort of monstrous eane-rush
between two columns of infuriated ele-
pfantsl
a huge male with one tusk only stood
in the pass-it was only eleven feet wide
resolute that nothing should pass him. These
elephants are called Gunesh and certain
castles OF the natives reverence them So
when our assistants saw the action of this
Guuesh they became convinced that some
thing terrible was about TO happen. The
scene was indeed extraordinary; and from
the top of the palisades. where ] had
climbed, had an excellent view OF it.
The space between the converging walls
became every moment more densely packed
with the crowding. struggling mass OF ele-
plants, 1t was evident that one party or
the other must soon give way.
My comrades and the native drivers had
remained IN the outer inclosure. where !
could see them skirmishing about with fire
arms loaded with blank cartridges Just be-
hind the advancing fire line. Other natives,
perched on the walls. were keeping up a
fusiladc or sticks and clods hurled down
upon the herd ] myself fired several
charges of powder into the flanks of the
rearmost elephants, though they were No
wise to blame for not moving on. II was
not for lack Of willingness OF effort. for
their legs were braced at considerable
angle, and could see their huge feet bor-
ing desperately into the earth asthey strove
to advance.
lat last the mutineers in the pen gave
way. Just in the nick of time TO save the
herd. The Gunesh and his hackers were
borne backward into the inclosure by
great rush of the tormented squadron out
side. and the yctors cha rged in after them,
Yet. even so, the fiames-rea ched the herd
before ALI could enter. ard in their agony
and terror the last three turned and unex-
pec;eily broke through tie line f fire.
tramplng and tossing the men who were
behiHd il. 1t was a horrible sight / would
gladly have rushed to the assistance of nv
but it would have been absolutely
useless. In an instant all was over
.'At that moment glanced in :he tIirec-
tion of the pen and 81 " the great gate fall
ing: il struck the hind Quarters Of th,, last
that entered Mt SGnderson lad
given the signal and the supporting rorr had
he en- cut with an AK by the man in attend
ance.
We who survived then ran TO the scene
Of the disaster. Most Of the men were al-
ready dead. but those who showed any =
signs of life received every attention. TheyA
were horribly mangled. however. and NJ ne
OF them lived"
Such was the outcome Of what was Prob
ah'~ the fiegest elephant hunt ever planned
by Europeans.