Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-07-13

Fifteen minutes after the accident
to Sururu we reached a small open
space in the tall grass. At this point
there was lying across our path the
trunk of small, dead tree. Here my
attention was arrested by disagree.
able sight only ten feet away, but on
the other side of the fallen tree. There
stood rhinoceros facing me. For
some moments we stood facing cne
another. Almost unconsciously I
raised my rifle to my shoulder and
ranged my eye along the sights. Still
no movement on the part of the ami
NAL. After remaining in this position
for, say, thirty seconds, the animal
appeared to become restless and
swung its horned snout to one side,
thereby giving me an opportunity for
good shot at its neck. In an instant
my rifle was discharged then through
the smoke charged the rbinoceros. In
stinctively l leaped to one side, and, as
it passed me, gave it second shot,
almost without taking any aim. Il
fell-dead. Beyond doubt this was
the same rhinoceros which had tossed
Sururu, for upon the tip of his forward
horn blood was plainly to be seen.
The elephant hunts were the most
exciting of the adventures. On one
occasion Mr.. Chanler started out, &C.
companied by only two native guides
and his two gun-bearers. He had left
his little fox terrier, Felix, behind in
charge of the rest of his men, as the
dog always showed the greatest ex-
citement in the presence of elephants.
Mr.. Chandler says of this adventure ::
"AIy guides suddenly stopped, their
eyes blazing with suppressed excite
ment, and pointed to small opening
fifty feet away. There in the opening
/ saw a good sized elephant. When
satisfied that l had seen the elephant,
my guides suddenly and swiftly dis
appeared. 1t was standing broadside
on, and all but its head and ears and
the highest portion OF its back were
concealed by the thick growth. I was
armed with SIT. ] took careful aim
at the outer edge of the huge ear of
the beast and discharged my rifle. AS
soon as the smoke cleared sufficiently
to permit me to get another sight I
fired the second barrel.
"rhe sound of the report had scnrce-
ly died away when a dreadful crashing
AMI trumpeting was heard, and
straight at me through the bush came
I knew not what. l turned for an
other rifle. but both gun-bearers had
fled, and l was alone with an empty
rifle. No, not alone; for Felix, the
fox terrier, had by some means es-
capped from the men who held him
and there stood by my side, his ears
prIcked to attention and his tail
trembling with excitement. All this
occurred in few seconds, and l
had scarcely realized my helpless con-
ditIon when / saw five elephants rush
ing at me and not more than fifteen
feet distant. leaped to one side, and
in so doing pierced my arm and shoul-
der with some thorns, which gave me
such pain that | stopped, and expect
ed that in second | would be tram.
pied under foot
"What was my surprise at this mo
ment TO see Felix, fired with ardor fol
The chase, dash straight for the fore
most elephant, and leaping upon him,
bit vigorously at some portion of his
body, ell the while barking in his
m ost vigorous manner. The brutes a
once halted and, with scream o
fright. turned sharply to the right
audi was saved. | had two extrt
cartridges in my pocket, but, as hat
expected to seize q freshly loaded rifle
| had not ut first attempted TO place
them in my weapon. Now that hat
time for thought slipped one in, ant
got shot at the head Of the rear ele
phant as it disappeared in the busl
not six feet from me. / do not thinl
sixty seconds elapsed between my frs
and third shots.
"After short search I found tina
my two shots had proved elective
large female elephant was lying on it
side, though not yet dead. AS we MP
preached it, it endeavored to rise an
reached for lis with its trunk. Anothe
shot ended its life"