Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12
she KILLED A MOOSE.
THE FIRST NEW WOMAN TO AC-
COMPLISH THIS FEAT.
Mrs. j. d. Prince Trnmped for Three
Hours In n Snow Storm, With the
Thermometer g Degrees
Below Zero.

From the New York Herald.
The honor of being the first New York
woman, so far as is known. to shoot a
moose, has fallen TO Mrs. John D.. Prince,
of No. 81 West Thirty-eighth street. Mrs.
Prince is a daughter of the late DIR. AL
fred l.. LOOMS. who was a tine marksman
and hunter. The daughter has inherited
a fondnesS for hunting from him. and Tor
years has been in the habit OF going TO
the Adirondacks with her husband, who
is 4 professor in the New. York university,
to shoot deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prince determined this year
to aunt upon a broader scale. They en-
gagged three Adirondack guides 10 go INTO
the wildS of Canada, forty miles north or
the Canadian Pacific railroad. IN the counl-
ty of Pontiac. This county is in the prov
ince OF Quebec. and 1t contains few lnhao-
itantS outside of the big lumber camps.
The nearest railroad station Is p ,eu l,sie
log cabin where Mr.. and Mrs. Prince made
their headquarters.
Der company. A stove and cooking uten-
sis We're drawn over the snow from the
railroad station on 4 sled to the cabin,
weeks. TWO OF the Adirondack guides pre-
coded the coming of Mr.. and Mrs. Prince,
and made suitable preparations. The third
guide accompanied them.
Thermometer q Below.
Mrs. Prince is young. petite and plucky.
h can handle a rifle like Il veteran hunt
er and her aim is remarkably good. She
and Mr.. Prince left this city November
Is last.
The young couple arrived at the log cabin
when the thermometer was 6 degrees be-
low zero and snow was a foot deep. 1t
was so cold that Mrs. Prince was not able
to stand the exposure. and for the first
Prince, however. decided to brave the
weather on Thanksgiving day. She start
ed out with Il guide and Travelled mile after
mile in search of moose. but without sue
cess. although she killed some cartridges.
A snowstorm occurred the next day and
the temperature rose. Mrs. Prince deter
with Ernest Johnson. a noted Adirondack
guide. who has been with her father many
had trudged through the snow for three
hours when suddenly they espied a large
moose. The animal was standing still and
seemingly listening.
This is my chance" whispered Mrs.
Prince to the guide.
geSted Johnson.
First Bullet Fatal.
The doughty huntress bent low and APP
| preached the moose, with trees shielding
her from the animals view. The moose
was standing with its side to her. Mrs.
Prince raised her rifle. took a careful aim.
into he air and plunged forward. The
young woman fired four times more in
quick succession and the animal was dead.
Upon examination it was found that the
first bullet was fatal. having ploughed
through the animals backbone.
The moose was left lying in the snow.
and Mrs. Prince and the guide trudged
back to the log cabin. Mrs. Prince fired
the first shot at the moose at 100 yards.
When the animal was brought to the cabin
on n sled it was found that its height at
the shoulder was seven feet and its length
nine feet. The animal weighed between 500
and 1000 pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prince returned to this city
on Monday. During the five days of shoot
ing four moose were killed and many par
tridges. The other three moose were killed
by the guides. Mr.. Prince is not at all
envious of the fact that Mrs. Prince got
a trophy which he was not able to get.