Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-01-05

The Terrible Scene Witnessed In .
French Aquarium.

/ have spent most Of my life around
circuses and menageries and have OBJ
served many peculiar things about
crocodies. When | heard of the fight
in the Aquarium at BayeuN, France,
| was amazed that the brwtes sepa-
rated at all, Once, in Barnum & Bal
ley's show, saw two cfoeodiles kill
each other. They died with clenched
jaws. They never lei go unless the}
are pulled apart or are suddenly
alarmed by some ones presence.
There * nothing strange about
their cracking leg bones. They have
Jaws so powerful that they can snap
a two by four scantling in cine bite.
They frequently bryak their teeth
through violent biting.
So far as their submitting to the
operation of ampuuation, without
showing signs of pain, that is com
mon TO the species.
A free-for-al crocodile fight ought
10 take well anywhere, but the frenzy
they display and the terrible assaults
they make on each other are calcu'
lated to upset amy one, and the
screaming of women and children, TO
say nothing of the excitement Of the
keepers, was justified.
The spirit of strife seems to be how
ering all over France. There was the
Dpyfus affair, and the riots over
lola, the Fashoda difficulty, and now
comes the news by cable of terrible
battle which was recently wagcd in
the Aquarium at Bayeux between
two monster crocodiles, who tore
each others hind legs off in bloody
struggle while hundreds of visitors
looked on.
1t was thrilling scene for Those
who happened to be present in the
Aquarium when the two brutes EN-
gagged each other. According to the
keeper they were comfortably sleep
inr on the sanded floor, where they
have been on exhibition for many
yoars ,nl the nips we're blllZing
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pI pn"san,lv Iaon,,es tbe Younger.
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o o"n',a'i s;5o,,,srs at riar ] who Silent
"n ,,naor , Whether in a mo
n,ont ~ n,avfulness or whether to
ha1orce same pr,doe dating back TO
sho Nile and freednm will never be
lrorr Inf tbe next instant ,Jacuuee
n n his aai, across pierri's nose,
a m",p With q l,,noe forward. closed his
, ;,,vs on the left hind leg of
H., u" tannh sL ;nrod associate
pierri was awake in a second
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rn vs." .h h. roar ~ y hlast furnace. The
rHt ~" of Wv, Wow cone into his ewes. and
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doaaly ten,b in the right hind leg of
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ure' SP'ao,'"s ,a 1oosernd a few
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2 iro" eo' s '''o, 'o AKA to arooodiles, Gao,
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was ~ e op' s ,hot,, u ' tbrouoh 70 ore
S nau W. nSn' , ."' s,,r m"S who was sum
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. were prope'.S Ln ,p nould he easil,
"ow" 80 80 ' 'n", '"'' ~
op Th a'' vorp '| Of omputatipg the two
,ha,,ored limbs was delicate in deed
s si . a",o' ,, "r hronobt in IL
o'r""S S''ap nooItlos dawn A keer
ho,u Ene a 1lo' n"I = butchers saw
oll,cher n",,s % imto n,ay 1he aesl
: were pro" n,,' o,ra ,v p ,he heay,
2 was nfs, ,1 ~" ,h" "" hons was careful,
a Nv uhilo fine thick epidermis
5 Saweu on w Sa,. a ,mo inst the hodv
4 was ro''eu p"' a. nrnhlem of how II