The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-01-26
A REMARKABLE MAN.

Is one OF tbe most wonderful of
men, says the Atlanta journal.
He became a mighty reformer at
a very early age. Then he loom
cd mp as a great historian and bio
grapher. Next he appeared as a
peerless cowboy and the terror of
the plains for miles about his far
western ranch. In the Spanish
war, as his own book so fully dem
onstrates, he proved himself one
of the greatest soldiers of mod
ern times. In the recent cam
paign he was farmore in evidence
than President Mckinley, and
though only candidate for vice
president, he received as many
electoral votes as the can didate
for president.
Since his election to the second
highest Office In the country he has
given further proof Of his power
AMI versatility. He is now the
hero of one Of the most daring
hunting expeditions upon which
any man ever engaged. Over the
protest Of his friends he went IN
the widest wiIds of the west In
search Of big game only, and the
way in which he has slaughtered
it is truly a caution.
One who declares that he was
an eyewitness gives the following
account of u few of Colonel Roose-
velt's feats on this perilous tour:
MEEKER, COL, Jan. IA fiery
boyalapus of the largest size at
tackled Colonel Roosevelt this
morning. Knowing the habits of
the animal, the colonel merely
smiled and stood his ground. As
the savage beast reached him and
opened its mouth for the purpose
Of crushing him in its enormous
jaws. he stepped quickly to one
side and with great dexterity
thrust into its mouth stick four
feet long, which he had previous
~ sharpered at both ends. As
the Jars crunched horribly togeth-
er the sharpened stick pierced
both maxillaries, one end emcrg-
ing near the left eye, and the 9th
er ON the other side of the lower
Jaw. The animal could not open
its mouth again, and, disdaining
to shoot the helpless creature, the
colonel kicked il over with one
foot and strobe on.
The bovalapus is an enormous
beast, and has been known, in a
state of excitement, to dash into
a stream and crush whole boat
load of human beings between its
powerful teeth.
LATER.-A man-eating ornitho-
|rhs nchus sprang at Colonel Roose.
velt from the top of a tall svca-
more tree "A few minutes ago. The
colonel, though taken momentari-
" by surprise, quickly recovered
himself. He shot at the animal
while It was descending. The
bullet met il in mid air and bored
a hole through the entire length
of its body, which at once fell to
the earth, with a dull, sickening
thud. The carcass was instantly
skinned by the supernumeraries,
and in few moments was cut up
carried away as souvenirs, not Il
scrap being left.
Experienced hunters say it was
the largest ornithorynchus ever
killed west Of the Mississippi.
LATEST. ..-Thc colonel has Just
heard of megalosaurus running
loose in the woods mile or two
from here, and has started for 1t
with one day rations and an army
canteen. He is armed to the
teeth and will bag the terrific
beast or drive it out of the state.
1t is understood that an illus
trated history of Colonel Roose-
velt's recent expedition Is now
being prepared and that it will be
on sale at the presidential inaug-
uration, an event which will be
attended by hosts of American ci-
tizens who long to do honor to
this nonpareil man.
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