New-York tribune., 1907-05-20
TEN SNAKES: NO BITES.
RATHER HUNT Il FAILURE
AH Remedy" of Schaghticoke Ctub
Used for Throat Ease.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

RrIdceport Conn., Nav l9-FIfty members OF the
Schaghticoke Rattlesnake Club. stripped TO their
shirts and loaded down with bite remedy IN MP
TASKS climbed the mountain at South Kent 10
dav In the boiling SUM- and bearded the reptiles in
their dens. After hours hunt among the rocks
they returned 10 the Indian reservation with ten
fine specimens But not bite had called forth the
TASKS every drank up the remedy just 10
show his independence.
None Of the snakes were less than three feet long
The largest caught by Dad Barber, OF Br'dse-
port was four feet four inches long, and was as
thick around the middle the forearm OF SVV-
pound man.
Tho snake hun-ers loft this city this morning IN
a special car and arrived at South Kent station
at 10 O'Clock. From there they were conveyed us
carriage four miles to George Coggswel hon'e' Oh
the Schaghticoke InOian reservation. from which
place the hunt always starts for the snake den' a
milo rr +be mountain side Coggswel is the presi-
Gent of the club
When the Bridgeport party arrived at CoggsWeIs $
fifty more snake hunters were waiting IEey Came
from oil Connecticut
Peter Skin. of North Kent. eighty-two years oiu
who had hunted everything but rattlesnakes. was
one OF the party He said he felt that he ought 10
finish his hunting days with try at the rattlers-
Although an octogenarlan he kept up Win the
front guard of the hunters in climbing the noun
tain and did not become blown" nearly so much
as many half his age
The first snake was caught by DAD od'oei
and an Indian boy, n son of James Harris the on'S
remaining full blood lndia1 or the 0cH"st'eO
tribe 1t was a monster. and fought so hard that
many of the hunters fed down the mountain fear
full that the reptile would get loose and ote SheI
After Al long fght the snake was nnally poKeo IltO
q sack and then the hunters took little rest:
Their nerves had become slightly Jared by the rst
capture ,,s,ouoo oray Dr Jobn Monroe. of South
Kent one of the officials IEe 1t he eiIo aions ledge Of
rocks he caught him With his croIcasd ehter ~
too and vicousy ,!arted his fangs into bsaIsr NE
viii his bare hdndSs COuQ
catCb the snake "Indian Jim Harris, who was
standing on top OF the ledge OF rocks about tWehss
feet r6 MSneI up tronbv was safely in the bag, the
one which Harris had pinned under ms loIh-o ~
stick dropped in 10 keep the other TWO '''''-
Alter hunting up the den and around the sides
and back through the centre again seven .tis rlIa
showed fight. The day was just warm enough 20 20
make them active There were no acSiueIbS .6 bI,,ts
but every precaution had been taken Dr- EdWato
F McC;overn, of Bridgeport member OF Ihe cluo;
carried along a reserve supply OF reIheoles anu
after the hunt II came in handy as throat ease
After the party had returned 10 the rese
from the snake den rattesnake Cho"STI t p,as anu
having had their appettes well whetted oy the
hard tramp up Tie mountain lay G0wn IN bnd S bes9
and ate their hll Liquid refreshments had oexh
sertt ND the dav before and were In proper conul-
tion to soothe the snake hunters
Miss Jessie Harris and her sister: MIS-. StelIa
Harris Coe daughters of Indian Jim Harris. pre-
pared Indian punch. which was served az the
properly effective in the that punches are IN
After the luncheon the hunters listened George
and at O'Clock took carriages for the return trip
over the winding road 10 South Kent station. They
canvas bag. in charge Of 'Shang'' Wheeler and
Louis Musante. The rattlers now on exhibition
in a show window here.
Governor Woodruff sent letter of regret that he
could not be present