Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
1000 RABBITS
SLAIN IN DRIVE
Continued from rage ono

DR.. Ward b. Rowland. f. Rincon, j.
Rudolph, AL Rheel, William Rudolph,
b. Ruff, Lang; Hy Ross, j. D. Rob-
ertson.
Anthony Schwamm. F, H. sandpper,
Ben Smith, jr., b. c. Santee. E. r.
Schafer, Westminster; A. ]. Schneider,
Warren Sackett, Hollywood; H. j.
Slaughter, Joseph Stitch, L. C. Scheller,
A. w. Schulled, c. A. Stavenow Ed
| Schaefer, j. A. Simon, II. j. Slaughter,
DIR. Chester, G. Skinner, S. r. Thomp-
son. ]. c. Seamans.
| G. e. A. Thurner S. r. Thompson,
S. J. Underhill.
II. ]. Watcher, South Pasadena; j.
S. Vignes, Long Beach,.
Judge Fred P. Willis. K. Wiley, M.
Wardell, E. C. Webster, South Pasa-
dena; ]. w. Wooton, Fred Walton,
William Wicker C. NJ. Wilson.
| John L. Yardell.
Women There, Too
Some of the women excursionists
were: Mrs. E. A Goggin, Mrs. d. B.
Clark. Lancaster Mrs. F. w. Andel-
! finger Mrs H. G. Greenman, Miss
Mary Kennel, Miss Jessie Morris, Chi
cago Miss May McElroy, Miss Lizzie
Curtis and Miss Edith Lynn of Lam
| caster.
As soon as the train reached Lancas-
|
| sidetracked, and everybody with the
rabbit hunger jumped off and passed
through the gantlet of extended hands
and marched toward the schoolhouse,
| where the barbecue tables were set and
the big fire was blazing under the
| meats.
Everybody fell in without awaiting
| signals to enjoy the feast the towns
people offered. Appetites were sharp
ened by the ride, and the stories of
| rabbits surrounding the town waiting
to be driven to nets fired the ambitions
of the visitors.
Lancaster's arrangements were in
charge of an executive committee con-
| sisting of A. w. Kettle, c. Dunsmoor
and Hugh Petri. There was also a
barbecue committee including j. Varel-
| la, f. H. Robinson and j. Bell; dance
committee embracing H. Specht, r. L.
Kornellissen and T. Webb.
The marshals were Chief c. Duns-
moor, A. w. Kettle, II. B. Vreeland,
H. Specht, Mrs. George Lutz, with r.
Cheney, H. Evert, A. Specht and c.
Talbot as assistants.
The women's rest rooms were in
charge of Mrs. D. E. Hunter. o. Murray
and Miss Hattie Keeler and Miss Nell
lie Scates.
Signal to Start
Then came the signal to board wag
ons and mount horses for the trip to-
ward the foothills where the dragnet
was to be spread. 1t meant a general
exodus, for everybody wanted to be in
the chase.
Rain had fallen the night before and
the desert roads were a bit soggy at
places. In all directions the caravans
bent their way, each wagon led by
marshal posted as to the rendezvous.
By 2:30 o'clock the outer line had
been formed and the signal to start
beating the brush was given.
In a huge semicircle the line of hu-
man beings, on foot or on horseback,
began to make its way back toward the
corral A few dogs which had slipped
their leashes joined in the hunt. The
wagon and several automobiles formed
the rear guard.
Everybody carried a stick or club
and a missile of some kind to be used
in throwing at the bunnies in case they
took a notion to dart back through the
lines.
The instructions were to make all the
noise possible and every yell imagin-
able, from the Comanche to the base
ball rooter's cry, ascended to the skies
Thus the lines gradually converged
toward the center Every few minutes
a shout arose from one point or an
other showing that game had been
scared out of cover.
SchWamm Makes Killing
About o'clyock Anthony Schwamm,
who led the division alongside the main
road, threw his stick at one rabbit and
neatly dispatched it on the spot
Here and there some unusually
active animal managed TO get through
the lines TO tell it's brethren back IN
the mountains to give Lancaster a
wide berth hereafter, but most of them
ha irra CT
death.
By 3:15 the lines were within a half
mile of the corral and scores of rabbits
6arted hither and thither, frightened
by the din, and headed unconsciously
toward the wire trap ahead.
The men on the horses who had been
giving orders from the field hurried
the brush beaters to fast walk Inc
critical time was at hand.
The male outriders were in command
of Clyde Cheney Charles y lbott, A.
Specht, Roy Miller, Henry Specht,
George Kinton, Ted Atmore, Guy
johnson, George --tmore and r. M.
Cameron.
The women hunters were directed by
a mounted squad including Mrs:
Bertha HaVer Misses Moneta ana
Editha Coleman, Miss A. V. Carpenter
of New York, Mrs. c. II. Cram, Mrs.
Ii. Vreeland, Mrs. A. w. Kettle, Miss
Margaret Lozenski and Mrs. o. c.
Mitchell.
Closing the Lines
Then with a shout, as hundreds Of
rabbits began to Dart in every direc-
tion, the men began to belabor them,
killing right and left. The blows We're
directed at the heads and necks of the
brutes to insure instant death, and 1t
had to be done quickly, for the little
animals were flying in all directions.
The line had now closed up and there
were first, second and third skirmish-
ing lines. Bunny had hard time get
ting through all three.
For ten minutes the slaughter was
kept up, the wire netting combining the
operations to a narrow space.
At the close over 1000 rabbits had
been killed, with possibly other hun
dreds killed on the way.
Then came the second drive, in which
500 more were dispatched, this COM
pany of hunters going over different
area on the outskirts of the city.
Joseph Desmond, the owens aque-
duct contractor, came over i'll his auto
from Elizabeth lake. With him were
Mrs. Joseph Desmond, Miss Bessie
Crichton, Chauffeur Harry Boore, who
Joined in the sport and enjoyed it.
Assisting at the barbecue and drive
were Mrs. F. II. Smith, l.. T. Eggles-
ton, Miss Ida Eggleston, Mrs. d. E.
Hunter, Miss Edit Lynn, Mrs. o.
Murray G. Weber, c. P. Sears H.
Davis, John Carter. c. Z. Jones, c. H.
Stoughton and j. p. Lonergan.
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