Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-06-16


Captain Fritz Duquesne. the Boer
ivory hunter. was commissioned by a
German naturalist society TO capture
one Of each species 81 African uuadru.
mana lie was entirely successful In
the work. except that he could obtain
no gorilla Finally 4 pysmy pointed
out a portion Of the dank jungle IN
which gorilla had been seen.
The captain immcdi arranged
his camp ana LAID his p.aas and made
preparations to trap the monster and
Get him alive 81 possible though he
fully realized the danger IF the under
taking
For four days" said the captain.
eve camped iu this hotlcd OF disease.
beators went oUJ iu au directions
searching for The gorilla. At last some
deep, wide scratches were found on a
cluster q vines. ON close examination
the unuistakao,e bair II the gorilla
was found ou broken tviS.
After some hours we found the tree
where thc gorilla lived. We could tell
It by the greasy appearance OF the
bark. made SO by the repeated rubbing
the fresh marks. with sap still wet.
that the animal had recently assembled
the tree. The scratches were short
and deep. showing thac Il had lifted
Itself Up and had not slid down. which
would have made long. shallow
scratch
I'VE spread strong net around the
tree IN q circle sloping upward on the
outer side. Around the top Of the net
there were drawn ropes from four d.
IecGons. held 10y hale q dozen natives
hidden IN the bush. These were &c
bring the TOP Of the net together and
thus bag our game
After waiting some hours the leaves
above rusucd and then opened as
six foot male gorilla descended IN
sUspeciuEly and entered the trap.
signaled, the four ropes were pulled
aC once. and we had cur animal-for
= moment He roared IL fury. twist
iDg. jumping and biting the rope into
pieces. The natives were pulled about
like dolls IS he tried 20 reach drSt one
and then another. The professor jump
ell about IL excitement. trying 10 To-
Gus camera on the Infatuated animal.
At last tLe mighty arms Of the ~
rilla broke - hole through the net, al
lie tore the rest from him as though
II were - rotten raS Most ~ the u--
lives ted H. Lismay. The profess 2
dropped his camera ana tried 20 cs-
cape. In moment the gorilla grasp
81 him In its terrible hands.
Il seized my r.Le ANA lred in tie
air 10 frlSl,en the animal. IN NV Pc
siiOn i could no, shoot ~ him with
out hitting uy friend Fcr 81 moment
the gorilla stood SIN, holding the now
unconscious Wan rs though he were
= baby, the uru,e's lips drawn back
from his EliStening teeth.
y thrust another cartridge in my
rifle. As I did 50 there was a buzz in
the air, ana IN arrow, shot by ua-
tive, pierced the Eorilla'S side. y roar
burst from his red throat and lie drop
ped his victim. Like hash. before
I could shoot. q native Sprang FROM
the leaves and half throwing. ha T
thrUsung. drove an aSSag1i into the
SOrilla'S heart With groau the
brute fell dead
"ENaminicS the professor. l found
thGN his right a~m was broken and
that some OF his ribs were crushed into
his lungs. We save Up che effort 70
set a live gorilla and. placing the i'm
JUrcd man IN q hammock. carried him
back toward the ease coast.
He died on the road. Out ON che
veldt beside q native village n lonely
little slab marked Car, Bloch sticks