The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-01
GETTING A GORILLA
VICIOUS STRUGGLE WITH ANIMAL
IN AFRICAN JUNGLE.
5rute's Enormous Strength Enables u
70 Break Bonds and Stay Mem
Der Of Party Trying to
Capture II.


Capt Fritz Duquesne. the Boer ivory
hunter. was commissioned by a Ger
man naturalist society to capture one
OF each species of African quadru-
mana He was entirely successful In
the work. except that he could obtain
no gorilla, he writes in Hampton's
Magazine under the title Hunting
Ahead OF Roosevelt in East Africa"
Finally pigmy pointed out portion
Of the dark Jungle in which a gorilla
had been seen.
For four days" continues the cap
tain I'VE camped I'm this hotbed OF dis
ease. Beaters went out in all direc-
tons searching for the gorilla. At
last some deep. wide scratches were
found on a cluster OF vines. On close
examination the unmistakable hair Of
the gorilla was found on a broken
twig. After some hours we found the
tree where the gorilla lived. We could
tell II by the greasy appearance OF
the bark. made so by the repeated
rubbing Of the gorilla's body. We
could tell by the fresh marks. with
sap sim wet. that the animal had re-
Gently assembled the tree. The
scratches were short and deep. show
ing that Il had lifted itself up and
not slid down. which would have made
a long. shallow scratch.
We spread a strong net around the
tree in a circle sloping upward on
the outer side Around the top OF the
net there were drawn ropes from four
directions held by half n dozen ma
tiyes hidden in the bush. These we're
to bring the top OF the net together.
and thus bag our game.
After waiting some hours the
leaves above rusiled and then opened
as six-foot male gorilla descended
uususpectingly and entered the trap.
signaled. the four ropes were pulled
az once. and we had our animal-for
moment. lie roared In fury. twist.
ing. Jumping and biting the rope into
pieces. Tho natives were pulled about
like dolls as he tried 10 reach first one
and then another. The professor
Jumped about IN excitement. trying 10
focus a camera on the Infatuated ami
NAL.
AT last the mighty arms OF the go
rilla broke a hole through the net and
he tore the rest from him as though
Il were a rotten rag Most of the ma.
lives fed in dismay. The professor
dropped his camera and tried TO es-
cape; in a moment the gorilla grasped
him in fits terrible hands.
/ ~ -. IN. q. a..
air 10 Brighten the animal In my po-
sition | could not shoot at him without
hitting my friend For a moment the
gorilla stood still holding the now un.
conscious man as though he we're a
baby. the brute's lips drawn back from
his glistening teeth. I thrust another
cartridge In my rife. As did so
there was a buzz In the air and an ar
row shot by a native pierced the go
rilla's side. A roar burst from his red
throat and he dropped his victim. Like
a fash. before could shoot. n native
sprang from the leaves. and. half
throwing half thrusting. drove an as
segai into the gorilla's heart With a
groan the brute fell dead.
Examining the professor. found
that his right arm was broken and
that some OF his ribs were crushed
into his lungs. We gave up tho e..
fort TO get a live gorilla. and. placing
the injured man in a hammock. car
ried him back toward the east coast
He died on the road. Out on the veldt
beside a native village a lonely little
slab marked Carl Bloch sticks up
above the grass. Hunting Is not all
exciting adventure ard laughing vic.
tory. II has tears. lie other things"