News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-05-12
TRAPPING A GORILLA
Story Of a Vicious Struggle In
the African Jungle.
A NET THAT FAILED TO HOLD.
The Shared Monster Broke THROUGH
Its Meshes and Was the Cause Of
One Death Before He Was Himself
Killed by the Attacking Party.

Killed by the Attacking Party.
Captain Fritz 'Duquesne, the Boel
ivory hunter, was commissioned by 4
German 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. Finally pygmy pointed
out a portion Of the dank jungle in
which gorilla had been seen
The captain Immediately arranged
his camp and laid his plans and made
| preparations to trap the monster and
get him alive If possible, though he
fully realized the danger of the under
| taking
For four days" said the captain
1--WE camppd in this hotbed of disease
Beaters went out In all directions
searching for the gorilla AZ last scme
deep. wide scratches were found on a
cluster IF vines On close examination
tie unmis,aknhle hair Of the gorilla
was found en ii broken twig.
after some hours we found the tree
where the gorilla lived We could tel
it by the greasy appearance Of The
bark made so by the repeated rubbing
Uf the gulila'S body We CoulG tell by
the fresh marks with sap still wet
that the animal had recently assembled
Tie tree. The scratches were short
and deep. showing that it had lifted
itself up and had not slid down, which
would have made long, shallow
scratch.
I'VE spread Il strong net around the
tree in Il circle sloping upward on the
outer side. Around the top of the net
there were drawn ropes from four di-
tections, held by half dozen natives
hidden in the bush. These were to
bring the top of the net together and
thus bag our game.
After waiting some hours the leaves
above rustled and then opened as a
six foot male gorilla descended un-
suspectingly and entered the trap. l
signaled. the four ropes were pulled
at once, and we had our animation |
a moment. He roared in fury, twist |
ing, jumping and biting the rope into |
pieces. The natives were pulled about |
like dolls as he tried to reach first one |
and then another. The professor jump
ed about in excitement, trying to TO-
Gus Il camera on the Infatuated animal.
"At last the mighty arms of the go
rilla broke a hole through the net, and
he tore the rest from him as though
it We're rotten rag. Most of the ma
tives fed in dismay. The professor
dropped his camera and tried to es-
cape. In moment the gorilla grasp
ed him in it's terrible hands.
Il seized my rifle and fired in the
air to brighten the animal. In my po-
sition | could not shoot at him with
out hitting my friend. For moment
he gorilla stood still, holding the now
man as though he were
/ baby, the brute's lips drawn back
from his glistening teeth.
.! thrust another cartridge in my
life. AS I did SO there was a buzz in
he air. and an arrow, shot by ma
i've, pierced the gorilla'S side. A roar
)urst from his red throat, and he drop
could shoot, a native sprang from c
he leaves and, half throwing, half 1
Trusting, drove an assagai into the v
;orilla's heart With groan the T
,rute fell dead. S
Examining the professor, found S
haS his right arm was broken and v
hat some of his ribs were crushed into -
lis lungs. We gave up the effort to !,
eft live gorilla and, placing the in .
ured man in a hammock, carried him
ack toward the east coast. :,
HE died on the road. Out on the II
eldt beside n native village a lonely Q
tile slab marked Carl Bloch sticks ,
D above the grass. 1t is the profess N
RS grave. Hunting is not all excit- h
~ adventure and laughing victory. P
t has its tears. like other things
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