New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
HIS SERVANT A VICTIM.

,,io,eI Patterson. who was detailed to Tsavo 10
take charge Of the construction work, had been
there few days when he learned OF the presence
of tNo lions Soon afterward one or two coolies
55ss-rearad from their tents and though he was
-old Al the time that they had been carried on by
Ions he did credit the story until one night one
Of his Sernadars, a Sikh named Cngan Slngh was
dragged from his tent and eaten The fate OF the
to-t,,,,a+a man was established beyond all doubt
when the colonel accompanied by Captain Haslam,
who happened TO be in Tsavo at the time foilo"ine
the furrows made by the heels Of the TlctiEn' anu
the pug marks OF the lion, reached the spot "heIe
the body had apparently been devoured Tne spot
with It's Iitte- Of half gnawed bones and flesh. over
which two Hons had evidently quarrelleo. was rem
de-ed all the more grewsome by the presence OF me
ieradars head. the eyes wide open ana look o.
sreals bic horror fixed within their CLASSY oepths.
l,ar 1,er7an enc Of the finest exhibitions Of human
courage and persistency matched against cruel
brute cunning placed on record sport Is LOU
weak name to apply TO that contest. II was war
war 10 the death between one man and two OF 'he
most boodthirsty creatt res that ever roameo the
African i,,ngles Colonel Patterson began his war
against the the night after the kllilns OF INC
ser5,sdar The colonel stationed himself in a tree
near the unfortunate servant s tent he was a ,
with ? 3O3 rife and 12-bore shotgun, one oaFfei
~ ,-,icb WAS loaded with ball and the other with
slug Late in the night the tired watcher heaTU d
great Iproar in another camp nan lnlle a"0'
.rd IN tl,e morning found that one of the hons hau
r,rcxrn into Raflhead camp and made Oh WIN d
,la-I-,r- z-o7Jzr,an Refreshed by a nights rest
Colonel Patterson proceeded Railhead camp IN
the belief that the lions would return there loI
more victims He made the dangerous hali-iiiie
trip through the jungle after dark one OF ms NIL
ar,fne a bright light behind him and another lead
t- goat which was tied beneath the tree IN whlch
the colonel took up his post that night Inc iIU
sotony of another dreary wait. this time IN cou'
s-izzling rain was broken by heartreholhs
Shrek followed by great clanaor' wich toid Ol0'
the lions had taken another victim ths liiie rum
another camp a considerable distance away
As the worlzmen were gathered in separate camps
scattered over a range OF about elsHt i4ie0 va
either side OF Tsavo. and as the tacucs OF liie an
,uafs seemed TO be to select victim from uHeI-
ent aro,, each night hunter less determined than
Colonel Patterson might have deemed the lash III
possible and given il up Many narrow escapes
from the herce beasts not the least OF whch was d
visit maid by the lions night TO Colonel rat
-erso7l.s own tent served to increase the panic
among the vorknen. About each camp oona'
Of high thorn fence. built Camphres were
kept burning all night, big tin cans were ueo 70
the limbs of trees and kept Jangllng anu SINUS
were fired but noise and lights were ahke heio IN
sco-r Hv the rnsn-eaters. They leaped the "boHas
ard almost nightly made away with a man FROM
the Railhead camp hospital. which hao Deeh Iei'
somewhat isolated when the camp rnoVed on Que
uoor wretch was seized and dragged OF through
the thorn fence and others were badly injured
The following night having moved the hospital 10
new site nearer the camp. Colonel Patterson tooA
up his station inside the abandoned boma' IN the
belief that the man-eateTs would return there out
about midnight he was mortified to hear shrleks
coming from the direction of the new hospital
when daylight came he learned that one or the
lions had ieaped the. newly erected thorn renee
walked boldly into the circle of light from the Dig
campfire managed TO get fits head beneath the can
vas OF the tent and selling the hospital water car
rier by TIE foot dragged him forth With the man
in its mouth the lion Ilp and down the BONA
in ful sight Of several cf the terrifled panehts,
until. finding weak place in the fence it plunged
through with .ts prey.