Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-17
Former President Arrives at Naisobi
Accompanied by Victorious
Spearmen.
AMERICAN FLAG LEADS COLUMN
Wild Members of Escort Sing and
Blow Horns.
KILLS LION IN FIERCE FIGHT
Mighty Hunter from United States
Saw the Combat
KILLS LION IN FIERCE FIGHT
KERMIT ROOSEVELT Is LUCKY
Young Man Achieves High Distine-
tion by killing n BOnEO, and
Smithsonian Institution
VIII he Gamer.

NAIROBI, British East Africa, Dec. H.
long stream of porters came winding
across the veldt towards the station at
Nairobi, looking Tor all the world like
string Of ants. The stars and stripes was
held aloft by a giant native and the sound
of horns made strange discords with the
chanting OF the weird and elusive Safari
song.
Shortly. Colonel Roosevelt arrived on the
back OF his favorite horse Tranquility"
It was the end OF his last trip in the
British East African protectorate.
This safar!, which was the fourth 10 he
made out of Nairobi. gave Colonel Roose-
velt and his party an opportunity to wit
ness an exciting hunt at A. p. Hoy's
farm at Srgoi, in the Guasu Nguisho
country, the spearing of lion by Landl
warriors.
Seventy OF these spearmen had been
asked to take part in the drive and they
assented readily, for when q warrior spears
a lion he becomes q leader of the fighting
section Of the tribe and may wear a head
dress formed of the Hons main and walk
at the head of the Nandi warriors when
on the march. When IN these hunts they
display extraordinary courage.
After "A Lion with Spears.
The band of seventy almost naked men,
with their long, sharp spears, and at
tended by the chosen spectators, the latter
being mounted, proceeded down a long
valley. where the grass was thick and
thorn trees lined its edges.
Very soon lion was observed not more
than 400 yards in front. Immediately the
warriors gave chase, and in less than two
miles they had rounded up the king OF
the wilderness The horsemen then ap-
- ,r.A A..
at bay was a fully grown. black-maned
one.
The spearmen began their task Of sur
rounding the quarry. Every man went to
his-allotted position. end the circle slowly
closed in on the snariing beast which
swished his tail and kept UP a continual
roaring.
The warriors drew 20 within some twenty
yards of him. and the horsemen closed
up to see the kill. yet remained at a suf-
ficient distance not to interfere with the
movements of the spearmen. Three times
the lion made savage charge at the
now stationary warriors, but stopped short
each time, with name bristling. roaring II
impotent rage at his tormentors
Again the attacking party advanced t.
withing ten yards OF their victim. ON
last desperate effort and he drove directly
spears quivering in his body But in on,
brief moment he managed to drag dow
one Of the natives, his claws sinking int,
the mans flesh
Warriors Dance About Victim
The death OF the king seemed to awake,
all the fire in the warriors blood. The,
began dance of triumph around the body
waving their blood-stained spears som,
OF which were bent by the force of tn,
shock, holding their shields above thel
heads and shouting forth blood-curdlin,
yells in the excess OF their Joy over tn,
victory.
In the meantime the injured man was be
Ing given medical attention and he bor
the pain Of his wounds without a sign o
concern He who had first jabbed his spea
through the lion Joined in the dance at tn
start, but soon retired TO a distance. wher
he seated himself, apparently indifferent I
the antics Of his fellows. He was now
leader of men and must therefore not sho,
sign that he had done anything out of tn
ordinary.
The luck OF Kermit Roosevelt has bee
proverbial While Colonel Roosevelt wa
hunting with Lord Delamere Kermit wen
on with r. b. Cole and his wanderob
warriors. The Wanderobos are adebts a
killing bongo, which are very rare and ar
only to be found in the forests. In a shoI
space Of time the younger Roosevelt ha
secured a large and fine specimen OF tn
female bongo and one OF the young, imms
ture bonGo.
This was a feat that any old hunte
might Justly be proud OF. for no white ma
has ever before stalked and shot at bong,
There are only two cases on record of
white man shooting bongo with the aid {
the natives and their dogs. So pleased wa
one OF the residents here with the succes
OF the youth that he presented Kermit wit
fine specimen OF the male bongo. and
the Smithsonian Institution will have
complete family group, the only one In IN
world