The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-25
TE[LS'0F HUNTING
With ROOSEVELT 5
G
II. Alden Loring Delivers First
Lecture OF African
Expedition.
RAISE FOR COLONEL . Z
Declares He and Kermit Are
Fearless in Presence
Of Big Game.
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Waverly, N. Y. August Ell. Alden
Loring, Of Owsgo. N. ", one OF the
field naturalists who accompanied the
Roosevelt African expedition, deliv-
cred his first lecture, Through Africa
With Roosevelt" here tonight MS one
OF the attractions of the Old Home
Week celebration. Mr.. I.oring covered
the entire trip from Mombasa, British
I East Africa. to Gondokoro, on the Nile.
where the big game hunting prac-
ticaily ceased. After describing the
habits OF the natives and game. and
relating many interesting experiences
that befell various members OF the
party. the speaker said:
Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit are
two Of the finest men to be with in
camp that have met. Their ~hole
q interest WAS for the good OF the ex-
+ pedltforl, and they added many rarc
animals to the collection simply be-
cause they were determined to make
IT as complete and valuable as pos
stble. Although handicapped by poor
Z eyesight. the colonel IS a good marks
man. Like all sportsmen. he made
many good shots, and he made many
poor ones, but as a whole his shooting
4was above the average and he FREE
Z quently brought down many flying
birds. such as herons, cranes and
greater bustards. In hunting dan
gerous game. such as buralocs. ele-
phants. rhinoceroses and lions. he ex-
hlplted the courage OF a veteran big
game hunter. and the quickness with
which he mastered the situation when
IN dangerous Places. and the accuracy
OF his shooting, showed that he never
got excited.
do not think that the colonel
s.ves his readers a fair impression
OF the very great danger that he and
kermit were so often placed In. After
mad said good-by to four or five
settiers with whom we had become
acquainted. and met therA again sew
s cru. weeks later to find one with a
, padiy injured arm chewed by, a
leopard. second in the hospital at
.l point OF death from a lion mawl-
ing. and third Vho axhibited a rent
IN shirt made by the tusks Of a
charging elephant that killed his gun
bearer: and after we had dined with
missionary one noon and learned Of
MS death from fever the next dsy
we began to realize that hunting Al.
ricann big game was not altogether a
one-sidcd affair."
ar. Lori1ig spoke OF Kermit as be,np
one OF the most persistent sportsmen
ne mas ever met. cool in the presence
ne pursued wounded animal ne sell
dom failed TO get it. and in the ella &c
re outran his gun-bearers and even
the swiftest porters.
IN substance. Mr. Lorfng denied that
the expedition was one OF slaughter.
He said that 1t was purely scientific
sent out by the Smithsonian Instttu-
ton for the purpose of enrichtnp orr
knowledge of science and to collect
specimens of African animals.
Zen times the amount OF. game could
nave been killed. Already over twenty
I'VE animals new to science have been
B described, and when the entire collec-
ZION has been worked up many moro
VIII have been found. Not infreouent-
~ the government is compelled To
crosse TO travellers sections OF the coun-
Try where man-eating lions have sud
$denly appeared and are killing the
natives. or where a rogue rllinoceros
or buffaloes toss them with their
lhorns. These animals have II be
killed before the region Is again safe
Tor travellers. Game is so abundant
that barbed wire fences are broken
down by zcbras. Wild beasts and harte-
&beests and crops seriously damaged.
me settlers encourage hunters. and
3 - they had their own way in a short
time the vast herds OF game that now
4 roam oyer the plains would be greatly
decreased :
large number OF colored lantern
slides made from photographs taken
by Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit
Roosevelt were shown. They depicted
+ nerds OF wild elephants. rhinoceroses
: cranes and other African animals.
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