The Detroit times., 1910-03-16
WOMAN Tells Of
THRILLING HUNT
WITH ROOSEVELT
On Horseback She Helps To Rout
Fierce Beast Out of Its Lair
in Dark Africa and Chase
II Down.
Animal Charges Whole Line Of
Hunters, and Falls Fighting Be-
fore Score of Spear Thrusts.
az "ELEANoR c."

| MOMBASA, British Africa. March
l6.--I have just been through the most
thrilling experience. lion-spearing
hunt arranged for ex-President Roose-
welt. and you may, perhaps, like to
hear about it.
| When the ex-president arrived at
the Sirjoit camping ground, Nasin
Guishu, IL was arranged To have q
| lion-hunt from there. Fifty picked
Nandi natives marched In, In all their
war-paint-queer arrangements or
feathers on their heads and cow-bells
to make music fastened TO their
knees, decorated waist-belts, to which
most of them had small club or knife
hanging, the rest OF their arms-or,
might say, dress-consisting OF
shield and spear. For hunting they
dispensed with the cow-bells and the
feathered head-dresses. They are very
fine men, tall and well-built, as active
AS monkeys, and as plucky as they
make EN-
Party Pursues Lion.
We all started off across the plain,
the grass for several miles round being
fortunately short The Nandis ar
ranged themselves in a long single line
To beat, while the horsemen, about
ten in all-consisting OF Col. Roose-
velt's party, ourselves, and a few
!others-followed just behind them.
| After drawing about ten miles or
country without any result, our hopes
and spirits began to fall correspond
ingly as the heat of the day rose.
by This time we had reached dry
river bed, with some good cover OF
long grass and reeds. We had not
gone far along it when up jumped
splendid lion. dark in color. with
lfine name, and made of towards some
fairly open country. Away We gal-
Hoped In hot pursuit-a most thrilling
chase. For a few minutes we lost
sight of him in the long grass before
he left the river bed, but he was soon
viewed as he mounted some rising
ground towards some thorn trees.
There seemed to be something lncon-
lgruous ia giving the halloo! to lion,
and I felt almost ashamed of shouting.
/ There he goes!" after his retreating
majesty the king Of beasts. We soon
gained on him, and he took cover
under a low-spreading thorn tree,
lgrowling savagely. flashing MS tan anu
Turning from side to side, looking for
the weakest spot in the circle OF MS
enemies. who were gradually forming
round him.
PIunges at Natives.
We had q perfect view OF him with
in about thirty yards. and / longed 10
have a shot. but my rifle was far be-
hind. and we were, anyhow. not sup
lposed To shoot unless In danger. The
Nanois were TO do the killing. Those
few minutes were the most exciting,
and they seemed much longer tnan
they we're for every moment No
seemed 70 be getting more FURIOUS,
and each time he turned and looked
Iour way | expected he would charge.
Very soon he did. but not at us ne
came out at trot FOR rev yarus,
still growing: then reared UP ana
threw himself at the line or natives:
lie looked magnificent, ana tney iaceu
him without fiinching.
In n fash ne had man down VINO
cot his smear home. but was manled
himself In the shoulder and arm. Then'
feeling another spear on the other
side. the lion turned and seized an
other man. and clawed him, al the
same time biting furiously at yet an
other spear, which he doubled up III
his mouth. knocking ouI two or MS
Iown teeth. and chipping a BIT out OF
his tongue as he fell, still nghung'
nierced through an dthrough with
about twenty spears
The excitement was now great anu
General and kodaks flashed to the
fore as the victorious Nandis, holding
their shields over theid neads, march-
cd round singing a deep-throated ana
rather melodious dirge over their
fallen foe we'll worthy OF their own
courage.
Not Seriously Hurt.
The two wounded natives were soon
seen 10 rise and their wounds washed
end dressed, and happily, after the
first shock was over, they were 1ouhu
/ 10 be not evry seriously hurt. Ihey
are strong and healthy race, and
soon recover from wounds OF this
nature.
The funniest thing was when one
OF the party came up and compliment
ed me on my courage and GOODNESS. L
began to wonder II | had killed the
lion.
Col. Roosevelt was delighted with
the whole thing. He is most refresh
ingIy keen and quite boyishly enthus-
iastic about everything that presenss
itself TO his notice. He laughs AT
every Joke as heartily as a schooinoy-
We had one more lion hunt with the
Nandis and got q brace-A very nan0-
some lion and lioness. The lion was
Must Ike the arst one. but not so large.
We had short chase after them.
and then they lay down in the reeds.
the only cover there was. and We're
louickly dispatched before they had
time to collect themselves or screw no
I their courage 10 the pitch Of fury the
other one did lie was beautiful
lion. in splendid condition. and his
skin was presented 10 the only lady OF
the marty. TO hear great surprise and
JOY and thus ended the great Nszan