The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-18
CHARGED BY LION.
Attack of Jungle King is Quite Se-
riOus Matter.

For several days the ostrich camp
near Sir Alfred Peases homestead at
Athi River had been worried by
lions, and as that gentleman had just
arrived by steamship Guelph, in
company with his sons and Mr.. Grey,
the news to hand was heartily well
coined as affording most opportune
sport. A party was promptly organ
lied, consisting os Sir Alfred Pease,
Mr.. G. Grey, Messrs. Howard and Ed
ward Pease, Capt. Slater, Mr.. Cliff
ford and Mr.. H. H. Hill. The hunt
started on Sunday morning, January
29. The plan of campaign was to
divide into two parties, one consist
ing of Sir Alfred and Mr.. Hill.
After about half an hours ride, in
drawing donga Mr.. Hill espied two
big male lions making off about half
a mile to the right, and the party of
two galloped after the quarry, en-
deavoring to keep them in sight. Sir
Alfred followed the bigger and SLOW
er animal and Mr.. Hill, the leader,
which was some 400 or 500 yards on
his left. The object of the hunters
was to turn the game into a donga,
thus giving time for the rest of the
party to come up, hoping that Mr..
Grey would be given the opportunity
to open the shoot. That sportsman
has a fine reputation for high cour-
age, and is no novice at big game.
Unfortunately, the second party had
no opportunity of learning the tactics
which had been agreed upon by Sir
Alfred and Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. Grey, seeing the game, put his
horse to the gallop and practically
started to course the brutes. His
companions were Immediately alarm
ed at his foolish temerity and en-
deavored to warn him of the terrible
danger he was courting. They were
doubly alarmed at seeing one of the
lions preparing to charge. Mr.. Hill
thereupon dismounted and fired a
quick shot at the biggest lion in the
hope of attracting his attention from
Mr.. Grey. The bullet unluckily fell
short and the lion charged Mr.. Grey,
who jumped off his pony and awaited
the onslaught. At about 20 yards
he fired and the shot went into the
shoulder, but without stopping the
deadly charge. He got in another
shot at about five yards, hitting the
brute in the mouth, breaking two of
his murderous fangs and injuping
his jaw.
The lion flung his victem to the
ground and commenced to worry him
just like a. cat would a mouse
Meanwhile Mr.. H. Pease had follow
ed Mr.. Grey, and the party waved
him to come up on the flank; they
then covered the 800 yards between
them and the lion and his victim at
top speed. When some so yards off
the lion noticed his fresh antagonists
and ceased to maui Mr.. Grey.
At 25 yards the party dismounted
and ran in. The beast Immediately
made toward them, and at this awful
moment of peril Mr.. Hills rifle jam
med, and he, too, was out of action.
Almost simultaneously Sir Alfred
and Mr.. Pease fired, and the balls
entered the lions ribs The thrice
heavily wounded animal then re-
turned to his victim. The Mortified
relief party scarcely remembered
what happened during the next brief
moments, further than that the lion
was on top of Mr.. Grey and the ami
NAL and man were so mixed up that
it was most difficult to distinguish the
formers head from the latter's body
in order to get in a deadly ,head-shot,
which was found impossible to place
until the lion was almost lifeless.
During the deadly fray the other lion
was distant only about 100 yards,
growing and lashing his tail. In
spite Of the double danger threaten
ing them, the hunters, who had only
two .256 rifles, paid no attention to
the second animal, being intent on
relieving their comrade.
Mr.. Grey's wounds were very nu-
merous. The lion severely clawed
his face and head, bit his arms, hands
and thighs and inflicted nasty
wounds on his back. After being
rescued from deadly peril Mr.. Grey
was perfectly collected, and quietly
instructed his anxious friends how
they could best handle his lacerated
body.-East African Standard.
Five Children Burned.