Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-17
CHARGED BY LION.
Attack Of Jungle King ls Quite seri.
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For several days the ostrich camp
near Sir Alfred Pease's homestead at
Athi River had been worried by lions,
and as that gentleman had just ar
rived by steamship Guelph, in COM
pany with his sons and Mr.. Grey,
the news to hand was heartily well
coined as affording most opportune
sport. A party was promptly organ
ICED, consisting Of Sir Alfred Pease,
Mr.. G. Grey, Messrs. Howard and Ed
ward Pease, Capt. Slater, Mr.. Clifford
and Mr.. H. H. Hill. The hunt started
on Sunday morning, January 20. The
plan of campaign was to divide into
two parties. one consisting of Sir AL
fred and Mr.. Hill.
After about half an hours ride, in
drawing a 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 slower
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 courage, 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 counting. They were
doubly alarmed at seeing one OF the
lions preparing to charge. Mr.. Hill
thereupon dismounted and fired
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 twenty 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 injuring his
jaw.
The lion flung his victim to the
ground and commenced to worry him
iust like a cat would a mouse. Mean
while Mr.. H. Pease had followed 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 fifty yards of the
lion noticed his fresh antagonists and
ceased to maui Mr.. Grey.
At twenty-five yards the party dis
mounted and ran in. The beast i'm
mediately made toward them. ana at
this awful moment of peril Mr.. Hilis
rifle jammed, and he, too, was out OF
action. Almost simultaneously Sir Al
fred and Mr.. Pease fired, and the balls
entered the lions ribs. The thrice
heavily wounded animal then return
ed to his victim. The Mortified relief
party scarcely remembered what hap
pened during the next brief moments,
further than that the lion was on top
of Mr.. Grey and the animal and man
were so mixed up that 1t 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 threatening them, the
hunters. who had only two 1855 rifles,
paid no attention to the second AMI
NAL being intent on relieving their
comrade.
Mr.. Grey's wounds were very num-
erous. 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 MS
anxious friends how they could best
handle his lacerated body.-East Al
rican standard.