The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-13
A THRILLING ENCOUNTER.
Disposition OF the Charge of IL
Wounded Lion i'm Africa.

Disposition OF the Charge of
Wounded Lion i'm Africa.
For several days the ostrich
camp near Sir Alfred Pease'S home
stead at Athi River had been wor-
rid by lions, and as that gentle
man had just arrived by the steam
ship Guelph. in company with his
son and Mr.. Grey. the news to
hand was heartily welcomed as af-
fording most opportune sport. A
party was promptly organized, con-
sisting of Sir Alfred Pease, G.
Grey Howard and Edward Pease,
Capt Slater, Mr.. Clifford and II.
Hill. The hunt was started on
Sunday morning, January 90. The
plan of campaign was to divide in
to two parties, one consisting OF
Sir Alfred and Mr.. Hill.
After about half an hours ride,
in drawing n donga, Mr.. Hill espied
two big male lions making off about
half mile to the right, and the
party of two gallowed after the
quarry, endeavoring to keep them
in sight. Sir Alfred followed the
bigger and slower animal and Mr..
Hill the leader. which was some
four or five hundred yards to his
left. The object of the hunters
was to turn the game into a dom
ga, 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 sec
ond party had no opportunity of
} learning the tactics that had been
agreed upon by Sir Alfred and MIR.
Hill.
} Mr.. Grey. seeing the game, put
his horse to gallop and practical
ly started to course the brutes. His
} companions were Immediately
alarmed at his foolish temerity and
endeaYored to warn him of the
terrible danger he was counting.
They were doubly alarmed at see
ing one OF the lions preparing to
charge. Mr.. Hill thereupon dis
, mounted and fired quick shot at
the biggest lion in the hope of at
tracing 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 with
, out stopping the deadly charge He
got in another shot ut about five
yards, hitting the brute in the
, mouth, breaking two of his murder
Gus fangs and injuring his jaw.
The lion flung it's victim TO the
, ground and commenced to worry
him just like a cat would a mouse.
Meanwhile H. Pease had followed
} Mr.. Grey and the party waved him
to come up on the flank. They
} then covered the three hundred
: yards between them and the lion
and his victim at top speed. When
some fifty yards off the lion MOTTO
ed his fresh antagonists and ceased
to maui Mr.. Grey.
At twenty-five yards the party
dismounted and ran in. The beast
Immediately made toward them, and
at this awful moment of peril Mr.
} Hills rifle jammed and he. too,
was out of action. Almost stimuli
taneously Sir Alfred and H. Pease
fired and the balls entered the
lions ribs. The thrice heavily
wounded animal then returned to
his victim. The mortified relief
party scarcely remember what hap
pened during the next brief mo-
ments further than that the lion
was on top of Mr.. Grey and animal
and man were so mixed up that it
was mOSt dl11lcult TO distinguish
the formers head from the latter's
body in order to get in n deadly
head shot, which was found impos-
sible to place until the lion was al
most lifeless. During the deadly
fray the other lion was distant on
ly about one hundred yards. growl-
ing and lashing his tail. In spite
of the double danger threatening
them, the hunters, who had only
two .256 rifles. paid no attention
to the second animal, being intent
on relieving their comrade.
Mr.. Greys wounds were very
numerous. The lion severely claw
ed his face and head, bit his arms,
hands and thighs and inflicted
nasty wounds on his back. After
being rescued from his deadly peril
Mr.. Grey was perfectly collected
and quietly instructed his anxious
friends how they could best ham
die his larcerated body.