BESET BY CROCODILES.

A FRIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE IN AN

INDIAN SWAMP.

lir making our surveys we were often greatly annoyed and impeded by the alligators, with which the river named is alive from source to mouth. In what are known on the survey maps as the third and fourth mouths of the Ganges these reptiles several times attacked our boats in broad daylight, and we lived in constant dread of them. These mouths, being to the east of Calcutta, descended to the sea through hundreds of miles of flat land, which is mostly swamp, and the situation is a favourable one for reptile life.

One rainy afternoon, while the survey party were kept aboard the steamer, one of our natives put off in his canoe to fish. He cast anchor not 300 yards from us, and had been fishing only about ten minutes when wo noticed an alligator rise to the surface behind him. Two or three of the natives called out to him, but he either did not hear or did not care. The reptile sank out of sight, was gone about fifteen seconds,and then rose up, reared out of the water with head and forefeet in the canoe, and the next instant it was upset. The native uttered a direful wail as lie realised his fate, and there was such a rush of alligators to the spot that he could hardly have made a mouthful apiece for them. On another occasion, not move than two weeks later, we were using a native in the same canoe to mark the channel. There were six of us in one of the large boats, while he was alone in the canoe. He had run off with 180 feet of line, and was holding the canoe to the swampy bank with one hand and the line with the other, when a saurian whose presence was not in the least suspected, rose under the canoe, upset it in a wink, and the man was seized Before he had uttered a single cry. He must have had the survey line wound around his hand, for it at once began to run off the reel, and in this way we followed the crocodile into a lagoon, but could not get at him to secure revenge. I have spoken of these reptiles as crocodiles and alligators. It is a distinction without a difference. There may be crocodiles which differ from alligators, but the crocodiles of India and the alligators of America are as alike as two peas. •It was six or seven weeks after the last seizure that a party of six of us-two whites and four blacks—started off in one of the boats to investigate or explore a lagoon. This lagoon seemed to be the mouth of a river or another branch of the Ganges, but after foUoving it about nine miles through a flat, marshy country, we dis covered its true nature. Our steamer lay about a mile below this lagoon, and on the same side of the river, and at that time her fires had been drawn to overhaul her boiler. We left the steamer shortly after noon, and it was almost sundown when we came back down the lagoon to a small island at its mouth. As we were approach ing the island my comrade caught sight of a very large bird in the reeds and grass, and knocked it over with a charge from his shotgun. We should not have stopped but to get the bird. It was a prize indeed, being a specimen entirely new to all of us, although one of the natives said he had heard of such a species of birdß living far up the river. It was as large as a turkey, and I presume it bled a .great deal. We had scarcely shoved away from the island before alligators began to rise to the surface around us, and they were so bold that my comrade became alarmed, and djd the worst thing possible under the circumstances. He threw the bird over board, and it wasn't sixty seconds afterward before we had to pull ashore on the island to save ourselves. Ido not believe 1 ex aggerate in the least when I say that there were 250 of the saurians splashing about us when we landed. Indeed, the two of us were using our firearms to keep 'em oil while the natives pulled for the shore. We had two double-barrelled shotguns, but not over a dozen charges of ammuni tion, and we used half of these before the boat landed.' The island was a bit of spongy land, not over fifty feet across, with three or four small trees growing in the centre. I had never seen the natives so badly rattled. The moment the boat touched the ground they sprang ashore and ran to the centre of the island, and, in their haste to abandon the craft, two of the oars were allowed to *go overboard and float away. It seemed for a moment as if the reptiles meant to crawl right over us, but the flash of the guns and the death of three or four of them produced something of a scare, and after a bit they drew away from the boat. I stood up on a thwart and looked around in the twilight, and it seemed to me that the water all around the little island was alive with our enemies. They swam here and there, they turned and twisted and lashed the water, and the odour from their bodies and the mud soon ' became almost unbearable. It was plairi enough that we could not stop long on that bit of land, and we called 06 the natives to return to the boat and be off. The poor wretches had no courage left, and they began to cry and whimper like children. We threatened to turn our guns on them if they did not obey orders, and then they came running to the boat. The oars which had gone overboard had floated away and could not be recovered, and when they discovered this the most intelligent of them said: •'You do not understand these reptiles. They are so fierce and hungry, and are so bold by night, that they will oven climb into'tihe boat. Anyone can upset us by a blow of his tail." "What would you advise?" I asked. ■*' That all go ashore and to the other end of the island. We will attract the croco diles to that locality, and then return here in all haste and row away." The plan was the only one which promised relief, and in two minutes after it was pro posed were hurrying to the lower end of the island. The saurians pursued us in both channels, thrashing the water in a terrible way, and we had scarcely stopped when a full score of them attempted to land, and would have done so had we not driven them back by the fire of our guns. The four natives removed their hats and shirts, •oiled them into four respective bundles, and at a signal these were tossed far out into the lagoon. There was a terrible rush of the-reptile'3J and at the same moment we «kurried for the boat and pushed off/ "We had nicely outwitted the enemy, •nd as we started away the two oarsmen palled a stout stroke. We were 300 feet from the island, and almost in the river, when there was a sudden shock which threw us all down, and two of the natives went over board. We had struck a snag and stove our boat, and the water rushed in so fast that she swamped inside of two minutes. The four natives set up a dismal wail and started off in a body to swim to the island. Had they swam quietly, they might have reached it ; but the poor fellows were half crazed with fear, and they splashed the water about and kept up a sort of wailing, and the alligators were at once put on the scent. «We are to be eaten alive !" gasped my companion, as the boat settled down with us. " Don't follow," I warned, as he prepared to strike out after the natives. "If we have any show at all, it is in drifting out into the river with the boat." The gunwales of the boat were awash, and we were both in the water clinging to the oraft, lie on one side and I on the other There was a sluggish current there, but we had not drifted thirty feet from the snag when we heard the shrieks and acreams of the natives as the reptiles rushed,

upon them. There was a terrible fight over the victims, and the waves kicked up helped to drive us from the locality, and were probably the means of saving our

lives, After the first few words neither ot us spoke. Any attempt to cheer and encour age would have been mockery. The nTomont we were sighted by a saurian our time had come. As we drifted slowly along one passed me by not more than ten feet a3 he made for the island, and for a few seconds I was blind with terror. Foot by foot we drifted away and at length struck the current of the river, and it was nob five minutes later when a boat from the steamer picked us up. They had heard the firing and knew that we were in trouble, but had come too late to save bur helpers from a terrible death.

TRIPLE SOMERSAULTS.

A FEAT WHOSE ATTEMPT HAS COST MANY LIVES IN THE CIRCUS ARENA.

It was said a few years ago that, v/ith the exception of Sam Reinharb of Columbus, the famous Bob Sbickney, and an English leaper whose name has escaped my memory, no gymnast in America had power to leap higher than was necessary to accomplish a double. Not that these three men could at that or any other time accomplish triple somersaults at will, but they could do more than a double. The sceptic may say triple somersaults may be accomplished by the aid of higher and more powerful spring boards than those in use, but first-class performers say that these would merely change the angle and the result would be the same. Of course the board could be placed high enough, but the specific gravity of the performer's body would be increased in descending. The height is not the only trouble. If it were enly height, such men as Stickney, by improved appliances and practice, would overcome that difficulty. But after the body has turned twice the performer "loses his catch," or control of his body, and the law of gravitation over comes bodily dexterity. His head being heavier than his feet, he is apt to light on it first and break his neck. The first remembered attempt to throw a triple somersault in America was by a per former in Van Amburgh's circus in Mobile, Ala., in 1842. He fell on his head and broke his neck. Another attempt was made in London in 1846. It was made in Astley's Amphitheatre, then leased to Howe and Gushing, the American managers by William I. Hobbes, a champion leaper. It was previously announced that Hobbes would attempt a'triple, and tho house was jammed. He tried it and was instantly killed.

Other Fatalities. The next to attempt the dangerous feat was John Amor, who was born in the home of Dan Rice's father, near Girard, Pa. Amor travelled for years in this country with Dan Rice's circus, and in that day was considered thegreatest gymnast in America, if not in the world. He was said to be the first performer in America to turn a double somersault over four horses. In 1859 he went to England and travelled with a circus all through the United Kingdom. In the same year he attempted to turn a triple somersault at the Isle of Wight, but landed on his forehead after he had turned twice and broke his neck.

Billy Dutton performed the great feat while a member of Lake's Circus, at Elk horn, 111., in 1860, at a rehearsal, in the presence of John Lowlow, the famous clown. Dutton was ambitious to have it to say that he did it, but did not make the attempt with the intention of repeating it, He made the leap from a high spring-board, and actually turned three times. Dutton was very proud, but sensibly said that he would not try it agaiu, and that his alight ing on his feet was an accident, as he could not control his body after turning the second time.

Frank btarke, who was reared by John Robinson, the circus manager, undertook the feat at the fair grounds in Indianapolis-. in 1870, for a wager of lOOdols. In the first attempt he turned three times, but alighted on his hands. Everybody was satisfied with the result, and the money was tendered. He proudly refused it, saying that the feat had not been perfectly accomplished ; that he would repeat it, and alight upon his feet before he felt sufficiently justified in taking the lOOdols. He did repeat it, but struck on his head, dislocating his neck, and his death resulted in a few hours afterward. Bob Stickney, theApolloßelvidereof the modern arena, accomplished the great feat at the age of 14 years, while practising at the Hippo Theatre, on Fourteenth-street, New York, in 1846. William Stein, at the time an attache of the circus, and who, now, with his wife, gives a " second-sight" performance, was one of the persons who held the common woollen blanket upon which Stickney alighted. Sam Bernhardt, of Columbus, 0., a re tired leaper, while travelling with the Cooper and Bailey circus, in 1840, became dissatisfied with the double-somersault feat, in which he was an adept, and burned to perform the triple. At Toledo he an nounced that he would make the attempt, and he did so, notwithstanding the advice of his friends not to try it. Sam made a splendid high leap, actually turned three times, but landed on his seat instead of his feet.

A Bold Offer. Bob Sticknjey, who is now travelling with Forepaugh's circus, was interviewed in Detroit last Decoration Day. He said : 1' 1 did it once, as related in your article, and although I have confined myself to riding, and have done no leaping for seven years, I can do it again. I get the highest wages in the profession, ,$250 a week, but if any circus manager will give me §300 a week I will engage to attempt a triple at every stand during the tenting season. I do not mean to make the attempt more than once a day, and only in the daytime. "Would you need ony improved or original aparatus VI was asked. "No. I would simply need the usual springboard at five or six feet from the ground. But I would need a strong net, with fine meshes. Farina introduced the net when he came to this country in 1878, and in Barnum's circus fired a woman out of a cannon into the air. It was really a very strong spring which elevated the per former. The net into which she fell made the feat possible. If ever the triple somer sault can be made a daily performance it will be by means of the net. If I undertook it I would have a straw mattress, fcsn feet square and one foot thick, placed on the ground about twenty feet from the spring-board. On this I would have a feather mattress of the same length and width, but about two feet thick. On the top of the latter, and touch ing it, I would have a strong net, with meshes not more than one inch apart, and strained perfectly tight. For §300 a week I would make a daily attempt at the afternoon performance to accomplish this feat. But it would seem that leaping was going out of fashion nowadays. Since we had a fatal accident at the opening of this season, Fore paugh has discontinued the leaping act altogether. That a triple somersault was ever accom plished before a circus audience after due announcement, and under the same condi tions an double somersaults are performed, may be seriously doubted.

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Railway Time Tablo. "F^TEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TIME TABLE. — Oir and aeteb APEIL 1, 1887. AUCKLAND AND ONEHUJTQA LINE. Auckland """ _. _ „ . , _ , ' To Wbbk Days. Sate only. Stindaya Okeh uxqa. . , , 'tt.min mam a in. no'np.nj. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m.p.m, Auckland dep. 7?5 JUOIO "d ISI.O 2.0 4.15 5.20 6.20 .. 10.0 1.10 11.40 9.0 U Newmarket June 725 [. tbl 10.5014.10 JUO 4.25 5.50 6.30 .. 10.10 1.20 11.50 9.10 2.4 C Ramuera.. .. 7.30 .. 8.56 10.55 12. 15 2.15 4.30 5.35 6.35 .. 10.1 a 1.20 11.50 9.15 2.« *^Jerßlie an 6"' 738 " 96 1i.5 12.25 2.25 4.40 5.45 <W5 '.'. 1025 1.35 12.5 9.24 2.51 Penroso Juiiotioii 7.45 8.56 9.1111.1012.80 2,301.45 6.50i"6.52 7.3010.30 1.40 12.10 9.26 2.57 X^fliDflfllfli • t • • • • ••(*• •« •• • ■ •• * • •• Onehunga. arr. 7.55 9.5 0120 11.*2012.40 2.40 4.65 6.0 7.0 7.4010.40 1.50 12.20 9.35 3.7 ~~ j ' " ■ ' ,'■ Sats Ono'ffa to Auokl'd. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. jJnehittga ..dep. 7.5 8.20 9.30 10.0 12.W 1.0 4.25 6.10 6.30 7.1510.50 2.0 10.0 5.3 C *Pen?o^Junc. '.'. 7.15t8'.50 9.40 10.10 J12.20 £|0 ti&> f5.20 §(U5 (/,»11."0 2.10 1040 5.40 Klierslie Z tal) 8,35 9.15 10.15 12.25 1.15 4.40 5,25 .. 7.3511.5 2.15 10.15 5.45 TjftTin •* ■ • •• ••' *• • * *■ •• «• • * ■■ Remuera " 7.30 8.44 9.55 10.21 12.35 1?5 4.51 5.35 .. 7.4511.15 2:25 10.21 5.53 Newmarket Jun 7.35 8.40 10.1 a 10.30 12.40 1.30 5.4 5.40 ~ 7.50 IL2O 2.31 10.26 5.58 Auckland, air™. US 8.58; 10.10 10.39 12.50 1.-10 5.13 5.50J .. 8.0" 11.30 2.40 10.35 6.7 "Change for Onehunga. § Change for Otahuhr. 1 Cnange for Waikato Stations. « Change for Kaipara Branch Stations ♦ Chanare for Mercer and In'^ermedlato Stations. I Change for Auckland and Intermediate Stations. MAINLINE. AUCKLAND-MERCKtt-TB AWAMUTU-OTOROHANGA. ■■ South—Wesk Days. ' I I A P.M. AM AM A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 6.20 Auckland .. .. dep. A6| |^0 7.15 8.0 11.40 4.15 455 5206 30 Ell«esH,! Jane 622 6.48 7.38 8.23 i 4.40 5.25 JA5_ 7i50 Penroso Junction V. ZJ» 7.0 |B.flr 8.31 12.25 tUS 550 OtahuJm .. .. {££ ftlo 7.10 8.41 12.40 4.59 6;. 0 % Papatoitoi * - " x\% 522 Papakura 8-° - " If) * . ■• uru?y a:: :: :: :: :: ws :: 9.25 ut 5.56 :: :: •Runciman | " * * •Paerata . «. o ._ •• o<#-n0 <#-n 0™ coo Pukekoho - 8-°7 •• »-°2 2-J a bVT •Buckland . •• •- 94 ~ Ri o Tuiikau 9-, 21 - •• H 3 * *VVhangarata • •• oq Tn Mercer .. .. \dcp'. " ■• » 10- 55 3- 40 *Whangamarino • •• •• » "* •• ;* *^\ rairangi • •• •• •• * " •• *Itangh-iri .. .-. ». .• •• •• •• * *Ohiuewal ~ •• •• ,„••,. kor ~ *" ~ Ngarnawahia •• •• 12i 8 6-, IU •Puketo •• , » *Te Rapa •• •• , on „ .- " f arr .. i-"0 6.40 .. ~ c Frankton Junction | dep ; cS " O .. .. 1.30 d 6.55 ■"Rulcuhia *. — •• „- „ on " •• — Ohiiupo 8.3 a.. .. <~° '-30 "Lake Road .^ .. .• •• •• o„- -Kn •• •• "" Ngaroto - 8.65 .. - 2.25 7.50 .. arr 9.0 --. •• *.W i,oo •• ,« .. TeAwamutu .. /dep.' -10 •TePuhi ' -■ ■• I •Kawa .. .. « •• *• •■■ ♦ •• •• ' "Kiokio ■• •• nft 'Otorobanga I .. I •■ I "* •• I JM •• ~ ~ ■• ~.-•, Nobth—Week days. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. .p.m. "Otorohanga - ~ ~ e P- " - " " KH° •Kiokio .. — ™ " "* « " " •* •Kawa .. — *•„ '. .' t* ,;.;■■.■:" -'.' :f, * "* ■" •• *Tc Puhi , •• " ~ "" •• nn ( arr. ~ •• •• •• "•'' — TeAwamutu .. - |dep. - •• •• - 9.15 „ „ 3.0 Nparoto .. .. 3 " " 3f *I*keßoad }■ V " o ls " " „„. "Rukuhia .. — —, •• " *" " ~ . non — . n .. f arr. - ~ .- ~- 10.20 „ _ 4.0 Frankton Junction ~ \ dep. - - •• ~ 10.35 .. „ 4.10 *Tc Rapa ....«•*••*•• ** "" "• # ■•* "" huX :: : : t : ~ # „. ... 5.20 "Olnnewai — •• •• — — .... — — •Kungiriri ~ ~ - - - ...... # ~ - # *Wairangi .. .» " •• •■• •• •• •• * " " * *Whangamarino ~. .. -• — •• •• •• , . •- '•» _„„ _. f arr. .. - .. « 1.40 ~. „ 6.30 Mercer .. .- - 1 dep. -. •• 6.20 11.30 2.5 .. ~. 6.50 Pokeno .. - .. - !. - •• 6.31 11.43 2.J1! ~ ~ 7.0 *Whangarata - " ~ - - * w * * « ~ * Tuakau .. - - 6>^° *2-| 2-*2 •• - * *BllCkland ..»..»•. — •>• ,nn% «. n "" '" Ho* Pukekohe.. - - - 7.W 12-31 5.3 _ „ 7.37 *Paerata — „.«».— " # # # — .. *Runcknaa » •• « — — — _._ ~. „ ._ — •* „ ■ Drury ~ ~ — - - 7-*7 M° 3.37 ~ .. 8.10 Papakura*" Z 1 Z Y. Z Z 8.1 1.26 3.47 Z Z 8.18 Manurewa - - - g-l° !•« |-f - •• # Panatoitoi •• •• "•■'*' "•" »•*«* — •• Otahulm . . .. •• 6.50 8.18 8.41 2.10 4.23 6.20 7.15 Penroro Junction •• ~ - 87.15 t88.30 t8.54 12.30 t4.36 t6.30 17.30. 9.0 El'lerslio .. .. ~ .. •• 7.20 8.35 8.58 2.35 6.35 7.35 * lfemuera ano Z Z Z Z 7.30 8.44 9.*7 2.45 ffl 7.45 • Newmarket June .. .. .. 7.35 8.49 9.19 2.55 {5.4 6.51 7.50 9.20 Auckland ■■ - - arr. 7.45 [ 8.5S 9.28 | 3.s 5.13 7.0 1 8.0 9.30 t Change for Onehunga. i Chftn(jo for Auckland and Intermediate Stations. t Changa for Kaipaxa Branch Stations. § Change for Otahuhu. A Passenger* are not booked by this train to Stations between Auckland Onehunga. B' Only stops to pick up Passengers for South of Penrose Junction, c' Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays. Fridays, and Saturdays only. D. Runs on Mondays and Wednesdays only. E. Runs from Otorohanga on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. The 9.15 a,m. train from Te Awamutu runs daily. V. Frankton Junction for Cambridge, Te Aroha and Rotorua Lines. ; Cambridge—Th Aroha and Rotorua Lines. South.—Wekk Days. North.-Week Days. a.m. a.m. a.j. p.m. Auckland, dep. „ 8 01140 Lichfleld, dep. .. "ii .. ..6125 ■ — » *Putaruru Junction .« .... * ..p.m. p.m. *Taumangi .. „ .. .. * Frankton Jun., dep. .. .. .» .. 130c7 0 Oxford, dep. .. „ .. ..12 50 Hamilton West • ..138 710 *Okoroire * *Hamilton East.. „ :....* * *Man&awhara * Ruakura Jun., arr. 152 722 Matamata .. .. ;. .. 133 , — 1.. .1, , *Waharoa .. .. .. ~ * Cambridge Br.— * Walton .. .. * Ruakura Jnn., dep. .. 2 0d730 "Kiwitahi * *Mongaonui .. „ .. * * Mori insville, arr. 235 . ''Tamahere * • ___ *Fencourt .. .. .. • • Te Aroha Br.— *Hautapu * * Te Aroha, dep.«. „ ..8 20 .. Cambridge, arr. 240 810 *Waihou » * _. j *Waitoa ..„„..*.. Ruakura Jun., dep. 2 06730 *TatuaoHana .. „ .. * *Eureka .. * • *Murray's ~ .... * .. *Motumaoho * * Morrinsville, arr. .. .95.. Morrinsvillo, arr. .. ... .. .. 240 810 - -— — Morrinsville, dep 9 10 6250 Te Aroha Br.— . *Motumaoho * * Morrinsville, dep a 255 815 *Eureka .. * * •Murray's * * Ruakura Jun., arr. .. ..9 50 333 *Tat\iaoHaua .. .. „ .. .. * * .., - *Waitoa _ .. .. * * Cambridge Br. *Waihou * * Cambridge, dep 915d250 TeAroha.arr ..3 40 855 *Hautapu.. * * —i *Fcncourt * * Morrinsville, dep. .. .. a..62 50 ... "Tamahere .. . * * *K.iwltahi ......* .. *Mongaonui * ).' * * "Walton -.....* .. Ruakura Jim, arr. .. ..355330 *Waharoa * . -. , Matamata 355 ', Ruakura Jun., dep. .. ..10 oc3 40 •Mangawhara „ .. * .. *Hamilton East.. .. .. * * •Okoroire .. * .. Hamilton West 10 20 355 Oxford .. ..435 .. Frankton Jun., arr. .» .. 10 25 4 0 *Taurnangi .. .. .. ... .. * *PuteruruJun.- _ .. „ .. * .[ Auckland, arr. „ ..5 13 530 Liohfleld, arr. _ 15 201 * Flag station. oßunß on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only. 6 Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only c Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only, d Runs on Wed nesdays and Saturdays only. The others run daily. A Runa on first Sundays in each month only. X AIT All A BRANCH.—Auckland—HENDEasoif—Helenstillb. Auckland to Helensville—Wekk Days. Helensjville to Auckland.-Week Days. tisst**& Ik! 111 «Es»«_r *? * § Mount Eden- -. 7.19 11.19 5.4 £& «Sf S9!)fll" . * » •Kmgsland .. * * * * *piTiS» ~ • * • •Morningaide.. . • * * * *Woodhiil " " • • * Z •Mount Albert i. • * • * •ReweH " " • * * SSSSS" ~ *: 8--° 12 -*5 6i 5 '- wXSrei z :: 7.35 lso 5.20 :: •EStS1 ™1 3 : *•? 12-? H 5 •• SSSSSm z z 8.0 2.5 5.45 :: ft- - - : : : -' riFw- •• ; : : J isfe j, ,i 7 il H fjj^gg iliiii. •Flag Stations.—Trains do not stop unless required. Notice should be eiven to the Guar «it prenous stopping stations by any.passenger deairing'toaSQS Sm_iStaS «r All lime Tableß issued prior to this date are nowcancelled Biauu \ «»«.HAJSLWBLL, Geaaral Manager.



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