Carried Off By A Crocodile

Krom the Blackburn Times. A correspondent at Madras gives a graphic account oí an adventure with a crocodile. He i.ays: As we were proceeding in our cutter up the Jumbo Canal (Orissa) on the 17th uit. we receivad the news of a woraan having been taken by a mugger and on coming to the epot we tied up and waited, in the hope that the reptile would come to the surface with its prey in orüo S make a meal, as they are unable to feed under water. Presently there was i subdued cry of "Mugger hoi, Sahib!" 'rom one of the boatmen, and the maa added that it had the woman's body in its mouth. We saw part of its head and back above the water and also tno arm of its victim protruding as it swam along, evidently looking íor a place to and. Our excitement was intense as we carefully followed its course and noped for a chance of a shot. The crocodile made for the opposite bank, but instead of going ashore it lay on the long grasses and reeds in about four [eet of water, with the body in front of t. After waiting for sorae time to see if the reptile would land and as it seened to have no intention of doing so, H determined to try and get a shot at it. He crossed the canal some distance down in a small boat and crept Btealthily along under cover of the canal bund as near as he dare without disturbing the mugger, as their sense of hearing is very keen. Peering over the top of the bund he could see ita eyes and the frontal bone above water, and at this he fired. There was a tremendous coroniotion, and the crocodila relinquished. its prey and sank, coming to the surface again almost immedia'.ely. It was difficult to say whether the monster had been hit, although the commotion and the fact of Us having come up again at once for air, led oue to think that it had. Unfortunately it rose between H and the cutter, so that it was impossible to fire again. The men .then proceeded to search for the body of the woman and succeeded in landing it. The corpse was that of a woman about thirty years of age. She had not been long dead, for the blood was ooznig from a wound in her temples and the limbs were still limp. The mugger had evidently dragged her away by the arm, for that limb was fearfully shattered and all but torn off. OHv;rwise the bofly was untouched. The face oore a terribly agonized expression, the teeth clenched and the features set in a look of absolute horror. Unluckily we were pressed for time, and could not wait to see the result of the shot or get a chance of following it up with any more.