A MENAGERIE MANAGER ATTACKED BY CROCODILES.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7215, 28 November 1888, Page 6

A MENAGERIE MANAGER ATTACKED BY CROCODILES.

An exciting scene occurred recently at Bone, in Algeria, at the sort of itinerant menagerie. The special feature of this Aquarium consisted in a collection of no fewer than seventy crocodiles, which were fed publicly at stated hoars by the manager, M. Pernolet. He always wore a pair of Wellington boots, and had a stick with which to beat off the reptiles when they became too ravenous and attempted to snap the food out of his hands. On this occasion he was sitting on the back of his largest crocodile, and kept feeding the rest for about ten minutes, when ail at once, as he turned his head and put out his hand to the attendant for a piece of meat, one of the others crawled up to him and bit him in the stomach. A shout was raised by the spectators, and those around the tank tried to beat away the crocodile, which, aotwithsta.nding3rf.Pernolet's blows, beean •whirling round his prey as if to tear him to pieces. Unfortunately, in straggling, M. Pernolet slipped and fell in the very midst of the reptiles, -which all rashed on him with fury. A panic took place among the spectators, ■who moetly ficd. Never-thelessM-Pernolst was rescued. Although his wounds are serious, his life is not thought to be in danger.