Show REPTILES BATTLE IN BOAT held the crew at bay but finally are crushed to death by engine radby bradby pa henry williamson WUll amson and george 1 barker kl arker owners of a ja 18 foot launch had a thrilling experience on darby creek tat at the moment a thun ter storm ako in all its fury when two four foat foot water snakes crawled into the craft over the prow and becan a e batt battle leroyal royal within a few inches ft if the motor the contest of tha snakes was so fierce that williamson ind marker were compelled to crowd back as far in the stern stem of the boat make matters worse is a possible to they were not able to reach the motor to check its speed but were corn com polled to remain in the stern steering their craft during the there was no boat hook book aft by which they could give battle to the two fighting to pt iles tiles and for over five minutes they compelled to watch the furlou writhing and lashing of bf the reptiles finally they got too near the motor and nd the next moment both reptiles ware were crushed in the rapidly revolving wheel jt it la is supposed that one of the reptiles wa was in pursuit of t the he other and that the one pursued sought refuge in the launch where it was immell tely followed by the other one 6 |