116 years ago Century Old Elephant shot

116 years ago (E.P. Herald, 19 December 1999) featured the shooting of a bull elephant in Addo on 17 December 1898. Mr. Jack Harvey shot the leader of the herd that had troubled so many surrounding farmers. When the feisty bull was about 20 yards from Mr. Harvey, the hunter emptied the contents of an 18 lb. elephant gun, felling the beast immediately. The various measurements were given as tusks of 5 feet in length, almost half the height of the elephant, which stood at 10 feet 4 inches. The remains of this 100-year-old elephant were to be dispatched to the British Museum (Report by I. Markman).