Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 23, 1908, Page 2

| aia ‘Rerald-- BY C. E, KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - - NEWS OF THE ‘WEEK IN EPITOME totes Greats at at Home and on Foreign Shores Briefly Told. MINNESOTA. People Talked About. Frank BE. Alden of Pittsburg, a de- signer of the Carnegie institute, is dead. While assisting the Masonic lodge in initiation services at Piedmont, Okla., Judge J. G. Lows died suddenly of heart disease at the age of sixty- two years. Mohammed el Torres, who was chief of the Moorish delegation at the Algeciras convention, is dead at Tan- gier. He was former minister of for- eign affairs. Capt. W. P. Potter, in command of the battleship fleet, has been relieved of that duty and ordered to command the Second division, first squadron, Atlantic fleet. Lieut. Col. Charles Newbold, U. S. A. retired, died in California while en route to Colorado Springs, Colo. Col. Newbold was born in Philadelphia and served as an officer throughout the Civil war. Former Judge William Irvin of the criminal court in Indianapolis, one of the oldest and most prominent jurists in Indiana, dropped dead in court while arguing a case. Heart disease’ was the cause. The will of William EB. Leeds, who died in Paris recently, leaving an es- tate of more than $30,000,000, was ad- mitted to probate at Minneopa, L. g 8 A son gets $1,000,000 and the balance of the estate goes to the widow. Peter S. Bomus of the Ninth eaaviry, upon his application and by direction of the president, is to be re- tired from active service on Nov. 20, after more than forty-two years’ serv- ice. Col. Bomus is a native of New York and was graduated from the military academy in 1870. His entire, service has been in the cavalry. Ne‘ is now serving in Manila. Col. Casualties. The business section of Keosauqua, Iowa, was partially destroyed by fire. $50,000. © men were drowned by the zing of a launch in the rapids of ny river, opposite Rithers’ Point. cap’ William L. Reed of-~ Portsmouth, Ohio, was killed instantly by a fall from the ninth floor of the Havlin hotel at Cincinnati, Six men were killed when a Chica- go & Eastern Illinois train struck a handcar at Martindon, Ill. All the men killed were section hands. While bathing in the Sioux river, two miles southeast of Hawarden, Wil- lie Desmulen, aged sixteen, and Jess Desmulen, aged twenty-two, were drowned. Five additional deaths as a result of the explosion of black powder at Wind. 1o., Tuesday, occurred at the hos- in Sedalia. This brings the to- 1 dead up to twelve. Leo Yingst, aged fourteen years, of State Center, Iowa, was dangerously and perhaps fatally wounded by being shot in the right side by her cousin, James Figgins, who, while playing with a revolver, discharged it. J. B. Holytz, aged seventy years, a farmer living near Dysart, Iowa, was seriously and perhaps fatally injured and his wife was badly bruised in a bruised in a runaway. The team be- came frightened when a trace broke. Mrs. Harriet Stevens, twenty-four years old, wife of Charles B. Stevens, jumped or fell from the window of an apartment house in Chicago and died from injuries sustained when she struck the roof of the engine room, seventy feet below. Stevens told the police that he had quarreled with his: wife. Crimes. Thieves broke into the Smith & Gehart pantorium at Mason City, Iowa, stealing 200 garments, valuted at $700. There is no clue to the robbery. Crazed by ill health, Burton Smith, a wealthy farmer of Clinton, Iowa, committed suicide by hanging himself in a hay mow. Emil Brunnier, editor of the German Staats-zeitung, a weekly newspaper, was arrested at Mobile, Ala., on the charge of embezzlement, preferred by Mrs. Johanna Mondel of Trieste, Aus- tria. Fred Peterson, who was bitten by a mad squirrel at Springfield, Ill., died of carbolie acid poisoninig. Fearing hy- drophobia, he is supposed to have swallowed the acid with suicidal in- tent. Dave Newton, a negro, charged with being implicated in the murder of John Buchtrin, a white man, who has shot and killed at his home near Brookshire, Tex., was taken from jail by a mob and hanged. Chester Savage, thirteen years old, was sentenced to six years in the pen- itentiary for the assassination of his uncle, William Savage, two years ago, at Maysville, Ky. The boy hid by the roadside and shot his uncle. He is the youngest mung ever known in! Kentucky. Review. |TWO TOWNS BURNED; ‘|many falling prostrate in the heat, LIVES MAY BE LOS Es HAP Gagen and Woodboro, Wiscon: sin, Wiped Out—Fears For Safety of Refugees. RHINELANDER HAS CLOSE CALL Shift in Wind Probably Saved City— Fires Continue to Ravage Forests in East, Se Rhinelander, Wis., Sept. 22. — The towns of Gagen and Woodboro were wiped out by forest fires early yester- day. Both are prosperous lumber towns on the Soo railroad, each hav- ing about 2,000 inhabitants. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the refugees of Woodboro. They stact- ed for Rhinelander, but have not reached here. It is feared they may have been hemmed in by the flames. The fire started in the woods yes- terday morning and quickly reached Gagen and Woodboro. Men, women and children fought valiantly to save their homes, but without avail. People Flee From Flames. Burned out of their homes, the peo ple began fleeing from the fire which grew more dangerous with each min- ute. Women carrying children in their arms and men and boys with picks on their backs ran toward Rhinelander, only to be helped on by the stronger refugees. Nearly all of those burned out at Gagen reached Rhinelander last night and are being cared for. But few of the Woodboro people are here, and it is not known what has become of allof them. The fire is a fresh one and not a continuation of the fires which did so much damage last week. Wind Saves Rhinelander. When the blaze started the wind was from the west and it was feared Rhinelander, with its homes for 7,000 persons, was doomed also, but a change in the direction of the wind probably has saved“the city. The may- or and members of the city council got together when the danger seemed greatest and decided to ask Milwau- kee for aid. At that time it was be- lieved nothing could save Rhinelan1- er from the fire. Reports from the refugees who came to this city say nothing is left ef Gagen. Ask Governor for Militia. Citizens have decided to ask Gov. Davidson to order out the state mili- tia to assist in fighting the flames which, because of the dry condition of the woods in this neighborhood, threaten to destroy the forests. Hundreds of men have gone ot from this city to fight the flames, but reports received from these who have returned say they have made little progress in their battle against the fire. Several lumber plants in the dis- trict have been burned and the fire means loss of employement to several hundred men. Boston, Sept, 21—Smoke from the burning forests of Maine, Canada and Nerthern New York has hung ov. New England for the last week, ob- scuring the rays of the “Yellow Days of 1883.” As the ze- sult of the extraordinary conditions skipping all along the New England coast has been seriously hampered. From the Canadian woods and the forests of Maine down through the Adirondack region to the Catskills and beyond to the Pennsylvania lum- ber regions, fires are burning in the forest mountain regions. Wind Fans Flames. Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 22.—The for- est fires which have been raging in the vicinity of Ashtols, Somerset county, for a week were last night much nearer the town. Hundreds of men and boys are fighting the flames, but are hindered by a wind which !s blowing embers into the village Great tracts of standing timber have been burned over and unless rains come soon the devastation of that 2n- tire region is certain. Check Fires in Maine. Augusta, Me., Sept. 22.—Although forest fires continue in many sections of Maine, the situation was much im- proved last night. By taking advan- tage of the light wind which prevailed and concentrating their forces, the fire fighters were able to hold the flames in check and protect the build- ings of the threatened settlemen:s. Thousands of dollars’ worth of valua- ble woodland are still being destroy- ed, however. Blazing in West Virginia. Cumberland, Md., Sept. 22. — Re- ports are being received of disastrous forest fires in the vicinity of Thoms, David, William and other points in West Virginia, along the line of the Western Maryland railroad. Water is very scarce, complicating the situ- ation. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE HELD UP. Waylaid by Masked Men and Robbed of Valuables. Butler, Pa., Sept. 22.—Three mask- ed men waylaid Justice of the Peace Joseph Hotaling, in South Butler and relieved him of $20. As he passed along the road near his home three men sprang upon him. Two held him while the third searched his pockets. He recognized the highwaymen as men he had seen follow him from a hotel. He had left a gold watch with j ® Jeweler in the cvening. er|Mr. Wright, who said to Taylor: :. “The machine was already recover- sun and |ing its balance when it struck, and I and threatening to rival the famous}am sure if we had twenty-five feet WRIGHT'S (AEROPLANE FALLS Propeller Snaps and Machine Falls to Ground, Lieut. Selfridge Is Killed. Washington, Sept. 19.—After having drawn the attention of the world to his aeroplane flights at Fort Myer and having established new world’s rec ords for heavier-than-air flying ma- chines, Orville Wright yesterday met with a tragical mishap while making a two-man flight. The aeroplanist was accompanied by Lieut. Thomas BE. Selfridge of the signal cérps of the army. Lieut. Selfridge was fatally in« jured and died at 8:10 o'clock last night. Mr, Wright was seriously in- jured, but is expected to recover. Propeller Snaps Off. While the machine was encircling the drill grounds a propeller blade snapped off and, hitting some other part of the intricate mechanism, caus- ed it to overturn in the air and fall to pants in the debris. Soldiers and spectators ran across the field to where the aeroplane fad fallen and assisted in lifting Mr. Wright and Lieut. Selfridge from un- der the tangled mass of machinery, rods, wires and shreds of mvstin. Wright was conscious and said: “Oh, hurry and lift the motor.” Selfridge’s Skull Fractured. Lieut. Selfridge was unconscious and had apparently struck the ground with great force. His head was cov- ered with blood and he was choking when the soldiers extricated him from under the machine. Dr. Walters, a New York physician, was one of the first to reach the spot and rendered first aid to the injured men. When their wounds had been bandaged Mr. Wright and Lieut. Self- ridge were taken to the Fort Myer hos- pital at the other end of the field. It was feared that Mr. Wright was suffer: ing from internal injuries. He had lapsed into a state of semi-conscious- ness by the time he reached the hos- pital, while Lieut. Selfridge did not regain consciousness at all. He was suffering from a fracture at the base of the skull and was in a critical con- dition. Wright Badly Hurt. After a hurried surgical examina- tion it was announced that Mr. Wright was not dangerously injured. He is suffering from a fracture of his left thigh and several ribs on the right side are fractured. Both men received deep cuts about the head. Mr. Wright regained consciousness at the hospital and dictated a cablegram to his broth- er at Lemans, France, and requested that the same message be sent to his sister and father at Dayton, Ohio, as- suring them that he was all right. Official Trials Later. ‘ The signal corps will proceed with its aeronautical work and it is under- stood the Wright brothers will be per- mitted to make their official trials whenever they are ready without en- dangering their chance of receiving the contract price of $25,000 for their aeroplane. Mr. Wright’s assistants, Taylor and Furness, took with them to the hospi- tal yesterday two of the broken parts of the aeroplane, the piece of the pro- peller which gave the first indication to the spectators that an accident had occurred and the attachment which held one of the controlling wires fast to the rudder. They showed these to further to go we would have landed on the skids without serious damage.” Wright’s Helper Explains. Speaking for Mr. Wright, Mr. Tay- lor later said: “The accident was caused by an ex- traordinary vibration of one of the wires running from the main planes to the upper steel fitting or the rud- der. This vibration was so great that it got in range of the propeller and was struck by the blade, cutting a deep gash into the edge of the pro- peller blade about four inches from the end. This caused the blade to break, The other blade of the pro- peller flew around and in turn struck the same wire, breaking it. Lost Contro! of Rudder. “This made Mr. Wright lose control of his rudder entirely, and the loss of both blades of the propeller and the breaking of the wire caused him to lose control of the planes. He real- ized that something had happened and thought his trouble was with the transmission gearing, which is a cross chain drive in a steel casing. Shutting off power to stop the remaining pro- peller, which tended to swing the ma- chine in a circular direction toward the left, he steadied the machine somewhat, but the distance to the ground was not great enough to re- store the equilibrium.” Play Havoc With Shipping. New York, Sept. 20. — Severe storms at sea, heavy fogs and a smoky haze on the coast are playing havoc with shipping schedules, both coast- wise and Transatlantic liners being seriously affected by the adverse con- ditions. Youth Suicides, New York, Sept. 20.—Fore some in- explicable reason Silver Welli, a four- teen-year-old school boy, committed suicide by hanging himself in the cel- lar of his home in Mount Vernon. He 1s the youngest suicide in the Mount Vernon records. Forest Fires Leap to Canada. Winnipeg, Sept. 18. — Several isk ands in the lakes of Manitoba are in flames as the result of the American forest fires which have swept up into Canada. the ground, enveloping the two occu, ON NORTH SHORE Grand Marais and Other Towns Which Have Been Menaced Are Out of Danger. MICHIGAN HOMES IMPERILED Forest Fires Raging Dangerously Close to Several Towns—Seven Men Escape Death. Duluth, Sept. 20, — Cpt. Hector of the steamer American, which arrived yesterday morning from north shore points, brough the cheering word that while not extinguished the forest fires are held in check by recent rains, and Grand Marais, which was reported in peril, Chicago Bay and other north shore points are safe for the present. Mr. Monker and seven Indians, who it was feared perished while going to «| the assistance of homesteaders north of Grand Marais, are safe. They es- caped from the fire by fleeing north. The revenue cutter Tuscarora reach- ed Grand Marais Thursday from the Soo and is aiding the Gopher, cruising up and down the north shore, picking up refugees. Late reports are that the destruc- tion of tracts of timber has not been as widespread as first reported. Dr. Patten of the Gopher, who re- turned on the America, says there is much sickness among children, but the situation is well in hand. Isle Royale is reported free of fire. Ladysmith Is Threatened. Ladysmith, Wis., Sept. 20.—Forest fires which have been burning spas- modically west of the city for ten days, became threatening yesterday afternoon, and the fire department and 200 volunteers went out to combat the flames. A west wind drove the flames to- ward the city, but this wind has great- ly moderated and the danger is be- lieved to be nearly passed. Fires Still Burn Fiercely. + Couderay, Wis., Sept. 20.—The for- est fires which have been raging east and northeast of here are still burning fiercely. The fires are within a mile of town now, but there is not much danger unless the wind changes. All last night the sky was illuminuate many miles east of here by the fire. Flames Rage in Timber. Washburn, Wis., Sept. 20.—Forest fires have been raging near the vil- laeg of Odanah, on the Indian reserva- tion, during the past week and at one time the fire was almost within the village. The fires are now burning back of the town and a crew of men have been kept constantly on the watch to protect the lumber camps. Fires Menace Homes. Calumet, Mich., Sept. 20.—At Eagle river, north of Calumet, forest fires are raging within 200 feet of a square block of residences, and the woods west of Calumet are also ablaze. The fires in Chippewa county, which seemed to have died out early this week, have sprung up again, and large tracts of forest lands are ablaze. The fires are burning on both sides of the Straits of Mackinaw, though Stignac and Mackinaw City are not yet menaced. The fires also have reached Mack- inaw island, where the park woods are burning. Half a dozen boats have grounded in Lake Superior within the last few days because the dense smoke makes it impossible to navi- gate with safety. $500 FOR CONSCIENCE FUND. Remaining Half of Queer Contribu- tion to Government. Washington, Sept. 20.-— The other half of the $500 gold note sent by an unknown person to the conscience fund of the government recently was yesterday received by Acting Secre- tary Reynolds of the treasury depart- ment, from Collector of Customs Fow- ler at New York. This half of the note was accompanied by a typewrit- ten statement to the effect that the other half of the note had been sent to the secretary of the treasury. The writer added that the money was from a contributor with a New England conscience tinctured with Yankee cau- tion. The money has been deposited to the credit of the conscience fund. SMOKE OBSCURES SUN| Big Force of Men Fight Forest Fires in Pennsylvania. Williamsport, Pa., Sept. 20. — The heavy pall of smoke, completely ob- scuring the sun, still overhangs all this section. Reports from Laquin say that the large force of fighters have succeeded by back-firing in saving the 10,000,000 feet of logs of the Cen- tral Pennsylvania Lumber company. The same timber, however, is still in danger from fires appearing in another direction and the men are now turning their ettention to that fire. WILL TRY ONCE MORE. Commission Plan of Government Is Again Submitted to Voters. Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 19—1In ac- cordance with a petition filed with the city council, that body has called a special election, to be held on Tues- day, Sept. 29, at which the Galveston or commission plan of city govern- ment will be submitted to the voters of Sioux Falls. Last fall the Galves- ton plan was submitted to the voters, but was rejected. RAIN CHECKS FIRE" 0 wre rant Poss GIGANTIC FRAUD Two Mortally Wounded When Attempt] Is Made to Arrest Man Accused - of Murder. ‘West Plains, Mo., Sept. 22. — John Roberts and his wife yesterday resis: ed a sheriff’s posse in a desperate battle near Prestonia, one mile south of the Missouri-Arkansas line, wheft the officers attempted to arrest Rob- erts for killing Obe Kessinger, neighbor, Saturday night. As a re- sult the woman and Sheriff Money of Baxter county, Arkansas, are mortal- ly wounded; Roberts and two mem- bers of the posse, Max Lowery and his son, are seriously hurt. Roberts cannot survive. The murder of Kessinger was cold- blooded. Roberts went to the house late in the evening and called his vic- tim to the door. When Kessinger *p- peared Roberts fired deliberately and killed him. Sheriff Money and several deputies early yesterday morning started to ar- rest Roberts. The posse was told by the woman to keep away, but when the sheriff continued to advance both she and her husband opened fire. Money was shot by the woman. His fall’ disconcerted the deputies for a few minutes and Roberts and his wife took advantage of this to barricade the house. - They defended the build’ ing for hours. When the firing from within finally ceased, the door was broken down. Mrs. Roberts, suffering from fourteen wounds, was dying. Roberts and the wounded officers were taken to Mountain Home, Ark. PANIC ABOARD BIGGEST LIER. 2 Breaking of Propeller Spreads Terror Among Passengers on Mauretania. New York, Sept. 22.—For more than half an hour last Wednesday the great turbine steamer Mauretania, with all her cabins filled with fright- ened passengers, rolled and pitched helplessly in midocean, with waves constantly washing over her decks. She had run into the storm hours be- fore, but had been kept under head- way until one of her propeller blades flew off with a crash that alarmed nearly every one on board the great steamer. So tremendous was the foice of the blow which the loosened prepeller dealt the ship that the whole middle section of the steamer seemed to rise, the flooring buckled until the tacks from the carpet were hurled against the ceilings and the passengers were thrown about the cabins, The engines were stopped and the big ship began to wallow in the trough of the seas, while the passea- gers besieged the captain, imploring him to tell them the nature of the ac- ci¢ent. Every effort was made to quiet the frightened ones, but the in- tense excitement did not subside un- til the steamer started once more on he: way. An examination disclosed that the compartment adjoining the propeller shafts was filled with water. It is believed that the detached pro- peller blade stove a hole in the steam- er’s bottom. She came into harbor and to her dock Saturday. MILL CITY MAN MURDERED. Wound on Head Indicates It Was Cast in Water to Conceal Crime. Lewistown, Mont., Sept. 22.—George Bolton, aged forty-five, hailing from Minneapolis, was the victim of a mur- der near Garneill, a new station on the Billings & Northern road. Bolton’s body was found lying in an almost empty irrigation ditch, face down, in several inches of water. A bad wound on the head indicated that he probably was first wounded by a blow and then placed in the water. Death resulted from drowning. HONOR FOR BISHOP CARROLL. Helena Prelate May Be President of University at Georgetown. Washington, Sept. 22.—Right Rev. John Carroll, bishop of Helena, Mont., probably will be tendered the presi- dency of the Catholic university at Georgetown, to succeed Bishop O’Con- nell, whose term of office expires April 1. Bishop O’Connell will return from Rome next ‘Thursday. Tot Would Punch Cattle. St. Louis, Sept. 22. — Clad in boy’s attire, so that she would go West and “punch” cattle, Martha A, Rinehart, fourteen years old, of Lima, Ohio, was found here yesterday by her father. The girl told the police that anothzr girl and boy of Lima had planned to follow her after she had secured work here. Drouth Causes Anxiety. Boston, Sept. 22.—Anxiety is filling the heart of the New England farmer, for a drouth, which is pronounced to be one of the severest in many years, has spread itself over the New Enz- land states, causing suffering to peo- ple, cattle and crops throughout the country districts. Guilty of Embezzlement. Denver, Sept. 22.—Clint O. Heath, formerly a real estate dealer and pro- moter of this city, was found guilty of embezzlement of $8,500 from Mrs. Mary Husted of New York. This ver- dict carries sentence of one to ten years in the penitentiary. Choked to Death In Play. Charlotte, Mich., Sept. 22—A five- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Butler tied a tord around her younger sister’s neck in play and the little one was strangled to death. BROUGHT 10 LIGHT Son of Vice President of Car- negie Steel Company Among Those Arrested. — BiG LAND SWINDLE IN TEXAS Plan to Build Railway Exposed as Plot to Swindle Thousands of Eager Investors. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 20.—Harold S. Bope and Frank L. Steen, general agents of the Union Central Construc- tion company, and W. B. Haugh, indus- trial agent of the Union Central Rail- road company of Texas were arrested last night, Haugh charged with obtain- ing money under false pretenses and the others on the charge of violating the city ordinance, which, the police say, will be changed to a more serious charge. Bope is the son of H. P. Bope, vice president of the Carnegie Steel company, one of Carnegie’s “young partners,” and worth $8,000,000. He is also head of the Boys’ brigade in America. Enormous Land Fraud. The complaint is made by Thomas de Silvey, who alleges that he went to Texas as an employe of the rail- road company and discovered that the two companies were working an enor- mous land fraud. They claim to be building a railroad from Dallas, Tex., to New Orleans and offered wonderful inducements to persons buying land from them. De Silvey furnished the police with affidavits from the officials in Texas which show that the compa- nies have not even rights of way. Affidavits of Swindle. De Silvey alleges that public offi- cials in Palestine, Tex., made affida- vit that the whole scheme isa gigantic swindle, and that they had received thousands of letters from all parts of the country from people who were swindled. Young Bope, who was re- leased on bail, declares he thought the scheme a legitimate one. FIRES RAVAGE MAINE FORESTS. Thousands of Acres of Timber Land Devastated. Augusta, Me., Sept. 20. — A dense pall of smoke envelops the state of Maine, as the result of numerous for- est fires that are devastating thou- sands of acres of timber lands and causing grave anxiety in at least four- teen towns in eight counties. Night and day large armies of men are at work in the effort to place the flames under control or turn them away from forest-girded villages. So far as known no lives have been lost. Proba- bly the most serious fire is in Han- cock county, but vast sections of woodland are burning in Piscataquas, Androscoggin, Somerset, Oxford, York, Cumberland and Penobscot counties. The towns and villages where the dan- ger is great or damage heavy include Brooksville, West Hancock, Surry, Dicksvale, Jackman, Lisbon, Scarboro, Biddeford, Eliot, York, Olamon, Mil- ford, Carville and Costigan. The most serious situation was at Brooksville. Here hundreds of men were concentrated along the banks of Meadow brook, trying to keep the flames from crossing that stream. The fire advanced on the village with a front four miles wide. Should the flames cross the stream, not only the town of Brooksville itself, but numer- ous villages and outlying houses in the neighborhood will probably be de- stroyed. CHOLERA SPREADING RAPIDLY. St. Petersburg Has 471 New Cases— Disesase Is Receding at Manila. St. Petersburg, Sept. 20.—The mili- tary authorities yesterday made known for the first time the condition among the troops. The cholera is spreading so rapidly that a second large hospital is to be opened imme- diately. There are 831 patients in hospitals. Since the beginning of the epidemic there has been a total of 1,061 cases, of which thirty-seven re- covered. From noon yesterday until midnight 471 new cholera cases were reported in this city. Odessa, Sept. 19.—Despite the strict preventive measures that have been taken, the cholera which now is raging throughout Russia finally has invaded this, the most important port of the Black sea. Seven persons have died from the disease and thirteen are in the cholera hospitals. Manila, Sept. 19.—In the twenty-four hours ending at 8 o’clock yesterday morning, twenty-three new cases of cholera and six deaths have been re- ported. The epidemic continues to re- cede, A great storm is now drenching Ma- nila, and it is believed that this will greatly assist in cleaning the city. A typhoon is raging off the coast. Kills Son and Self. Marquette, Mich., Sept. 20.—While mentally deranged, Mrs. Elias Daws, wife of a prominent business man at Negaunee, yesterday caused the death of her seven-year-old son and herself by administering poison. Is Shot by Youthful Hunter. Le Sueur Center, Minn., Sept. 20. — Leonard Mockler was accidentally shot and painfully wounded by John Kolars, a young companion, yesterday. The accident happened while the boys | were hunting.