An indiscriminate flight of course took place, and a race of terror commenced.

In a few seconds the monster was among them, and, seizing a young girl in his trunk, he held her high in the air, and halted, as though uncertain how to dispose of his helpless victim.

The girl, meanwhile, was vainly shrieking for assistance, and the petrified troop of women, having gained the shelter of some jungle, gazed panic-stricken upon the impending fate of their companion.
'To their horror the elephant slowly lowered her in his trunk till near the ground, when he gradually again raised her, and, bringing her head into his mouth, a report was heard like the crack of a whip--it was the sudden crushing of her skull.

Tearing the head off by the neck, he devoured it; and, placing his forefoot upon the body, he tore the arms and legs from their sockets with his trunk, and devoured every portion of her.
'The women rushed to the village with the news of this unnatural carnage.
'Doolana and the neighbourhood has always been famous for its elephant-hunters, and the husband of this unfortunate girl was one of the most active in their pursuit.

The animals are caught in this country and sold to the Arabs, for the use of the Indian Government.
'The news of this bloody deed flew from village to village; war to the knife was declared against the perpetrator, and preparations were accordingly made.
'Since the murder of this girl he had taken up his abode in a small isolated jungle adjoining, surrounded by a small open plain of fine soft grass, upon a level sandy soil.
'A few days after this act, a hundred men assembled at Doolana, determined upon his destruction.