Twenty Wild Animals Invade Chorumo and Eat Eleven Natives.
A herd of hungry lions attacked the town of Chorumo, British Central Africa, recently, and not only killed eleven natives, but put the rest of the population to flight and demolished many of their huts.
Between fifteen and twenty lions made the raid at dusk. They first attacked two natives on the outskirts of the town. One of the natives escaped, and while the body of his companion was being torn to pieces he ran to the government building. The watchman on duty refused to believe his story, and while the frightened native was protesting the lions suddenly dashed into the main street.
Three watchmen were struck down before they could reach their rifles, and the native who had previously escaped was likewise killed. A fourth watchman, who fled to an inner room, was pursued by two of the brutes and torn to pieces.
A child was seized in front of one of the huts, and when the frantic mother attempted to rescue it she was likewise attacked and devoured. Three other natives were killed and eaten. The lions killed a large number of goats and other livestock and afterward roamed through the town, prowling around some of the huts in which the inmates had barricaded themselves.
A large number of natives who managed to escape from the town got into their canoes and paddled to the middle of the river Shire, where they spent the night. They could distinctly hear the shouts of the besieged.
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