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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

by John Henry PATTERSON (1867 - 1947)

19 – Chapter XIX - STRICKEN CARAVAN

In 1898, during the construction of river-crossing bridge for the Uganda Railway at the Tsavo River, as many as 135 railway workers were attacked at night, dragged into the wilderness, and devoured by two male lions. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the autobiographical account of Royal Engineer Lt. Col. J.H. Patterson's African adventures. Among them, his hunt for the two man-eaters. This book was the basis for the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness. (Summary by James Christopher)

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Listen next episodes of The Man-Eaters of Tsavo:
20 – Chapter XX - DAY ON THE ATHI RIVER , 21 – Chapter XXI - THE MASAI AND OTHER TRIBES , 22 – Chapter XXII - HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE , 23 – Chapter XXIII - A SUCCESSFUL LION HUNT , 24 – Chapter XXIV - BHOOTA'S LAST SHIKAR , 25 – Chapter XXV - A MAN-EATER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE , 26 – Chapter XXVI - WORK AT NAIROBI , 27 – Chapter XXVII - THE FINDING OF THE NEW ELAND , 28 – APPENDIX