New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-10


.o, ,o hin, Tippoo was obstinate, but SO was Nosh'
.,a tho onpal finding that he must either give up OF
no tu,ea finally begged" and has been upon his good
behavior ever sinco Sometimes 1t is the Work Oh Gays
% hrne, an elephant 10 submission. II he Is loose II Is
necessary to "hobbc' and throw him as preliminary
proceeding task which 1t may take twenty men hours
70 sccomplish Once down, he is spcared and pitch
frkea ninth the blood rms from every part OF bis body
and this is kept up without cessation until endurance IS
exhausted and he announces his submission which he
does BIZ peculiar whistle through his trunk followed
by belowing-an elephants method OF crying
"epough" when le Is released; and whoever taxes
him in charge at that moment hc will obey as bis mas
ter aud nc Other. In ills matter the elephant AWAY
acts most honorably. No meter how violent he nav
layo been the instant he "begs he may safely be re-
leased from his chains and no instance has ever been
known of an elephant violating his parole given under
these circumstances At some future period be may
rebel again but for the time his word moy be de
pended upon.
TRAITS AND DISPOSITION OF THE ELEPHANT
Very little IL any, affection exists in the elephant to-
ward his keeper. That d.sreputable quadrnped' o'd
Hannibal has indeed been known to indulge In frantic
demonstrations Of delight at the approach OF former
keeper whom he had not seen for many months whhe
on the other hand Tppoo Sab who is one OF the pes
behaved Of his race last Winter refused 10 peS'o"
the slightest recognition upon one OF bis former
who had had him in charge for years When an eiepha
rebels his keeper is the first man that he ries 70 k
Mr. Langworthy had charge Of Bolivar for nine years
and half during all Of which time be was under Inc
most complete subsection, but one day the od 'eno"
turned on hun with such fury that no barely escaped
with his life They generally fond OF the companion
1T
ence from one of that species after the latter has eeo
footing in their good graces There was ceieprated
dog called "Turk" that Travelled for many years with
Bolivar and exercised complete control over 'nH'
b,ye crea,ure. When Bolivar mado his attack upon
Langworthy Turk" rushed undaunedly to the rescue
and kept his attention employed until enough men
were got together to overpower the elephant pa
never been an instance in this country oil an ee
hsnt ,n,,in- stranger without revocation. unless IN
of the fits OF madness to which they are sometimes
suh,ect Their keepers may take them through the most
dense crowds without the danger to tho thrcng
If they are insue however they will resent it. Last
Summer while Van Amburghs travelling establishment
was making procession through the streets OF Boston,
Hibernian gentleman street.sweeper BY profession
amused himself BY thrusting his broom into IipPoo
Sab's mouth. There whisk OF the elephant
trunk and the next instant there was an Aston
ished Ishman sailing over tho heads OF the assembled
multitude lie was not seriously injured however Eie
plants appear TO have special spite against shoWmen
and viii strike monaserie whenever they can get
IN opportunty They will sometimes take dislike to
individuals. While Van Ambursh was travelling Ia
England there was musician In the band who was In
the habit Of amusing himself by placing paper balls IN
his trombone and blowing them out at Bolivar. He was
frequently cautioned In regard " the habit but per
sisted In IT, One day Bolivar happened TO pass the band
wagon while this individual was blowing away at bis
trombone, when without the slightest ceremony he
reached into the vehicle with bis trunk, pulled out The
unfortunate musician and hurled him distance OF
twenty feet breaking several Of his rbs Bolivar then
made charge for him, and would have finished Lin
speedily had 1t not been for the Interference Of his
Keeper Elephants are suvct from physical esu.e, at
times to fits OF moroseness sometimes Increasing TO
freazy when they are very dangerous unless properly
secured Then they pay regard 10 keeper any one
else. II during Of these fits Of msdness TINT
Hannibal made his celebrated raid on the
road between Pawtucket and Fail River In 1854. when
he escaped from his keeper and nine miles, destroy
ing everything in his way These 6ts generally be
fureseen and guarded against. Elephants do not ike
tobacco bat the stories told and generally believed In
regard their visiting with dire Vengeance any one
who should offer them the weed are all stuff Indeed.
there was elephant here some years age called
Poodab that would eat paper after paper Of fine cut
with the greatest apparent relish. Generally however
they eschew it. Bot they all like Every elephant
seems to have natural Taste for whisky. sny intoK
eating drink. Bolivar. when he was In the Tower Of
London and quite small made drunk one day upon
highly sweeiened grog, and his antics were said to be
indescribably comical. lie always regular topper
whenever he could procure the material On occa-
son after he had to mature years he broke into
brewery ate the malt got gloriousy fuddled on ale
and finished by smashing up things generally. That
spree cost Mr.. Van Amburgh very heavy sum In the
way Of damages Elephants arc extremely timid In re-
gard 10 rats and mice. rat running through the
bedding Of old Hannibal viii that immense
beast to trumpet in the widest terror They sometimes
object to their keepers changing horses. The keeper
when travelling the road usually rides horseback
The elephant becomes accustomed to the company Of
particular horse and well conducted elephants have
been known to turn upon their keepers when they
appeared with q new mount They are extremely
jealous In regard any assumption Of authority or any
| undue familiarity the part Of any one except the
regularly acknowledged keeper This accounts for
their antpathy against showmen They are very fond
Of flowers. elephant gets loose In the night he is
toeraby TO make for the INCEST in
the vicinity and he is certain to leave
traces Of bis VISIT Flowers form his favorite salad
nice orchard Of young fruit trees great temptation
to an elephant. They are an fond Of slipping their
fasenings when 1t 10 practicable. and starting OF on
foragipg expedition trait which has led to very
fanny occurrences. Queen Anne got loose once In Ms
souri, and making her way into the woods deaed all
efforts TO capture her for several weeks. She Was
finally down by party on horseback organized for
the purpose. When retaken she had become quite wild