Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-01-27

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ravenous, so that the lion aud .iyer sim
ullanecusly plunged at lamb which was
taken into the cage, and would have made
two. mouthsful Of it, but Van Amburgh
dashed them with severity and drove
them into ,heir corners, where they re-
manned in perfect quiet.
While Van Amburgh was in London,
a painting of him and his performing
animals was made for the Queen by Ler
order
In company with several Americans, a
firm was es,ab lished 10 exhibi, in the
towns of England a menagerie, which be
came known as that of Van Amburyh l.
Co. The exhibition Was conducted like
similar exhibitions here. 10y barrying tents,
the company sometimes staying only one
day i" place.
Van Ambursh returned to the United
States i" 1915. He brought English wag-
on> aud harness and eight large Flemish
horses, which most persJns Will remem-
her. Fran that time The me,,ngerle Of
Van Anbursh i Co has been travelling
Throughout The Uhiiei States and the
Ca"adas, yeativ, aud their operations are
sufficiently known.
Last winter anl tho winter before last,
the company had u magnificent collection
Of animals u, the Chinese Buildings, in
Broadway, and i, was frequently referred
to i" this jou'"a
The establishment is now laid up at
Cnnersv.'e, lnl. for the winter.
Van Amhurgh, Ia the course Of his ca
rrer, had many sever contests with the
anlmais, ia some II which he was much
hi;trn anh torn, but always cane off The
was literally ch, we'd and mansIed by Il
lion. lie never folly recovered from the
effects Of this injury.
There are many good stories of Van
Amburgh's contests with the animals but
they are mostly destitute Of foundation
0: nearly so. The encounters were in
svme instances desperate, but they were
much alike thy consistei of sudden at
,acks, which Mr. Van 4 mburgh was usu-
ally able to punish at once, though some
times, as has been explained, the beasts
left their marks upon him. The tendency
of the variuus encounter. WAS. of course,
such rs TO mi re Van Ambnr%h's health
E.sh; or niue years ago Van Amhur2h
was obliged to cease bis HE"rmA"ce>,
hn, he always accompanied The mrna-e-
RE ia It's travels when he was able t. q ,
so Some time ago he resigned The act
has sine. been under The direction of Mr..
Hyatt F,ost. The business Of tn. con.
Germ will! probably be carried on by the
surviving partners under the name it has
hitherto borne.
Mr. Van Amhursh possessed great ply
steal s,reny,h and iea,l.> courage lie
had Il commanding presence his move
ments were graceful; he was firm, and
under oil circumstances self issesse1.
In his Intercourse with his acquaintan-
ces-he was never married-ha was ex-
ceedingly kind, and even gentle and his
geniaIny Was one Of the most prominent
Of his qualities.
lie was well known personally wherev.
er be had been and there is scarcely a
town of Importance in the United States
or in England where he had not some &C
| quain,ances.
The death Of Mr.. Van Amburgh has
several times been announce during the
| past years. These stories were like those
of his adventures, His dcce ase IA, this
time was unexpected, rs he was in this
city ten days ago, and a. tina, time e"jny.
| ed as good health as usual. A few days
ago the Philadelphia journals reported he
was perfectly well.-NeU York EreninS
| Post.