Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-16
A Most Exciting Scene-A Cage of
wild Animals Upset ON the Road
They Create a Scene-An Ele-
Phant and Half a Dozen Camels
COWed with Eear ~ -.

i wild Animals Upset ON the Road
They Create a Scene-An Ele-
Phant and Half a Dozen Camels
Cowed with Fear. -ets
The Milsoaukee " isconsin of June 1st
says that while Baily & Co.'s menag-
erie We're being driven along the road to
Watertown, the wagon containing lion
ess and some whelps upset, the cage
catching and holding one of the whelps.
1t then describes the scene thus:
When the whelp set up cry of pain,
the mother sprang up in anger. This set
the whelp to uttering most plaintive
roars, when the rage of the oldest
beast became terrific. 1t dashed to
the whelp, began licking it, and at
the same time uttered those loud
roars which have made it so IA
nous. Becoming enraged at it's treat
ment, it dashed to and fro in its narrow
limits, throwing itself with full force
against the sides of the cage. A couple
of lions in an adjoining apartment be-
came excited over the scene, and not
only added to the confusion by their
roars, but strovs to break down the bar
rier between the two cages. A gentle
man living at Pewaukee, who was near
the cages at the time, says the scene was
one of the most startling Imaginable.
All the beasts in the capsized cage were
yelling and striving to get out, while
those in the vans, which had halted near,
became frightened and were uttering
tokens of alarm in their peculiar man
ner. The horses, too, of all the vans,
exhibited the utmost alarm, requiring
the efforts of the drivers to look after
them. Until some help arrived, nothing
could be done with the PROSTATE van, and
it was left, while word was sent to the
rear teams to push forward as rapidly as
possible. Meanwhile the anxious drivers
stood in fear that every moment the now
furious beasts would break out of their
cages. .-fs
AS soon as word came to the band
wagon, the camels and elephants were
urged forward, and came up on a quick
trot. But no sooner had the animals at
tached to the wagon come within the
sound of the lions voices, than they ex-
hibited the most abject fear. The ele-
phant threw up his trunk and blew ter
rifle blast-a blast that startled all, even
those who had before exhibited no signs
of fear. Its keeper bravely kept by its
side, and attempted to quiet its fears, but
the massive animal was thoroughly
alarmed. 1t seemed to be insane, and
its yells were full of agonized fear, filed
with terror. The camels were startled,
some attempted to break from their
harness, while others fell down fiat, all
peculiar cry. The band leaptd
out, and while the keepers of the band
wagon animals looked after them, it was
found that the lions must be quieted or
there would be scene beyond the con-
troll of all. About this time the lion
tanner came up, and hastened to the cage. /
The beasts had become so excited now
that they scarcely noticed him, but made
redoubled efforts to get out into the open
air.
Had the tanner at this time lacked a
which seemed akin to utter reck-
lessness, the beasts would no doubt have
succeeded in making their escape. With
out fear, he went to the cage and very
soon discovered the cause of the fury of
the mother. He called the attendants of
the team to his aid, but they were scarce
ly to be blamed when they did not care
to venture too near. Two or three of
them came, and with the assistance of
levers separated the pieces of the cage
so that the whelp extricated its foot.
The mother, her suspense relieved with
the release of her whelp, ceased her
yells and again commenced licking the
foot. The other lions seemed
not altogether satisfied, and rather to en-.
Joy the confusion they were creating.
Reaching through the ventilator the
tanner struck one of them as heavy a
blow as he could with short iron bar,
which seemed to send some reason into
MS head, and when the order came for
lim to move, he and his companion went
nto their own apartment. ceasing their
lowls, but keeping up low, indignant
growing like dogs. Observing this the
nen came forward and raised the wagon
o its place, fastening up the cage where
t was broken, and the horses being at
ached the team drove on.