Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-01
A DISTlNGUISHE ED STRAIN
GER.
Arrival from Central Afi.i-
ca---A Big Ciraffe-HoNv
lie was Captured.
From the New YORK. Express.

a magnificent giraffe, consigned TO Van
Ambnrgh q Co., BIZ their agent in Africa,
Mr.. VIM. z. Clayton. arrived In this city
on the ith instant, per steamer Hausa
Ii was captured in central Africa. in
February last, together with another one.
which unfortunately died on the voyage
fon Cape Town to Liverpool.
Mr.. Clayton was over four months In
pursuit Of these animals. before he succeed
Cd IN capturing any alive, although he had.
while in chase Of them, killed several. 3.
They 60 about In herds Of from four 70
six or sight,-rsrsly more,-snd % soon
% they are pursued they take 10 the bush,
which 10 80 thick and impenetrable that
horse, nine times cut Of ten, will refuse to
follow them. In fact, horses that ere not
used to tho peculiar and strong eif3uvia
which they emit whom pursued, will rarely
follow thsin a. ell, as they become nervous
and frightened 10 such degree that The
msst eloquent responsiveness OF whip and
spur usually fails Of effect.
AZ soon as the giraffe catches sight of
his pursuer, he bounds away With enor.
nous strides, his tail carried high in mir
aud curlcd up like corkscrey--or "fe "a.
trs do mon PEREZ" after the inylorious re-.
troat Of Gen. Fritz"-gsneraily sciectine
tho toughest and most stony ground he G,
had, and, casting the bould.rs and stones
behind him with his feet, as be wildly dash
es Tor the thickeat and most thorny bush
The two which Mr.. Clayton succeeded
IN capturing bslenged to drove
OF eight, aud, by tho aid CT some half l
dozsn OF bis kafiir guides. he managed
to separate . bull and q COW from
the herd, TO which he gave chase. Il was.
a. he describes it, "stcrn chase" which
ia proverbially long one, and he was lust
on tho point Of giving it up, when the pair
suddenly disappeared 10 thick chaparral.
into which he found il impossible 10 follow
them. The Kaffirs dismounting. however.
succeeded in forcing their way through.
snd by shouting aud firing their gus.
frightened them 90, that the bull suddenlv
sprang out within few feet Of Mr.. CLAYTON.
who sat ON his horss with his leather iasso.
with ito heavy ball Of iren ct the end. in
hand, prspaesd for the emergency. The
moment The bull sppsared, Clsyten started
N pursuit, the curling liue, with its
trsachsrous swing, was sent whirling like
lightning through the air, and found a
lucky lodsment upsn the CRATES meek,
nearly close down 10 HE shoulders.
NuSCnbB MS nurse buuOonlys W0tIo the
flying giraffe was rushing madly on. the
frightened animal was instantly thrown up
on his ha inches and, with the assistance
Of the Kafirs and "John," companion Of
Mr.. Clayton. he was safely hobblsd and
placed hors dc combat The COW va shortly
after captured by the same means, and both
animals were safely corraled the same night
amid great rejoicing. A few weeks sufilcsd
to bring them under subsection. 30 that they
became as tame and tractabls a. pet fawDs,
and were sent to Cape Town. from whence
they were shipped TO Liverpool.
The voyage occupied 100 days, during
which the female died. The male svincsu
| much grief at the loss Of his companion, re-
refusing 10 cat for some days, aud fears
we're entertained lest he, too, would die
but lie arrived at Liverpool in safety, v here
lie was tTanshipped, and landed here on Sat.
urday last, in splendid condition. lilo is over
10 fact IN Height, and is by all odds the fin.
ess specimen of the family Of cane!opsrd
ever captured.