The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-01
l zooLoGIcAL EIcITENENT.
The ElsphaH; TipPOo sab AIIaeks
LiOH and RhiHOeeFOS.
A Lion EntsrS DcH and subdues
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4 correspondent At Carnichaels,nSu,
Pa, informs u that an occurrence took
place there On Tuesday last, ineounection
with the exhibition Of van Amburgh 4
Co.'S Menaserie. which lnr time threat.
ened seriols consequences, but resulted
rather coaicaliy. Be,weea the afternoon
AMI evening performances. when there
was no one IN the tent e1cep; two % ,hres
men belonging TO the nenAgerie, tie train.
ed lion that Is taken through the streets
In the procession formed by the company
on entering towns, was brought out from
his cage and fastened 10 the performing
den while Mr.. Basil Mullins, the repalrrr
attachedto the company, entered the We,
hicle toeIecute some repairing By sOuic
means the lion got lO0sf--,be Is very tame
and thoroughly omesticaieII-Rnds start
ed upon tour around the mammoth IA
yilion Notwithstanding the notice Of his
keeper. In the course OF his peregrina-
tons became within reach Of the elephant
TippOo Saib, who, feeling that his domain
was being iRtruded upon, resented the i'm.
partinence by giving Mr. Lion blow with
his trunk which sent him sailing through
the air Of a most extraordinary rate Cat
{ like, the lion struck upon his feet, and,
/ thoroughly demoralized, made at once for
\ his cage ~ the most convenient place Of
( refuge, The cage was already occupied
by Mr., Mullins, who, hard At work upon
his repairs, was - much astOHished at tie
entrance Of the lion as the lion .iAd
been at the unexpected assault IT
the elephant, In 4 very brief Pc.
Rod OF time he managed 10 get Oat,
but how, probably neither he nor any
other man will ever be able Ia explain.
Suffice il to say that he did get ont in VERY
short order, leaving his took behind him.
and that as soon IS lie found himself out.
side the den lac took particular pains 10
efectnally close the door amer which lie
had time 10 reflect upon situation and
wonder how il all had come about II
has long been popular feature with
mcnagcries for man TO enter den and
subdue Il lion, hut for a Hon TO enter den
and suhduc man, was rather reversing
the usual order Of things In this case
the man was thoroughly subdued.
TippoO Saib's aggressive prupcnsitles
having been excited by the lions in.
appOrtune visit, that huge animal
was not Satisfied with his easily won vic
tory, but became at once violent, and pull.
ing up the stake to which he was chained
by the leg, he stared in pursuit Of bis van.
quished foe, AS the lion made no show OF
resistance, however, but on the contrary
had taken himself out Of sight, TIppoo
changed his course, and, trumpeting
tiercely, charged with trunk upliftGd and
ears set forward, upon the rhinoccroS
den. The rhinOceros saw him coming
and exhibited every evidence Of extreme
fright crOuching grilntlng and Gndeavor,
ing 10 break through the sides of his
cage At this iunCture the celebrated
dog Jack" the constant companion OF
Tippoo Saib, interleFed, and, flying at the
enormous beast, held him in check
until MI. johnson, Tippoos keeper,
came In from the camp adjoining the pa
viliOn, where he was getting his supper.
Upon the approach Of Mr.. ]. TippoO, in
stead Of showing his usual submission,
turned upon him in an angry manner, the
first time that he has exhibited any cvi.
dcnCes Of INSTRUMENTATION since the fall Of
1867, when, at COnnersville, Indiana, he
got upon great rampage, requiring the
efforts Of fifty men for several days 10
bring him TO proper sense Of what lie
owed to himself, 10 society, and TO
McSsrs. Van AmburGh & Co, who
daily provided him with unlimited
bushels OF oats and tons of hay. John.
son, the keeper, who has on several oc-
CasiOns shown himself to be possessed
of unusual nerve, saw that severe meas
ures were required, and Immediately
attacked the animal with vigOr, plying
his hook and spear so numerically that
| TippoO soon gave in and beloved his
submission Justify. Had not his keeper
been on the ground the elephant would
| probably have arrived ut such pitch Of
! rage before he was taken in hand that ii
might have required hours TO bring him
u submission. ASItwas, the whole affair
was over in less time than It will take to
read this account, md Tippoo mhdc no
further effort to crafty his unruly propCh.
stiles. It is Just TO the animal 10 say
that 1t is very seldom that he exhibits any
bad traits, being usually an exemplary and
well conducted elephant The lion, al
though badly frightened, received no scri
Gus damage from his sudden uplifting, and
now takes his place us usual, every day,
upon the tAbleau car which forms con.
spiCuous feature of Van Amburgh & Co.'S
public cntrcC into town.