The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-08-21

A BIOLOGICAL EXCITEMENT.-AcO col
respondent at Carmichelstown, Ind
informs us that an occurrence tool
place there on Tuesday last, in connec
ton with the exhibition of Van Am
burg Il Co.'S Menagerie, which for
time threatened serious consequences
but resulted rather comically. Be
tween the afternoon and evening per
lfOrmances, when there was no one il
the tent except two or three men be
longing to the menagerie, the trained
lion that is taken through the street.
in the procession formed by the com
pany on entering towns, was brought
out from his cage and fastened to the
performing den while Mr.. Basil Mil
Inns, the repairer attached to the com
lpany, entered the vehicle to execute
some repairing. By some means the
lion got lose-(he is very tame and
thoroughly dOmesticated)- and started
upon tour around the mammoth pa
vilion without attracting the notice OF
his keeper. In the course of his pere-
ginations he came within reach of the
elephant TippOO Saib, who, feeling
that his domain was being intruded
upon, resented the impertinence by
giving Mr.. Lion blow with his trunk
4
air at a most extraordinary rate. Cat
like, the lion struck upon his feet. and,
thoroughly demoralized, made at
once for his cage as the most convent
ent place of refuge. The cage was al
ready occupied by Mr.. Mullins, who,
hard at work upon his repairs, was as
much aStOnished at the entrance of the
lion as the lion had been at the unex-
pected assault of the elephant. In a
very brief period of time he managed
to get out, but how, probably he nor
any other man will ever be able to ex-
plain. Suffice it to say that he did get
ont in very short order, leaving his
tools behind him, and that as soon as
he found himself outside the den he
took particular pains to etfectually
close the door, after which he had time
to reflect upon the situation and Won
der how it had all come about. 1t has
long been popular feature with me-
nageries for man to enter den and
subdue a lion. but for lion to enter a
den and Subdue man, was rather re-
yersing the usual order of things. In
this case the man was thoroughly
Subdued.
TippaO Saib's aggressive propensi-
ties having been excited by the lions
inoppOrtune visit, that huge animal
was not satisfied with his easily won
victory. but became at once violent,
and pulling up the stake to which he
was chained by the leg, he started in
pursuit of his vanquished foe. As the
lion made no show of resistance, how
ever, but on the contrary. had taken |
himself out of sight, Tippoo changed
his course, and, trumpeting fiercely, |
hsar y,
set forward upon the rhinoceros' den. |
The rhinoceros saw him coming, and |
every evidence OF extreme
fright, crouching. grunting and trying
to break through the sides of his cage.
At this juncture. the celebrated dog
:. Jack, the constant companion of
TippoO Saib, interfered. and, flying at
the enormous beast, held him in check
until Mr.. johnson, Tippoo's keeper,
came in from the camp adjoining the
pavilion, where he was getting his sup
per. Upon the approach of Mr.. j.,
Tippoo, instead of showing his usual
turned upon him in angry
the first time that he has eX-
hibited any evidences of insubordina-
ion since the fall Of 1867, when, at
Indiana, he got upon a
great rampage. requiring the efforts of
fifty men for several days to bring him
10 proper sense of what he owed to
to society, and to Messrs.
Van Amburg & Co., who daily prOvi-
led him with unlimited bushels of
pats and tons of hay. Johnson, the
keeper, who has on several occasions,
shown himself to be possessed of unu-
'ual nerve, saw that severe measures
we're required, and Immediately at
acked the animal with vigor, plying
his hook and spear SO numerically
hat Tppoo soon gave in and beloved
lis submission. Had not his keeper
been on the ground the elephant would
have arrived at such pitch
If rage before he was taken in hand
hat it might have required hours to
BRING him to submission. AS it was,
he whole affair was over in less time
han it will take to read this account,
md Tippo made no further effort to
crafty his unruly propensities. 1t is
ust to the animal to say that it is very
eldOm that he exhibits any bad traits,
,eing usually an exemplary and we'll
conducted elephant. The lion, al
hough badly frightened, received no
eriOus damage from his sudden up
fitting, and now takes his place as us
lal, every day, upon the tableau car.
which forms conspicuous feature of ,
Fan Amburg 4 Co.'s public entree in
o town.-[Wheeling CIV. Va.) Intel