Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-07-26

rare birds, was crushed to atoms
and the birds escaped. The Gag
containing the parrots, macaws
cockatoos, silver and golden peas
ants and the vulture, was ais,
crushed. Many of the birds, inclu
ding the vulture, flew to the woods
the parrots and others filling th'
air with their unearthly screams.
In the variety cage was the tapir
which was badly hurt. The copi,
barra also sustained injuries and it,
cage was hurled from the car. TIL,
tank cage, containing the seal, hat
it's front STAYED in. The seal set W
a frightful barking, adding mate
rally to the discordant chorus O
bowling beasts, screaming birds
and shouting men.
The front of the sea-lion's Gag,
was STAYED in, and it is feared tha
the sea lion is injured internally
for he has been in a torpid state
ever since. This is the biggest sea
lion ever brought to this country
1t is we'll known in San Francisco
where it was exhibited for years
aud acquired the name of Ben
Butler.
The front and back of the cage
containing the hartbeest and the
African antelopes was smashed, but
the animals escaped unharmed. A
great rent was made in the cage Of
the Bengal tiger, which is one OF
the finest and most vigorous speci
mems in the country. With fierce
roar the tiger bounded for the open
ing. Equally prompt was man.
who threw plank over the gap
and sprang upon it to hold it down
Other men were summoned, and
after desperate struggle the beast
was chained to his cage. Another
lion cage was broken and the beasts
made frantic efforts to escape, all
the time bowling vigorously. Men
rushed to the ground and nailed
planks to the gaps.
The alligator and snake cage was
broken open, and some snakes were
lost, among them a boa constructor
twelve feet long, which is probably
hiding in the West Haven woods
The ostrich cage was shivered, but
the ostrich was secured, after a long
search.
Several other cages remained un-
injured, and the horses escaped al
most unharmcd, as did the heavy
curiositics. OF these last is the big
elephant Empress, which was great
ly agitated. just after the shock
Empress began knocking down the
other beasts in her car. One after
another the poor camels went down
under terrible strokes from the ele-
plants trunk. The Empress dealt
a telling blow to the buffalo, laid
out the three-horned OK, and finish
ed by Rocking down the only ami
NAL then left standing, the sacred
OK. They lay in heaps about the
floor of the car, while Empress still
slashed her trunk wildly about, ap-
parantly regretting that there were
no more beast to conquer.
Among other animals which es-
capped were the tapir, the silver lion,
the ichneumon, and the copia barra.
The scene above described occu-
pied less than one minute, and all
the men were promptly out and at
work under the direction of Mana
ger John Robinson, Jr., and Assist
ant Manager james D. Robinson
The first work to do was to secure
the fiercer animals, and then the
business of hunting up the escaped
lion.
Three or four men started for the
zebra, found HIM, and after a sharp
fight, got hold of him and shouted
for rope. The zebra wrenched
away before the rope was brought,
but after another chase he was cap
tured and tied to telegraph pole.
The cassowary was captured after
it had kicked down one man who
attempted to seize it. This bird
was badly scraped on the back
Many of the minor birds were not
even to be seen, and the monkeys
threw apples, cherries and defiance
at their pursuers.
Only few of the monkeys were
caught, but those captured included
one of the largest and most valua-
Bile, Wallace, which was brought
in after lively fight. Charles Nc
Carly, the lame man, limped back
to the wrecked train with valuable
turtle, which was ascertained to be
native Of a nearby swamp. Jim.
Homer, who weighs 400 pounds,
tried to catch monkey. He didn't
catch it. Leo, who is the spryest
man in the caravan, tried to catch
a sloth, but failed.
The search went on until nearly
all the animals had been recaptured.
Many strange birds Gncluding the
vulture), the twelve-foot anaconda,
twenty-three monkeys and few Gu
rious snakes remain at large, and
they will doubtless add to the COM
fort of the people in West Haven
and neighborhood. Several ami
mails and few birds died after the
arrival at New Haven, including a
South American river hog, a boa
constructor, sloth and oassowa-
ry. A fine seal is among the
animals injured which are despair
ed of.
The inhabitants of West Haven
were terribly awakened by the unu-
sual and fearful uproar. Many clio
sed their doors in dismay, and
others, some in their night-clothes,
rushed to the scene. Among those
early on the ground was DR.. Shep-
ard, who rendered all possible pro-
fessional aid and attempted to sew
up the wound in the zebra's back
But the needle broke and the ze-
bras back went unmendcd. One
excited townsman hurried after the
ostrich with pitchfork, but when
the ostrich turned on him, the man
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