Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-10
BARNUM'E BURNED MUSEUM.
The Conduct OF tho Perisling AMI.
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From the New York Worlds reporter.
AS engine after engine came rat
Ting to the spot, gradually more
slumberers became aroused. Those
who still remained wrapped in slum-
Der were finally called to conscious
ness by strange, nnearthly sound
which for the moment seemed but
the continuation Of 4 grisly night
mare. This wild, weird noise was
the trumpcting Of the two elephants
who were saved, Jeanette and
Gypsy, for so long a time stationed
in Central Park, where the little
one, Gypsy, used to be such per-
-ennial JOY to children. They had
escaped the flames, roaring and bel
lowing behind them, and ran in
their clumsy, long reaching fashion
out into the street. There they sub
sided into a condition more rcscmbl
ing their usually calmly, placid
eqnanimity and proceeded towards
Third avenue. When near the
corner Of block they were joined
by one of their keepers, who, not
daring to attempt leading them
back the way they had come, guided
them up the avenue and through
Fifteenth street TO Irving place..
Here they were pickcted, and for
some lnstants renamed tranquil.
Soon, however, their trunks were
raised into the air, and their curious
scrqams frightened all listeners.
8 -".keepcr left them, went
~ yards the bdFning building, and
returned with 4 dog which had
been accustomed to play about them.
The animal ran up 10 the two elc-
plants, leaping and wagging not
alone his tail, but tie whole hinder
part Of his body. Rubbing against
the huge legs, which were about The
same size as his own body, he gam
boiled about them in great apparent
glce at again seeing his playmates.
Nor did the elephants seem less de-
lighted; their small, keen eyes look
ed kindly upon him, their feet were
moved cautiously, lest some injury
should be unwi,tingly inflicted, and
every now and then their trunks
would gracefully describe a long,
sweeping circle and softly stroke
the sides Of the dog. Near them
was tethercd the single camel which
had been brought ont from the fiery
furnace, and before long the three
surviving animals Of the large men
ageric were led away to Il place
where the atmosphere was better
suited to their comfort than was the
cold, keen air Of i winter morning.
In 4 conversation with the prop
erty-man Of the circus, Mr.. Ohm
stead. the writer asked:
"What was the first intimation
those in charge Of the animals had
Of the fire.
"Well, there are several men who
took care Of the beasts, and about
four o'clock this morning the tanner,
Lion Charley we call him, who
sleeps directly in front Of the lions
cage, was awakened by an awful
roaring. He raised himself upon
his elbow, and saw the lions wide
awake and one Of them daShing
against the bars Of the cage and
shaking them. 'Shut up" says he;
"what are You making all this noise
about:" He was just turning over
to go to sleep again when he saw
the fire coming cut Of the boiler
room. 50 he jumps up and calls
the other men-they were all in
their shirts and drawers-and then
ran to the other end Of the building,
When they got there they found
Camel Charley the one who has
charge of these animals, aud Coon
he's n 1arkey that takes care of
the snakes and sleeps every night
en- top Of the cage where kcpt-try-
ING to put out the fire, which by
this time had reached the girallIe's
cage. While they were doing this
two went to work tearing down the
bars so as to let the animals loose.
You may imagine how much the fire
mad gained when | tell you that
even the names and tails OF the 81
railes were on fire. Well, they got
the bars down and persuaded one Of
them to come out-Tommy he WAS,
one Of the incest, gentlest little fell
,,f
hun all over town with one end Of
\ pocket-hanakcrchicf in his mouth.
But just as soon as he saw the
flames he wheeled right round and |
rushed back into the cage, and there
they had to leave him. 1t is curl
Gus, but all animals except elephants
are like horses, fire scarcs them 50
that they don't know what they're
about, and it's the hardest work in
the world to move them away. Then
the fire ran Oh to the cage of the
happy family, all them were jab
bering and jumping and flying
around inside, making tremend-
Gus row. You see, the cages were
made OF pine wood, and the flames
rushed over them in an instant. |
was on the ground within ten minu-
ties after the first alarm was sound
ed, and aided to the best of my
ability to rescue the animals, but
the Building burned too quickly for
us"
"Would You have let the lions
and tigers loose in the strccts:"
"Ccriainly, though | don't know
about the tigers, they are 50 treach-
crous that You never can tel what
they will do. As TO the lions, you
know we have nets ready to catch
them in as they come out of the
cage, 50 we should have no trouble
with them. But we had not time
enough to do anything, and some
of us had to run for it pretty hard
To save ourselves"
SOMEBODY who has ''becn there"
gives the following as the routine
at the State hotel, at Fort Madison:
Aspirants for Fort Madison may
read the dali y routine Of that hotel,
as follows: Rise rs soon rs it is
light, at the tap of the bell march to
la chc,,c whnrn narh man has