The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-02-07
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It's seldom tsat ve are called upon to
note - move Taluful fact tnau that which
We row rcc0rd. and wLsgh IS netting .ll.re
nor less iliau Ire Iuupsed death ,f E1l.-
nun. S gali..", .rao IS Impressed e. have per-
l~ised in inc flames uT TIE rnJsesll.l recently
consumed. J EC news OF ntS uu1imCIvaud
fGiga;.u. aad VIII csus- p f.g-iae u ,sra.t-
tui agony so th'I5 the uusouz of ms MANY
i-.v3d$ tGTaUsEJUJ the cau@tEv. VIII. " t.
messed IBIS playful antics i'm his ra.rss ,yl,..,.-
ever :1iuHiI o@t uu h.a last Summers
l"l.- 81. 'H.nTea his s''ciet" at q beer sa-
lo.. of-u the !J'ro5s e ,hc dag and e-oa-
Irg's osiuCiJious we've ended
i'ha deceased gorilla was "a vCu;.,- r--sa
Of exemplary habits, ANA icy lis versatile
Industry supported au als,d father aud
mother i'm Jersey City. vino can hardly
bear their p-CsCu. loss. I.is original name
was Briggs, and lie was Of Yankee, not
Cci-iC origin, aS has been 81 rouecuSly STA
ted. Mr.. Earnum became acquainted
with young Briggs many years agn, and,
keen observer OF human nature that he H.
lie soon SAW the boy had talents which
would, II rightly applied, bring him iistn
public npt;cC. AIr. Batuura fi-s5 c;l ,ovsd d
Briggs as "a mermaid but his nervous san
gu5EcUua tsE.i is-alUCut untitled him foI
wearing vi. and crd-E>h skin. au3 !e
was short Y after promoted To tie position
of wild man IN this he achieved no suc-
cess, and it was not until BarruIn put his
great travelling show or tIie road in 1870,
and gave Briggs the position Of gorilla,
thai lac developed those eCcentriCjties that
have made him famous. For two years 40
letter specimen Of the gorilla tribe has
been seen on this continent. Though nat
uraiy cpuviyial and social IN his tastes. lac
has sat IN his cage an oi.i"cJ of wonder and
admiration: Of thousands. and submitted
to being stirred up with = long pole fur.h
LrEctlt Cf country ClCE-vugn, who stood
bg explaining so their youthful Sabbath
school scholars how fCarfully and wonder
fully w- are made. 80 uurmur "f discDn-
tent ever esc&P ped lis lips, except at IcrTe
Ldute, Indiana. last Juiv, when he was
heard ID remark that lie d be id if
he could stand IL much longer wearing a
hair oyercoat, IL hot weaJle., on a salary
or 80 a week. Ills salary was - once
elevated 10 SIP, 50 q week and he was allow
ed ice in his den the safler, aud 10 better
behaved spoc cimen of his tribe was ever
placed ou exhibition.
Ai.. EatnUm, we arc informed. with
characteristic energy. has tcleErapned to
atIica for U!lser specimens Of rare Wild
beasts, 70 supply the places Of these dcs-
troyo.i hy the iate cynLagratloI. lie may
procure elei hams, lions, tigers and cock
a,ogs. hut hc can sCysr fl Tie place ot
stCIe. with al of his experience in Ii. icila
one tho could C"I CT 50 r.n.bly 4 Uuid his
seven hy nine cage. and dance TO The iasci-
yiGUs jickliugS of his keepers club with
such raticuCc. Gorilla. aGieU and may
thu hairy four legged ! ho.nix who arises
frc0! your ashes POSSESS yoCr noble quail
ties or mind and heart. and give entire
satisfaction TO 4 deluded public Tor the
. - T.~-1a 90, :.