Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-06-08
FIRST EDITION.
The Empress Elephant,

| SHE RECEIVERS HER nEALTH-AND TAKES SOME Ex-
EHoIsE- SOMETHING ABOUT oTaFR GREAT EIE-
PHANTB.
| The Philadelphia Telegraph, last evening, has
| tile following Inquiry at the Office Of the Zoo
| logical Society, No. $50 South Third street. this
morning, elected tile fact that the Empress, the
| largest OF the elephants in the Garden at Fair
| mount, had almost recovered from her sickness
OF last week. The tackle was removed from her
body late oil Saturday afternoon, and she was al
lowed to roam about the place ut pleasure. This
morning she was q great deal stronger, and WAS
able to take much more exercise than when she
was first brought out of her winter quarters
iier keeper expects her to be entirely recovered
in few days.
The Empress has always been Of gentle dis
position, and no fear had been felt that she
would show any of those dangerous eccentrici-
ties which have heretofore been experienced in
menageries and elsewhere from sick elephants
who were not blessed with good tempers. She
was one OF Barnum'H finest show animals, and
when his large menagerie in New York WAS
burned she caught her companion dog, Carlo, in
her trunk. and carried him safely from the
flames, evidencing throughout the fearful scene
almost human intelligence aud presence OF mind,
AZ well AZ the highest type Of animal sagacty.
She is an invaluable feature of the park and de-
serves to rank with the most celebrated ole
phants OF the world. Among these,
rippoo Saib, who died at Connersyille,
Ind, of foot rot, occupied r prominent
place Princess, the great performing ele-
phant of O'Brien's circus who tore up and
went through All entire apple orchard at Pough-
keepse, N. y, from the effects of which he died.
was another. Juliet model animal in all ways
died of lung disease in Missouri, q short
while since. Stuart Craven, the tanner, killed
Queen and two young elephants OF great
promise by harsh treatment breaking the for
mers back with crowbar. Old Hannibal
whom everybody remembers AZ wonder, fell
through bridge in blaine, and died Of his
luiuriaa 1htb nf At,ril Ttun
splendid performing animals, yoked together to
swim from Simpson d Neall's wharf, in this city
to kaighns Point, were drowned iu the Della
ware, and drifted co Gloucester, where they lay
for long time. Columbus the most viciona ele-
phant ever handled, who broke his chains in
SAMSON street above Eighth creating great
alarm, and was captured with the greatest diff
Guilty died some years ago iii Western New York.
Jennie, the finest specimen ever brought to
America, was shot by Hank Smith, the Snowman
her half owner and her stuffed hide WAS lost in
the fire that destroyed Barnum's old Museum, at
broadway and Ann Streets New York. Romeo
clever beast, died some time ago in Chicago,of
lung disease.
short time ago, Julia, who was 80 badly hurt
in afight with hor mate, Prince, died in New
York city. She was Young elephant, but large
and we'll formed, and, though by no means Vi
clous, she was very fond OF a practical joke
Her chief delight WAS to get loose aud seize the
paint bucket in her trunk, and bespatter the
walls of the New York Hippodrome. On one
occasion she got loose, and, after making the
circuit of the building, found a lot of female
statues covered them over with sawdust, and
then amused herself by Tampling them under
foot. She also released the larger num-
ber of the monkeys confined in
tho building, on one occasion, and some
Of them made their escape into Madison Park,
but were afterwards recaptured Julia WAS a
valuable animal, highly trained, and is the great
or loss from the fact that there are at present |
very few of these ponderous beasts in this ooun-
try though from the fact that they are 30 often |
changed from one menagerie to another, people |
suppose them to be plentiful. Julia was brought |
here when calf, having been caught when q
suclding. Empress is, perhaps, "the last of a
noble race" of notable beasts, and it would be |
matter of regret to lose her.