The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-02
BARNUMS GREAT AUCTION.
THE WINDING UP or THE HIPPO-
DROME ENTERPRISE.
The Sale TINT Followed the sale OF tho
Trained Animals in Bridgeport - Whnt
Next the Snowman Mayor Intends to DO.

The Sale that Followed the sale of tho
Trained Animals in Bridgeport - Whnt
Next the Snowman Mayor Intends to DO.
The cold of yesterday and the day be-
fore was felt by tho ave elephants that stood In
the largo building in which the performing ami
mails and most Of the properties OF the Barnum
Universal Exposition Company were kept.
Though there were two large stoves at red
heat In the room, the great beasts shlvered yes
terday. Charley White, the keeper, covered
thom with large pieces OF canvas, and the intel
lgent creatures assisted him hy pulling tho cov-
erngs close around their throats with their
trunks. When we'll covered, they stood rocking
their unganly bodies, their little eyes half
closed, evidently enjoying their new clothes.
The cold also made the other animals cross, and
one Of the performing leopards showed bis
temper by grabbing Sheriff Philo +. Barnum,
the brother OF the Mayor, and taking about two
square feet ~ cloth out OF his overcoat before
he could get away. g. lie was only playin," said
akeeper.
Previous to the reopening OF the sale, New
Yorker who had a bill aRalnst the company
stepped UP to MIR. Coup and threatened to etop
the sale. lie said he knew they had failed, and
he was bound TO have his money. "Have YOU
presented your bill beforeI" asked Coup. "Why
no o." VIII you do 80 now Very well
here's check for the amount. guess you'd
1--WE shall begin this morning." said Mr.. Bar
NUM-, @ woov GUS AZ norrei - 10 9p,ac9
Madame b'Atalie, and tho head OF BaIuum.
The FIRST cut on the list isa G-sheet cut and has
me standing Ia the middle. II any Of you buy
II you must cut on my head and nut on tho
head OF some other Jacksss ! shall prosecute
the man that uses my head. dnn't want my
face to be on bill don't mean I'm going out
Of the business, not much. Next summer I'll
start III, but wont swear. Any way, I'm
After this long speech by the Mayor the mod
cat auctonocr mildly asked for bid on the
wood cuts, among which were representations
OF the Congress Of Nations Someb ldy bid 50 o.
"1hey cost us t20.0Oo," said Mr.. Barnum. The
bids went up to s2,JOO and Mr. NathaDs got them
at that price.
-" What do you want TO buv next" asked Mr..
Coup. very desrous to hit upon something that
somebody wanted. Somebody said ropes"
and the " sixteen chandelier falls" as the cata-
loeue said, were offered They were the ropes
travelling show. Mr.. Nathans paid 49, for them,
and the sane price for six large falls no also
flags, American, Irish, English, Frcrch, and
German, went to Nathans for $40 each ana
he bought twelve streamers, 30 feet long
each. that Il, 20 feet Of cord on which small
cost Of the rope. lie paid $3.50 for ig7 large
strcamers that had not been used, AMI go for
nine new n gs. embracing Union Jacks aud
Danish flags. Cushing bought lot of older
sand two hundred feet Of seat carpet went to
Sheriff Barnum for SIS. Then S6 horse ana pony
sruClngleS were knocked uoWn 10 Dir. NatuanS
St 20 cents each, the only bid made.
=, The 30 sets OF harness used In toe Congress Of
Nations were nut up. They cost $40 horse.
After some delay Miller, MORRISON x Co, OF J06
broadway, the 1rm that made the harness, bid
$40 horse. No one bid against them and Mr..
CouD withdrew the harness. Mr.. Nath ans paid
$50 for the sea lion oage. Tho cage for the
auadad and llama went to Nathans for 500,
and he paid the same price for the sacred bull
cage Tue snake cage went TO Stewart for S395,
the white bear cage TO NatnaDs for 500, and
the lion and tiger cages to Stewart for $s96 each.
They cost from $l,2O0 10 $780," said Mr.. Coup.
Mr.. Nathans bought for $50 the giraffe cage.
which had small tent on the top Of II, to enable
the animal TO stand erect. Two mecha al
cages. containing tho hell ringers. the org n
grinder and the fairies grotto were sold To MT.
stewart for 800 each. \ Bridgeport black
smith bought the two elephant sulkies for e.
each. Tue irons are worth the price.
Here the sale stopped. The Natnans folks
IN de out list of what they wanted, about $J1,-
600 worth. and made Coup au offer ne Is 10
de 'ioe to.day. There Is property yet unsold
that cost S5l1OO.