The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-12-28
PETE.

s"NE or THE FREAKS AND ADV HrrrEs
or tn RHiNocERos At rni. zun.
Tie rhinU,eros al the loo is admitted by
all visitors to DC the ugliest animal within
he enclosure, aud II is probably Oh Ihis nc
count tina; ne ATTRACTS 81 muCn attention.
:iIs na'nc Is Pete. aud he : sli, 10 D.
this largest ra!nuce!os either III tL.s c,sla..Y
pr Europe. lie weighs q. $50 pounds: is
1--we icet seven and q hail inches nigga aud
rxactiy ten feet lnnl tom The tip 81 his
nose 10 the esd uf his body, with skin
about quarter .! an inch tnick He is
twenty-five ycags old and cost tie Society
:s,uuG. Pee Eas been III The Ga:asn
tUodt four years.
Ills history Is r..:he. iaIer.s;iu. Lriir
i.ii ul adventures al vs..ious binds lie
MAS brought tn thi, country about nine OF
tn years AZ" ana purchased 10y - Snowman
named Bailey, who retained him Tor talee
years ani THEN aIspns,,! ui him to .g3Ln
Bt,en, o! ci!cuS !aIn,, III whose company
hc it.relcG through the Easge.n ..ud Wes-
'"tn states. After = performance. Ia ul... If
sHc towns ia Michigan tie t..4t s;aI:,s as II.
'I.'.ed nj and t!ic iInapc Travelled t"r.Ids
new uciglbo!hanI. Before coinG very
flr they wcr. n,e.taken Ivy :. thunder storm
which greatly frightened the a,.I..la!s, aud
among the rest Ia. ihIuoc.Ius .'Pe,",''
who. IL his o;fpr!s To- gu uur ri ihc cage,
CAV, i vipl,It iuuTe ~ Ais the s.ie, which
caused the wagon !. upset
There he lay in tins tuiddl" r. the road
On his side roaring with Nigh. aud nam
and IN such rage the men were afraid 10
20 near MIN. After Urlu-. III this ,a>i;inn
Tor live or six hours hs 4uie;cd down >uf-
iicicnt!y 10 allow a man naricd Peter Con
king, who il iow travelling VITA Cole
BioiEerS, to tie 4 rui'e aruand his foot.
THIS being accomplished the other end Of
the rope Was las,curt: 10 a large tg,e and
the cage broken almost To pieces III order
To allow EiGr to cx.l.clsc himself. which lie
did without loss of ,iu.,.
When the damage of the Gaze WAS re-
pared it was desirable To get Pete bach:
again. aud To accomplish this ii was de-
c3Ged To drive Llra into :, barn. sink the
wheels oi the wagon until the body Vas
even with the floor ard force him 20 ericr-
To get him into the barn was the first part
OF the programme 10 be c4rlied out. 4
rope WAS fastened Around each foot. viii,
Two or thtre mei 10 hoid II; but II WAS de
sired to have one abound his nose also
Thomas Maniey. now 4 keeper at the loo
bat ~ that tiInc travelled WITH D'Bliru's
troupe rs Al aE.:na! keeper was detailed to
perform tins feet. Taxing the rope he
formed slip knot. intending tn throw it
over the animals piohosci> AND thus have
the whrr.~lrh Ia guide HIM.
Win iiis pagro>e IA view he walked III
Ir"at of - petci : and prepared 10 make
throw, bat H. a,'nuer aid tbs animal notice
his movements then kc made aa attempt 10
get away from his keepers aud attack his
new enemy III front. Although lie was
perfectly secured, Manlcy backed away
until lie came i'll contact with a stone fence
over which he went heels over head. He
imagined that lie lad been struck Icy the
animal aUd knocked oN.r, ani Will 80 state
the case even 10 iEis day. though eye wit
neSscS Ia the scene say The facts are sub
stantiaily as given above.
Shortly after TINS another accident hap
!encd IL the rlluucrruS cage. In the State
Of Illinois while crossing The bridge some
al the floor Planks gave way letting the
wagon through. Fortunately the front
axle caught on cHe Of the beams aud there
hung the wagon containing Mr.. Pete The
alarm WAS at once given and ropes were
procured without delay, with which the
wagon was securely lashed to some OF the
Large beams. After much labor the vehicle
was hauled up from its perllous position
considerable damage. In order thai it
might he repaired the ihinoceros was taken
ont ana put into 4 dry cana! bed about four
feet deep. Not liking such quarters Pete
became FESTIVE and gave vent to his dis
satisfaction By loud grunts and several
efforts to make his escape from the trench.
But the circus men being reinforced by all
the farmers in The ueghborhood armed
with clubs, pItchforks, guns, old pistols
and other weapons prevented him from
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