Daily globe., 1879-03-22
SEASICK MONKEYS.
Il Cargo Of Monkeys Which Couldn't Sur
uive Sea VOya0e.


vive a Sea VOya0e.
New York Star. ,-.-.
'Aye, sir; the butcher'n be ERE in min
nit,' said an apprentice-5o boy on the steam
ship Nevada to a reporter yesterday.
"Aye, sir; about the monkeys said the
butcher, when he came. Said butcher is
little blonde cockney, with terrific accent
and frank air. tt
'sHit we're VERY cold," the butcher e1-
planned, s'when they came abo'rd in Liver
pool, and We put 'em hup for'ard halong the
horlop deck, we're they would be warm hand
comfortable-lke. There vas about 'un-
dred hof them, sir. There vos lot of
hother mammals came along of them, sir,
hand vas put habo'rd; which ship isn't
benny place for menagerie.'
..Did the monkeys get seasick and die?"
asked the reporter, soothingly.
'sVell, yes, sir. must say as how about
seventy hof 'em died; but it wasn't long of
neglect; that will say. They'd come, some
of 'em, from Hafrica, and some of 'em from
the Brazils, and there was some China mon
keys among 'em."
"China monkeys? Are these monkeys
from China?"
eyes, sir; from China some of 'em come
There vas couple of camels come along,
and there wasn't hany place We could go for
to put 'em hexcept hin companion-vay we're
their 'eads could 60 hup hon to the deck ha-
bove 'em. But they wasn't sick at hall, and
no more vas a couple of bears and cage of
black panthers, tho must say as the noise
them bears kept hup, a growing and a
prancing about for the wlole v'yge, vas that
dreadful the mate couldn't sleep Wink"
"The monkeys, then, were sea sick, like
you or might be?''
ssvel, no. I couldn't go for to say that
exactly. You see, they didn't get sick to
their stomachs. I've seen dogs that
s1ok at sea they couldn't 90 for to keep
nothing at all down, but they has strong
stomachs, has monkeys. They would first
go into the dumps like, kind o. innardly
sick, and then they'd pine away like and die.
Never see monkey in the dumps? Veil,
they're for all the world like sulky child.
Wouldn't look at you on no account. Turns
their 'eads away like when you looks at 'em,
and Just sulks and sulks, and won't eat any
think, until they dies. Wy, sir, I've seen q
boatswain wallop big monkey that hard,
coming from Hafrica sir, ven the monkey
had the dumps, and it was just no good al
all, sir. You can do nothing with monkey
| ven he gets the Dumps
"What did you do with the dead mon.
keys?''
s'Throw'd 'em overheard, sir, for fear OF
disease, sir. Its VERY dangerous 'andlin
Of monkeys, sir. You never knows what
disease they may have brought about 'em
There vas man come along of 'em, but Z
'ad never been to sea before, and, what with
the ship pitchin' fore and aft g vas worse
sick than the monkeys, 80 fed 'em, sayin
to i'm: George, you turn in hand I'll lool
after the beasts.'"
"What did you feed them with?"
"Vell, in the morning, sir, bread and Z
cup of coffee to warm their little 'arts, and
then in the heyening biscuits soaked in vatel
and happles, being careful not to give 'en
that much happles that should scour 'em
They came along veil enough, sir, hexcep
them as vent INTO the dumps, and Pm of tth,
belief, sir, that them as died got the cole
into 'em coming aboard at Liverpool, whlcl
it vas VERY cold that day, and along
of which they went into the dumps, sir"
The butcher felt melancholy as, he de
livered himself of his experience with thil
cargo Of monkeys.
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