The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-11
TWENTY- THREE DEAD MONKEYS.
FriEhtful Mortality Among Some Animals
Consigned to Mr.. Harnuni.

The steamship Nevada, which will sail for
Liverpool this morning. had on board. when
she arrived in this port small but carefully
selected menngcrie. 1t was shipped by Cross.
tho English dealer In animals, and was con-
signed to Mr. Barnum. This small menagere
consisted OF two camcls. two white bears. two
black panthcrs. some parrots and cockatoos.
and lOS monkeys.
There were many varieties OF monkeys:
China monkeys. Brazilian monkeys. rng-tailed
monkeys whitefoccd monkeys. blue-noscd
monkeys and monkeys without any particular
Characteristic as to either tail nose. or nation
ality. These monkeys with tho bears. birds.
and panthers. we're slowed we'll forward in
their cnges; bat on tho voyage, which was
very pleasant and prosperous othorwlse, ono
score and three Of tho five score and eight
monkeys died Tho manner and cause OF trr
untimey taking of were well told 10y the ships
butcher Yesterday.
Yer see" tho ships butcher said. the
young fcller wat was sent hover to look haafter
tho monkeys 'ad never been to sea before, and
has tho mammals was Eall well hup for'ard, and
we Kept IT VERY warm, II was VERY uneom-
Portable for him. specially in tho morn n.
when he 'ad nothink hon his stummick. and as
the vessel rose and sank he ben' well for'ard
became VERY sick like and consek wently he
didn't take no comfort so told i'm ms 'ow I'd
CLIP ON. and 80 got quite well hup hon mon
What did you do to them?"
, We'll. sir. hin the mornin | Railways fed 'em
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ship and one think and hanother. they Railways
needed somethnk the first thing. We Railways
fed 'em tust hon bread with swaller or two OF
hot coffee to warm their little ARTS and hin
sides. Ho, yes, bless YOU. sir they liked their
coffee. and took i regular human like particu-
lar them Hs could heat. There was some has
couldn't heat; leastways they wouldn't"
"Seasick. ch p
We'll. sir cawn't say has 'ow they was reg
ular scasick. But they took sick, and got the
dumps like A monkey with the dumps, sir. Is
n very singular hobjcct. for hall the world like
Yaal.l sl.l A..a aHtu
cold when they hcmbarked hat Liverpool. and
some hof 'em took cold. Monkeys is VERY
septible to cold and takin' that cold and the
pitchin hof the ship. and the confinement. that
ness. but has they hcXhibted nona hof the him
dications Of scasicknoss and hall hof the him
dicatious Of dumps | calls II dumps"
How does n monkey act with the dumps ?"
monkey with tho dumps s'r. has | re-
marked, Is peculiar lie curs hup hin ha cor
heat. Wy sir. when them monkeys was took
done everything in my power TO get 'em 10 heat
hoiiSred EN- hail sorts of nice bits. No go.
sir. | couldn't hevcn get 'cm to look ut me.
You cant catch the eye of u monkey wat ms tho
dumps. They're VERY hOlstnant and has [
said. resembles tho ha,tions OF n bad child wat
as the sulks. Vol. sir. and 50 somewhere
hover twenty hOf tho liula fellers took IL ono
halter hanother. and jest curled hup and died.
u wds VERY sad To sec cm, too. "A wudin' Of
'nngin' hon, with that hnmount hof haRony
and su1erin depicted hon their couutenanc-s
has would make you worry hun comfortable to
look hat KNOWN as noihiu would do 'cm any
good. For. sir wen q monkey gets the dumps.
no hamount OF nussin' or coaNin will Kit him
ter hof twcnty-ihrcc died and We pitched their
little carcasses hOverbOnrl."