Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-19
JUMBO ARRIVES.
His cCptiOn in New York.

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tuuity to Jumhoverboard during tn,
voyage and he reached New York il
safety yesterday after tempestuou!
passage for fourteen days The AS
syrian Monarch, the staunch steamer
to which this distinguished cargo haG
been entrusted, anchored at Quaran
tine shortly before midnight on Satur
day, but it was not until half-past
twelve O'Clock yesterday noon that the
steamer was moored at her dock al
Jersey City. A steam derrick was tc
have been in readiness to transfer the
monster to lighter, so that he could
be brought at once to this city, and
lodged safely in his temporary home
in Madison Square Garden. Through
some misunderstanding, however. the
derrick was not in readiness. 1t lay
in the slip, but was deserted and USE
less, because captain, engineer and
firemen, were not on BOARD, and the
fires were out and no steam on. After
delay of several hours some of the
hands were found, and another inter-
val elapsed before the clumsy craft,
which combined the functions of q
forty-ton steam derrick and lighter as
well could be brought alongside the
steamer and prepared to receive the
elephant. At five o'clock, in presence
of a crowd of about a thousand per-
sons, among whom the small boy was
ubiquitously and noisily numerous, the
covers were removed from forward
hatch No. 2 and the top of great
wooden box containing the monster
was revealed. Enormous chain cables
were then carefully passed under the
cage, the gigantic arm of the derrick
swung into position, and at half-past
five, with many precautions to see that
the ropes and cables were properly ad-
justed so that the box and its living
freight would move smoothly and safe
ly, all was declared in readiness for the
difficult and somewhat hazardous work
of lifting Jumbo from the hold of the
steamer and dropping him gently upon
the deck of the lighter.
HIS TRUNKS FIRST APPEARANCE
1t was just twenty-five minutes to
six o'clock when the order, "Hoist
away! was given, and, with Gathering
of chains straining of ropes, creaking
of pulleys and putting of the engine,
the box rose very slowly into the air.
A slight rocking motion attended its
upward movement, the cause of which
was soon apparent. The box, studded
with wooden beams, clasped about
with many bands of iron, and dotted
with bolts and rings, was closed on
every side but one This front was
open except for five heavy lateral bars
of timber, and as the cage rose above
the combings of the hatch huge dark,
swaying mass was visible through
these openings. 1t was the head and
trunk OF Jumbo, and a cheer burst
from the fast increasing crowd which
lined the pier, clambered over adjacent
vessels and blackened the roofs of
sheds and warehouses. The great
brute rolled uneasily and restlessly
from side to side in his narrow quar-
ters and pushed his trunk between the
bars with quick and nervous motions,
causing his cage to rock perceptibly in
spite OF guy ropes and cables. Mat
thew Scott, who has been Jumbo's
keeper since the elephant was import
ed from Africa seventeen years ago,
stood on the ledge of the cage just out
side the bars as it rose into the air.
He talked to the animal as if it were a
human being, quieting and soothing
Eim Jumbo seemed to understand.
for as the cage rose higher in the air
he swayed less violently and gradual
ly quieted down, so that by the time
he was lowered upon the deck of the
lighter he had ceased to manifest signs
of uneasiness or fright
At six o'clock the cage was safely
slowed upon the lighters deck, and
with three rousing cheers and tiger
for Jumbo, three more for the AS
syrian Monarch and three more for
Captain John Harrison, her hardy
commander, the assembled multitude
saw the lighter, in tow of tugboat,
move out into the North River in the
direction of pier No. l at the Battery.
Up to this time Jumbo had uttered no
sound; but when, for moment, Scott,
the keeper, descended from the front OF
the cage and moved off to speak to Mr..
Hutchinson, of the managers of the
show, the animal uttered hoarse bel
low and butted his head against the
bars as though be wanted to follow
him. AS soon as the keeper returned
to his side he was quiet again, and
from that time on either Scott or VIM.
Newman, the American keeper who
went to England to fetch the elephant
to this country, had to remain in his
sight. If they showed any indication
of leaving him, he manifested his dis
pleasure by following. When the
lighter reached the Battery pier at
seven O'Clock the whole of the First
ward seemed to have turned out to
welcome Jumbo Nearly two hours
were spent in landing the cage and ad-
lusting to it the low and broad wheel
truck which was to be the means OF
conveying Jumbo through the streets
to Madison Square Garden. A team
of sixteen horses was in waiting, and
these, after much delay, were finally
harnessed to the cage and it was start
ed on its way to the Garden, where il
arrived without accident shortly after
twelve o'clock
Jumbo is monster Mr.. Barnum
Mr.. Bailey Mr.. Hutchinson and Mr.
Arstingstall, the trainer, agree in pro
nouncing him the largest elephat evel
imported He stands over eleven fee
six inches in height, weighs six ant
half tons and measures fifteen fee
across the head from the extreme tiI
of each of bis enormous ears. He Ii
twelve feet long and his trunk is sever
feet in length Mr. Barnum and hi
partners paid $40, 900 for him, and hi
entire cost, landed in New York, Mr.
| Hutchinson states. will be $50. 600