Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-21
HOW THEY ARE CAUGHT.
Rare and Curious Animals that are Destined to
Recruit the Travelling Shows.
From the New York World, June 81

Rare and Curious Animals that are Destined to
Recruit the travelling Shows.
IFrom the New York World, June 81
The steamship Hapsbu1g, of the Gel
rich line, from Bremen, arrived at Ho-
boken with the largest collection of rare
animals received at this port at any one
time. 1t was a caravan from Hanrahan,
Upper Nubia, and was collected by the
agents of Charles Reiche, of this city.
Canaries we're singing, elephants thun-
dering, nightingales warbling, lions
growing, parrots screeching, monkeys
chattering and men talking in German.
One of six giraffes greeted the reporter
by licking the back of his neck, young
lion growled within SIX inches of the
calf of his leg, and some very jocular
young monkeys toyed with the buttons
of his coat, while an ostrich with pleas
ant smile seized and devoured COPY of
the World which protruded from the re-
pOrter's pocket, and smacked his bill
with evident relish when the fve-column
report of the Westbrook- Ward investi-
cation reached his stomach. After the
consignment had been cleared at the
custom house the animals were landed.
The first of the lot to be taken ashore
were two African elephants, Jack and
Mary, each two years old and about three
feet high. A box was lowered into the
hold and Jack was advised to get into it,
but he wouldn't take the advice. Ropes
were fastened about his head and legs.
but ten men coul dn't bulge him. "Get
IN dere, Chumpo," shouted the men
pushing from behind, while they bella
bored him with sticks, but he didn't stir
until Schauman, his capturer and
keeper, entered the box and said, sooth-
mgly: "KO711 itst du heir 1aein He6er
Chack." Then Jack condescended to
go. Mary was landed without any
trouble, after being hauled into the box
by her tail. The giraffes seemed great
ly surprised when slung two by two on
the pier and the ostriches seemed pleased
when their eyes lit upon the dainty
bolts, tarred rapes and iron-work about
the deck. The leopards, birds, ante
lopes, lions and monkeys were raised in
their cages and put on truck, when
they were surrounded by curious
crowd. One 'longshoreman, after gaz-
ing intently at white-faced monkey
with beard, turned to a friend and said !:
81 declare to Hiven, Thence, he's the
hvin' pictur o me Uncle Nike The
hlppopoGamas slept peacefully while
being holsted out In his box. There
we're landed two elephants, six giraffes
put OF nine shipped at Bremen, one
aIppopotamus, four ostriches, the
feathers of which alone are worth 5000
one Gland antelope. one COW antelope.
two young lions, one ioness, each as
big as Newfoundland dog; one chetah.
four Galada apes, between three and
four feet high-the first ever imported
TO this country-nine Hynadria apes or
hOn-slayers, fifty balloons, and MONKEYS
OF all kinds; one giant porcupine, with
quilts a foot long; musk cats. swans.
canaries, parrots, Japanese peacocks.
gold-fnches, English robins, irish
thrushes, linnets, skylarks, and birds of
all chimes. The cost price of the entire
lot was about $4,000.
The animals and birds in cages were
taken to Mr.. Reiche's stables. at the cor
ner of Audson and Twentieth Streets.
Hoboken, followed by hundreds OF
shouting children. Mr.. Reiche is one
of two men In the world carrying on the
business of importing wild animals. He
has agents all over the world, but once a
year four men are sent from the city to
Northern Africa, where, at place called
Hanrahan, on the boarders of Abyssinia
and Nubia, he owns large tract of land
and a hunting station with huts and
paraphernalia for hunting. The nearest
town Is Cassala, an Arabian settlement
In the middle OF Nubia, and that is 27
days journey across the Nubian desert
TO the nearest seaport, Soukin, on the
Red Sea. Chris Schauman, the hunter
and keeper of The animals which arrived
yesterday, said that after leaving here
last summer he, with three others. went
TO Souk1n, and from there, on the backs
OF camels across the desert, to Cassala.
where they bouggt sixty horses and were
gwen the services of as many natives by
the shelks, or Arab chiefs of the place.
who IN return were to receive the skins
of ANIMALS killed and elephants tusk.
Upon arriving at the hunting station,
where over one thousand goats are kept
to allure the wild bests and supply milk
for young animals and the hints
men, the white men go out with
a score of natives and in the country
around plenty of animals are killed.
but few young ones are captured.
Goats are always taken on the hunting
expeditions to supply milk for cubs.
When enough game is captured the
party returns to the camp and prepares
the caravan for the journey to Cassala.
The smaller animals are carried In cages
on the backs of camels and the larger