The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-23
UPRo4R ON THE NORTH RIVER.
Jumbo and Herd OF Other Elephants fax,
ing Music on . Ferryboat.


Jumbo was marched out OF his stall at Q
o'clock last evening to the Hippodrome track.
preceded by Queen and the baby elephant. He
had been hoppled and trammelled By heavy
chains that girded him around like a surcingle.
were passed over the base OF his trunk like
martingale and confined his fore feet 30
that no could take but short stride. Ahead Of
him twenty other elephants. large and small.
promenaded A little distance behind followed
twenty oamels. At ten minutes past o'clock
Jumbo left the Garden. Arstingstall was
in general command OF the elephantine
herd with Newman and Scott as his lieu
tenants. Tho line OF march was through
Twenty-seventh street, Madison avenue.
foot q Thirty fourth street. whore the ferry
boat Princeton had been brought up to receive
this portion of the show; The streets were
many oxclamations OF astonishment as
QUEEN and the baby elopSan, w ssE Kept elose
By their prosenee, Even when il became nee.
s sSST any F By xh.n he beard .Ss
bsfi fnq him aup 1Ss after sH0yS se$
the Sixth avenue elevated structure. he Tapped
haste. When the Hudson River Railroad
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seemed IN anconcorned. He evidently noticed
h h SS nessr Ph er shs e wsy he sse
ing, nor the vaporous clouds awoke any par
tiSular interest in him. The, long pier Beside
Knothe delay occurred in getting the camels
flrst aboard gNmbS did not like the csmels.
ns ss Ss TEsy
to know their danger. for they hurried past at
a numbering galop, far beyond their ordinary
they were placed far ahead ON the port side.
while Queen. the baby. and Jumbo. with hugo
starboard Side. Then The other elephants s were ore
packed in on both sides. Jumbo made no DIFF
hcuity Of all about going on the boa: though
jast ahead ssy;s fin ,Gona%snos B@t mi en-
81 hs Sss c6%s 'erasAns
strong mSs uss s 2 s
lot of children. For few seconds there was
great excitement Then stout chair attached
ring in the deck turn taken in 1t. and he was
fast But he pulled: rum6led. and otherwise
sIepbant thoroughly Sesrled oat"f9T the poor
50 long q walk IN is life before began crying
whimpering greatly excited the mother. She
began roaring believing. gruntins, and max
Ing All bCElS OF lueeT NOISES. 10 WHICH Inc OtucT
elephants responded. keeping up a great up
roar all the while that the boat was in motion.
A little calculation showed that there were 81
tons of elephants aboard
On tho Jersey side the herd was landed at the
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger depot and
marched out into the car yard. where long
trains of cars belonging, to the show were ready
for its reception Jumbo's special car is sur
height IS feet inches. It's width at the
bottom 8 feet 10 inches. and at the top
feet 1t Is built with almost the soldity
Of q safe throughout, and weighs 3S 900 pounds.
Hebe was first led through it, entoring by one
side door and leaving it by that on the oppo-
site side, in full view Of Jumbo. to en-
he stepped UP to the floor Of, the car. and
new quarters prepared for him, Strong
chains we're quickly carried forward and made
fast inside, SO that when he showed q DISPOSE
ton 10 back out he found himself unable to do
so. Then Arstingstal and Newman persuaded
his hind legs forward with sharp steel prods.
and lumberingly he got himself up into the car.
Three times he tried to back out. but was
prodded back each time. and finally he was
made fast by chains fore and aft. SO that he
was, quite helpless. In the progress of this
work he managed to step on one OF Newman's
feet and hurt him considerably. but beyond
this thOre was no accident. and at II y o'clock
he was safely Gagged. ready for his first railroad
ride, to Philadelphia.