Daily Republican., 1882-11-02
KIeDhansn Raining,

water the other day. Seaside Park, |
near the showman's 8 mansion, Is mag |
nihceut area of tastefHlly improved
land, reach ing down to the waters edge
and fringed with a gently sloping peb.
bly, beach. To this beach the elephants
were marched In stately procession,
followed by an immense crowd, which
seemed to embrace half the people of
Connecticut. Thousands of people
we're on hand to enjoy the fun. AS
soon AZ the elephants got sight of the
Sound they made break tor the water
with expressions of the most stupen'
dous 10y. They showed no desire to
keep near the shore, but pushed for
deep water, where they began to play
with all the heartiness of lot of school
boys let loose in the surf. Never bad
elephants displayed to gaping crowd
their capacity for fun and frolic ia 80
pronounced a manner.
They frisked like puppies, tumbliug
each other over in the water and per-
forming all sorts of wild gymnastic
feats. Two elephants would sportively
90 for a third and duck him under the
water. Then half q dozen of them
would fill their trunks with water and
SQUIRT it at each OtLer as children III
the surf splash water in each other
faces with their hands. Sometimes an
elephant would be missing for several
minutes and people W. uld get an idea
that he had sunk to rise no more But
presently the round black nCzzle OF his
trunk would appea" on the surface,
reminding the spectators that Beast
with such long nose can remain ou'
of sight under water as he plaSes II h'
only keeps the end Of his breathing
apparatus within reach of the fresh
air.
AN UGLY MONSTER.
Emperor" the large unruly eIe'
phant, who made such trouble las
summer when he escaped at Troy ant
went on a rampage through the street,
, o. that city at night, showed sport
1. iyely riorols disposition. He acted a
; IT hs was drunk and wanted to get "
! a fight among beIother elephants. ii
:. lis next TO Jumbo in size and Is te
times as frisky. He took several OF tn
little elephants one by one and tosse
); them over and around in the water q
, if they were cats. Tao or three Of tn
W little ones thought it was 100 much OF
F. good thing and seemed to want to unit
e their efforts to play a trick on the MOI
= ster and hold him under the Watel
= This they tried for a little WHILE Dr
\. soon got enough OF it. They knew ho'
l. uely be could b. wien he telt like
b and so, after a few weak trials, the
l. concluded to let him alone.
After awhile Emperor and anothe
elephant nearly as big AZ himself too
no ion TO start of toward the Long Il
= land shore. Side by side, as If harnes
a. ed together, they swan maJestlcall
a. awev. as if to return no more.
X When they had gone several hundre
wards ono OF the keepers put after Ia
"a" ss row-boat and soon caught up WI
ne them He had pole WITH a hook
it's end, such as is used among el
5s. nj ants tor AL instrument OF corIectlo
Ut After Ee had given Emperor one pun
or with this the beast turned and gave I
er boat a push with his shoulder, indie
siys of what he might further do II a
or moved. The boat began TO I'LL and Z
se keeper headed for shore. As he turn
'1 the other elephant gave the boat
tw whack with its trunk just as lit
- reminder. For few moments the
Eas deep excitement among the crow
Tor nobody knew but that the creatul
rs might take it INTO their heads to sW'
the whole length of Long Island sou
and thence out to sea.
b. Somebody suggested sending a steS
ty tug after them, and others idiolca
proposed harpoons and lassV ropes.
The venerable Barnum sat on
portico of the bathing pavilion near
III and laughed like a big boy, heart
-. enjoying the fun and knowing that
Of voice of Arstingstall, the chief train
would in time avail to prevent
. animals from being lOst AT sea. L
few minutes ArstingstalPs word
command was heard from the bea
lge Instantly the swimmers turned a
headed for the shore, greeted by /
mense cheering from the crowd
A SWIM OF TWO HOURS.
ng The whole swim of the elephant
c rs partv lasted about two hours, TO
eet great delight of the beasts themsei
and of the Bridgeporters who were
sembed to sec them. Interest,"
- the performance did not for nom
Nd flag, though the day was cold
set driZzly. ,
ay, The elephants would have stayed
lpu the water all the afternoon had t.
TS 'Ss not been commanded to come
tin. When called to come to the shore u
any oheyed very reluctantly, performing
cles sorts of capers. Oue muscular eleph
~" wound his trunk around one OF
posts supporting the platform WI
- extends out from the bathing paw
over the water of the Sound. he
about to pull this post up, the ettec'
m which would have been to give nun
w of neople au unexpected bath.
3 1t keeper told him to stop H. WIN
will air Of boy caught in the ACT OF S''
lero ing lam from his mothers pantry
beast let 10 of the post, tucked
SE trunk under his left fore leg ana
Ourt bled ashore.
JOS Arrived on the pebbly beach the
81 81 nhants had to be chained or ho0Ole
--. nreventthem from doing mlschlst
~ thew paraded through the streets
en-. their winter quarters, which are al
ably half a mile from the shore. While
e1t y keepers were adjusting the chains
+ " " beasts made the most Of their oppoi
lie. nifty to have some fun with thesott
for at the waters edge, in which they
day standing. Scoopipg up as much O
1rst inn as they could conveniently handle :
otel, their TRUNKS Caoy 1s Sars M
red, each other ana at bhe pys'"nuoAo'
RS in was a sudden scattering among
ank toys and others who were thus Wis
Dect- oyS ho,t;sD of mud. The chair
'0~ completed, the whole party marc
off AZ stately aud solemn as If no
nicnic as they had enjoyed had
:. been heard Of Jumbo was kept
home.