The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-27
JUMB0'S JOURNEY.
The Boss Elephant and Several Compan-
ions Parade Through the Streets
of New York.
A Procession of Pachyderms Looking Like
a Bank of Clouds Illuminated
by MoOnbeams

Special Correspondence of the Evening Light.
New YORK, March 22.-As Jumbo and
several other elephants were walking down
Fifth avenue, nearly in front of the Wander
bilt palace, the small boys who swarmed
around Jumbo approached so close to the
pillars of flesh which support him that Scott,
his keeper, motioned them away. A big
policeman standing on the corner rushed in
between Jumbo and the boys, and howled,
ashland back, shtand back, tell yeese."
Jumbo had been walking very quietly, trail
ing the end of his trunk in the dust When
he heard the voice of the policeman, Jumbo
stopped and reached for him with that men,
Der. At that moment the policeman looked
over his shoulder. 1t was but a momentary
glance, and as he passed from that point to
the sidewalk the tails of his coat made right
angle with the body of it. He did not return
and club the pachyderm.
Jumbo and eighteen other elephants, big
and little, were taken about 8 O'Clock from
cars in the yard at Morrisiana, where they had
been brought from Bridgeport The moon
light falling upon their backs as they stood
clouds illuminated by moonbeams, until Aris-
tingall, who had charge of the herd, gave the
word to begin the march to Madison Square
garden. Then they fell into line with Chief
for the leader. Jumbo brought up the rear,
and the Queen and her yearling offspring,
Bridgeport, chained together, were in front OF
him. Men ran ahead to warn drivers ofteams
the elephants would claim the right of way
The elephants shuifled across Harlem bridge
apparently without suspecting they were not
on ground. They wheeled out Of Third
avenue by the first turn to the right and into
Fifth avenue.
A few teams were met on the way until
Seventeen street was reached. There it was
decided to turn through Sixty-second street
into Madison avenue. In that avenue the
street cars we're running frequently, and the
horses seemed terrified by the animals. Near
Fifty-third street the elephants, apparently
annoyed by the antics of a street car team, be-
gan trumpeting, and half dozen of the fore
most made stampede. The trumpeting and
| shouts of the keepers, as they ran after them,
made such din as is not often heard by
night there. Hundreds of windows were
raised, stoops of houses crowded, and persons
iocked to the corners from the side streets.
The elephants that did not join in the STAN
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behaved well. His only breach Of decorum
was to emit a stupendous squeal that chilled
| the blood of the several girls who flocked to
| the sidewalks.
The main body of elephants was wheeled
into Madison avenue and marched to Fifty
fourth street, where they turned up to Fifth
avenue again. Those that had Stampeded
were brought under control few streets fur
Their down and turned into Fifth avenue to
Join the others. at would have taken but
little to start the entire herd on the rampage"
said Aristingall, land then it would have
been a lively night for New York" On the
way down Fifth avenue all the teams that
were met were turned into side streets, and
men in the rear of the herd halted teams
which. came rafting up behind. Now and
then a hackman objected to being turned out
| of his way. elephants be bowed" said one;
1--WE got call just above here" But when
his horses began to prance he changed his
mind and gave the herd the right of way
At Thirty-eighth street the elephants were
wheeled around into Madison avenue again
The further they came down town the
greater the number of persons who focked to
| the street to see them, and the larger became
the throng that followed on the sidewalks.
Amid the groups waiting on the corners came
from ladies ciingiDg to The arms of escorts
such greetings as: "Ah! here's Jumbo ahead
Isn't he a monster? but what's this coming,
whew!" "Of course" said their escorts,
"'Jumbo' is the last one. The head one is
Queen"
1t was just about two hours from the time Of
starting when they turned into the Fourth
avenue entrance to the garden.
The distance is not far from FIVE and a
quarter miles. Jumbo and Queen, with her
baby, were put in a pen by themselves. Jumbo
signaled his arrival by trumpeting wildly. Mr..
r. F. Hamilton, speaking for Mr.. Barnum.
says Jumbo has grown in height about nine
inches and in weight quarter ola ton since
he came to America. His tusk grew about
four inches. Scott has a photograph OF
Jumbo and himself taken when he was the
taller. He has no hope of regaining ad
vantage in that respect, which Jumbo has
held some years. Jumbo is said to be ~
years old. BENEDICTUs.
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