The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-04
JUMBO ARRIVES IN NEW YORK.
He and His Nineteen Companions Create a
Sensation Among Horses and People.
IN. Y. World, March %

Five cars loaded with elephants drew up
In the sheds of the branch road of the New
Haven Railroad at Morrisania little after 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The first OF
these cars was the largest, and in it was
Jumbo. Barnum's largest elephant, which
will figure in a few days among
the curiosities in the combined
Square Garden. 1t was quite well known in
Harlem that the elephants were to disem-
bark at o'clock, and consequently crowd
of boys, girls and men assembled around
the cars Just after dusk. At $50 o'clock a
dozen men, most OF them bearing red Ian
terms and hammers, began the work of IN
loading the elephants. 1t was just O'Clock
when the door of the first car was IN
| locked. and Queen, with her baby,
ed from the cars. Look out for
Jumbo" suddenly shouted man with q
salt bag for an overcOat and a pair of trous-
ers made out of many different colored
patches. The crowd fell back as the doors
of Jumbo's private car we're thrown open.
"How does the ELEPHANT brathe in that
closed up hOuse?" asked an Irishman, look
ing up at the apparently alright car II
know, mister" ventured a little girl. Gle
plants are Just like canels, only, you see,
camels take water in their stOmachs when
they are going on a march, and ele-
plants take air in their trunks. That's
what my zoology SAYS" "Air in their
trunks" exclaimed the Irishman in wonder,
"begorra, but they're great crayturs and to
look at them one 'ud think they didn't know
nothing" Look out for Jumboi" again
interrupted the man in the salt.bag overcoat
and parti-colored trous ers. The crowd fell
pack a little further as Jumbo stuck out his
trunk and shifted Nav York air; then be
walked down the inclined plane from the
car to the ground with a slow, deliberate
step. The girls left the Princess, and after
watching for one moment the Tapping OF
Jumbo's ears turned away excleiming,
What horrid creature" but the boys
around saluted Jumbo with a cordial, "Hur-
Tah for jumbo There's
THE BOSS ELEPHANT.
Talk about your elephants, but look at that
for an elephant" Jumbo wagged bis tail
and tapped again the little sails naturalists
call ears in token of his appreciation of the
welcome. All the elephants, twenty in
number, then proceeded in single file
across Harlem bridge, Jumbo bringing
up the rear. All went well until the pro-
cessiOn came to the depot of the Third Ave
nue. Car Company, az 0ne Hundred and
rhirtieth street and Third avenue. A car
was Just leaving the depot, and Jumbo
was just believing, or, as the lrishman
dOON6 dlluQc1 W 4pItocCu II,
''Hurrah for New York. The horses ears
pointed straight ahead of them, and for a
second each horse looked at its fellow, then,
as If q mutual understanding had been ar
rived at, one horse started one way and one
another. Jumbo tapped his ears and con-
tinued his "Hurrah for New York." The
car driver s~ore from his platform and
shouted, "Dhrive back thin Elephants"
.'Old hup your 'osses, returned Jumbo's
keepers. The horses were not quieted
until the car had been dragged OFF its tracks.
The procession then proceeded down One
Hundred and Thirtieth street to Fifth ave-
nge making IAN imposing sight" as George
Arstingstall remarked, with the white
moonlight shining on Jumbo's back. and the
pet of the children winking ana blinking
at the stars overhead. The elephants pro-
ceeded down Fifth avenue 10 Sixty-second
street At this point several
carriages attempted to go by
Jumbo. but be merely turned his head, ex-
tended his trunk in a patronizing way over
the horses and played around the coach
mans high hat, whereupon the horses pre-
ferred the sidewalk, and the coachman
would whip them and attempt to make the
animals beat the time of Maud S. for mile.
II took two hours for the elephants to reach
Madison Square Garden. Mr.. Arstingall
says that it was necessary to draw Jumbo
into the cars at Bridgeport with other ele-
plants.