The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-09-25

sisted 10 lying down, and would not
get up. l cabled back, Let Jumbo
lie.' 1t was the best advertisement for
me l ever had. was willing to have
Jumbo enjoy his sudden ease for q
month. Both England and the United
States were talking about me and
Jumbo. An injunction suit in Chan
Gerry was commenced, and while the
matter was before the House of Com
mons $4,000 was earned by the coun-
Gil in exhibiting Jumbo a few weeks.
Jumbo's provender was sent TO New
York on two separate ships before we
got him out of the Geological Gardens.
Popular feeling ran so high in Eng
land that there were rumors that a riot
would take place when Jumbo was con.
veyed out OF the geological Gardens.
John Ruskin wrote 'Eogland is not
in the habit of parting with her pets
If stone walls and chains are necessary
to oonfipe Jumbo, England has the stone
and iron, and need not go to Amer
lea for Them Minister james Rus.
sell Lowell announced in public
speech that he believed the relations
between England and America were
undisturbed except in connection with
Jumbo.
"To get him to the Monarch line
pier we built huge crate on WHEELS
and had him put into it. The crate
was drawn by cavaicade of horses.
He could have walked, ofcourse, but the
Royal Humane Society threatened to
imprison US if we stuck prod in him.
There was not room for Jumbo be-
tween the decks of the steamship Assyr-
ian Monarch, and he had to be kept
on the deck for several days. Parlia-
ment became inter ested in the matter,
and passed a special act providing for
precautions against life by emigrants
who accompanied Jumbo to America.
We had to cut hole in the upper
deck in order to let Jumbo's head
through. In this way, chained in a
huge crate, he was brought to America.
The Assyrian Monarch arrived here on
Sunday morning, Apr. 0, 1882, after a
voyage of fourteen days, and Jumbo
was landed in good condition. The
elephant and the immense iron.bound
box in which he was Gagged weighed
together twelve and half tons. The
box and its freight were hoisted from
the steamship by floating derrick,
which was towed to Pier l. Jumbo
was then hauled by sixteen horses to
Madison Square Garden. Jumbo cost
me including the price l paid to bring
him to American, $4,000. He paid
for himself in three weeks. / valued
Jumbo at the time of his dealt, at
100000 r . -.-
"Was Jumbo insured Z"
ale was not" said Mr.. Barnum. ~
don't insure my animals when they are
travelling, because if they meet any
accident on the railroad i hold the COM
pany that is transporting them liable.
When they are in winter quarters at
Bridgeport, l have them insured, l held
$4,000 in policies on my animals last
year."
"What was Jumbo's food I"
''Four hundred pounds of hay, one
barrel of potatoes, and one bushcl of
onions daily. 1t cost me $50 day to
feed him. He drank water and beer.
Jumbo was never unmanageable VIII hile
he was in my circus. Scott, his Eng.
ish keeper, who had been with him since
he was 8 years old, ruled him by kind
ness. He never used prod on Jumbo.
He taught him nothing except to cary
children on his back. This Jumbo has
been accustomed to do for years, and
no youngsters were in danger while
riding on his back around the ring.
While travelling throughout the count
ry we transported Jumbo in a special
car just large enough to 60 through
tunnels. Scott slept in it with Jumbo.
Scott is great beer drinker, and jun
bo used to share pailful of the bever-
age with his keeper every night