Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11

A Talk with II. Il. Carroll, Her Mara
ger, About His Purchase.
Fron " Atlanta lGal OonstI'atIon.

From tie Ataata (GGD Consultations.
II. b. Carroll, OF st. Louis, who hs-
charge Of the elephant Empress, sold
few days ago in Walton county, and pur-
chased by Mr.. Carroll for Mr.. f. X. Camp
bell. OF Chicago, reached Atlanta Friday.
Friday night reporter met MIR. Carroll
at the National hotel and askeI him to
say something about his purchase.
"Well," said Mr.. Carroll, "the elephants
name is Empress. she weighs three tons
or more. | weighed her three tin s last
summer, and the last time she sent the
| beam of a Fairbanks scale Up at 1900
pounds, and to-day she is looking fatter
and better than ever"
GLOW old is Empress
81 think she is between 70 ana 30. II is
not an easy matter b. tell an Elephants
age with less margin than those given
! you"
What are you gong to do with herW
81 am going TO take her md the two
| camels to st. Louis and put them ON eX-
| hloltlon at the fair grounds for the pre-
sent. My ownership OF them extends only
| To their management; | bought them for
! MIR. Campbell, who held a mortgage on
/ the show, and he has told me to either
dispose of them or use them In any way
!
/ the geological gardens in st. louis"
"What did YOU give for EmpreSsg'
| - pAsiG 81 800, and she was dirt cheap
that price. II the bidding had been
! spirited Empress would have brought
! $1,000 as easily as ST. 800 Since tho sale
| have been offered $1,000 for her. Last
| spring 80, 900 was refused Tor her and she
is worth the money to-day. She is one OF
the finest elephants in the United States.
] 10
than her. Cole has Sampson and Fore
| paugh has Bolivar Cole and Forepaugh
for year or more have been disputing
| with each other as 10 whether Sampson
| or Bolivar is the largest. Ny impression
! is that Sampson is, but do not know to
a certainty which is the largest"
"W here is Empress"
''She aud the two camels are on the
| road some where between Atlanta and
! Walton. A negro man who has been with
the show for several years is with them
| driving them to Atlanta. lie ia a first.
rate man, aud I have great confidence in
his acting for the best, no matter what
| turns up, ] would give 500, however, TO
know that Empress was all right at this
minute. When she left Monroe the
l weather was as fine as ] could wish for IT
TO be. This is pretty severe weather on
! her and | don't know how she Will stand
! u, as sue mas not done mucn travelling IN
| this sort of weather in long time"
II told the man in charge Of her to use
| his best discretion ana il she became leg
weary to pull up and take a rest AT some
! good point along the line. l would have
gwen almost anything TO know as much
| as l do now. | never expected any
weather like this, and | feel very uneasy
about her. / would feel more so if did
not know that my man in charge of hen
1 Will do what is best under any aud all
! circumstances. would not be at all sur
| prised to hear that they had taken shell
ter, and will remain housed until this
cold spell is over. hope that they will
| get here tomorrow, and if they do / will
put Empress and the two camels up al
Jones stable until | can get transporta
ton for them to ST. Louis
"HOw will you ship EmpressF"
swell, l will get an extra size box cal
land put her in it and bed the car abund
antly with hay. The colOred man il
| charge of her will 60 to St. Louis ID thu
same car, and the two camels will be put
in another box car. If the weather haG
remained good would not have been sur
prised TO see them get here tonight
Sheriff John Ammons, of Monroe county
who is here with me, expressed sImilal
belief"
THE TWO LIONS.
The two lions, one male and the othel
! a female, that were purchased at the same
! sale by Adam FOrepau9h. passed through
] Atlanta yesterday on their way to Phia
delphia. They we're securely boxed NJ
! in separate crates, made unusually strong
and heavy, and left by express on the
! Richmond and Danvile railroad.