Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-01

OF the trip was a change of cars at this
point. The elephant had been well
fed and well watered. and might have
nad the decency to behave himself.
The keeper got him out of the wrecked
car In good shape and started him for
his new quarters in the waiting train.
A great pile of blackberry crates was
near but not at all in the way. May l
be blamed If that devilish brute didn't
make for them and destroy twenty-four
full crates before the keeper could re.
strain him.
"Well, every yboody knows the law
about elephants and other wild beasts,
had to settle for the blackberries on
the spot, and large hole it made in
my $50.
"The most dangerous and laborious
incident of our trip would not have
happened but for the fact that when
the keeper was sober he would smoke
pipe. His smoking set the hay afire
near Syracuse, and before it was DIS
covered the car was filed with smoke,
the elephant was snorting and trum-
petlDg, and we couldn't stamp out the
fire.
1--WE had two buckets. Irushed with
them through the baggage car over
the tender, got the fireman In the cab
to ill them, and ran back with them
to our car. This feat, half a dozen
times repeated, with the train going at
express speed. was no small task. The
keeper took the pals at the door of our
car and doused the burning hay with
the water. Simple business, you
would say, to put out such a fire that
way. So 1t would have been but fol
that elephant. He came near getting
us and himself burned up together; for
about every second he would swing his
trunk around, overset TIE pals and
spill the water anywhere but on the
fire. l have heard something of the in.
telligence of the elephant; this fellow
was in panic until we got that fire
out.
Zone Sunday morning we unloaded
| at the Grand Central Station in New
York, and getting into Broadway
marched triumphantly down. OF my
$50 had left S1.50. Bamboo had
eaten up and destroyed more than $50
worth. The keeper was gloriously
| drunk, but we had passed the larger
part of the journey, we had but one
stage more, and L had high hopes Of
| getting into Boston Tuesday morning
at the furtheSt.
with much trouble we got the
brute quartered In a barn on Crosby
| street. we slept with him, and ate
| cold junk for twenty-four hours
When we marched aboard the SOUND
steamer with Bamboo the next day
my 81 80 was gone, and the keeper and
| L had left our coats as security for tht
elephants board. Yet L presume the
| crowd on the steamer thought 1t the
correct thing for gentlemen in care o
an elephant to appear in their SHIRT
sleeves. So our dignity was main
| tainei.
The name OF Kiralfy, aided. be-
klieve, by a telegram from the manage.
ment to the captain of the boat, Sc
: cured our trapsDOrtation, aud i fnndlN
: iancied ti1.t my Woes were over. Be
/ let no man put his trust In an elephants
Bamboo was reserving his mastel
\ stroke for the finish. In the street.
of Boston we met car. The elephant
| deliberately killed the horse with ont
blow of his trunk; the car was over
| turned; the passengers tainted screamed
and ran; a short paIley was held witt
! the police, which resulted in a fina
! triumphant procession to the Kiralfy
! barn. First, a very long distance
ahead, walked squad of police; mex
| came Bamboo, his keeper and busines!
manager; next, at respectful distance
| in the rear, adozen reporters; last, sew
| eral thousand of the miscellsneou:
| population of Boston anxious to do u:
\ HONOR