The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
THE EXPERIENCE OF A PHI
Wild Animals and Elephants, Especially
"Jumbo "-Begeinr Letters.
rum ttc LpotlL
,,vip ~ 10 p,flI nrt~,1

with. l have. a resident agent IN each OF the
PRINCIPAL cities of Europe. he is on the look;
gardens OF Europe are my agents, and | am in
constant correspondencs with their managers,
an dns SPECIAL anfilliy cl l haxs R Rantins Of d1 %sn whS f Il 9 IN.
dia and Africa.
At a certain season of the year our agent. q
through the country, and the Jews Of his APP
proach VIII quickly be communicated to the
NATIVES ,s, n !. the {, interior. When he arrives a z,
be met BY hundreds Of the black natives, each
member OF the party having in charge q camel,
q group, of wild goats, these having been
secured by the natives during their hunting
It is tolerably easy to catch the largest OF
beasts, the elephant; that is, 1t is easy for the
natives who know how to do 1t. They use tame
terror, allowing them to mingle for a time with
their wild brethren. and inducing them to lead
the untamssd beasts into Q kra9i or fenced on;
brought into submission to the will Of man. By
strict discipline, and from association with the
subjects for 3 civilized community. There are
Africa lea ,g where they are used in performing the
have made use Of them In loading our cars, one
elephant doing the work Of many men.,.,.
The w, World Sdi' Eas s5 5qanS s'3'e s5 5as RSss"'na Was g g
y yeoTsi old o Mhs1 nb he d tSe;y and ntta as ' tIs ant q sea sS'
we began to have great fears as to how we
should get him through the numerous railroad
six iash sso q f r. Ssisht Of an Ordinary railroad
plant. He was brought across the deserts BY
Arabs, and was fed on camel,s milk. He was
consigned to the Jardin des Plantes, in Paris.
animal that attracted no particular. notice. In
an exchange Of some animals with the 70
ILLOGICAL Garden in London the managers OF the
JHruln CeS PlanfnS Senf this ljttIa claimant
among the rest. not considering himo of much
account; After he had been for a few months
Mr.. Scott. were ono day. photographed, and in
the picture it is shown that the keeper stood a
however, a sudden squirt Of growing came over
him; lust as ordinary sized boys in q family
sqddea My grow o up I'm, into a giants; nnd N
twelve feet high. fourteen feet long, eighteen
feet around the middle of his body. and reached
During my visits to London I had often seen
him, but it never entered my head that l could
buy him; l eventually told my agent to ap-
preach pr % h Mr. L = B Par le: the siqperintendssn 1t,s Sf the
offer OF 10000 for the animal. In view Of the
results OF this enterprise, it seems a little sim
Gular. but. the fact is, my partner, Mr.. Hutchin-
s.9 On wn 5; s ,to \ opposed to buying "Jumbo:"
tv Ment a rs e dhs baIr,eF seVee fea ne b M9pi and FAY ano a :
eleven or twelve feet high IAN elephant is an
elephant / insisted that this was the greatest
Barnum's circus couldn't afford to be without
him. Finally. the, objections Of my partner
wsrs 10Y 0yssr 11mdo and we sent over the money to
When the English people got information
that Jumbo was TO be taken out OF the coun-
rage, and blamed the superintendent OF the
snyfsIns tos DO sS %itS 4hs sn AFFAIR every T6 Sne s wnH h "rt
sion, and said that England was not accas-
satisfaction expressed that the Geological Gar
f den . pe1ephls nt tr ! fd,s 70 , induce c my agent gen to res rsse ind
n noe ss,si G ths l p rSi1 { fase Of 'f the Elephant %S5 i ea ana an 1
people. The stocRho!derrss sof the he zo5Iosieal
that the Council had no right to sell Without
their consent. and got out an Injunction on US.
n Thie shp R y som eam 1eE up h IN ths p Sourt % " Ghan ! sa1:
Tho editor OF the London Telegraph. Mr.; Le-
sarge, sent me a telegram. stating hat al the
ants departure; ON what terms would l return
"Jnmbo% "ApsTor prepaid. unlimited"
patch AN afraid that the spirit OF practical
Joking took possession OF me Tor the moment.
s ! tSed tn! 4mnl hinfflisnman s ss hi si T0 tSat a q bS r.:
dred thousand pounds would not induce mo to
cancel my purchase. and then I gave him q
Ing, my largest, tent seats, 10000, persons"
a agsp EEro anS 51m to the 1 griti sas natiSn' tn the Tx
iished in tho Telegraph the next morning. and
NaSsp rspublissh hedn on the a following day n t ths
its. part in keeping up the excltement.
Jumbo. had never been out of the garden
ss aps' w. Rs, day yh he os entered a,t i; twenty years be;
out he would not stir he seemed 10 know in
stinetiyeIy that s9mething extraordinary was
+ fo iyEns IN nl ths Har as as sna sili not Rs siir .'V #hss
shall We dor l replied, Let him lie there as
long as he wants TO-" All this, it will be OBJ
Then we built a cage on wheels and sunk the
IN into the ground leaving both ends Of
could be induced TO walk through We let him
finally shut him In. II took a score OF horses
dug around the wheels, and we, dragged tho
g ea GSo dSw Sno to f6 ne wharf SIs ri Taere nJG96o" met n
fashionable people as Lady Burdett-Goutts
who brought him cakes and dainties. One on.
thuslast testified his affection by sending some
had to cut away a Yi part Of the deck above above his us
ih3GIdgings to make his. anartment largo enough.
iIh ne e cost WAS ess $685. g 'q liz Said Ts ier fh i9ieo2; t a's
am asked il ! receive many letters from hui
for sale. / reply that, / receive hundreds OF let
ter, tSrs s on al sorts Of subjects. Look over q sin,
me u chicken with three legs, n dog
with three legs. u pig like y white elephant, a
hlne;eyed cat, a Violin belonGing 70 George
lthey aro quite common nowataysl, n cat with
six feet. Some schemes suggested are good. AZ,
instance. the exhibition OF tho Pharaoh
from our West.
thinks New England peculiarly adapted on
account of the Intelligent and discriminating
curiosity Of It's iGr'iIe:%i Hn6dnfG q soPs and dsngh:
pyer since He was a caFI. 10 q daIssy:.." Here