Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05

his full strength, is sufficient to crush a
horse, while the tawnY colored Flora has no
name, and, with her short ears, might be
taken for an immense cat. The female, dur
ing the past several days, has worried her
mate with her rough caresses. He has been
surly, CROSS and vicious, and usually spiteful
at his keepers, as all animals of Wild ma.
ture are during the mating sessoo.
Next the lions cage is an old cougar or
isouer, 80 vicious that he cannot look you in
the face, and has to be kept behind iron bars
for fear Of his eating up his own children.
No keeper would think of entering his cage
without being heavily armed: The partition
between his cage and that of the lions was
not over strong, and lately the jsguar has de-
veloped a wonderful facility of springing
against 1t with all his force. These springs
only aroused the lions, who until yesterday
resented the onslaughts by loud Tosrs and
low, muttering growls.
About five o'clock yesterday afternoon,
however, while Billy Hostetter had gone to
look after some of the animals about the el-
ephant quarters, and Stephans YVES on his
way home, which is on Vine steeet, near the
Power House, as he passed the carnivora he
heard heavy crash, and, knowing that
something unusual had happened, rushed
into the building, only to discover that the
partition had given way; that instead OF the
jaguar jumping against 1t, both Paul and his
mate, probably enraged at the jsguar's too
frequent crashing against their bedroom
wall, had decided to give him a dose of his
own medicine, and both had simultaneously
leaped with ell thsir force against the parti-
ton, whose upper fastenings to the ceiling
had given way, and, landing against the op-
posite side Of the jaguar's cage, completely
corralled the now thoroughly terrified beast
in a space under the partition.
Realizing the situation, and knowing that
prompt action was needed, Mr.. Ssephans
rushed to the tiger cage, which is st the
west end of the building, and, hastily lifting
the door into the fresh air of tho outer cage,
the two tigers bounded out. This gevo him
posed to put the lions while the partition
was repaired and the jaguar released. He
packed up boz which is used for moving
| the larger wild animals when necessary, for.
| though elephants and camels can be led and
| prodded along, yet animals of the est tribe
are always moved in boxes OF cages. They
| won't lead, and you can't whip OR prod them
| along Paul jumped into the boz as soon as
| It was placed at the door of his cage, and
the slide was closed. Stephans then rolled
the box along the stone pavement, for it is
| on rollers, toward the tigers empty cage.
| When about midway in the carnivora hall
Paul became obstrepereus, and, thraahiag
about in the box with ell his might and
main, managed to knock off the cover and
the box, and gradually bent his back until
his belly nearly touched the floor. His long,
black tail moved cat like back end forth like
the slow, steady swinging Of a clock pendu-
lum.
Stephans recognized his peril and stood
looking at the flashing eyes of the enraged
beast. He was making every preparation to
| spring, and Stephans knew that the moment
| he took his eyes off the monster he was
gone. Every second seemed an hour, he
| said afterward. 'tI could almost feel my
hair turning white. Great cold waves of
chilliness ran up and down my back, and
| beads of perspiration stood out on my face.
I was thoroughly frightened, but knew that
the human eye would, if could look ct the
animal long enough, eventually calm the
Iien."
So StephanB stood as though rooted to the
stone floor. He had no weapon, not even
club.
Would the animal junps
Slowly the tail moved back and forth. but
the superintendent never took his eyes from
those of the lion, whose head almost brushed
the floor of the building and whose eyes al
most pierced him through. Gradually they
| lost their ferceness and began to blink.
Then the battle was over.
/ "Psul, move on!" In stern tones, was all
the superintendent said.
The animal turned, and, walking into 8
corner, the box was pushed against him and
) he entered it. He was soon safely in the
{ | tigers cage, where his mate was also placed
and the carpenters soeu fixed up the parti.
tion While this was being done box was
showed into the jaguar's cage and that vi
cious specimen securely kept there until the
: carpenters had finished their job.