The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-17
JUST LIKE NOAH's ARK.
How Barnum's Big Menagerie Be-
haved on Shipb oard.
Frona the Netu York World.

TFONt Tue 4fStU OTh HOfG
When Noah, after taking the first re-
corded menagerie upon an extended cruise
in the prototype of the modern canal boat,
beached his gallant craft upon the SUNNI
of Mount Ararat, he little imagined that
his unique achievement would be duplicated
in way and immeasurably surpassed sew
eral centuries later But Noah wasn't ac-
quainted with Barnum and Bailey. At that
| time these gentlemen were primordial proto-
| plasms lodging around the corners of in
| finity, while the circus business still awaited
| its pioneer. HUr
Up to the present theatrical season the
feat of maritime transportation accom-
| plished by the navigator Of the Ark stood
unrivaled but when Messrs. Barnum g.
Bailey sent the greatest show on earth"
| safely across the ocean, and brought it
safely back again, Noah's achievement suf-
| fered total eclipse. The actual expense
of this gigantic undertaking was S35J 900,
an amount equal to the profits of an entire
summer tour, aud at one time during the
| trip over thsre were six steams 1ips of the
Anchor line on the ocean at once with Dor-
tions of the show aboard. the bulk being
carried by the Furnessia.
The preparations and arrangements for
the east ard voyage were made leisurely
there being plenty of time at the managers
disposal, so it was reserved for the home
ward journey TO illustrate the wonderful
discipline and speed with which the shows
little army of employees can work when oc-
casion requires. The rapidity with which
the exodus from Olympia was affected ap-
preached The marvellous. The last London
performance of the circus ended at 1920
on Saturday night and by an early hour
on Tuesday morning all of its people and
paraphernalia were on board of the steam
ship. Three giant derricks were rugged up
on lighters alongside the Albert docks, at
which the Furnessia lay, and within
twenty-four hours they had swung through
the air and deposited upon the vessels decks
300 horses, II elephants, Is camels, so ponies
and zebras and 46 cages of assorted ann u.s.
The 625 attaches of the show came by
special conveyauces from their lodgings and
settled themselves and their belongings on
shipboard within two hours. OF the 1000
pieces of baggage which accompanied them
only one was mlSlald.
Although the Furuessia is only of $500
tons burden, she was not overcrowded by
her unique cargo. Accurate mea ,urements
of every inch of space were t ken in ad-
vance and each article, animal, and man
was given a certain amount of room. Even
the most out Of the way corners were
utilized and sufficient accommodations
were given to everything and everybody.
During the thirteen days which elapsed
between the departure of the show from
London and its welcome home at the
Brooklyn wharf by the great and only
Ricardo FaZzio Hamilton, many events Of
comic and thrilling interest trans
pired. The initial catastrophe of
the trip took place soon after the
Furnessa struck the bounding briny. In
a cage between decks were eighty-five speci-
mems of the monkey tribe, raging in vari-
ETY. from the strawberry-striped baboon of
Central Africa to the phrensile-tailed
Simian of Borneo's bamboo forests. In
their wild glee at departing from the fogs
and rains of merry England they INDUCED
in every imaginable variety of monkey
deviltry until the heavy water was reached.
They shrieked chartered, and raised such
deafening racket that the aged black bear
in the adjoining cage was reduced to the
verge of nervous proStration. Suddenly the
bow of the ship went up in the air, and
quite as suddenly the stern went down.
The movement was repeated II assumed a
regularity There was lull in the chatter
ing, and overcome by surprise, venerable
ape fell off OF his perch and barked his
ancient nose. His mi-hap failed TO arouse
a single satirical screech. Silence reigned
in the cage, and one by one its occupants
crept away into shady corners or hid be-
meath the straw.
Before half an hour had passed every one
of them was as seasick as it is possible for
the ordinary museum monkey to be, and
| for the next three days that cage held the
Oldest collection OF Simians upon the face
of the globe. All Of the other animals
we're unaffected by the mott Of the boat,
and both the elephants aud horses soon
learned to swing IN unison with 1t.
There Is waiter on the Fnfnessia who
a. I'm a fair way 10 develop acute melhn-
| cholie. The experience that he went
through while at ending 10 the CASTRO
nomical orders Of the circus people
cast a blight over hI hitherto
nanny existence, and just at pres mt
| ho las no further Use for life. The two