The Critic and record., 1891-05-01
DUNK At THE zoo.
The Big Elephant Presented by MI
L.nn..n- In LIin An.. Hmm

The nig Elephant Presented by Mr..
Cooper in His New Home.
Possession of the four.ton elephant,
dunk" was given to the National Hoo-
logical Park yesterday afternoon by Pro-
prietor James Il. Cooper, Of the Fore
paugh show. Dunk is a large animal,
even for an elephant, and is as docle as a
dog lie will come when called and likes
to be pettcd.
Mr.. Starr, the press representative OF the
Forepaueh show, invited few persons
among whom was n Carrie RrcoRD repre-
sentative, TO take the trip to the park and
sec Dunk installed in his new quarters. At
three o clock his keepers prepared him for
tho journey. II was decided to let two of
lis companions accompany him. Ac-
cordingly BAIL and Modoc were selected
10 tramp over the hot sidewalks and
through the shady lanes the three-mle
route TO the park.
While talking Of these huge beasts Mr.
Cooper suggested that Dunk might get
lonesome or homesick and 1t would be q
good plan to lend TO the park another
elephant, Golddust, to stay with Dunk
for company. When he said this DIR
Baker, manager OF the geological park
embraced the genial Snowman in the
presence of an nssemblage of from ten to
fifteen thousand people, the majority of
whom did not know what to make of it
as, upon scanning their programmes, no
such act was mentioned.
Before the line of march was begun il
was announced that Mrs. Frank Leslie
had requested picture of the elephants,
and one of the party who would accom-
pany them on the trip. Accordingly
Prof. Abel, the able photographer, ar
ranged the elephants and then the guests
of DIR. Baker, who were as follows Mr..
Cooper, proprietor of the show; Mr.. Starr,
the press agent of the show; Mr.. Miggin,
the keeper Of the elephants; Mr. Keilog,
of Pinkerton's detective agency; Mr..
Moore, of the circus; Mr.. McAndrew, of
the circus; Mr.. Victor Kaufrmann, of the
Stor and Mr. Arthur Mclean, of the
CRIrlc-REcoRp.
After several good pictures had been
made, the invited guests, mounted upon
frey circus steeds rode ahead, aud could
be heard at every street corner yelling,
Hold in your horses" or "turn around
and be lively or you'll have runaway
Mr. Blackburn, head keeper of the zoo, is
the possesor Of pair of cast-iron lungs,
and his voice would stop man a mile
away.
The funniest part of the trip came in
when the route bad been about half com
pleted. The party stopped to dampen the
dust which had collected in their throats,
when Vic" Kaufmann's horse, which
was very shy one, spied an alley, into
which he backed, and persuasions to make
him ''get up were of no avail. When
| the obstinate animal finally got started he
| took a more direct route to the park than
the rest Of the party, and when the pro-
cession reached the park entrance "Vic"
and his horse could be seen outlined
against the sky.
No other incident enliyened the trip and
no accident happened. When the park
was reached BAIL, the elephant who ac-
companied Dunk and Golddust, was let
loose in the woods, and he took great de-
| light in splashing around in the creek or
| in scratching himself by rubbing against
| the larger trees.
| Golddust does not like his new position,
for since he was chained he has been ex-
| ccedingly restless and vicious.
Dunk, though, is as good-natured as he
| is big, and when called by his name will
come like household pet.
These are the first animals which have
| been placed in the park. Golddust will
remain there for about year. Dr. Baker
| says that numerous other animals have
| been promised, and that as soon as posi-
| BILE their houses will be erected. A large
force of workmen are rapidly pushing
fol ward the work on the elephant house
| and will have it completed in few days.