New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29
BAD TEMPERS ~ CENTRAL PARE.
ANIMALS RESTLESS ~ CONCENTRATION
Frs BEGINNING TO APPEAR.

ANIMALS RESTLESS ~ CONTAMINATION
Frs BEGINNING TO APPEAR.
Tile murdcrous ut Of III temper which Tip, the
rprlrc" elephant At Central Park took lat week IS
o., pronounced - ever. lie wf ~wayinc hi, head
.,,u-.ly backward and forward Yesterday. and with
h, mall wicked eye, looked Ont angriy AZ the crowd
al all dly Ion, Stood in front Of the rn bars. TIPS
hind l"g had swollen that II was thought
advisable to move III" chain, on II to the other Lex,
and h, Wa done .flI, Il va, lucky for those
cr-s,c"d IN the Job that elephant has - yet Ltcn
known T. kick with it, hind lrc,, and Tip proved
poo exception 10 the rule. - savage has this :" pE'ni
become that 10 thought advisable e remove spot
the foN terrier who has been for months Tips constant
companion in hi Enclosure.
Tai, elephants bad example has had a bad effect
on some other Of the animals. sultan, the male camel
wa, In an ugly humpr yesterday. and II any one came
near his he'd he would reach out III, lonc neck utter
the cry peculiar to camel wh"n he means hl''"el'
show hi, Formidable teeth, and froh ut The mouth
with rage sultan i wonderfully nm" 'aHeI' MI
il would Ice mofc than man NE was worm - c'''''
hr. shed when he j., in Il bad temper. but Phil' tue
keeper hn~ strange and successful WAY of 'ooEhS the
bea.t, temper An od pair o; trousers Is thrown ''"u
,Lc camel who Immediately sciLcS them with ms
te.th tn>,c, them from one side 10 the other ana
fh.u throwing them on the ground trampieS ucm
with hi, knees. Having now killed his victim inc
animal become, good tempered again. TINS IS what
happened yesterday.
another animal Who would have liked 10 nave
nm anuck was the African buffalo. During the
week IL had thrown PM asain,; the raiiIng tha'
divide, IL, pen from tina: Of the zcbraS, and ONLY inc
lecncr', ability t. seek shelter In the latter pen
saved M, lie. \, the buffalo got worse l>irad 90
better tempered. II Wa determined 10 secure IL WIN
rope, attached IL, horns. The first rope was passed
over without much difficulty and fastened to ring
IN Oh. Of the posts. With the second rope 1t wa pIl'
another matter III" brutc trying it, utmost to break
lc fr, rope and get 81 ii, hccpcr. Ahrr some It'le
time however the second rope was adjusted ana the
buffalo wa lcn alone 10 Iumiuac on the certainty
that j; ,olld only look in one direction.
4, an Offset (, al this bal humor. the monkeys
wcr, in the best of mood, and greatly amused The
many that visited them with their conical antics. a.
thcy chased one another up and down Tho ca-c-.
The lutlr All, de- that va, BORN on N~lil >uaN j.
dom. Wuud .rfuliN vel. and g. uac Of the pl'iU'Nt
creatures 10 tho 100" with is chestnut r"or'd '"1i
spotted 100 regular ro"~ 81 whit" dot, While II moves
ahont the ca.c the tiui -, and most fras' OF 30
The Wc,t Australian or llach oWdn> thdt during
hs winter been confined I, Tie round pond wa ~
~, lion. -l- and pclcan~ made their i've hardly
worth living. were placed ~ Tire lower Lake ana were
immiug all A. evidently well pleased with the
change and adding srLtk to the beauty OF the ~r'n'
ln the -Icltcr,I flower beds of the Park. tulip ana
croct~r- had furc" IA h. WAY up through IN" GROUND
and gave evidence ,ha spring was near at hand.