New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-04
UILD ANIMALS.

The regular summer reports OF the escape or
DANGEROUS wild animals from circuses III various
parts of the country are beginning to come IN. An
instance of this, with particularly sad results, Is
inst reported from Milan, Tenn, III which three
vounr ladies who were out blackberrying were at
tackled by a fcrocious tiger which belonged TO a
travelling circus and Of them was killed. III
might at first be asked oil The Tribune why the
Young ladies did not kill the tiger, since we have so
stoutlv maintained that our American girls can
vanqush any beast that ranges the forest, but the
answer will readily occur 10 any one: our girls
can handle our beasts but they are not, OF course
equal to imported Asiatic tigers. The important
pout however is that there ought to be some way
TO compel circus owners TO keep their dangerous
animals a little better secured. 1t cannot he
pleasant for family living in the country perhaps
several miles from neighborS, TO know that there
are hungry circus lions under the house, switching
their tails and humping their heads up against the
floor as they watt for somebody TO come down
cellar.
While on the subject OF wild animals we may
mention the case of Il man named Hosmer living
in Fifty-sevcnth-st, this city, who complains OF
man who lives next door who is n downtown wild
animal dealer and stores his surplus stock in lis
barn and back yard The place complained OF Is,
In
last winter went upstairs in the house and lived
two or three days in the dining room before 1t
couId be got down. The dealers yard has a high
fence around it, but Mr. IIosmcr says that the
taller animals look over it into his windows; and
those that can't reach up climb trees get up on
the roof of the barn, and 50 forth The other day
n half dozen camcls which had been sent out on
approval were returned for reason. Not
wishing to put them back in stock for few days,
the dealer stored them in his back yard, and one
Of them reached over the fence and ate up two
pillOw-caseS and pair of socks belonging TO Mr..
Hosmer which were on his clothes-line The next
dav a tiger which had been sold to Chicago man
for August delivery sent up aud tied in the
barn. and a giraffe which had been returned as
unsatisfactory, the purchaser not having a shot
tower to stable him in, was also turned loose in
the back yard. The giraffe is one Of the worst
uuisanccs of them ALL as he reaches over the fence
and into Mr. Hosner's dining room and drinks the
mineral water on the sideboard. Mr. llosmer says
he firmly believes that il there were 10 be
wedding in his house that that giraffe would reach
in and eat the orange flowers of the bride. There
are. TOO, in the dealers back yard sloth and
South American tapir which have become shop
worn and been sent up from the store TO rest
awhile. a zebra which was returned because the
purchaser was afraid his stripes wouldn't wash
and n single-hump camel which Mr. liosmer sus-
nccts is there because the tendency this summer
/, all toward double humps in caInek. There 10
also a buffalo which is growing new robe, and
launching hycna which is apt 10 have Mysteries
tbree or four times night. Besides, the dealer
uses his yard "A SORT OF n transfer station; two
evnrcns wagons will meet there By appointment
and one will give the beans, boa constructors, and
80 forth, for the Harlem delivery to the other.
Tal,e il altogether, Mr.. IIosmer believes that he