The evening world., 1893-06-05
0NANG IS CAPTURED.
Caught this Morning on the Roof
of BurnS's Stable.
The Inhabitants Of Cherry Hill Now
Breathe Easier.
Where tho Powerful Animal Spent
the Night Ia Unknown.

Pat" the dangerous and powerful
orang outang. who escaped from his
cage In the stable at $50 Front street
some time between midnight and 6
o'clock yesterday. IL no longer at large.
The ugly animal. whose terrible Jaws
and massive frame are enough TO make
the onlooker feel uneasy, was captured
n few minutes before & o'clock this morn
ing on the roof OF the stable from which
he Ind escaped.
Where and how nc spent the preceding
twcnty-four hours, from the time he
slid out OF the back window OF the stable
along with a young fellow rang named
Mike" and "Jim,' performing mon
key. has not yet been learned. but the
truant Pat" Is now safely lodged within
his cage, behind double bars
Proprietor Burns. OF the animal store,
at III Roosevelt street captured the
orang- -outang this morning. but not with
out some trouble.
J. Il. Gaylord. the owner OF the three
animals. makes his headquarters at
Burnss shop. and when II was discov-
cred that the dangerous animal was
missing. Burns set out himself TO locate
the fugitive.
Front street. up and down from Full
ton to Catherine street, and the neighbour
Ing streets were scanned, but nowhere
could any trace of the animal be found.
The search was resumed at an early
hour this morning by Burns, and he
went to the stable on Front street for
the purpose OF searching 1t again.
After a fruitless hunt In the stalls
and wagons in the stable, burns turned
his attention to the roof. There, squat
Pat" quietly enjoying view of the
Brooklyn Bridge. directly overhead.
he had climbed on the roof Of the
means OF the drain pipe leading from
the roof. and the sight OF the man did
not seem to disturb him.
Burns knew. however, that It would
be dangerous to take the animal alone,
and he summoned an assistant with a
rope. Burns threw the rope over
Pats" body. The latter ground his
renShed ss h and nnf'y eS TAsn to rhn he
| away.
Burns was upon him before he got
very far. however, and quickly, adjusted
was then led down tho ladder from the
An "E9enins World" reporter saw
Pat In his cage this morning The
approached.
| He Is a vicious looking animal and
looks as II he could cause a good deal
OF commotion In crowded street. He
Is about five years old, and Is quite
heavy.
Although accustomed to all sorts OF
excitement. Cherry Hin breathed easier
to-day when It became known that the
orang -outang had been captured
II was. however. an interesting ques-
ton to Messrs. Burns & Gaylord where
Pat had spent the night. for both had
searched the stable from top to bottom
yesterday.
! Mr.. Gaylord said he thought the ami
nal YVES in hiding some place near the
stable yesterday and went on the root
early this morning He did no: believe
! though that he had done anybody harm
since he had been away.
Pat and Mike, the two ourang. on
tangs were imported from India by Mr.
GAYLORD last March. and are worth about
s., 900
Mike after getting away turned up nj
6 o'clock yesterday morning on thc
stoop OF Mr.. Burnss store in Roosevelt
street with the monkey Jim. II was
In that way the escape was discovered
| 1t Is believed that monkey Jim un-
| fastened the teak wood ches. contain.
Ing the two oran- -outangs, and this en-
abled them to escape.