The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-23

Ihey have never failed. Els
ner & Mendelson Co., Agents,
n. Y.
more. Boyton's manager went to BaIti-
more TO receive il and take it to New York.
his movements being heralded by the Asso-
ciated Press. On account Of heavy weather
in Chesapeake bay, the Latharnia put into
Philadelphia. and the serpent-the bill of
lading. rather-was received there This
furnished material for more newspaper talk.
and John B. Doris, of circus fame, running
a dime museum on Eighth avenue, New
York, hunted the city until he found Bow.
tons Manager and offered 5000 for the priv
ilege of exhibiting the serpent in his mu-
scum for two weeks. This offer furnished
an excuse for not Immediately turning the
catch over to the scienti, Is for dissection as
had been announced would be done, and the
offer was accepted, with apparent reluct-
ance, however; but the scientists had to
give way to Boytons philanthropic desire to
educate the masses. The wise men could
have it sfterward.
Late one Sunday night, when there were
but few people on the streets, the serpent
was quietly taken from the Bowery to
Doris museum and mounted on long
platform guarded by q strong railing. Be-
fore the doors opened Monday morning
great crowds gathered in front Of the mu-
scum eager to see the wonderful serpent.
Boyton travelled from Chicago to New York
to be present at the opening. The large
curio hall was damned with people directly
after the doors were opened, and Doris was
filed with joy.
In dime museums, the lecturer usually
grinds through monotonous description of
the curiosities, but the array OF talent that
talked about the sea serpent fairly stunned
the crowd, Doris himself first mounted the
platform and told the people how happy he
felt at being the first amusement caterer in
the world to exhibit a sea serpent, and he
proposed to be always on the alert to get
the best and greatest attractions for the en-
tertainment aud education of his patrons.
He introduced Boyton, who told them how
proud he was of being the means of captur-
ing monster whose very existence was
doubted BY a majority Of people and
demonstrating beyond doubt that such
creatures inhabited the depths of the sea in
some quarters of the globe. The manager
was next introduced and talked about the
remains of prehistoric mammAliR found in
the great graveyards OF nature, some Of
which gave conclusive evidence Of having
been of the same conformation as the Great
ure on exhibition, showing it co be a link
connecting the present with ages past.
Then the regular lecturer. Dan Mcclure
clinched all the remarks in few brilliant
sentences, and the crowd was so bewildered
by such an avalanche of oratory that the
sea serpent story was swallowed without a
grinlace Even those who had gone there
to question its genuineness were filed with
doubt as TO its being anything but what was
claimed. The newspaper boys treated it
kindly and columns were written about it,
Prof. o. c. Marsh, of the Smithsonian
Institution, the gentleman who exposed the
ohO in
ington. He had always been a believer in
the existence or the monsters, and here was
proof that his theory about them was cor
rect. He Immediately went to New York
to see it. and his interest was 30 great that
instead Of asking questions or making him
self known he mounted some steps that had
been careessly left near the serpent's head
and proceeded to examine its mouth re-
gardiess of the remonstrances of the attend
ants. Boyton saw him and hurriedlY left
the hall in search of his representative,
whom he found on lower floor.
"For heavens sake" he yelled, Ego up
stairs quick! Some fellows no there are
tearing the mischief out of that snakes
mouth. 49,.
After some persuasion Prof. Marsh was
induced to step down to the floor but be
had seen the character of the monster. He
made himself known and the manager.
knowing that it would be useless to attempt
to impose on the eminent gentleman, trusted
to his mercy and allowed him to thor
oughly examine the reptile. When he had
finished the examination he pronounced il
wonderfully made and almost exactly in ac-
cordance with his idea OF the conformation
Of a sea serpent.
He promised not to give the 'snap" away
on account of its cleverness, and when he
was interviewed later in the day by a news
paper man he said it was the most remarka-
BILE looking reptile he had ever seen. The
scribe was compelled to be satisfied with
that rather ambiguous opinion.
After the New York engagement it was
brought to this city aud taken through the
circuit of museums. Every where crowds
focked to see it, and everywhere scientific
men with knives and saws went to examine
it. They were always told that 1t had
already been examined by the New York
professors and pronounced genuine but if
they would put up forfeit Of $40 900 for
destroying it they would be permitted to
cut it all to pieces If they SO desired. They
we're never willing to put up the amount
and sadly carried their diSsecting tools
home.
In Detroit lady and gentleman who had
Just arrived from Australia declared they
had seen a serpent exactly like it when
they were about half way to San Fran
cisco.
After a season through the museums, the
serpent began TO wear out and was sold to
party VINO took it to the country fairs be-
fore it finally fell to pieces and was left to
rot in the woods near Munoie, Ind.