New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-12

launches resting there. while his head swayed
from side to side as though drowsy.
According 10 DR.. Allen. this was caused by
the small amount OF cyanide OF potassium lip
had evidently swallowed. which, In its action nrst
on the spinal cords. produces partial paralysis
Of the headquarters
Mop,s tried to induce Tip to commit suicide,
but he was "up TO snuff" and refused to break
Tho law But he was undoubtedly suffering from
the effects of the first dose. His legs SHOOK I'M
der him and he swayed dangerously from side
70 side. Two more apples and two half-oaves
of bread one white and one black, were onere"
IN him hut he refused TO eat. He crunched them
under his feet and turned away in disgust. Al
. 7:32 o'clock Tip began to retch violently, nUo
his attempts 10 vonlit were iheiiec'uai, aiIH -,
sounds he made in endeavorlns 20 Ilu n', taar
the poison in his system were paiiliuI 20 ~" ri.
THE moor brute seemed to be In great pam. ny
continued to reich until O'CLOCK aoou' a."
hour after he had taken the nrst uUs'' ~ al
O'clock ne began to act nationally again. anu az
thongh DIR Allen protested that the eephan!
had taken enough poison to XIII NM ,ne u urat
did not seem to be Inconvenience 10 any s'ea'
Snrrao Iittle before 9 O'Clock Mr.. Burns o.
Sered Tin an "unloaded' potato ana CaIIot'
hut the willy animal had lost all falth III human
nature and he refused to eat , 80
hhou. This time Superintendent Hanklnsoh eA-
messed the opinion that enough eNperillis si
had been made and Commissioner S'raus, VIZ
life had been made miserable by the neWsp" i,n
IN exnressed his disgust at the failure to XIII
TIP , ,,.o,,oirtod at the ap-
narent inefflciency Of the poison He sald that
the ounce TIP had swallowed was sulnclcnt 10
xiii several hundred men almost instantaneousl!'
POISON HIDDEN IN CAPSULES
During the early part Of the afternoon the
commissioners had consultation with Superl"-
tendent Hankinson. Of the Society Tor 'he
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals Dut noun
ING definite was decided upon ~ lour
o'clock. however, a bucket or ho' mas"
was made. Mr. Burns placed one 'n'ee-
ounce and nine haf-ounce capsules niieu WIN
tho same poison in the mash ZIP was i''''
hungry about this time, and he began 10 ga.
voraciously Of the compound Before the amman
had time to feel the effects of the poison seo-
-, hucto, "oaded' to the same strength was
given to him. He ate H. and his death ""'' "'''
wos scaled. Four minutes after eating the
sacond bucket of mash" Tips death-strussIe
BEGAN He FETCHED violently, and In his agony
he broke the heavy chain that was 1as.eneu
FROM his hack under his fOrelegs 10 MS tusNs;
Finding himself free. as he thought the Ne
creature made for the door IN lhe Iea' VI en .'
cage The chain attached TO his right foreloo'
strained under the tension, and the poison NJ
ing paralyzed the lower eXtremiues ana 'Iy va Ia
parts. Tip brought to his knees s "a re- ani
baa vlv TO the floor, rolled on his leit sue anu
u,,th his huge head to the door by Wnich ne en-
pected to gain his freedom died InS i LILY
his death 1880 p m SIX men O WIN ne animal
Down ~ he broke his legchain. Snyoer' 'he
Keeper. gave Tip his last pail of mash. AS soon
"a Tin was safely dead. his picture ana 'i''' %
his executioners was taken
prG1NN1NG THE WORK OF DISSECTION
William Wallace. superintendent Of the Amer-
osr Museum Of Natural History, then brought
10
ing Tin for the taxidermists. force Of men I'M
der John Rowley chief taxidernist OF the mu-
sspno began last night to strip Tips hide Off the
chin will be stuffed and the bones aruculated'
and both will be placed on exhibition in the mu-
scum. beside those of Sampson. who was burned
a. bridgeport in 1887. and Jumbo. who was
L,Ilad in a railroad accident at ST. Thomas, Ont,
in 1885.
Tip was an Asiatic elephant, and was twenty
three years old when he died When twelve
years old he was brought to this country. The
menagerie authorities say that when Tip was
brought to this city from abroad he was in an
iron box and had sixteen chains about MN 10
prevent him from getting into trouble the I'M
preston for the last two years has been that ZIP
has been growing vicious and should be Killed.
but DIR. Conkn. the former director OF the Cen
trail Park Menagerie says that the only death
really attributable 10 Tip was that OF a drunken
keeper who kicked and abused the elephant
while Forepaugh's show, to which Tip then be-
loneed was in Indiana. Dr. Conklin says that
in his five years experience with Tip he always
found him tractable. and that there was no rea-
son why Tip should be killed. He further de-
clares that the menagerie authorities are not
overburdened with knowledge OF the animal
kingdom.
Tip was declared to be vicious at the meeting
held on May by the Park Commissioners, when
he was condemned to die.
Tip was between gig and 10 feet tall. ne was
about Is feet long and his girth was &c feet.
His hide In some places was more than an inch
thick and in others less than quarter OF an