Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24
MoNKErs ON 4 FRoLIc.
They Escape From a Museum and Civ,
an Amusing Public Performance.

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an Amusing Public Performance.
Five monkeys escaped from their cage
at Kohl d Middleton's Museum on
Monday. They went in different direc-
tons at one time and out of as many
windows, while Joe, their keeper, after
yainly trying in sections TO head off the
scudding scamps, let out a steam
thresher yell for help, and the entire
force Of men hired by Manager Avery
responded. Thee Of the four footed
fellows made II dash for tin gutter
spout across the alley TO the north. AS a
matter of course, they made il, and they
slid down to the ground without dis
turbing halr, and then scooted for
Lodge Alley with their tails waving
like mullen stalks in stiff breeze.
The fugitive with II speckled ad.infinl.
tum jumped on the top of Vine street
cable car No. is and started to climb the
trolleys, but the cheers of the bystanders
frightened his soul, and he jumped off
at Sixth street, scampered up to VOLTS
bakery, assembled the side of the house,
perched on top of the sign, and, scratch.
ing himself in disdain, looked with con-
tempt at the people below.
BY this time the street was packed
with people. Lodge Alley was all ex.
citemeut, says the Cincinnati Enquirer,
for the three brown coated simians were
"raisin' thunder" as one old colored
lady put it, rushing in and out Of the
house, up and down, in and out of pipes,
through windows and apartments of
this almost hidden thoroughfare, chat
tering, swearing, yelling, tearing and
upsetting things as they went like a lot
OF drunken men.
But their tour ended Ignominiously.
One OF the tropical animals dove into a
barrel of flour and stranded in the white
stuff, and was pulled out, looking like
an enormous puff ball, with his whiskers
and eyebrows carrying enough of this
domestic article to form the foundation
of batch of biscuits.
COxey No. at this section of the
demonstration became entangled up in
a half made bed, and he emerged with
his mouth and paws full OF feathers.
The third monk tried to walk several
electric light wires ON Walnut street,
where he became an easy prey to gang
of newsboys.
The brother perched on VOLTS sign
was having picnic. He was afraid TO
80 down. He couldn't 60 up, and be-
sides, George Ensign appeared on the
roof with long pole. The monk took
a daring chance. Below him there was
naught but heads. But he made the
Jump and the people ran like Latonia
Derby candidates. He landed on all
fours, unhurt, jumped over the head of
colored boy, who kicked at him, and
actually escaped to Keenan's drug store
at sixth and Walnut streets, where
Clerk Waterman was frightened out of
his wits on seeing the little fellow come
IN with jump on top Of the soda water
fountain. Isaac Cohen, the ticket taker
OF the museum, was right after him.
The monkey made dive for the patent
medicine shelves and the stuff scheduled
at 0O cents bottle flew like hail. He
banged the hair restorer right and left,
upset kidney cures, spilled stomach bit
tiers, uncorked that tired feeling stuff,
went through the list of specifics, gave
the acids parting kick worth $50 per
kick, paralyzed fine soaps, combs and
tooth brushes, and was headed in a d.
rect line for the vasGline and sponges
when he changed his mind and jumped
Tor an electric light bulb which hung
near him.
He caught it all right, but the concern
broke and he landed in the arms of Mr..
Cohen. lie was tired monk, but he
had lots of fun. When he was stuck in
the cage his face was one great smile.
lis companions, who had been captured
before, greeted him with open arms, and
the gang huddled together all day, com.
pairing notes, Whispering among them
selves, shaking with suppressed laugh
ter, the happiest looking lot of monks
III town. One of the lot is missing. lie
Is supposed to be hidden about the
house. The chase lasted probably an
hour, and at least 5000 people partiei-
pated.