The evening world., 1894-05-11
enc BY and John Jac0bAst0r Next Sunday \V0
r. ihlgnty-lrst street, but that he did not
KNOW MS initials or exact address.
Not Drunk. hut NrrNnma

"'o" MS INITIALS or exact address.
Not Drunk, but Nervous.
tie said further that Dr. Wright is
not drinking man, but that some
times causes his movements and nc
lions to seem queer to people who don't
another her gentleman, who claimed to
W hmoW Dr wright well, said ne was a
great Sis% student student, OF natural history and
pr. Wright had hunted elephants in
sneir @ native jungles. Or. Wright him
seit @ promptly left the park and could
This carsed little diversion for few
on Tip. 'u' '''u
Swallowed Some Poison.
1t was evident that the animal had
swallowed u portion of drug; Dr. Allen
thought about an ounce.
he began to quiet down, and the doc
tors said th,t eh tdrug was having a
seiative effect. Then Tip backed up into
the angle made by the iron bars and the
siie wall of his cage, and stood there
with his launches resting against the
This, according to DIR. Allen, was an
effect of the cyanide OF potassium
which. acting on the spinal cord. pro-
duces, first, partial paralysis OF the
hind quarters.
Three more attempts were made to in
duce Tip to take the poison. Two more
apples and half loaf OF bread, ali
charged with the drug, were taken from
Mapio by the elephant. squeezed in his
trunk and tossed aside.
knows too much for u.s."
Supt Hankinson thought that enough
So hren it was suggested that the rifles
be brought into play, bu. Mr.. Hankinson
vetoed that In short order.
Tin Gets Sick
Tip continued to lean at intervals
against the side OF his cage. and at 1872
began to reich.
He. kept this up at intervals until
nearly o'clock. Between the fits OF
retchng he appeared to be stupid. Then
himself.
At o'clock he did not appear to be
sunering much Inconvenience from the
poison he had taken.
Dr, Allen. however. insisted that the
animal had taken enough OF the cyanide
or potassium into his stomach to kill
him eventually. The action OF the poi
son was. however slower than had been
counted on. he said.
Commissioner Straus was evidently
disgusted. and characterized the at
TEMPT on Tips life as an unqualified
At 1890 o'clock Tip had resumed his
S;wyaying :;yyg motion and looked as. If he
town and 1t was aid that the Park Com
missioners had decided to leave 1t to
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Animals as to how Tip should be
put to. death. Later it yas said that
Supt. Smith would be allowed to decide
upon the means to be used.
"EVanns EE9mmiss,3ner Wnr,a. Strams assured an
ther Attempts on Tips life would be
made to-day.
End Of Insert.
DIR. Allen Disappointed.
DR.. Allen said he was much disap-
pointed at the want OF action OF the
cyanide of potassium. In the case of
human beings, the doctor said, the ac-
tion of the drug was very quick Two
grains Of IT will produce the following
symptoms in rapid succession:
me spinal column Is first affected and
almost Immediately almost entire paral-
Esis OF the lower extremities follows.
Then the lungs are parallyzed, together
with, the upper extremities and finally
the heart stops. beating suddenly.
In the case of Tip, DIR. Allen expected
that the same symptoms would occur.
The dose given to the animal namely
two ounces, was enough to kill four or
fiVe hundred men almost instantly He
was sure, he said, that the animal had
swallowed at least an ounce OF the
poison which he and DIR. Huntington
had decided was ample to kill the ele-
phant. They had oubled the quantity
di thtTd pTtCHut1On.
Dr. Allen at noon was still of the
opinion that Tip would die from the
effects Of the dose given him To n Law
man Tip seemed to be as lively as ever.
Refused Good Fruit.
William Wallace. Of the Museum of
Natural History. tried to induce Tip to
eat potato and an apple. neither OF
which contained poison, after the loadee
carrot had been administered. TIP re-
IuSpu, however to eat the narfprtlv
sound fruit
Supt. Hankinson, OF the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, re-
turned to his office after the failure TO
XIII TIP and at 10 o'clock said the VIC
ious elephant would live to-day at least.
Another Scheme to he Tried.
There sto he a conference this after
noon." he said. "to determine on a
method OF getting the brute out OF the
way. and until after that. cannot even
be adopted"
Will YOU consent to having Tip shot"
Mr.: Hankinson was asked
That depends on who would shoot
him" he rtplied
''If the Society officers were allowed to
do so, would you CONSENT"
Il cannot say now"
Then what do you believe would be
"couldn%'t % saw" replieh Hi,lI' Mr. 'f Hauk,pson
Elephant killing is new business for
me-"