Arizona silver belt., 1894-09-15
A FEATHERED SAMSON.
Marvellous Floats of Strength Per
 formed by a Captive Macaw.
The Athietlc issrd p1ssts Iron Bars with Hts BIii and In Various Other Ways Displays His Won
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 They have lot of wonderful animals ' at the Zoo, but the most wonderful | ot an just now is a bird. He Is 1 barred mp behind three layers of heavy wire mesh, such us is used for eoal ,shsves, nnd oven this is hardly enough to relieve constant feeling of suspicion concerning him. The bird is . species of the parrot known us the iaacaw, nnd his native country is Bra 2il The warm breath of summer which we have had several r,scent touches of seems to have inspired him with Q con Glcncc peculiar to any feature that itself erccts 2 home. md the activity If some of his exploits has surprised the keeper of the aviary as well as the
 licials of the gardens who have never had the opportunity of seeing the ma caw on his native heath.
 He has only been in thi- e,,,,,,,.v ees,, a s''or' s'leS Dee, says the Philadelphia Tele- ! graph, and until a few days ago had sole possession of one of the row of cages along the eastern wall of the aviary In an adjoining cage were flock of talkative but peaceful coclza- toos, with feathers as white as snow. 1 Iio observed them with comparative indifference for time, but few nights ago he dccided to make them a neigh horly call, and now the garden is one i eoclSatoo less in its group of specimens of winged creation. How ithappened no ltt, n. when the maeaw was found in the cock atoo cage, sitting comfortably on porch, while beneath him lay Q dead cock in the pit. The other coclatoos llept themselves as far as possible out of sight in a corner. Three bars of thick wire partition between the cages had been pulled out to make way for the maeaws exit. Apparently this might have been on easy thing for a man Co do, but it is doubtful if man aouid have done it more neatly or com pieyely.
 The mscaw kves not put back in his cage. He was given quarters in private cage. a staut portable inciosrrc about three feet square, vlth floor of galvanized sheet irsn, and iron bars as thick as an ordinary lead pencil. Tho bats were supported around the sides with cross pieces, or stringcrs of thick iron, so that their length was not over six inches in any part of the cage. IL was thought that the macaw was pretty safe in that kind of cage, but to make assurance doubly sure he was placed in q small room in the corner of the aviary and the door eloSstd, which proved 0 wise prccaption. The next morning the keeper Of the aviTy near ly fell dead with paralysis to find the rnacaw at large, perched quickly on the top of a feed box. The box Was empty.
 With his jaw dropped win conster- nation the keeper, who hal charge of all the birds that ever caIne there in .he twenty years Of the RaAdcn's exist . ence, stcod and surveyed tie scene The bars on the heavy iroiy cage had not been pulled out as in the larger cage, but they had been beIt andel- most broken. leaving a space la-ge enough for the macaw to mak his exit. How he did it is stin a puzzl, for the Geological society to solve, ii not a puzzle for good mechanical engineer familiar with the tensile aud other properties of iron.
 The keeper who found the bird first felt the bars with his hngels to see if they had been made out of soft metal by mistake, but they were lot. Then he got Q pair of plumber plyers md tried to bend them straight again, but he had not force enough in his wrist to do 1t, Then he sat down and wiped the cold precipitation from his face and looked at the lnaeaw with a suspicion that tho bird must be supernatural while the bird sat ns serenely as possi- ble, calmly returning his gaze. The macaw is a silcnt bird. ue does not talk like other parrots
 The keeper secured the window and doors and went for advice and assist auce. The maeaw Is back in its cage now. but the bars are still bent iust as he left them, because there Is not a pair of plyers in the garden strong enough to straighten them. Around the outside of the cage are the layers of the thick wire mesh of the kind used to sieve coal, hiding the bird al- most completely from view, except at one corner left open to feed him.
 The hiacnw's feat is the most aston ishin9 thing that has been seen in the garden since it was founded. The bird is nothing but parrot of somewhat extraordinary size. being over two feet in length and having Q head on him probably larger than a big Florida orange and an enormous bill for bird. His plunlage is dark and rather sub dued in comparison with the smaller parrots, but it is very handsome. Since he twisted the bars of his cage the keepers are wary in handling him for fear he will get his fighting blood up and take A mans finger off, which hs is capable of doing
 What will be done with him has not been determined yet. There was a proposition to confne him in the new bear pit, but it is probable that he will be put in an outdoor cage for the sum mer, where the bars nre as thick as those used to coniine the eagles and vultures. The strength of his bill is marvellous.
 Remarkable Shot.
 A pcculiar incident happened while