New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
THE SNAKE SWALLOWED THE CUB.
THE LATTER TAKEN OUT ALIVE FROM THE REP
TILES STOMACH.

From The Kansas City Journal
Mckinley" cub lion. was doing beside the
stove in the winter quarters OF Lemen Bros.
Circus CIR Toom Wee Inc animal cages containing the
1.-THE creatures of the jungle placidly passing the
Not far from the little sleeping. lion cub stood
several large boxes of snakes, which have TO be
kept near to the stove 10 prevent the reptles IRON
freezing There was, not a human being In the
room. 1t was as stil as death ;nno sor,n Arsr,c.r
boa constructor appeared above one OF the boxes
It,, ., s0 Soy up wa into n sight evil
eparkled and Il twisted its head ana looked AROUND
;s heSd dropped over the side OF box and be-
gan moving across the floor Yard after Esrd re0 OF
s tiie and It moved esgiousy and with It's eyes
sim on tss of the o on en when
paused. The cubs tail was closest to The snake t
ed closer yet and then drew the snake a nt deW
Closer and closer TO the cubs body and then with
xa sDrsaa III hs Of s jaws
81 oS ss5 ssfS it its CAPTIVITY
the United States heard the walls OF her onsprlns
h hende Spk the at
the bars and let out roar mat brought evGry
m aMiar broke loose Tho mother Of Mckinley"
roared necessarily while the lions Joined in tn, the
silent All of his sb 61dy p naq
his head %"S his on anle ada rh was
MOL Of the animals reached the circus attaches In
They comprehended matters at a glance. One OF
them ran TO the elephants, which were Juggling at
their chains and still uumpeting. ana with an IRON
prod quieted them. Others tried TO extricate NC.
Kinley" The snake like II miserable coward. tried
TO sneak away. but was caught and held Then
one man caught Mckinley" by the paws and
other men held the snake and they all pulled to-
gether Mckinley" stayed where he was. lie
either refused o couldn't come out. Occasionally
a little more OF him slipped inside. Matters were
approaching q crisis. IL either the life of the
snake or the cub quick consultation was held.
and II was decided to sacrifice the South American
native Knives were procured and the snake was
cut In two. When the blades penetrated Its flesh
II seemed 10 realize its position and struggled with
its captors the men finally falling upon II and
holding 1t still. The snake was Handicapped by It's
meal II did not take long 10 sever the BODY ana
thew then tried pull the cub through, but u
sfuck and stuck tight. IL was necessary TO split
The snakes Jaws and pry them apart before the
cub could be released Then Mckinley was
taken out He nearer dead than alive.
The snake was that had been with the show
Tor many wears The cub Is one OF twins born just
nrior 10 the last election. Being born In captivity
and an exceptionally fine specimen he was highly
nr,zed Last November just prior 10 the election,
one az the lions gave birth 10 two WnclpS. Both
we're males and In keeping with the spirit OF the
times one was named Bryan the other Mckinley;
lust before election the cub called Bryan slckcncd
and died. Mckinley on the contrary, grew seek
and fat and met with no nshap until the escapaoe
Of yesterday. .,..
6 Last evening after the attendants had given NC,
xirelv" a ba IN and n careful rubbing. he appeared
* he ouite recovered from the squeezing process
he had undergone and gamboed about the build
ing quite as happy and care free as ever