The evening times., 1897-11-13
M0AH's ARK UP TO DATE
A Three Hinged Circus Equip
ment OF For England.
MENAGERIE ON SHIPB0ARD
EIeptr. mis-. Dreading Seasickness, Oh
tect to Crossing the Gangplank,
But Are Persuaded to Take Phil
osoph:sal View of the Affair and
Risk the Dangers of the Ocean.

New York, Nov. 13.-The Mother Goose
chariot was dashed down, the side show
band pla yed Rosie o'Grady' and the
steamer Massachusetts with the big circus
on board left her pier at Houston street
at 40 o'clock last evening, bound for
London.
The passengers tiid not all come on board
willingly. Most of them had TO he hoisted
over the sides. One OF them left with his
ears in scallOps, and another nearly had
his trunI, cut down TO steamer size.
The elephant Don becomes seasick in an
ordinary raiiruau car. He was furious yes
terlay at the thought of having to go to
sea. When he was finally induced TO go
on board he was not nearlyaS handsome as
when seen at Madison Square Garden last
spring.
He was tTaCtable enough while he stood
upon the pier of the Atlantic Transport line
chewing oranges and hay, but when he was
led to huge box at the end or the pier he
lifted his trunk tIisslainfully and refused To
enter The other elephants, at the sight Of
his resistance, trumpeted their applause.
Don turned upon his heels and started
toward the entrance OF the pier. Half
dozen Keepers seized the chain about his
tnsks and said things while they pulled
with all their might. The elephant mads a
detour te the tight ard 1outtei his head
against the side ofthe pier. Half a square
foot of gray cuticie fell from his forehead.
He jumped Up ana down and trumpeted
with pain Then hook wasfastened in his
ear. \ gentle a nd submissive elephant he
was for the espaCeOf half an hour.
He was put in tht box the bars at each
end were fastened and then a fearful
though unrepeiH Ant pachyderm wasswung
over upon ti c flUat of the derrick Reliance.
Then there came a creaking of chain cable,
a rattle Of an engine and Don, dGlef'Iily
trunpetiuc, was swung over the side of
the Massachusetts anu lowered upon the
spar deck. Two, centlmen with hooks
stood ready to help handle this bale of
pach ydern, in case il grew troublesome
again.
Nine ether elephants We're hoisted on
board wIthoct injury. Nobody underst anCls
what that - centric elephant Fritz was
trying to do with a saw. The saw was
lying mst tside OF his pen. He pickedit
up with his trunk, and with 'ieftness
which was wonderful to behold began
of his prison.
Excuse me-" said carpenter who
ca me up at that moment. ''Do You belong
to the union
The knowing animal was seen 20 draw
down the lid OF his right eye. He contin-
ued his occupation and made nc remark.
The carpenter jumped forward and tried
to take the implement away. The cle-
phant grasped the saw tighter. The teeth
of it grazei Frtz's trunk and left a thin.
red mark. He dropped the implement as
thought Were red-hot and curied his trunk
under mis- mouth.
There sour ded through the Massachusetts
from ly dawn to sailing time the pound
ing OF hammers and the straining Of Ier-
rjcks aud caIes. Red and white wagons,
gold-Coated floats and glittering rhariots
Were lifted into their places. Most of them
We're la nticd on deck. Five hundred horses |
were sto wed below. From between decks |
came the laughter of hyenas, the trump |
eting of Elephants the roar OF lions and the |
discordant shrieks of parrots and niacaws. |
Every wagon, every beast and bird hal its |
place in tie hull of the steamer. Various |
bea riLg plans of the YES
seI's deck, hurried about, directing the |
W ork OF l6ngshoremen and labO.ers.
Tie last wagon was hauled OIL board at |
Z o clock last evening, the gangplank was !
run up aud the cabin pa ssengers were en- !
barked. There were mana gers, superin-
tendentS. trainers, acrobats, and riders |
Including the hostlers and the keepers !
there were 1s1 persons. all belonging to /
the Barnum \ Bailey circus.
The only members of the circus who did
not sail last evening were two draught /
horses, which are believed to have been
stolen They were brought over from
Orange, n j., yesterday in charge of
groom and no trace of steeds or man had
been found up to the time of sailing.
The Massachusetts,, with her hetero-
geneous cargo is due in London ten days
rom today. Then will begin campaign |
Of amusingthc British populace by meansof
a three-ring circus.