The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
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GOSSIP OF THE TOWN.
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| Henry Anger. of Observatory House.
East Sheen. Murrey. England. will take
back to his English home a valuable relic
from Salt Lake and one that has been
l greatly admired. Mr.. Anger is a very
wealthy English gentleman and is touring
the United States. accompanied by his
| secretary and valet. On Saturday he got
q look at the big grizzly skin at Mehesy's,
and a few minutes later it was his.
This skin. is perhaps the largest ever
| seen here. being a tritte larger than the
one purchased by Hon. A. w. McCune
/ last year. The two bears were killed by
the same hunter and both skins are per-
| feet specimens Mr.. Anger is delighted
with his find
| He had been watching the fire depart
ment drill and was greatly Interested in
| the WORK of the horses. He had seen
! them respond promptly TO the sound of
4 the gong. and looked with surprise at
| them when they reached their places I'M
der the harness and were instantly fas-
I tened to the different carts 1t also
/ pleased him TO see the men slide down
the poles and get TO their places at the
first stroke of the alarm. II was quick
/ work and he appreciated it. Even Jack,
| the large st. Bernard dog. jumped up
/ at the sound of the bell and made his way
TO the place occupied by the truck. and
stood waiting to escort the apparatus out
/ of the building. Jack never misses an
alarm and has taken IL upon himself to
be up and on hand at every sound of the
| bell
After drill the visitor stepped into the
office and was shown the working of the
bright horses. remarked the visitor as it
was explained how they responded to the
alarms.
las intelligent as most men, replied a
fireman. and in fact have more sense
than a great many people.
THAT so2" replied the visitor doubt
fully.
Yes answered the fireman. 1T is
hard to fool them. When they hear the
alarm they go out and nothing will stop
them. They even know when the alarm
is for drill or for a fire
That was a little too much for the
visitor and he remarked: IN just bet
that if you strike that bell they will all
be out in their places just the same as if
il came in from a box
The fireman did not answer but walked
over to the stove and picked ~ a poker.
Jang jang. jang. jang. rang the gong as
he vigorously pounded the large alarm
bell. The visitor was dumbtOunded, for
as ha looked out into the stalls he saw
that not q horse had moved from his
place. and all were standing comfortably
munching their hay.
well. III be - was all he could
say, as he walked out of the station.
Speaking of horses reminds one that
there is a man in the city who claims
he has one of the most intelligent animals
in the country. This gentleman claims
that when the horse is hitched to a buggy
he looks around to see who is in It, If IL
is a man he starts out at a good pace and
continues il. II he sees that II is a young
man and girl he starts out rapidly for a
while. then slows up and takes his time.
If they take him out at night he goes
along without urging for a man. but if
there is a girl with the man the horse
rushes past the electric lights and slows
up in dark places. The intelligent brute
knows when young man takes out his
best girl for a ride, for they slow up
where it is dark and no one can see. but
they hurry by the lights. The gentleman
states that the story is a true one and if
any one doubts it they can borrow the
horse.