New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
A RATTLESNAKE BANQUET.
TWO NOTED SNAKE FANCIERS HAVE
DECIDEDLY NOVEL DINNER
HARRY DAVIS OF DENVER. ENTERTAlNS
SELECT PARTY OF FEIEf,DS AT BIRTHDAY
FEAST FOR WHICH ONE OF HIS PET
RATTLERs Is SLAUGHTERED.

FEAST. FOR WHICH ONE OF HIS PET
RATrLERs Is SLAUGHTERED.
From The Kansas City Times.
Peter Cruber, Of Rochester. N. Y. who with
parry OF friends, was at the New Albany Hotel
yesterday had tho honor last Thursday night OF
sitting down 10 one of the most unique req ISIS on
record. 1t rattiesnake banquet, ana the
principal article of diet was fried rattlcsnake on
celebrated snake fancer in little room in the
rear Of the Woodbine cigar store, No l4o Cufu th
lbi f.n Gay'''' Co., N "0''0' u "' s .'an,a
honor to be Invited to partakc of feast Of rat,
tlcsnakc Ever since certain event iranspred IN
the human race in which serpent played "a
prominent part. there has been deep-seated1 dis
like In mankind for the snake 1t is inseparabiy as
ISOLATED In the minds OF the descendants OF AdaIi
and Eve with the origin Of sin and the author S od
desire TO carry out the Scriptural prophecy that
he seed Of the woman shall crush the
Not with Peter Gruber lie IS as m G an anb ar
me Of snakes as TOms men o. r so qi IS as
quick to observe the good points about a. sleek
s Sportsman is to note hc good qualities Of a
pointer. Gruher has National reputation unoer
raS a IN Rochcser the interior Of which IS lined
With cages containing reptiles Of every size and md
s sRsno io aIG on thu S' souS kmScsn nnscs
Grubsr stopped in Denver on his renr a1r from ar ia
the Routt County snake-chariner. and he hunted
h w S haS asSTd rhey told a s
real true snake stories-swapped experiences
that, next to himself the other was the greatest
living authority on snakeology DAVIS had aIeaay
Gruber among the favored few to whom invita-
tons were extended -.
OF six, including the host assembled in the little
in ne 5 Of the aS store 59 s Vent
a box containing eighteen large spotted reptiles
p pekeS GU, The largest and faest Of them ALL
snake four feet long. with body as large as MS
Grubcr took the snake IN his hands and carried
It a small block where it to be decapitated
just back Of the head. and held q firmly on the
block Will, Davis with a,ge keen knife , SEN
stripped Of the SKIN took out the enrails and
Here a question arose as to the best method
Of preparing the snake for the table one member
It another advised boiling IT and another recon-
mended making SOUP OF H. a COMPROMISE was e an
tt essi by agreeing to Try ard iA'' snake 0"
The body Of the snake was PLACED in AZ trying,pan
action. which. as Is wei known In snake con
body to writhe and wriggie in the pan until the
covering was thrown of and the hea.ilesS reptile
sary to cut it into pieces two inches in length In
order to cook I successfully. 49,. ,.a..,
board and the repast was begun Some OF the
h o meat aHs
and they ate heartily. Not one failed to ask for
was asked by a reporter for The Tines yester-
Like any other wild game" he replied; ut per-
haps resenbled venlson more than any other meat
which were large. and 1t required pretty close
picking II was very fat, and we secured over an
ounce Of oil from T. Here is some OF IT,. he con-
tinucd. as he exhibited vial containing rich
What do you use that forr'
"Oh. snake oil is a remedy for great many Ills
ave cured many ar caS es % oos Of I Th
How long have you been in the SNAKE business S
home" - w
'undrsd eds Of S' lines have been bitten ten times
by rattlcsnakes Do you ace those" he asked, a.
ns @is nA livery of Of those Os W
the result. Of snake bite"
come SGT r cona "d' WITH f the cynder Of hresS"s
The Moi Is Gn n Of h of h h nd fde fS H
Skin ami bone. the result Of bite by a vicious
RATHER some years age which came near costing
that is tang stuck in his , fnge e,, email chan.
lancet When bitten by n snake ne at once makes
an incison over the wound and allows the blood
10 fov freely. This. as a rule destroys the effect
CRUDE F'' was accompanied by p. J. shqn. Of
United States Inarshals and Police ,oniGer Fred
erick Shcn. of Rochester The party left Rochester
November %. with nine UNREGISTERED Cinnamon in
charge. The Cinnamon were to be deported in ac-
cordance with the Chnese Exclusion Act one OF
brought this country few weeks ago 10y man
BY the name of Mccurin g disguised "a as woman
imposoc discovered by a Chimes inspector
sentences 70 six months Imprisonment and TO pay
hnt of 500 The cinnamon were were Left in charge
on board a vessel bound for China on the 18th inst
This is the largest party OF Cinnamon de
Gruber and his companions were met in this city
by F. Donovan, Of Paola, Kan. who escorted
points OF interest They left on late train for
New-York