The Jersey City news., 1899-11-29
JOCKO'S TRIP
Zoo Reporter Describes the
Menagerie's Journey on
the Bulgaria.
ENCAGEMENTSMAY RESULT
Only Sad Occurrence the
Death Of the Young Fox
Sisters


panthers, six condors, five flying foxes.
twelve swans, ten geese, six hawks three
vampires. two ostriehes, three opossums,
one Australian ostrich, five monkeys and
six pigeons!
The arrival OF the above menagerie on
the steamship Bulgaria, in Hoboken, yes
terday, was learned by News" man,
who applied to Purser Sturnbeek for in
formation concerning it. That obliging
official knew nothing about the animals.
except tnat they had been received from
the Hagenbeck Geological Gardens, Ham,
burg and were being shipped to different
parts of the country for shewmen.
sIf you go below YOU may find out some
thing about it" suggested he.
The News man went below, but could
find no one to vouchsafe any infornla-
tion until he saw one of the monkeys in
the cage. That interesting little fellow
informed him that he had once worked
as a reporter on the Geological Social
Register and that if agreeable, ne
would write detailed account of the
voyage for "The News"
The reporter consented and in due time
Jock presented him with the following
eThe Hamburg American liner Bulgaria,
which arrived In Hoboken yesterday, had
on board some distinguished passengers.
No less than fifty-three social celebrities
were included in the list, which was, on
the whole, the most remarkable the COM
pany ever had on a single voyage The
party which was returning from
lengthy stay at the Hagenbeck Zoo, was
shown much consideration by the officials
of the line and was the object OF mucn
interest and curiosity from the less fav-
ored passengers. Special accommoda-
tions for its comfort had been made,
although the Bulgaria had not been char
tered for the exclusive transportation OF
the celebrities. More attention could not
have been shown them as it was, how
ever. Special apartments had been built
in the hold and everything from the mess
down was different from that provided
for the other passengers. The latter were
not sighted in the least however, and
| all declared that the extra consideration
| extended to the celebrities was eminently
proper
Prominent in the distinguished party
was Prince White Bear, a direct descend
ant from King Polar /. The prince, pre-
paratory to his sojos1rn at the Zoo de-
voted most of his time to his ice fields IN
the Arctic regions. In Iceland ne made
| the acquaintance of several agents for an
| American circus, who induced him to go
with them to Hamburg. The prince, VINO IS
| an amiable fellow. was made much OF by
! the ladies' in the party. He wore his great
! white ulster during the whole trip, Il De
ing one of his charming eccentricitles
never to remove it.
Two Elephant Maharajahs, who made
the acquaintance of Rudyard Kipllng
while the author was in India, were also
| lfondzed by the fair young debutantes on
board. The Masharajahs attention to the
| Ostrich sisters was very marked, and
% rds announcing a double engagement
Will soon proclaim the romantic sequei 20
/ the pleasant voyage, it is whispered
Some of the young ladies, piqued at
| the favor the elephants evinced for tne
ostriches, whispered mean things ABOUT
! those vivacious young buds. One, whoH
/ l will not mention, was so vulgar as 70
! call them rubber necks, and another passsu
the unmaidenly remark that they should
have remained in their native AFRICAN
home until they stopped growing These
little things did not tend to mar the pleas
| ures of the voyage, however.
1 nOn the evening of the twentieth, mop
arranged by the monkey family was heio
in the hold. Royal Rooter Hyena ana
Miss Double Humpty Dromedary led the
GERMAN Considering the craanped quar-
ters at their disposal they executed me
/ different figures with exceptional sklii.
| Miss Twoey Dromedary, sister OF MISS
Donble was offended because the errafic
Roval Rooter did not invite her TO dance
anss got her back up twice in the evening
The event on the whole was big success
ana EVERYONE agreed that the monkeys
/ ,vera as clever at originating as tne5
/ were at initiating.
"Tbe oposslim family made itself very
sociable throughout the voyage, aithoush
| its members were not as cunning at uis-
/ tinguishing themselves as the nylns
/ foxes. The fairs of both called fortn mueh
adroiration and came in very handy tcr
| tbe cold days encountered before SANDY
Hook was reached
| "Just as the ughtship doomed in view
| the party was thrown into grief anu con-
! sx,rnation by the death of THE TWO young
or Fox sisters. What caused death - not
r,ositively known. but it is belleved fnat
the eating of some sour grapes wnicn
| the family tradition says IS always attena-
| cd with dire consequences, was directly
! responsible, The bodies of both We're buf-
led at sea. The funeral services were con-
dacted by the gray hawks, the pigeons
o,,o;ns the darges. The death of the two
Young women will sadly interfere with
the arrangements being made for the
i Meadowbrook hunt, it is feared.
.,Ten members of the geese family Of
| .4~al;o x,,,a ,ornnose to go In the egg