The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-05
PLANT SYSTEMS ELEPHANT.
u Has Also n Camel. Though M 10
Not ia show business.
From IN. Charfastnn peat

wv ~ snow baHtuFs@s
From tho Charleston Post.
The Plant System agency ~ Charles
ton has an elephant on SIS hands. The
animal weighs four tons. eats a bale %
hay per day and drinks about four big
tubs Of water at a drinking
Tho agency also has a large camel in
its possession. Tho shin OF the desert
n "a handsome beast and like the ele-
phani Is expensive for the railroad. and
especially a care 10 the water carrier.
who Il kept busy supplying Il with drink
Three weeks ago the Plant System had
10 idea or going into tho show bust
! ness. Il was not the intention Of the
/ railroad company 20 possess a meuagerie.
The officials OF the company have not
had enough experience in training and
/ keeping elephants and cnmesa. They h8d
rather run railroad trains and they hope
| 20 get rid Of both the elephant and the
camel IN few days. Tho truth u the
read would deem IL a great favor II they
could transfer the car containing the anil
mails 40 some other road, say either tins
Atlantic Coast Line or tho southern. but
these roads say they are not collectinE
I specimens OF animals Tor zoOlogical gar
/ dsns or circuses. especially when they
are boxed hp Ia cars too large 20 be
handled.
! The elephant and camel are IN the same
car. which was built especially By SIR.
/ r. H. Bosiick the owner ~ the animals.
I for transporting them through the coun-
/ Try Tn car g. q large one, much larger
| than the regular ones used by railroads.
/ and Ia too large 20 60 through the tunueis
/ iusi this side OF Baltimore, and for this
reason the Atlantic Coast Line and ths
Houth,rn have both refused 10 handle the
car. The Plant system n row trying 10
SECURE a smaller car. and Just soon as
/ this car r. received the elephant and tina
camel VIII be transferred and together
will continue their journey to Baltimore.
/ The elephant has been ccoped up IN th@
/ hoxclr for several weeks and r. getting
/ TIRED 81 is ciore quarters. The beast -
/ becoming restless and wants to get out
/ and take some exercise. Several days AFRO
/ Il became i.i-tempercd and came very
near doins bodily harm TO one OF the rail-
| read employees. a truck hand went into
| tho car with a tub OF water AMI the beast
| refused % drink whereupcn The railroad
/ man tried 70 coax him. SEEKING the eic-
plants trunk ne placed IL In the tub Of
| water such familiarity as this was not
appi ecinttd and the elephant lifted his
/ probofcts and struck the man oo~.
which knockod him out Of the car door TO
/ the ground
Roth the elephant and tho camel are tho
properly % Mr. p. II. Bostick, show
/ man who has BEEN travelling through the
/ South attending street carnlvais. Tho
Plant system contracted with SIR. Bostick
| 10 haul the elephant ear from Albany.
Ca TO Baltimore. but when the car reach
| "a Charleston tho Atlantic Coast Line re-
| fYged 70 receive q for the reason that Il
was TOO large 20 20 through the tunnel
tiss this side OF baltimore. The Southern
road was tried. but IA also refused 20
handle the car. The car Is accompanied
| by a keeper for tho animals. and Is on
sidins In the freight yard Of the Plant
system