The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-07
Plans for a Post-Mortern.

After Sport" has bsen pronounced deal
a post-moTtem examination will BE- made.
This viii require large number Of sharp
knives. as the tough hide quickly turns tie
edge Of the keenest blade An opening will
be made in the thOrax for en- exam nation
Of the lungs. heart. and important blood
vessels Another opening Will be made in
the abdominal cavity TO examine the St.
mach. :iver. and digestive tracts generally
These organs will ali be carefully studied
as they lie to note whether they are dis
eased or out OF place. and then will he
removed
Roaming in his wild state the elephant
lives TO a mellow old age. but the co fae-
ment and lack Of exercise incident TO
domestieation make him subject TO many
of the Ills that man is heir to, and some Of
these may appear In this examination.
After the viscera OF he abdominal cav ty
aas been taken out the examiners will pro-
cede to an inspection OF the spine and the
lumbar region. which is the seat Of the
trouble that brought the usefulness of
removed may be preserved for scientific
purposes and careful records will be kept
Of the post-mortem.
There is dearth Of data relative to the
elephant in this country. although in Eng
land there is much material. owing 20 the
requirement that applicants for positions
in the royal veterinary service must pass
an examination in this respect because of
the utility of the elephant in the Indian
possessions Of the British Empire
Care is to be taken TO avoid injuring the
bOny framework of Sport" so as to keep
! intact the skeleton. and as far as possible
the hide will be preserved
Gilbert c. Cole. who has been caring for
Sport" since his arrival in Baltimore.
slept in the car with his charge last night
as was his custom. Mr. Cole said that
through all his sickness Sport" has been
as good and kind as one could wish. has
been quick to obey Any command and never
once has shown an ugly disposition
ParaIyzed in his headquarters, the ele-
plant has been lying on one side since last
Friday, occasionally moving his fore feet
in a restless manner. but not showing any
signs OF great pain Yesterday Frank c.
Bostoek visited him and with Mr. Coles
assistance succeeded in turning him on his
other side
Then Sport raised such trumpetins
that a crowd of nearly 800 people, mostly
employees at the yards and children in the
neighborhood. gathered round the car
thinking the execution was going on. The
elephant soon rested quietly, but the
crowd peered in the car with wide oper
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story of "spors's'' Life
Sport" probably has more friends among
| the attendants of the Zoo than any Other
animal within its confines. More funny
stories are told of him than OF any of the
other elephants, and his growth wa
watched with greater pride. His education
was incomplete, but he was an animal o.
+, great promise. The first that could b,
/ learned of Sport is Of his life in India
| near Cawnpore. Here be was used as
small working elephant in a timber yard
! He lifted great logs and helped load wag
onS.
/ When the agents found him he was our
on farm pulling up tree trunks for an In
| dian farmer. He was taken 70 Glasgow
Scotland, and entered 90 where his ed
! ucation began. Three months ago his pre-
sent owner bought him for 81 400. and h,
wes sent across to New York and then {,
I Baltimore. 1t is said Sport" had an ex
4 ceedingly rough voyage and was desper'