The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-16
A CARGO OF Wild ANIMALS
The Steamer IRdOre Reaches BaIti-
more From Liverpool.
An Aoudad and Yak TO Be Detained
Until inspected by Agricultural De
parfment Officials Polar Bear
JOIted TO Death During the Trip.


Until inspected by Agricultural De-
partment Officials - Polar Bear
JOIted TO Death During the Trip.
BALTIMORE. Nd. March 16-Aftar n
stormy voyage of fifteen and one-half
days the Johnston Line steamer Indore,
from Liverpool. arrived at Locust Point
at 40 o'clock last night with forty live
animals for an Indianapolis Zoo The ami
mails We're not unloaded last night as had
been intended. because it was deemed in
advisable TO take them from the warm
temperature of the hold and expose them
to the night air They were taken above
at o'clock this morning.
Two of these four-footed passengers
an a0Udad and a yak-wiu be detained
aboard the steamer until an inspector
from the Agricultural Department at
Washington ceTtifes that they are free
from disease. The yak. or tie wild OK
of Tibet. is about three and one-half
feet high and of a fiacilish-brown color
The aoudad IS a wild bearded sheep, with
long horns, from North America.
Capt. A W. Roberts, Of the Indore. said
that the reason why these two animals
received such special attention was prob
ably because they come from countries
where there are such dreadful diseases
The animals that unIoaded today at
pier 81 by Patterson. Ramsay q Co. are
valued at 5000 and are classed as fol-
lows: Six lions, + Siberian pony, , baby
elephants ) tigers, Ieopards. hyenas. I
polar bear. = Russian pears, Russian
bear cubs. > slothS. , Zebras, , cassowa-
rics, cmUs, I apUdad. I yak. \ polar
bear died on the voyage.
The purchaser has been required to
give bond for the duty on the animals.
They may remain in this country for eX-
hibitiOn purposes solely, and may then
be exported without the payment of duty.
The owner will have them entered at In
dianapolis for consumption, thereby
meaning that they will remain in this
country permanently, and the duty will
then be due
IA speaking OF the voyage from Liver
pool and the coaduct Of the animals Cap
tain Roberts said
The animals were put aboard at Liv-
erpOoI in tweaty-four cages. with iron
bars. They were placed in the hold with
but one attendant to feed them. He was
assisted by our ships cattle foreman.
George Stump, who made out remarkably
well in this class Of work
All the way over We had rough and
heavy seas, 70 The great disgust Of the
animals, who rolled and tossed in the
cages. Many OF them were seasick and
one Of the polar bears iied from the jOlts
and knocks he got in his cage during the
extreme bad weather
Alice and Tommy. the elephants how
ever, kept mp their good spirits They
are pleasant little fellows about five feet
tail and always ia for Il frolic, rain or
shine We arranged 1t SO that they were
allowed To move around in the hold IN a
sort OF pen.
The fttie pony was also allowed an
opportunity TO get his sea legs, and he
Tna0e fairy good progress
The bill Of fare Of the animals con-
sisted Of biscuits, 5rau and fresh horse
meat. To supply them we had to bring
over two live horses, which We killed on
the way As for what they had TO drink,
] must say that they We're cCuteutrd with
tepid water. which vas put before them
in frying pans.
Despite this good fare. however. the
animals Of the feline tribe got of their
feed, as they say, and had 10 be cOaXed
70 eat This had been fOfeseen. and a
cargo Of twenty-five live pigeons was put
aboard al Liverpool. When one of these
te0pards or other similar animal would
not eat. a live pigeon WAS given to " as
an appetizer This worked like 4 charm.
''Au things considered the members of
the niena grie behaved very well There
was an occasional roar, like a tremendous
Snore at night, but We soon got used TO
that When We got here there was some
talk Of taking these animals off the ship
Immediately, bat / told their owner that
l thought il would be very unwise to de
prive them Of n nights rest after the
hard trip, and that they We're likely 10
suffer from the effects Of q sudden change
Of temperature We kent the rherrgIne-
ter in the hold during the entire voyage.
and saw 10 It that the animals We're IN an
atmosphere suited 10 their habits
As soon as they pass the custom in
suectIOn The animals viii Toe placed on
board the cars and start for IudianapO-
lis. stopping IN route at Washington TO
take on several specimens from the Ma
tiOual loo They vii! remain IN Indian
apoliS until the last week in April, when
they VIII be- sent 20 Buffalo to the Pan