Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-11
PARK ELEPHANT IS DEAD;
NEW ONE WILL BE BOUGHT

The patient, gentle, kind-hearted ele-
plant that for twelve long years has
been the pet Of Atlanta's children died
Thursday morning. Her end was just
as all the children who loved her would
wish 1t to be. for 1t came quietly and
peacefully.
There was not a moan, not a cry. She
just looked a moment at the watching
men around her-for II was just as the
sun was peeping through the cool green
trees-drew two or three long breaths and
then closed her eyes. Perhaps Clio,
beautiful Of things, a clean conscience
and the knowledge that she had never
done wrong to anybody.
And nobody knew 1t was coming, either.
During the morning Wednesday Clio was
apparently much improved. A slight
change came at o'clock In the after
noon, though she was still in her usual
good humor, for she played a half hour
with a wooden box and even reached over
and got some rain water and amused her.
self by trying to squirt it on some Of her
friends. This was vast sport for her
| and not unwelcome to her attendants,
for it was regarded as a very favorable
| signN
But the playing did not last long. She
began to suffer again, and by O'Clock IT
was seen that she was rapidly growing
worse. About midnight, however, she be-
came quieter, and at last died at exactly
$40 o'clock Thursday morning.
Was Intelligent Beast.
Clio was one of the most intelligent ami
mails that has ever been in Atlanta, in
GLIDING the thousands that have come
here with circuses. Many stories of her
acts are told and they will doubtless now
be recounted for the children who loved
| her.
When the elephant came to Atlanta she
was named by the children of the city in
honor of Mrs. Clio Joyner, wife Of Chief
| w. r. Joyner, of the Atlanta fire depart
/ ment. 1t was supposed that the animal
was just one of the ordinary exhibition
| elephants that travel with circuses and
prove causes OF wonder and comment
merely because Of their magnihcence and
ponderous size.
But Clio was not that kind of elephant
Seven years ago, which was five years
after she wassmade a permanent feature
a the zoo at Grant Park, a stranger
walked into the animal house and imme-
\ diately after the big beast had sighted
him there was such a trumpeting of well
come and trembling OF JOY as the elephant
was supposed not to be capable of.
Clio reached out with her trunk and
| caressingly touched the stranger on the
| shoulder. The man in turn recognized the
| elephant as one of a herd he formerly had
in charge and which he had trained to do
| divers things. For a few minutes there
was love feast between man and beast
and Clio was as near speaking then In
| trying to welcome her old trainer as she
had ever been in her life.
Did Wonderful Tricks.
After the first welcome had been ex-
| pressed the stranger led Clio into the open
space in front of the animal house and
| there a Performance that opened the eyes
] of the spectators took place. The elephant
| stood on her head, balanced on one foot
waltzed, picked the stranger from the
| ground with her trunk and stood him upon
| her head, walked over his PROSTATE body,
pretended to be dead, trumpted and did
various other tricks at his slightest com
| mand.
A day or two afterwards the stranger
/ went to the park, told Clio goodbye and
/ has not again made himself known In At
| lanta. Clio mourned a few days for her
old trainer and then again began her
restless rocking in the spot reserved for
| her at the park.
| There was spirit Of mischief In the
| elephant, and perhaps this was the bond
! Oh Sympathy between her and the thou
sands of children who visited the park.
One day it was decided to give Clio a
| bath of the kind that it was known she
| the keeper Of the animals therefore con-
Guided that ii would be a fine thing to
allow Clio to enter Lake ALBANIA at the
park, instead of being washed with a
| hose, as her former additions had been
| made.
Took an AIl-Day Bath.
Clio stood upon the bank of the lake,
raised her trunk, trumpted her joy, gave
/ a scream of delight and plunged into the
water. That Vas early In the morning.
She squirted water on the bystanders.
| rolled over in the water pond, practically
| laughed at her keeper when he tried to
| induce her to come out, ran footraces
| against the waves she created and by
| squirting and splashing almost emptied
| the lake of its contents. There was no
boating or fishing on Lake ALBANIA that
| day.
Late in the afternoon, just as the dusk
| was t-Irnfng into darkness a very tired,
very hungry but very joyful elephant,
| submitted herself to the ten0er cares of
| her keeper, consumed a large quantity Of
| hay and topped off the gay Of pleasure
! with peaceful and we'll earned sleep.
That was Clos first and last perform
ance in Lake ALBANIA, although she fire.
: ouently turned her head in that direc-
| ton and gazed with serious earnestness
| at the place where she had taken her
| holiday.
A wise man neither suffers himself to be gov