The evening world., 1902-11-21
'One Hundred and Fifty Native
Dyaks Surrounded Him in
Singapore WiIds and Starved
Him Into Entering Big Cage.
BIT FOUR TOES FROM A MAN.
Was to Have Been an Exhibit at tie
Bronx Park Geological Garden.
but Died on shIpboard and Was
Buried at Sea.

The varied collection OF animals
brought over by Capt. Go1ding, OF the
British steamer Afridi for the Bronx
Zoo are all Gagged and ready for rams
fer from the ship to their new nome as
soon as the customs formalities are
concluded. The necessary cages for
tho transfer were sent down from the
Zoo this morning. and some time this
afternoon wagons viii call at tie pier 10
receive the collection OF animals.
The black japanese bear is the only
one of the collection which is particular
" savage. Peter, the Manchurian leop-
ard, was in a play full mood this morn
ing and leased every one who came to
look at him TO Indulge his fancy for a
boxing match.
MournS Python and Big Monkey.
Capt. Golding cannot get over the loss
of the 6ig python ann the orang-
outang. both OF which were among mis-
most valuable specimens on this trim.
The story OF how Capt. Golding ac-
CURED the orang Is interesting to him,
but not 50 amusing for the man from
whom he bought him and for whom
the big Simian was captured.
A wandering circus man named Mar
tel was In Singapore hunting for at
fractions which he intended taking TO
Australia, fe secured the services of
a native to catch him an orang-
outang. Together uhey went into the
interior. and finally. with the help OF
about $50 Dyaks. who acted as beaters,
they rounded up this particular chap,
which proved to be a big one, apparently
some thirty years old. He had a
patriarchal beard, which hung low down
on his breast.
After finally driving him into a tree
which suited their purpose they sur
rounded him, and after building n pail
sade around the tree placed q bamboo
cage containing food In the enclosure.
entering ,the. cage. To make his escape
impossible they cut down all the other
trees for several hundred feet around
and then sat themselves down to wait.
starved Monkey Into Cage.
At night they would build a circle OF
fires outside the palisades to deter the
Durang from climbing the barricade and
getting away to the darkness. After
four days and nights OF this vigil the
ourang could Withstand the temptation
ttously descended from the tree and
slipped In to the cage to eat. The
watchers were on the alert and the min
ute he was well inside the cage they
sprung tn door shut by measn of a
rope attachment rugged for the purpose
and had Mr.. Ourang safe and secure.
ON arrival at Singapore he was trans
ferred to II larger and stronger cage fo1
shipment to Australia. This was ovei
a month after his capture. and Just
when Capt. GOlding was there looking
for anything that he knew would bt
valuable to the New York Zoo
Tore or Mans Four Toes.
When the trRnsfer was made Martel
the circus man. climbed on top OF tn,
new cage to secure the door, but before
he could close II the animal made a
him with his claws and. seizing tn,
mans right foot, literally tore off fou,
OF his toes. Hearing OF the accident
capt. Golding called on Martel at tn,
hospital In Singapore, where hu wa
being treated. and found him good ant
willing to dispose of the savage prize.
Capt. Golding says he will make on,
more effeort to get a large ourang 70
the Zoo on his next trip,