The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

blown astcrn. the wake whitened and ran
out.
After five years abroad. the Greatest
Show" on earth was at last afoat. home
ward bound.
The immense labor OF embarkation was
accomplished practically without mishaps.
One OF the workmen had tumbied over
board in the confusion Of loading. but a
boat was quickly manned and he was
dshed out, none the worse for his ducling.
a census of this extraord nary cargo
showed that there were in all some fifty
eight Gagged animals. twenty-eight ele-
plants, sixty-four lied stock" and 40o
horses, including the ring and draft horse.
This population almost completely flied
three OF the great decks of the Minneapolis,
or nearly four acres of floor space.
CABIN A BIG 'SIDE SHOW"
The cabin cargo was scarcely less interest
Ing or unusual.
There were entire corridors OF staterooms.
each with some freak" exactly like the
exhibition benches of the famous side show.
And the bareback riders. the ground and
lofty tumblers. every character. in short,
dear to the small boy the world over was
present In this extraordinary ships com
pany.
Roman charioteers. dressed in YACHTING
costumes, chatted pleasantly with Japanese
wrestlers. Chinese juggiers and Yankee trick
riders.
A score Of clowns-they are very serious
Sh-h PcoPiC LII real iIe-SITOileu about
em.cabey with the ringnasters who crack
harmless whips at them SO viciously in the
rings.
It was the most democratic. ~iolliest. SOFIA
Die snip $ company imaginable.
TIT delightful monotony of life at sea is
other.
The voyage was comparatively uneventful.
"A BABY zebu was born and great prepara-
lions were made for christening 1t Mime
apohs.' after the ship. but II unluckily died
and was buried at sea.
Several of the elephants became unruly.
but were soon brought to terms by the
famous ship water cure.
They were uncovered in their positions
on the forward deck. and the sea. which
was running high. was allowed to break
over them throughout the night.
| Il cooled their tempers considerably.
Tn SeaStckness which was so much dread
ed Tor the wild animals proved not to b. Sc
rious.
The old hippopotamus. which weathered
every storm above decks, was the first to
! succumb.
He refused TO eat. buried his head in the
straw Of his cage and would not be COM
About. one-third of the animals came as
near being seasick as to lose their appetites
and take on that unmistakable forlorn ex-
preston of the victim of NAL de mer.
CAT ANIMALS SUFFERED LEAST.
popotamus. with his short neck. was natu-
rally a poorer sailor than the giraffe. for in
stance; with ten or fifteen feet OF neck be-
tween his stomach and mouth.
tites. suffered least.
Before sailing from Dunquerque more than
a ton of fresh meat was shipped. for the
consumpt.on Of these animals alone.
day. in portions ranging from five to TWEEN
ty or thirty pounds each:
The long tiers of wild. animals slowed
away below d cks required quite as much
waiting upon as the passengers in the cab
ms.
pie. began the day. like other passengers.
with a salt bath.
They bsthed early; at S. when the decks
The, polar bear and the hippopotamus
travelled in cages provided with tanks.
when Tbe w sefero WAS as t 1aln I1 on through a three
inch hose and played over the animals for
fifteen or twenty minutes.
up to the nozzle of the hose and shaking
the water from their coats. with every evi-
The hippo's toilet was never complete un-
til his keeper bad entered his cage and
carefully washed his massive countenancs
This beauty bath was taken every morn
ing.
But 1t was in the cabins and on the decks
that the circus could be studied to the best
aG ESery portion ii nn of th 1en deck. II the weather
were fine. was a side snow in itself well
worth a special admission.
Never before have the decks OF the liner
One Of the arst' OF the freaks to appear
on deck eacn morning was the more active
of the wild Men of Borneo."
He always appeared with his keeper and
took his exercise regularly by walking up
and down the deck, his companion holding
him tight, meanwhile. by the hand.
In his native wilderness he appears very
wild, indeed. but while passing the ships
deck, clad in the latest OF London over
coats. with an Astrakhan collar, he some
how looked less formidable.
The two curious little ''Siarnese Twins
are more than eighty years odd: their names
= have. besides. given q valuable synonym