The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-21
"JING0" DIED FOR LOVE.
MOurned the Loss of His Mate and
Refused TO Eat.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
lingo, the greatest elephant ever held
in captivity, is dead. His heart was
broken at separation from his mate in
the London Zoo, and this with seasick-
ness caused him to succumb when six
days at sea on the way to this coun-
try. His vast bulk. weighing six and
one-half tons-almost the exact weight
of the mast of the new cup defender
Reliance-was thrown overheard
Jingo's insured value as a sea risk
was $4,000, and it is thought Bostock,
the animal trainer. paid as much as
that for him. Ever since Jumbo charged
railway train the large space occu-
pied by that favoriate of the children,
both actually and in their affections,
has not been filled. To satisfy this
want Bostock had. gone abroad and,
despite the protests of the London pub
Tic and papers, purchased the huge
pachyderm.
lingo and Fulla, female elephant,
made the AIRY and 'Arriett" OF the
London Zoo" They were comrades
almost inseparable, and she led the am
liable landscape of autumnal brown
around by the nose in all truth. While.
1t was "howdah lingo" everywhere and
ne carried all the children that piled
on his back, it was Fulla that kept
him in eternal good nature.
One day painter was in front of
F'ulla's cage sketching her, when she
inquisitively put out her trunk to ex-
plore the canvas. The painter dabbed
some of his colors on the tender mouth
of the trunk
lingo saw the act and joined with
Fulla in a mighty trumpet and indig-
nation and promise of revenge After
that day the friendly Fulla was deemed
unsafe" She hated the mere sight
of man in overalls ana one with an
apron Immediately became the object
of her fury. lingo began to absorb
some of her temper, which is not TN
usual, seeing she had piloted him ev-
erywhere for eighteen years-eVer since
he was 4 years old.
They did not take Fulla out of her
cage after that and lingo pinned and
grew melancholy, which accounts for
MS sale, despite the protests of all
London. 1t was hoped he would re-
cover his former health and spirits
after separation from his sulky mate,
but he declined from the moment he
left her. He never did anything wrong
however, and his death was gentle. At
the last moment he feebly raised his
trunk to caress his keeper, who scarce
ly could restrain his tears at this
tribute of affection.
On March lingo was placed on
board the Georgia at Liverpool, in a
great, red painted cage, and the
steamship sailed for this port From
the moment the ship left Liverpool a
noticeable change came over the ami
NAL. One favorite bit of food after
another was offered and declined not
with impatience but with melancholy
resignation Could it be said of any
thing not human it could be said jim
go had made up his big mind to starve
himself to death. For hours he would
stand motionless and squarely planted,
then suddenly begin that restless
swinging of head and trunk noticed in
restless elephants, which he would
continue for hours more.
Lawrence, the keeper. induced him
to eat some sea biscuits, but the beast
steadily grew weaker.
Early on Thursday last Lawrence
found lingo on his knees, which meant
he had made up his mind he was 60
ing to die. A derrick was rugged, but
after being drawn to a standing posi-
ton he soon sank again upon his
knees. Once he raised his trunk and
petted his keeper ever so gently, and
from that time he did not move. Thus
passed away the greatest and most
sweet-tempered elephant ever kept
captive.
SHARKS ndQ Deen following the ship
in great numbers as if they knew
death was near. Lawrence desired to
bring the body of his pet here so it
might be mounted and give the peo-
pie some idea of what they had miss
ed, but Capt. Nichols decided that
would be unsafe, the ship being still
six days from port.
Once again the derrick was rugged
the side of the ship opened and dead
lingo, with head and trunk sunk, was
hoisted and swung out. AS lingo dis
placed the water with his great bulk
it seemed fairly to boil with sharks
that sprang over one another in an
effort to take the first slice out of the
meal they long had been hungrily
awaiting. All aboard the ship watched
the remarkable incident with feel
ing akin to fear, and their wonder in
creased when they saw another mar
vel of the sea.
From afar and from every direction
there came tiny white specks that
grew and grew from a snowflake to a
ball of white and then to a great sea-
gull. From everywhere they came, in
such numbers they piled up over the
surgeons dissecting lingo until they
| appeared d bank of snowy white.