The evening world., 1904-04-15
Scores Of Wild Beasts Intended
for Luna Park Arrive on
Steamship Bethania with
Their SWarthy Attendants.
ELEPHANT DIsARRANGEs
! STEERING APPARATUS.
Most of the Animals Are to Take
Part lin Spectacular Exhibit
tlon by the Consignment
for Hagenbeck.

An ark which bids fair to outrival
that Of Noahs made famous In the days
Of the flood, arrived today. and Is now
tied up at Boboken pier. Bethania is
the name given to the craft, and
aboard IL are $50 animals. They come
from every cline. they represent every
species Of the animal kingdom. There
are birds Of strange and beautiful
plumage, sacred sheep and goats, pom
dsrous elephants, zebras, bears, kan
garoos, tigers, lions. seals and sea lions,
the yak, close relative 10 the buffalo.
antelope, baboons. snakes, tantaius,
cranes. osttches, peacocks. white
turkeys. And accompanying them are
twepty-six CiDgalese. tall, dark and
picturesque.
The Bethania Is big frcighter of the
Hamburg American line. and her arri-
val In port brought a great throng OF
people down to her pier In Hoboken 10
see the strangest aggregation OF anl-
mails ever gathered on a boat since the
days OF Noah.
The animals made their presence
known long before the boat dockeI.
Coming up the hay they lifted their
voices in chorus that for diEcord ou;
rivalled anything .ever heard. Then
guards said It was only an exprsssio-.
OF Joy at reaching land safe and sound.
Animals for Luna Park.
Most of tha animals are for Thomp-
son & Dundeers "Durbar" at Lunu
Park. Fred Thompson was a; the pier
TO meat them and counted out $4,000
as last payment for the animals
before they were formally turned over
to him.
One of the greatest pots OF the 90,
lection was Admiral Togo. three
months old black pear. Like his
Japanese namesakc. ne is small and
wiry. The Admiral stood on his hind
legs and dranl; bottle after bottle OF
milk this morning. He pulled the corks
himself, and after getting on the out
side OF about forty quarts, had to sit
down and rest
Elephants Cause TroubIe.
Mary Arm. 4 big elephant. was the
proud mother OF Topsy. horn on De,
ID. on tie Ganges River, and Therefor,
the youngest ot hsr kind in the United
States. Top1' was named after tn,
great Topsy, who asi to he killed by
electricity at Luna, Park last year he
cause OF her bad temper.
Another elephant Is Pat Kuran said
10 have been called thus out of his AZ
tendant's admiration for Gen, Kuropat,
kin. The Russian warrior. PA: had con
siderable fun on the voyage He 60;
1old ~ the electric light wires that sup-
piled tho lights to the RethanIa ans
tore them down.
II took two hours to repair the dan
age, and Pat repca: cd his trick. IL
keeper tied his trunk, but Inc got 1t loose
and twisted 1t around the cable of rhc
Steam-steering apparatus.
This time he did his mischief more
thoroughly, and for the past two days
the ship came in with hand-steSrinE
gear. Capt. Ruff was almost knocked
overheard when rat put the steering
gear out OF busIness.
\ bluo-f"ced go"illa who sroWled his
name 80 deep that no ono could UNDER
stang MN was reported as having Tried
Karad Is the keepers name and as il
the custom of his countrymcn he wears
nothing but a breach ,clout ana Il
blanket, The gorilla got hold OF this
Icanty ra'mcpt and proceeded to strip
The sacred goat not being used 10 sea
voyages. got Siddy on the way over
and los, his religion. He bu;ted the
repair II, There We're also two white
turkcys. Mr., Ashley the prass agent
for Thompson 6 Dundee. anid it was
their intention to breed whlto turkeys
IN this country so that everybody
could have white meat for Thanksglv-
ir~ dinner
Colt Born Aboard ship.
Among the animals are 1o5 Arabian
Of Lafayette Ind. One Of the mares
gavo birth 10 q colt on the shin. The
other animals that do not 20 to Thornp-
shows.
The animals are being upIoadsd In
large crates They arc placed on heavy
Tomorrow those belonging 70 Thomp-
son & Dundee viii he taken across
Brooklyn Rridge to Luna Park. The
canlels however. will be forced to re :.
main in quarantine for fifteen DAYS.
the animals. while the twenty-sia
CinSalcao Keepers were under direct
orders of their chief. Tunchar. He is
said to have got his high Office through
1is strength. and from his manner To-
ward his men. this seemed to be true
:heir photographs Chief Tunchar pro-
seeded 20 knock down those who ap-
peared TO be Indifferent
Anolher celebrated animal trainer TO
como with the ship was Corodini. con-
1,dsrsd as the head Of his PROGRESSION IN
tsndantE had ,rarge OF the ELEPHANTS
which will shoot the shutes at Luna
Park this summer.
Hasan Ben. All watched over forty