The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-11
ANGUS SHOW ELEPHANTS
>oiII Ds y nov. iikE ~ ZEN,
U,D TO ~ hTIIFD.
-. 90 rhru VA Tiw" ~ahib. Hero ef =
Nn,aI uliti- Win RAFT Nan AM
...~-r, Ian,i-m Tram of Four tie-
,D,ut> HANNIBAL IsiEgrr Than Jumbo


..ru- 30 .i"ath of Queen. the
..'s mr.ri"ring her keeper
u.| -.Hw man. naturally brings
..fI .u- Il elephants that w-r,
...r l.'N among them Hannibal
.- \ gums. Pi7arru. Bolivar and
NAV ~ may surprise people
H"r Jumbo To know that he was
--"~' elephant ever in captivity,
...u ii-tnc, ion was claimed for
Mas the tallest. being six inches
HANNIBAL was in his day. hut
Weighed 1S pounds NOR.
r"- and Jumbo never weighed
.t... ..uts "A. they said he did. nor
y .u pounds II il
-' ....nr. Hannibal was tn. most
.... -n"c.rsl "f an elephant ever
.r. .l JUmbo was long legged and
49,. .,.,"t. heing AN African elephant
- nj only ugly stumps where his
-,- .i been. Hannibal was an Asia iC
elephant, finely rr"portionei. and had
.....- wen feet long. white a. snow. and
rNquIsite vclvety polish of finished
'r.uu.h.L was killed Ivy poison too.
n the way nj execution for vicious
r.-- lie WAS the k,nds-t and most docile
90 ....t- ami uf almost human ,ntelli-
-. HIS death WAS accidental II
,,. -r-i lust after the civil war in the
.-. u.In- III southern Pennsylvania.
10 belonged to Hyatt Foster. then
~ ...rI..r NJ OF the celebrated Van Amburgh
-..N That was before the DAYS Of
- .~,,i travel for circus.- The show
,r, cen ~ Cumberland. Md and was
.. - way to Bedford. Pa. 1t was along
.r NAY, and the old elephant browsed on
-., -rpwths of laurel that grew proiusely
.- the way, and the poisonous acid
.- DOB plant caused his death
i .uulbIl was the last of a quartet
.pUlnTs that the boys and girls OF "a
.,.t.e II generations ago who are alive
%. .4y viii remember in ConneCtion with
... gorgeous golden band chariot ~ tine
N.. Anburgh circus which they hauled
.. .lrtie- through the streets of the towns
N,.-.. 'he show was to perform. Hanni-
... 'tnpanion elephants were Columbus
N.-luu- and Pizarro They We're the
"-. Elephants ever broken To- harness IN
.r- Dpuntry.
iIAnnihal came to America in $50, &C
ring Jn Hyatt Foster sell captain
- p,>-esslon of him AT som" AsIatic
,,.r and brought him to New York. where
= -u"cuk,tive butcher III Washing on
N,gN-, purchased him. Tn. Van Am
r.r.,a show people heard oi him. pur-
..-,l him and named him Hannibal.
..r the show produced the famous four
r.. and or rather four tandem. elephant
....n and the gorgeous band chariot.
y.rh for five years was the feature OF
'." shows out door exhibition and which
.s.- cen in about every town. village and
ty from the Hudson 10 the Mississippi
Vt the opening Of the show season in
80 the show WAS starting out from Phil
. ,.Iphia for "a tour of New Jersey and
r"unsylvRnia. The two elephant PZarru
AMI Nirginiu-. whether from dislike Of
...w keeper ar beCd liz. they had suddenly
turned stubborn. refused to get aboard the
...rrybCai On which they were to cross he
p"itwars River
MI efforts TO induce them 10 get aboard
owing fr,iitless, il was decided to swim
'ra.u across. Cnfort unately. To- do this
% 80 thought necessary tn chain them
tr..th.r. They entered the water will
....r and cheerfully. and were swimming
b.. ~ Ill right when Pizarro became
.. "a and struggled "A moment and went
.au iraggIng NirgInIus with him Both
... : we're drowned.
.r- eft Hannibal and Columbus alone
- 'fe elephant att FACTIONS Of the show,
ami r the fall II ISL the Van Amburgh
-.Yv eng on its way to winter quarters,
tu.I-rrus broke through bridge AT
North MAINS. Mass. and was killed. In
To meantime the show had acquired
.'g"r "."phants, among them the ON" thai
achieved great fame a. Tlppoo S,hIh
.,.' Queen Anne and Bolivar. Bolivar IN
,''"r wears became the star elephant Of
~. FDr"paugh show. He IL alive to-day
80 PROPERTY Of the Philadelphia roo.
When Old Hannibal died from eating
,,.-..r laurel IN the Pennsylvania noun
',.re ~ owner had his remains buried
.u -. spot where he lied. and "a year or
y. l''.r oferei to- disInter the skeleton
q w., ',wrVr old beast and present It TO
$50. -rl-"urn IN Central Park. New York.
... .'y would pay the expens. of get
o ~ 'u" mug" frame there and would set
rr 70. the museum. The offer was de-
.r..f
Hr,'' Foster then presented the sk"l"-
'.' 'r. medical college IN Chicago. which
me-. no and CAV. free exhibit ion Of
% 'rr College museum. III. museum
v.s i"-r -rv"i 10y the Chicago fire Of 1871,
7't --" skeleton ri the greatest elephant
--"- % ,aptivity was deet royed with II.
r." -kel"tons Of PIzarro and Vir-
-r.- and Columbus are still in existence
.." -r-' 'wo m the museum Of the Phila-
.,tt Noaismy Of Science and the last
70 -'"n museum.
. ~ elephant ever put to death in
'.- ..r'ry for murder. and that was
t.'"r Som"rville. a little farming
'..' - N"-trhaster county. becam" -
..' '0r q collection Of circus el".
.IH sll"i thre. keepers. and -h"
90 safeguard other budding
.' .tr,.. "r- that wer. coming rapidly
.. -uf fhereabout Tn" -kIn was
..u mounted and may still %"
f.. 'iag".
..I HANNIBAL He'd IIppoo Sahlb
enc the most Conspicuous ole
.'nrp.rIon IN this country, and
"I -u"h until u b""am" neC"s