The evening world., 1911-08-23
FALLS |NTO OCEAN
WHEN HIPPO R0ARS
J MONKEY CHASE
Cook of President Grant, a
Modern Noah's Ark, Rescued
While Passengers Watch.
ANIMALS FOR PARKS.
Big Consignment Is Brought
z Over From Hagenback's
Menagerie in Hamburg.
ANIMALS FOR PARKS.

etoah's Ark had very little on the
0Amburg-American liner President
0rant which arrived to-day from Ham
burg. In the hold OF the steamship
was IN immense consignment OF big
md little animals and birds from Hag-
snback's Menaserie at Hamburg. on he
way to various geological gardens and
circuses in this country.
The animal cargo o, the President
Grant was the direct cause Of furnish
eng the passengers a spectacle that few
pecan voyagers are privileged to witness.
namely a rescue at sea. A monkey. a
hippopotamus and a cook bearing the
elp-twisting name OF Max Harwst fig
0red In the proceedings leading up to
ene rescue.
The hippo?otamus, one o fthe largest
bver imported. was In a big cage on the
neck forward of the superstructure.
The front was open but barred to give
Che hippo Hight ~ ar. ana the Gags
was the centre OF attraction for the
passengers throughout the voyage
Monday. tug. II. Max Harvest. fourth
Cook, vas working in the galley. which
% near where the hippopotamus was.
Max Harvest was mixing dough for
cake. Suddenly there popped into the
galley q large and active monkey which
had escaped from the cages below
decks.
MONKEY RAISED SOME RUMPUs
IN GALLEY.
The monkey. after the manner of Its
kind, proceeded to play tricks in the
galley. 1t landed on all tours In the
dough Max Harvest was mixing. much
to the dismay of Max. Then 1t pro-
ceeded to throw pans and kettles and
bottles all over the place.
Max picked up a pan Of water and
doused the monkey. which scampered
out on the deck. Tho cool followed.
The monkey. chattenng and scolding.
jumped on top of the hippo's cage.
grabbed a spar and began to climb to-
Ord the bridge.
Inspired BY n desire 20 catch the
monkey. Max climbed up or the hippo's
cage, too. Just as he was pulling
himself over the edge the hippo opened
Its capacious mouth and gave vent TO
q roar that vas heard all over the
ship.
The rear was too much for MAJ HaIwst.
Terrorized and helpless. he slipped over
board. striking the rail and bounding far
out from the side of the ship.
Capt. Magin was on the bridge and
saw Max tumble into the ocean. The
fully TO avoid the suction of the screws
and was soon a boobing speck in the
white foaming wake astern.
DIDN'T STOP SHIP TO RESCUE
COOK.
Instead OF stopping his vessel. Capt.
0iAgin put the whee! over and started
the President Grant on a wide circle,
Soon the ship was back TO where Man
&as supporting himself in the water.
makinse as few eAhausting and unneces-
nary inotions as possible.
Two boats, manned by eight men each.
md in charge of Senior Second officer
IAAdewig and Junior Second officer
VAlser. were lowered. The senior sec
ond officers boat reached Max and he
wa dragged aboard In just fourteen
minutes after the boats struck the water
Max Harwst was back on the deck of
the President Grant. little the worse for
bis experience.
The rescue OF the cook happened just
after the breakfast hour when all the
passengers were on deck, Probably a
thousand snapshots We're taken o. the
movement OF the resculng boats.
Melville Keim OF Chicago, a son OF
one of the vice-presidents OF the Siegel-
Cooper Dry Goods Company. happened
"a have his camera under his arm
when Max Harwst went overheard and
succeeded in getting 2 good line OF
pictures.
Nothing else of moment happened on
the voyage except a long and amusing
chase for the monkey. which had caused
the cooks p 'ge into the ocean. The
President Grant carried every Passenger
her cabins could accommodate