The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
Llama Mavor
interior

from the Department Of Agriculture en-
ttl!ng the Hama to come In and go to
the animal quarantine. but ne did not
meet the ship.
Col. Bryan had a llama brought In sew
eral years age. before he was Secretary
OF State, and after II had passed quaran-
tine In good shape II was sent to his
farm In Nebraska. 1t is a good speci-
men. but not so big and handsome as the
tawny white one that may not enter.
Only Ugh; weight men may ride the
average llama. which cannot bear a bur-
den Of more than about 1875 pounds. so
II would be impossible for Col. Bryan
to 20 any distance aboard the llama.
II may be possible to have the disease
llama treated and thus save the animal
FOR Col. Bryan. but the impression aboard
the Verdi last night was that the grand
llama would be taken away from here.
put to death aboard ship and thrown
INTO the sea. This has happened to other
llamas that have come here suffering from
disease. The plain llamas were consigned
to the Kansas city Zoo.
Col Bryan will be notified to-day OF the
plight OF his llama.
The American four mas.ed schooner
Elisha Atkins. which sailed from Port
Tampa for Baltimore February II. was
sighted Saturday afternoon about $50
miles south OF SANDY HOOK by the Verdi,
flying signals of distress.
The Verdi hailed the schooner's skipper.
who said he had lost all his lower sail
in n hurricane. that his rudder post was
broken. He was out OF provisions. SO
l'feboat from the Verdi took food TO the
schooner. Her skipper said he wanted the
Verdi TO use her wireless to call rev.
enue cutter to help him to harbor.
The Verdi got in touch with the cutter
Itasca, which was coating at Delaware
Breakwater. aud the lt,sca sent the mes-
ge to the cutter AndrpscogF'n, or the
coast. The latter vessel hurried to the
disabled schooner.
An episode of an international! nature
startled passengers on tn. Verdi as she
was coming up the bay.
Jose II. Ferraz. Il coffee merchant OF
Brazil, was standing on the upper deck
waving a small Brazilian nag tied to a
closed umbrella. He shook II near the
face of william W. Iager. a tall builder
OF San Francisco, who has been In Argen-
tina looking up sites for buildings. and
Yager told the Brazilian to take the nag
away.
The Brazilian took the remark as re-
Election on his country and his right TO
display her flag. 20 he waved 1t with
added fervor. Then the Californian. who
Is much bigger than the coffee merchant.
said. PUT that flag up. You're in Amer
lea now" The Brazilian shook the nag
closer to the Californian and the latter
punched him In the face and knocked him
down.
Before the Brazilian could get up other
passengers and several OF the ships ON
GERS and stewards closed in on the big
man and the Brazilian was led away. He
was not much hurt except by his fall.
When tn, Verdi locked four sons OF the
Brazilian who live here greeted him at the
pier and wanted TO know how he had been
hurt on the forehead. He told them and
they expressed a desire to fall on the Cali
fornian but were restrained by their
father.
Paulo the eldest son OF the coffee mer-
chant. remarked that in Brazil the Calf
| fornian would have been shot for assault
| Ing Senior Ferrag,
Yager said later thai he regretted hit
ting the merchant, adding. II lost my
| temper ana ! am willing 10 apologize"
As nobody offered to act AS peacemaker
the Californian and the Brazilian left the
pier without patching up u peace.