Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-15
60IVAR IS CRACKING,
BlIT TAxTDERMIST SAYS
HE CAN FIX HIM UP
Famous Elephant, Stuffed at
academy of Natural Sciences,
Needs a Doctors
Care
WAS BOYS JOY ONCE
r..,,sueh's Gave Him to Zoo, Where
He Died in
1908

r.n,.r the mammoth elephant whose
-..,,s,nous form was a feast for eyes OF
80 ph,ladelphlans a decade ago, and
u, recently has been a main attraction at
=. Academy Of Natural Sciences In the
..-r.d form. has showed signs Of deterlora-
tcn lsteiy.
IN. thick skin which stood Bolivar In
"A stead 10 many a jungle fight, and could
-. resisted the .leaden bullets of a
,sr,sr's gun is now shrunken and cracked
h many places.
n.,ld Mccadden. taxidermist Of the
.-sd.my. was working today In an effort to
hresfsll the ravages OF time. MT McCad-
=, believes he can patch up old Bolivar's
.<.,,r And make him presentsble for several
mars 10 come.
pol,var was presented to the Academy of
x.,aral SC ences following his death In the
gn,lorical Gardens in 1908. Mr.. McCadden
saS,rtook the work of mounting the i'm
-..pse body In the summer OF that year,
M completed II in January. 1909.
BEFORE the beast was cut up Mr.. McCad-
x.n who had recently introduced new
rnefhcd In mounting animals. made accurate
reasurements Of Bolivars body, From
,bese figures he constructed a plaster-of-
,nris cast over which the elephants skin
a. stretched. The result was a perfect
,neness OF Bolivar alive.
Bolivar has snce stood in the main cor
r,dor OF the academy, facing the main
enfrance on Race street. He has been sub
,eeted to many drafts throughout the chang
inx seasons. and this has been one of the
csusss forsthe breaking up of the skin.
Marks OF SUFFERING"
sections Of the right foreleg, the under
l.
iorehead have suffered most. One large
koIs, ten inches square. has opened under
tie neck The breaking Of the skin on the
forsbead Is due to Bolivars having rubbed
. lhk section Of his body against the massive
. iron bars at the Zoo. causing a bad sore to
(tyelop there.
Bolivar. The name electrified boys and
/ frs fifteen years ago. Bolivar, the largest
4 eephant that was ever in captivity. Every
| lody wanted to see him.
He wandered the face of the globe as
feature OF the Adam Forepsugh circus
Adam Forepaugh bought Bolivar for
ileoeo while his circus was playing in
Europe. Bolivar came from India He was
ridey advertised upon his arrival in this
ccuntry. He was then about forty years
"a
KILLED TWO KEEPERS
One night Bolivar became ngitated at his
keeper and trampled him to death. After
f1k he was not used in the ring but he
Killed smother keeper before Mr. Forepaugh
decided to dispose of him. In 1883 he pre-
eenied Bolivar to the Geological Society.
Bolivar was placed in a big cage In the
elephant house. His legs were manacled
With heavy chains to- prevent his roaming
uhout Keeper George Harrison is the only
man who could go into hisrcage.
But Bolivar gave no evidence of his
ferociousness to the hundreds who daily
stopped IN front of his cage. The sale of
PEANUTS Increased greatly with Bolivars
crinl, at the Zoo.
Gradually old age began to get in it's
VIA and Bolivar became very quiet and
nor~e On July 81 he lay down and died
bhd brought to America Bolivar weighed
close 70 seven tons. but at his death his
weight was said to be little more than five
lpus
think / will have the old boy in a
pssentable condition in a few days." de-
tased Mr.. McCadden, as he jammed a fist
" q soft cement into Bolivar's mouth, a
unE the huge beast would have resented
former years by picking up Mr. McCad-
zen and hurling him half block.