ARRIVAL OF JUMBO IN NEW YORK.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2878, 15 June 1882, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF JUMBO IN NEW YORK.

New York, Sunday, April 8. Jumbo is here safe and well. He arrived in the lower bay at half-past ten on Saturday night, and came np to the city at eight this morning. One of the first on board the ship was Mr Barnmn, who went dirpct to Jumbo’s box and patted- his trunk, saying, “ Hollo, Jumbo ! I have ridden on your back with Tom Thumb.” Scott and Newcomo say that • Jumbo behaved splendidly during the voyage. They took off the martingale and back chains on«the first day out, he was so quiet, and removed the chains from the bind feet. The first two days were stormy, and Jumbo showed slight symptoms of •feea sickness. He was uneasy and trumpeted. During the second day he hung his trunk out of the box in a listless way, and paid slight attention to visitors and dainties. Ho had very little appetite. On the third day ho brightened np wonderfully, got on his sea logs, br'aced himself, and swayed with the motion of the vessel. His appetite returned ; he slept usually between ten and one at night, standing. During the third night be showed much uneasiness, going down on his* knees," trying different’ postures, and butting his head with vexation. He did riot like to bo loft alone at night with lights burning, about him. When the keeper started to leave him and go up the gangway, he whistled for him, so the keeper stayed with him all tfye time. The third day out the*threo hundred emigrants visited him giving him cakes, fruit, unjl broad, which seemed to cheer him. One night he was alarmed by the barking of a dog, and whistled violently. Generally ho was so quiet (hat the keepers went in and Sut of |iis box without his harming them. One day a sailor was washing his clothes near the cage when he

hit Jumbo’s trupk; whereupon, the animal seized the sailer’s shirt and began wiping the floor with it. His daily.diet was 2CDIb of bay, two bushels of oats, a bushel of biscuits, ’twelve of fifteen loaves of bread, twenty buckets of Water, and unlimited whisky, and; beer. l He' was tried one day, i with rum, but did not like Japk’s beverage, and tossed out the food! mixed with it. The vessel had. head, winds all the way, and .the water frequently washed over the deck and into the hold around Jumbo, but the box; was covered with tarpaulin, and he was not wet. ■ On Friday the doctor vaccinated him on the trunk. When 1 tile steamer reached the dock on the New Jersey shore many persons boarded ' her, { and Jumbo held; a levee while waiting for the lighter with; the derrick to take find to A New York.; He seemed amiable, and not a particle, irritated by' the 1 voyage.' The keepers; say.. There, is not .a scratch on him-. The general comment on him was that be had unusually long legs,but that his body was no bigger than other elephants seen, here, Jumbo was hoisted out of the; hold about 6 in the evening, and placed on the lighter without accident.- - ! Scott was standing at his head all the time.l He reached Now Yoi t ! hnlf ad hdnrUater,! was put on, i vvjheejs, , and drawn upj Broadway by eight horses, reaching hisquarters,at Barnum’s about 8 “Dfiily NeWs.I■' 1 ■' >