SEA TRAGEDY OF THE JUNGLE FOLK 155 
the excitement might be too much for the beasts. 
At my animal house, I put them in a quiet spot 
and left Ali in charge with strict orders against 
letting too many people come to see them. Then 
I went to the cable office and sent to the Antwerp 
Zoological Gardens news of the capture. 
There was no question in my mind as to what 
the answer to my cablegram would be, and, before 
it arrived, I made all the arrangements for ship- 
ping. Antwerp offered $10,000 each for the ani- 
mals delivered. I knew that I could get offers of 
$25,000 or more in the United States, but that the 
orangs would not be able to stand the voyage. I 
sent another message to Antwerp, saying that I 
was Sailing and requesting that arrangements be 
made for shipping by rail from Marseilles. 
A few days later, the cages were swung aboard 
and we started eastward. Ali accompanied me to 
care for the animals. 
From the moment the steamer headed out to sea, 
the orang-outangs began to fail. They became 
deathly seasick, especially the female, and refused 
food. Ali and I were with them constantly, tempt- 
ing their appetites with choice bits of food and doing 
everything possible to make them comfortable. The 
male grew better but the female lost strength rap- 
idly. Finally she slumped down to the floor of the 
cage, unable to sit up; she paid no attention to us 
when we reached into the cage and touched her. 
One morning she curled up on the floor, buried 
