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been advertised tremendously for some time 

 previously. Thousands of people went to the 

 docks to meet him in the hope of at least 

 seeing him disembark, but there was nothing 

 to be seen but a huge packing case, or what 

 looked like it, and he was taken straight to 

 Madison Square Garden (the old building), 

 and it was here that his feet touched Ameri- 

 can soil for the first time. 



Twice daily the circus was thronged with 

 people from all parts of the country, all 

 seemingly possessed of the desire to see the 

 huge animal that had caused so much trouble 

 and excitement in Europe. Jumbo's remain- 

 ing history in America is well known, his 

 period of tremendous popularity, his ab- 

 normal success as a financial speculation, and 

 then his most unfortunate killing by a loco- 

 motive when crossing the lines on a railway. 



And when he died poor old Matthew Scott 

 nearly died too from sheer grief and sorrow. 

 I have met this Matthew Scott and know him 

 very well. He is still with the Barnum and 

 Bailey Circus and I have had many an inter- 



