Event date: Oct 14, 1881
Mr. Chas. K. Wood of this village, who for nearly 40 years was a manager in Van Amburgh’s and other menageries, visited the show and was conversing with the showman, when an attache said “Go over and speak to Mose.” Mr. Wood at once went to the cage and said “Hello, Mose” whereupon the old lion turned a somersault, whirled around, rolled over, and rubbed against the bars with all the delight of a pet kitten. He allowed Mr. Wood to handle and play with him, although he had not seen him for several years.
