However, from Benchleys 1941 memoir it is obvious that Smith did not update her as much as she would have preferred. I was so excited to read this book but couldn't get past the first third. Determined to meet his cousin at that Brooklyn dock, he arrived only to find that his cousin was killed on board the Goodfellow during the hurricane. Animal Quarantine Station in Athenia, New Jersey, for a federally mandated fifteen-day quarantine. -webkit-box-shadow: none; She telegraphs WIRE ME TODAY, and you can bet she gets her wire. Knowing that the female giraffe barely survived the hurricane, I can imagine Benchley was quite worried throughout Smiths cross-country trip with the giraffes! Next thing I knew, we were floating, Moore recalled. Thanks to amazon first reads and @lakeunion for the e-Arc . I absolutely loved this book! Please send suggestions for future episodes: Suggestions@TheHistoryGuy.net. September 22, 1938. Subscribe for more forgotten history: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4sEmXUuWIFlxRIFBRV6VXQ?sub_confirmation=1. [], [] From the New England Historical Society: [], [] 1938 New England Hurricane upended the outhouse at the Israel Putnam farm, and no one seems to have restored it. Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Enjoy this live view of the African Plains habitat that comes to you from the Kijamii Overlook at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Glover/Barton VT to be precise. And in Vermont, the storm caused a train derailment and uprooted maple trees and apple orchards. The Great 1938 Hurricane submerged coastal towns under eight feet of water. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. . I highly recommend the book: Sudden Sea by R. A. Scotti. Apparently they subsisted on pancakes that the cook made for them for three days until they got to shore. After examination and treatment, Schroeder deemed the giraffe worth saving and cleared her to make the trip. } Animal Trainer Called by Death. Los Angeles Times (July 21, 1941): B16. Life Magazine is a photographic magazine chronicling the 20th Century. : https://thehistoryguyguild.locals.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryGuyYT/Please send suggestions for future episodes: Suggestions@TheHistoryGuy.net. I remember water lines painted on telco poles along the Merrimack river. In 1938, two giraffes were transported by boat to New York, then by trailer to the San Diego Zoo. But in many ways, the San Diego Zoo had been built on risk taking, and Dr. Harry Wegeforth, the zoos former director and then Belle Benchleys right-hand man, was darn good at fundraising. Houses washed off their foundations, like the one above that landed in the Cape Cod Canal. . Thank you! I felt safe when I arrived at my house. Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. Of course, I knew your zoo history background already, so I was delighted to see your additions to this beautiful story. Sign up for the Wisconsin Historical Society Newsletter, 1996-2023 Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706, Giraffe Transport with International D-40 Truck | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society, International Harvester Company : Photo albums, circa 1899-1965, William Donahey's Teenie Weenies - Image Gallery Essay, Breweries, Beer and Bars in Wisconsin History - Image Gallery Essay, Men stand around an International D-40 truck used to transport two giraffes. The crates holding giraffes Lofty and Patches are loaded onto the truck from the ship in New York, 1938. . Yes, yes Mr. Ostrich, that is of course exactly what it means. With thanks to The Great Hurricane: 1938 by Cherie Burns. Those Giraffes, caught in a storm that killed hundreds of people, were en route to San Diego, California, and the storm was only the beginning of their cross-country journey. 1997. It is history that deserves your help! My grandparents were on their honeymoon and when they returned to Salem, CT from Niagra Falls, the whole region was in disarray. He called me pickle puss and remembered me when I brought my 4 children to meet him. Her writing is clever and imaginative. https://teespring.com/stores/the-history-guy. My mom was 16 and lived in New Bedford on Acusnet ave.(not sure of the spelling) with her mom and dad. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Peter Haden / WLRN. Finally, the waves overwhelmed their own house, lifting it off its foundation. Sherr, Lynn. Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? } img#wpstats{display:none} She also had a vocabulary that she kept in reserve that the [former] circus men could understand. The keepers came to call her Boss. She let them know that she admired their work, and responded to her with both respect and affection. In 1938, the merchant steamer SS Robin Goodfellow was caught in the Great New England Hurricane. The storm developed near the Cape Verde Islands on September 9, tracking across the Atlantic and up the Eastern Seaboard. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to become Southern California's first giraffes. See and touch history at Historic Sites, Museums and special events, Restore your historic home or property, get tax credits, renovation tips. Red was an aspiring photojournalist trying to sell her giraffe story to Life magazine. As a book junkie, when I receive new book alerts I almost always peruse the titles. it was the main character that i could not bring myself to like. You can purchase the bow tie worn in this episode at The Tie Bar: https://www.thetiebar.com/?utm_campaign=BowtieLove\u0026utm_medium=YouTube\u0026utm_source=LanceGeigerAll events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. It destroyed cemeteries, slammed boats into shore, uprooted entire orchards and smashed structures into splinters. . All events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. They were to be the zoos first giraffes, and the city was excited about the impending arrivals. She smelled of fur . I remember my mother saying she got the last bus out of downtown Providence go home to Jenkins St I think they were living there then. https://thehistoryguyguild.locals.com/. } . [], [] This story was updated in 2018. Giraffes Will Ride in Truck to California. Miami Herald (September 25, 1938): 4. West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge was inspired by the true story of two giraffes in 1938 that "survived a hurricane at sea, then were driven cross-country for 12 days in little more than a tricked-out pickup truck to become the first giraffes in Southern California." When the storm was over so was their livelihood. */ This book stays in my library for later rereading. There the family stepped back on to land and back into their lives. He's so upset that he wants to set down on paper his story about driving two young giraffes across the United States. . Her debut novel "Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale" won the 2013 Writers League of Texas Novel of the Year and was adapted as a major French film starring Catherine Deneuve (French title: "La Dernire Folie de Claire Darling") released in 2019 in France and around the world through 2020. a really sweet coming-of-age story that combines american history, animal friends, and a cross-country roadtrip. First pair of giraffes, "Lofty" and "Patches," arrive at the Zoo in 1938 (see photo, right). a 30-foot bank of what looked like fog rolled in toward Long Island. In 1947, the mill still used wood cut from trees downed by the Great 1938 hurricane. Rutledge, Lynda. Published September 20, 2017 at 11:17 PM EDT. The hurricane wiped away entire communities, altered the shoreline of Long Island, washed away bridges, severed train service between New York and Boston and between cities in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The storm, which originated near the Cape Verde Islands and had previously intensified to a Category 5 hurricane near the Bahamas, pummeled Southern New England with sustained hurricane-force winds and caused . Based on a true story of two giraffes going by truck from New York City to the San Diego Zoo in 1938, this is a gol' durned good road-trip yarn. San Diego Zoo Centennial Timeline: 1938. https://www.sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/timeline/1938/1938/ (accessed 2/9/2021). 2016. https://www.sandiegozoo100.org/100-animals/lofty-and-patches. ATHENIA, NJSept. The keepers and other staff members would visit her daily; [s]ometimes as many as eight would come during the same day or evening, she recalled. } In 1938, the merchant steamer SS Robin Goodfellow was caught in the Great New England Hurricane. It turned out to be the storm surge, topped by waves 30 and 50 feet high. A giraffe could look into a second-story window without even having to stand on its tiptoes! She indeed fills our imagination with a journey full of colorful characters, tall tales, and deep secrets. This fictional tale is based on the true story and was so beautifully written that it will be remembered for a long time. Clinics then ran out of typhoid vaccine. Copyright 2023 Rumble. Westward ho! i loved the idea of the story, a road trip from new york to california with two young giraffes, the only part of the book that is non-fiction. If you love history, this is the channel to support! No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. html:not( .jetpack-lazy-images-js-enabled ):not( .js ) .jetpack-lazy-image { San Diego's Hurricane Giraffes | In 1938, the merchant steamer SS Robin Goodfellow was caught in the Great New England Hurricane. Staff would often sneak in some of the animals when visiting herbaby foxes, binturongs, and other small mammals . Narrator: On September 4, 1938, a French meteorologist in the Sahara noted winds moving west toward the African coast and the Atlantic Ocean.Two weeks later, these winds -- now at hurricane force . From the Archives: Chinese spy balloon sparks echos of Japanese balloon bombs during WWII. If you like history too, this is the channel for you. unlike almost every other reviewer, i could put the book down without any trouble. Good book! On board the ship were some unique passengers: two Giraffes. body.custom-background { background-color: #505050; } Kraft, Joy W. 2010. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. He has often bragged, When the Missus gets tired of waiting for me to write she just burns up the wires. President Franklin Roosevelt ordered theCivilian Conservation Corpsand theWorks Progress Administrationto clean up the mess. The stormblew down so many trees that paper mills processed them for nine years. A giraffe's heart is 2 feet (0.6 meters) long and weighs about 25 pounds (11 kilograms), and its lungs can hold 12 gallons (55 liters) of air! Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. In 1938, the merchant steamer SS Robin Goodfellow was caught in the Great New England Hurricane. font-size: 14px !important; Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites! They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. In October 1938 the first breeding pair of giraffes arrived at the San Diego Zoo from east Africa. My sister passed it on to me and knew Id enjoy it. This is a good book for the whole family to read. even Maggie the orangutan. This is about 30 miles from Canada. The storm soaked an unknown number of pants. According to Benchley, they were one of the few breeding pairs in captivity. If you'd like to read more about the 1938 hurricane, click here. But when they underestimated an approaching hurricane, at least 250 luckless World War I vets died, caught in the path of the most. In the novel, Woody is able to stop chasing the truck as, after much begging and pleading, he is offered the driving job by Old Man after a falling out with Earl. No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. Is there any talk of turning this into a movie? } Around 60 people died on Long Island - 29 of them at or near Westhampton Beach. Another regular occurrence, this one fictional, was the sighting of a fancy green Packard, driven by a redhead full of determination. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. As the ocean waves began surging into the house, Catherine Moore recalls her father bracing against the front door literally trying to hold back the ocean. Photo courtesy NOAA/NWS. San Diego, CA: Zoological Society of San Diego. Two giraffes miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic and end up in New York. A charming and wondrous enchantment of a novel Sunday, February 14, 2021 Michelle Newby Lancaster HISTORICAL FICTION Lynda Rutledge West with Giraffes: A Novel Lake Union Publishing Hardcover (also available as an e-book, an audiobook, on audio CD, and in paperback), 978-1-5420-2174-6, 356 pgs., $24.95 February 1, 2021 That isn't much compared to what Hurricane Harvey did to Houston last month, dumping up to 50 inches of rain, but our hills and narrow valleys channel the water, producing much . [] department store employees could be fiercely loyal. 1947. box-shadow: none; The XVIII Winter Olympics opened in Nagano, Japan 25 years ago. float: left; 100 Years of the San Diego Zoo. Real estate developers wiped out many of the orchards that the hurricane [], [] for 103 years, until 1958. 1938 1939 LIFE Magazine October 10, 1938 LIFE Magazine October 10, 1938 Legion Drum Majoretts $ 39.99 9 in stock Add to cart SKU: 113-810-1000 Categories: LIFE Magazines, LIFE Magazines 1930's, LIFE Magazines 1938 Tag: Description Additional information Description Growing fame. They were given names Lofty and Patches, the winning entries in a naming contest. Thank you again. During that time they had seven offspring, including aptly named D-Day, born June 6, 1944. According to Benchley, Our relations as Boss and Man-Friday are ludicrously funny, and when he thinks he is working for me I am overjoyed. All Wildlife. Traveling shows displayed them as early as 1837; however, they were difficult to capture and transport, making them expensive to procure. The blurb describes this book so accurately, that I don't want to repeat it. Sold! What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. 1938 Atlantic hurricane season Season summary map Seasonal boundaries First system formed January 3, 1938 (record earliest) Last system dissipated November 10, 1938 Strongest storm Name "Great New England Hurricane" Maximum winds 160 mph (260 km/h) (1-minute sustained) Lowest pressure 940 mbar(hPa; 27.76 inHg) Seasonal statistics There is not a man now on the animal staff who is not in the work because he would rather be in it than anywhere else in the world, and because he feels that his contribution is important to the Zoo and to the community. According to Ken Stott, a former San Diego Zoo curator, . Oct. 25, 2022 4:50 AM PT In October 1938 the first breeding pair of giraffes arrived at the San Diego Zoo from east Africa. abbvie ceo richard gonzalez wife; how far is haddonfield, illinois from chicago Now get that head back in its hole, ignore those know nothing scientists, and relax. A San Diego judge had a defendants 13-year-old daughter handcuffed. Hooray Lynda Rutledge. The 1938 New England Hurricane (also referred to as the Great New England Hurricane and the Long Island Express Hurricane) [1] [2] was one of the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclones to strike Long Island, New York, and New England. On board the ship were some unique passengers: two Giraffes. Not a favorite. } . Red paper hearts, ribbons and Kewpie dolls were just the thing for Valentines Day entertaining 100 years ago. A very rewarding read. A total of 4,500 homes were destroyed and 25,000 damaged. The Great Depression lingers. She used a set [], [] known as Apple Valley. Apple growing reached its peak in Smithfield during the 1930s, but the Great Hurricane of 1938 wiped out many trees. View this selection of cartoons by William Donahey. Benchley, Belle J. In Hartford, the river reached 35.4 feet, 19.4 feet above flood stage. Photo courtesy Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection. SUBJECTS Animals Clothing and dress Hats Automobile industry and trade Indoor photography Men Zoos Delivery of goods Signs and symbols Automobiles Transportation Trucks How to Purchase a Copy Buy The Image For commercial or non-profit use, please contact Image Sales. Woodrow Wilson Nickel, aka Woody Nickel, almost 18, happens to be on a New York dock in 1938 when the hurricane-battered SS Robin Goodfellow limps into the harbor. I certainly recommend it as a book club read. Loading them was no one-day job and in the melee, Patches (Mrs. giraffe), kicked Smith down more than once. There is no real bluffing and nothing underhanded between Charley Smith and me nor is there between any of us; we are all working for one end, here in the Zoo, though perhaps by different methods. The accomplishment topped off what turned out to be a very successful year for the zoo. Before the storm, 100 boats fished the waters between Point Judith, R.I., and New London. Few paid attention to the stormbarreling up the coast. Genome Reveals Clues to Giraffes' "Blatantly Strange" Body Shape. Robert L. was completely crushed by the animal. While conducting research in the archives of the San Diego Zoo, Rutledge came across a trove of newspaper articles about two giraffes that had survived a hurricane on the deck of a freighter and a cross-country trip, from New York to California, in 1938. According to the National Weather Service,a storm surge of 12 to 15 feet destroyed most coastal homes, yacht clubs and marinas on Narragansett Bay. In 1938, the San Diego Zoo acquired two giraffes from east Africa. Two giraffes (later to be called Lofty and Patches) travelled to New York surviving a hurricane at sea. With the necessary funds, zoo director Belle Benchley, the first female zoo director in the world, paid for two young Ugandan giraffes and one rhinoceros to be shipped from Africa in 1938. 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