Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-06-17

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Three Horses Kiiled-Numerous Wagons De.
moiished--4 number of Persons Injured.
large elephant, Hannibal, attached to
the Broadway menagerie, which was on cx-
hlbtion at Pawuckei, on The Sd inst, got
loose from his keeper on the way from Paw
tncket, TO Fall River, early yesterday morn
ing. Before starting, his keeper made him
llft the hinder part of wagon loaded with
$500 pounds fc: the purpose of getting it in
TO line. II is supposed that this, although
not unusual, nigh, have suggested 10 him
the mode Of attack which he adopted alter.
wards. When about seven miles from Paw
tucket he became furious, TUNED upon his
keeper, who had 20 fly for his life and take
the road, destroying everything in his way.
Meeting horse and wagon belonging 10 Mr..
Stafford Short, he thrnst his tusk INTO the
horse and lifted horse wagon and rider into
the air. He mangled the hoise terribly, and
carried him about fifty feet and threw the
dead body into a pond. The wagon was
broken TO pieces, and Mr.. Short considerably
hurt. The elephant broke one OF his enor-
nous tusks in his encounter. A mile further
The elephant, now grown more furious, at
tackled in the same manner a horse and wa.
gon, with Mr.. Thomas w. Peck and his son.
He broke the wagon and wounded The horse,
which ran away. Mr.. Peck was pretty bad
!y hurt in the hip.
! While the keepers were engaged in secur-
ing the smaller elephant, who had not, how.
ever, manifested any signs of characterization,
the larger one GO, of from them, and went
through Bayneyvile, when Mr.. Mason Bar
ney and another ~ mounted their horses
and kept on his track as near TO him as was
prudent, giving warning of the danger 10 the
passengers whom they met on the way. The
elephant would occasionally turn 10 look at
them, but did no, attempt TO modest them.
The next man in The path was Mr.. Pearce,
who was riding with his little son in one
horse wagon. He was coming towards the
elephant, and being warned by Mr.. Barney,
turned around and pul the horse 10 his speed,
but the elephant overlook him, and seizing
the wagon, threw il into the air, dashing il 10
pieces, and breaking the collar bone and arm
of Mr.. Pearce. The horse, dsengaged from
the wagon, escaped with the fore wheels,
and the elephant gave chase for eight miles.
but did not catch him. The elephant came
back from his unsuccessful pursuit, aud took
up his march again on the main road where
he next encountered Mr.. J. Eddy, with
hoIse and wagon. He threw up The whole
establishment in the same way as before,
smashed the wagon, killed the horse, and
wounded Mr.. Eddy. He threw The horse
twenty feet over fence into the adjoining
lot, then broke down the fence, went over
and picked mp the dead horse and deposited
him in the road, where he had first met him.
lie killed one other horse, and pursued an
other, who led 10 barn the elephant fol-
0wed but at the door was met by fierce
bull dog, which BIZ his leg and drove him oil
Once on the route, the keeper being ahead
Of him, saw him plunge over wall aud
make for house. The keeper 60, into the
house first, hurried the frightened people
within to the upper story, aud providing him
self with m axe, succeeded in driving of tho
furious beast. The elephant finally eNhaus-
ted his strength, ana laid himself down in
the bushes, about Two miles from Slade's
Ferry. Here no was secured with chains
and carried over the ferry 10 Fall River A
pant OF the time he ran at The rate Of milo
ia thee Minutes