The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-20
From the Providence Journal, June 6.
FerOciOus Elephant at Large.

The large elephant Hannibal, attached 10
the Broadway Menagerie, which was on exhi.
bition at Pawtucket on the I'd inst, got loose
from his keeper on the way from Pawtucket to
Fall river, early yesterday morning. Before
starting, his keeper made him lift the hinder
part of a wagon loaded with $500 pounds, for
the purpose of getting into line. 1t is supposed
that this, although not unusual, might have
suggested to him the mode of attack which he
adopted afterwards.
When about seven miles from Paw.ucket he
became furious, turned OH his keeper, wSo had
to fly for his life, and TAKE refuge in house,
got free, and rushed along The road destroy ing
every thing in his way. Meeting horse and
wagon belonging to Mr.. Stafford Short, he
thrust his tusk into the horse and Lifted horse,
wagon and rider into the air. He mangled
the horse terribly, and carried him about fifty
feet, and threw the dead body into pond
The wagon was broken to pieces, and Mr.. S.
considerably hurt. The elephant broke one of
his enormous tusks in this encounter. A mile
further, the elephant, now grown more furious,
attacked in the same manner horse and wag.
on with Mr.. Thomas w. Peck and his SON.
He broke the wagon and wounded the horse,
which ran away. Mr.. Peck was pretty badly
hurt in the hip.
While the keepers were engaged in securing
a smaller elephant, who had not, however, ma
nifes.ed any signs OF INSTRUMENTATION, the larger
one got off from them and went through Barn.
vile, when Mr.. Mason Barney and another
man mount their horses and kept on his
track near IN as was prudent: giving warn.
ing Of the O. .er to the passengers whom they
met on the way. The elephant would occa.
sionaIly turn to look at them, but did not at.
tempt to moless them.
The next man in the path was Mr.. Pierce,
who was riding with his little son in a one
horse wagon. He was coming toward the ele.
phaut, and being warned by Mr.. Barney, turn
ed round and put his horse to his speed, but
the elephant overlook him, and seizng the
wagon, threw it into the air, dashng it to pie
ces, and breaking the collar bone and arm Of
Mr.. Pierce. The horse, disengaging 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, and took up his march
again Oh the main road, where he next encoun
tered Mr.. J. Eddy with horse and wagon
H. 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 ad-
juining lot, then hroke down the fence, went
over. picked up the dead horse and deposited
him in the road where had first met him.
He killed one other horse, and pursued ano.
ther, who fed to a barn; the elephant followed
but at the door was met by fierce bull dog,
which bit his leg and dr. We him off. Once on
the route, the keeper being ahead of him saw
him plunge over wall and make for house.
The keeper got into the house first, hurried the
frightened people within to the upper story,
and providing himself with an axe succeeded in
driving off the furious beast. The elephant
finally exhausted his strength, and laid himself
down in the bushes, about two miles from
SHADES Ferry. Here he was secured with
chains and carried over the ferry to Fall River.
A part of the time he ran at the rate of mile
in three minutes.
THE LATEST ABOUT THE ELEPHANT.-Ihe
elephant that belonged to the menagerie which
exhibited in this city OH Tuesday, still contln-
ues in on uneasy state of mind. He was con
fined with several chains in order to keep him
secure, but soon after the exhibition vas clos.
ed, he succeeded in severing two ofthe chains,
third, however, which was fastened to one
of his legs and around a rock, he was unable
to break. Considerable excitement was caus
ed among those who chanced to be upon the
ground, and many fled from the place in hot
haste. He is, undoubtedly, dangerous ami
NAL. The company has paid s70O for DANA.
ges done by him on Monday.-New Bedford
Standard, June 7.
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