Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-10
AN ELEPHANT AT LARGE.
FROM THE pRovIpEsor JOURNAL OF JUNE

FROM THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL OF JUNE D.
The large elephant attached to the Broadway mena-
gere got loose from his keeper the way from Pawtuck
ct to Fall River early yesterday morning Before start
ing his keeper made him lift the hinder part Of wagon,
loaded with thryfv hundred pounds for the purpose
of getting it line 1t is supposed that this although
unusual might have suggested to him the mode of
attack which he adopted afterwards.
When about seven miles from Pawtucket he got free
from the control of his keeper and meeting horse and
wagon belonging to Mr. Stafford Short, he thrust his
tusk into the horse and lifted horse wagon and rider in
to the air He mangled the horse terribly and carried
him about fifty feet and threw the dead body into pond
The wagon broken pieces, Mr. Short consider
ably hurt The elephant broke his tusks
in this encounter mile further the elephant, now
grown furious, attacked in the same manner horse
and wagon, with Mr. Thomas W. Peck and his son. He
broke the wagon and wounded the horse which away
Mr.. Peck was pretty badly hurt in the hip.
While the keepers were engaged in securing the small
elephant who had not however, manifested any signs
of INSTRUMENTATION the larger got off from them, and
went through Barneyville, when Mr.. Mason Barney
and another mounted their horses and kept his
track as near to him as was prudent giving warning Of
the danger to the passengers whom they met on the
The elephant would occasionally turn to look ut them but
did not attempt to modest them.
The next man in the path was Mr.. Pearce, who was
riding with his little son in o ehorse wagon. He was
coming towards the elephant and, being warned by Mr.
Barney turned around and put the horse to his speed
but the elephant overlook him. and Selling the wagon,
threw it into the air. dashing it into pieces and breaking
the collar bone and arm of Mr. Pearce The horse, dis
en8aReu the wagon escaped lof0-WHeels,
and the elephant gave chase for eight miles, but did not
catch him.
The elephant back from his unsuccessful pur-
suit and took his march again the main road where
henext encountered Mr.. Jabez Eddy, with horse and
wagon. He threw up the whole establishment in the
way before, smashed the wagon killed the horse
and wounded Mr. Eddy He threw the horse twenty feet
fence into the adjoining lot then broke down the
fence went and picked up the dead horse and de-
posted him in the road where he had at first him.
He killed other horse and pursued another, who
IN hnr Tha nuuaI. h,,k {haI
was met by fierce bull dog which bit his leg and drove
him of.
Once moro 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 rghten
ed people within to the upper story and providing him.
self with succeeded in driving off the furious beast
The elephant finally exhausted his strength, and laid
himself down in the bushes about two miles from Slades
Ferry. Here he secured with chains and carried
over the ferry to Fall River part Of the time he
at the rate Of mile in three minutes.