The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-06-15
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ment i'm Providence.
The large elephant attached to the
Broadway menagerie, got loose from his
keeper on the way from Pawtucket to Fall
River, early yesterday morning. Before
starting, his keeper made him lift the hin.
der part of wagon, loaded with $500
pounds, for the purpose of getting it into
line. 1t is supposed that this, although
not unusual, might have suggested to him
the mode Of attack which he adopted al.
terwardS. 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 into the air. lie
mangled the horse terribly, and carried
him about fifty feet, and threw the dead
body into pond. The wagon was bro.
ken to pieces, and Mr.. Short 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 a
horse and wagon, with Mr.. Thomas w.
Peck and son. lie 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 the smaller elephant, who had
not, however, manifested any signs of in.
subordnation, the larger one got off from
them, and went on through BarneyvilIe,
when Mr.. Mason Barney and another
man mounted their horses and kept on his
track as near to him as was prudent, Civ.
ing warning Of the danger TO the passen.
gers whom they met on the way. The
elephant would occasionally turn to look
at them, but did not attempt to molest
them.
The next man in the path was Mr..
Pearce, who was riding with his little son
in a one.horse wagon. He was coming
towards the elephant, and being warned
by Mr.. Barney, turned round and put the
horse 10 his best speed, but the elephant
overlook him, and seizing the wagon.
threw it into the air, dashing it to pieces,
and breaking the collar bone and arm OF
Mr.. Pearce. The horse, disengaged from
the wagon, escaped with the fore. wheels,
and the elephant gave chase for eight
miles, but did not catch him. The ele.
phant came back from his unsuccessful
pursuit and took up his march again on
the main road, where he next encounter.
ed Mr.. Jabez Eddy, with a horse and
wagon. He threw up the whole estab.
lishment in the same way as before,
smashed the wagon, killed the horse, and
wounded Mr.. Eddy. He threw the horse
twenty feet over a fence into the adjoin.
ing lot, then broke down the fence, went
over and picked up the dead horse, and
deposited him in the road, where he first
met him.
He killed one other horse and pursued
another, who fed to barn. The els.
pbant followed, but at the door was met
by fierce bull dog which bit his leg and
drove him OIL.
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 pro,
viding himself with an axe, succeeded in
driving off the furious beast.
The elephant finally exhausted his
strength, and laid himself down in the
bushes, abouttwo miles from SHADES Fer.
ry. 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 a
mile in three minutes.-PrOU. Jour. 6 h.