The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-06-22
A Enriona Elephant IT Large.

The large clephan, Hannibal. attached to
the Broadway menagerie, escaped from his
keeper on the 18th inst, on the way from
Pawtueket, X, L.. TO Fall river. The fol-
lowing is the newspaper description Of the
Consequences
When about seven miles from PaWtuchet
he became furious, turned upon his keeper,
who had TO .ly for his life and keretuge in
a house. got free and rushed along The road,
destroying everything in his way. Meet
ing horse and Wagon belonging to Mr..
Stafford Short, he thrust his task into the
horse and lifted horse, wagon and rider INTO
the air. lie mangled the horse terribly and
carried him abou. fiity feet. and threw the
dead body into pond. The wagon was
broken ID pieces. and Mr. Short consdara-
Wy hurt The elephant broke one OF his
enormous tusks IN ihis encounter mile
further the elephant now growing furious.
attacked horse and wagon, with Mr..
Thomas w. Peek and his son. He broke
the wagon end wounded the horse, which
run away. Dir Peck was pretty badly hurt
in the hip.
While the keepers were engaged in Sc
curing the smaller elephant, who had not
however, manifested any signs Of insubordl-
nation, the larger one got of from them,
went through BONNEVILLE e, when Mr.. Mason
Barney and another man mounted their
horses and kept or his track a. near 10 him
as was prudent, giving warning of the dali
ger 10 the passengers whom they met on the
way. The elephant would occasionally
turn 10 look at them. bat did not attempts 70
modest them.
The next man in the path was Dir. Pearcc
who was riding with his little son in a enc
horse wagon H was coming towards the
elephaaf. md being warned b. Mr.. Barney,
turned around and put the horse TO his speed
but the elcpAan; overlook him, and, seiZing
the wagon threw il into the air, dashing i
TO pieces, and breaking the collar bone and
arm Of Mr. Pearce. The horse, d;sengaged
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 on
the main road, where h next encountered
Mr.. J. Eddy, with horse and wagon. lie
threw up the whole establishment III the
same way as before, smashed the wagon,
killing the horse aud wounded VI. EDDY
He threw the horse twenty feet over fence
into the adjoining lor, then broke do.n the
fence, went over and picked up the dead
horse ana deposited hun in the road. where
he had first met him. He killed one other
hose, and pursued another; " hich fled to a
barn: but ut the door vas ret by fierce
huh dog, y hich Bit his leg and drove hiH oil
Once on the route, the keeper being ahead
of him. saw him plunge over a wall ard
make Ter q house. The keeper got into tic
house first, hurried the frightened people
within theupper story. ndproyided himself
with an axe, succeeded in driving of tie
furious beast The elephant finally eShans-
ted his Strength, and laid himself desn in
the bushes about two miles from Slade's
Ferry, Here he vas secured with chains
and carried ever the ferry 10 Fall River
4 part 81 the tine he ran at the rate OF d
mile In three minutes.