Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-20

" I,,''f ,'V'hfN,, y, TUESDAY,, JUNE ~,
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From the Provide~es Journal, snd
The testimony Of "a sye witness to 1
Part or the scene, We gather the follow.
Ing Psstieulass Of tie hsvec and tdss!1
tfucdon msds on Moadsy rnoraing BY
lasge elsrhant attached 10 the Broad
wsy Msnsgesis. who sol loose from his
keeper on the wsy from pawtuckst 10
Fall. River. When sbou. seven miles
from Pawtuckst hs got free from the
contsol Of his keeper, and meeting 3
horse and wagon, belonging TO M. Stat.
ford Short, he thrust bic tusk into the
horse and li(eed horse, wsgon and rider,
into the ais. He msngled the horse ter.
ribly. and carried hin, shout fifty feet,
and threw tho desd body into . pond.
The wagon wss broken 10 pieces, and
Mr., Shon considerably hust. The sle.
phant broke enc Of his enormous tusk
10 this encounter. A mile further. the
elephant. now grown moe furious, At.
tackled in tho same manner horse snd
wagon, with Mr.. Thomas w. Peck and:
bis son.. He broke tho wagon and
wounded the horse. which ran sway, Mr..
Peck was pretty badly hurt in the hip.
Two MEN took horses and drove shead
70 give waning to the passengers whom
they met on the wsy. They came up
with, . Mr. Pearcs who was riding with
his little son in one horse wagon. He
was coming toward the elephant. and
being warned by the outridess turned q.
round and put his horse to his speed,
but the elephant overlook him. and seiz.
ing the wagon. threw il into the sis,
dashing it to pieces and bseaking tho
collar bone and arm Of MI. Psarce. The
horse, disengaged from the wagon, es.
capped with the fore wheels, and the ele.
Phant gave chase for eight miles bot did
not catch him. The elephant csms bAck
from bis unsaccesslul pursuit, und took
up his march again on the main road.
whore he next encountered MI. Jabes
E Idly, with horse anil wagon. He
threw up the whole establishment in the
same way as before, smashed the wagon.
killed the horse, and wounded Mr.. Ell i.
ldy. He throw the horse twenty feet ov.
OF fence into the adjoining lot. then
broke down the fence, went over and
picked up the dead horse and deposited
him in the road, where he had FIRST me,
him. He killed one other horse and
pursued another. who fed to a barn.
The elephant followed, but at tho door
was met by fierce bull dog. which bit
his leg and drove him off. Once on the
route, the keeper being ahead Of him
saw him plunge over q wall and make
for q house. The keeper got into the
house first, hurried the frightened people
within to the upper story. and, proviJ
ing himself with an AZ, succeeded il
driving Of the furious beast. On hi
route the elephant killed three horse
and seriously injured two men, beside
tho damage 10 wagons. Our informan
says he shall never forget "seaing I'll
elephant, He was covered with bloo'
!. from the horses he had killed. Hi
strength was surprising. for he seemed i
! handle horse with as much ease as
terrier dog docs rat. The horses wer
> terribly frightened whom they saw tn
wild elephant. Ii 10 believed that q pa
Of the time he ran at tho rate Of mil
d in three minutes. He finally exhauste
his strength. and laid himself down i
+, the bush -, about two miles from Slade
/. Ferry. Here he was secured with chain.
and carried over the ferry TO Fall Rive,