Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-06-28
THE ELEPHANT AT LARGE.

lne large elepnanC attacned 10 Inc Broad
way menagerie, got loose from his keeper on
the way from Pawtucket 10 Fall River, early
yesterday morning. Before starting, his keeper
made him lift the hinder part of wagon, load
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 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 into the air.
He mapgled the horse, terribly, and carried him
about fifty feet, and threw the dead body into
pond. The wagon was broken to pieces, and
Mr.. Short considerably hurt. The elephant
broke one of his enormous tusks in this encoun-
ter A mile further, the elephant, now grown
more furious, attacked in the same manner a
horse and wagon, with Mr. Thomas w. Peck
and his son. He broke the wagon and wound
ed 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 insubordination, the
larger one got off from them, and went on
through Barneyville, when Mr.. Mason Barney
on bis track as near to him as was prudent,
giving warning of the danger to the passengers
whom they met on the way. The elephant
did not attempt to molest them.
The next man in the path was Mr. Pearcc,
who was riding with his little son in a one
horse wagon. He was coming towards the
elephant, and being warned by Mr.. Barney,
tho hnr <o
but the elephant overlook him, and seizing the
wagon threw it into the air, dashing it to peces,
and breaking the collar bone and arm of Mr.
Pearce. The horse, disengaged from the wag-
on, escaped with the fore-wheels, and the ee-
plant 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 he next encoun-
He threw up the whole establishment in the
same way as before, smashed the wagon, killed
the horse and wounded Mr.. Eddy. He threw
joining lot, then broke down the fence, went
over and picked up the dead horse, and deposit
ted it in the road, where he had first met him.
He killed one other horse and pursued an
other, who fled to barn. The elephant fol-
dog which bit his leg and drove him off.
On the route, the keeper being ahead of him,
saw him plunge over wall and make for a
house. The keeper got into the house first,
hurried the frightened people within to the upper
story, and provided himselfwith an ak, succeeded
in driving of the furious beast
The elephant finally exhausted his strength,
and laid himself down in the bushes, about two
miles from Slade's Ferry Here he was secur-
ed 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.
Providence Journal, 9th.
The LATEST ABOUT THE ELEPHANT.-The
elephant that belonged to the menagerie which
exhibited in this city on Tuesday, still contin.
ues in an uneasy state of mind" He was
confined with several chains, in order to keep
him secure, but soon after the exhibition was
closed, he succeeded in severing two of the
chains third, however, which was fastened
to one of his legs and around rock, he was
unable TO break Considerable excitment was
caused among those who chanced to be upon
the ground, and many fled from the place in hot
haste. He is undoubtedly, a dangerous animal
The company paid $500 damages done by him
on Monday.
Some are wicked enough to express the wish,
that the next time an elephant runs away, he
will have occasion to pass through military
procession engaged in escorting human being
into perpetual bondage.
New Bedford Standard.