The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-24
From the Providence Journal, June Z.
A Furious Elephant Mt Large.

| Three horses kHled--.NitmerOus Wagons de-
nolished-.4 number Of persons injured.
The large elephant Hannibal, attached to the
Broadway menagcrie, which was on exhibition
at Pawtucket, on the Sd instant, got loose from
his keepers on the way from Pawtucket to Fall
River early yesterday morning. Before start.
ing, his keeper made him lift the hinder part OF
wagon, loaded with $500 pounds, for the pur-
pose of getting it into line. 1t is supposed that
| this. although not unusual, might have suggest
| ed to him the mode of attack which he adopted
afterwards When about seven miles from Paw
tucket he became furious, turned upon his
keeper, who had to fly for his life and take re
fuge in house. got free, and rushed along the
road, destroying every thing in his way. Meet
ing horse and wagon belonging to MI. Stal.
ford Short he thrust his tusk into the horse and
lifted horse, wagon and rider into the air. He
mangled the horse terribly and carried him
about fifty feet, and threw the dead body into a
pond. The wagon was broken to pieces, and
Mr.. Short considerably hurt. The elephant
broke one of his enormous tusks in this encoun-
ter. 4 mile further the elephant. now grown
furious, attacked in the same manner horse
and wagon, with Mr.. II. W. Peck and his son.
He 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 INSTRUMENTATION, the
larger one got off from them. and went through
Barney7illc, when Mr.. Mason Barney and anO-
Their man mounted their horses and kept on his
track, as near to him as was prudent, giving
warning of the danger to the passengers whom
they met on the way. The elephant would oc-
casiOnally turn to look at them, but did not ct
tempt to modest them.
The next man in the path was Mr. Pcarcc,
who was riding with his little son in onc-horsc
wagon. lie was coming towards the elephant,
and being warned by Mr.. Barney. turned round
and put the horse to his speed, but the elephant
overlook him. and seized the wagon. threw it
into the air, dashing it to pieces, and breaking
the collar bone and arm of Mr.. Peace. The
horse, discngaged from the wagon, escaped with
the wheels, ana the elephant gave chase for
eight miles, but did not catch him. The Gle
plant came back from his unsuccessful pursuit,
and took up his march again to the main road,
where he next encountered Mr.. j. Eddy, with q
horse and wagon. He threw up the whole cs-
Enlistment in the same way as before, smashed
the wagon. killed the horse, and wounded Mr..
Eddy. lie threw the horse twenty feet over
the fence on 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 met him. lie killed one of the horses
and pursued another, which fed to barn but
at the door was met by n fierce bulldog. which
bit his leg and drove him Off
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 the upper
story, and providing himself with an axe, sue
ceeded in driving Off the furious beast.
The elephant finally exhausted his strength
and laid himself down in the bushes about two
miles from Slade' Ferry. 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
O mile in three minutes.