Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-09
aailg agir9iniau.
A Mad Elephant at Large.
THE FREAKS OF VAN ANBuRGn's HANNIBAL-Exci

TING SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
The New York Tribune. of Saturday. ciyes tho
subioineJ aceonnt of mn oxc;,;,, s,.,. wh;o, ,,..
w.. ""'s' ""'
Witnessed III "'i''"nsourg' New iork' on FRIDAY
morning last:
Van AmLurgh's Menarcrie stationed on Soutb
Fifth street between Sixth and Seventh streets
wns the locale of the occurrence. While n lad
was unloading sawdnst from wagon within the
exhibition tent Old Hannibal. the clepbapt. broke
out into one of his perodical fts of fury and mn
king towards the horse, aimed a blow at him with
his trunk. Missing the animal. the blow fell up.
on the neck of the boy but with greatly diminish
ed force, or he must have been killed INSTANTLY
Again he attacked tho horse and tho fripbtcned
animal, nfter severe hug from the elephants
trunk, darted off, dashing the vehicle acainst the
center-pole disenrapinp himself nj tho same tin,e
AND running into the street Hannibal deliber
utely tore the wagon to pieces hinrinp tho wheels
about like toys The cages containing the wild
beasts, next engaged his attention; and from the
reckless way in which he turned over md smash.
cd up the habitntions of the bears hyenas wolves
zebras. and other wild animals, it was nrobnble
that the whole meparerie would soon he let loose
in the streets.
The circumstances of the nr,ir nnneoys Il, ~, ,s
fllows. The animal il no,,,ions f,r II. nsri,ac.l
hts of f,rv during which it i ouite un,nan soco.
bic. and commit, most violent attacks unon ovcrv.
hing and every yhodv thn, cannes in ito yr,y NJ,
Immediate cause of his outbreak Yesterday. an
n,ors Ia have been n sudtcn 4. liko yb;,h Io,nnL
tn tho horse and il vas ,iust TINT animal ,hat
his first attack was directed Taking ndyon,ayo
Of tho absence of his k.eper he rushed II; il nnd
endcoynred 10 strike il with his trunk. Tho horse
swcr,ed suddenly. and the Ll,w. althouoh with
greatly diminished force. fen upon the boy's neck
inurinr him severely The horse. in ts fr;ybt
dnrted uH nn,l striking the Nngo, og.inst tho re,
ter nnle oi the tcnt Lrok, the harness and escan.
e1 to tho strrct Beeomiun more md mora erc;tea
with rnye he then next turned the Zebra cnoo nm.
side down md takin, !, with Lis trunk and1nsks
tossed it ont Grom Lenenth thc canvass N. n man
wnulJ an annie By This time cyerv nttn,Leo uf
the mnnaccrie had made good his escapc. excent
tho keenrr of tho rnyiuc beast who was absent n,
,he t;me The cacr conto;n;,y the bvena in ono
c.mr,r,mcnt and Several Wolves in nno,her wns
,bo nnxt no;nt or nttnrk This he t,re m n;sces
,rl .,o,,crcd thcu ab,ut the urcmises l,tt,ny ou,
,ho on;ahi, i,hnli,au,s viii, r,n oy,,v vim rho
ntmn,t terror.
The monster then went from one c,r, Ia ono,h
y, ,nso,t;u, tl,,,n in turn and s,,,slnr th -, i,
n;,crs Ills knencr made hi. unnenrnn,c ahou,
his time. and attemntcd to rut in practice hi us
olevices 70 puin the asceudnncy over the elenhnnt
Int his efforts were utterly unnyailins. Iannibol
savarely sailed forth into the street trumretinr
defiance and ,rnrgi u ulter bim the chain witL
which he was rsunIly fastened. The keeners fol-
loxed linn dawn the street mia nm amen sn.c, nat
i.
tho aid Of one or two others. su,ceele in pe,tng
him in,o nm ox,,yuti,n made t,ra crll,r lie man
,,,eJ y, chase hack his ,ursurrs hnw,v,r ard ,r,s
a',nin tol,ow, into stone ward near by where he
,,.,. se.o,a t;,a iu,edod in his nrogre's Uo ,.,s
lent Lsre until the Innr mixes und h,,ks of youn,
Amer;., Unok and LoIJar C,cn,nv ,voro hr,u.,h,
nnnn Tho gro,,nJ onI mnnpeJ hy fbe ncrensin,
crowd ~ he used in sunnrcssiuc the crazcd insnr
ro,.t;nn;s, Thus ,tt,rkc1 cr,m oll 1;rcrtions In
wos bonkeJ and liked in y, many nlaccs that Le
cnnnd II nconvenient. and nearly imnossillr IN
,,,nro lis e,rs trnnk sides lnct and i;mhs ,yoro
studded with mixes, md rrappled and held with
In'Ls lie ,,,nn,;on wos thsn d;vnr,cJ nn,I h;s
hoo,,or .n,ld yentnro ~, h.b;nI him md m, 49,
rnna ohnut bis leps
Th;. ,ras dana Nth snch ,..lor;,v that ,bo ro,o
. - nn5 aaJ rn,,nd saom.o Ia
cre tho heast became aware al WHAT wns Icing dane
io ,ras aa,,,urod
nc Tt Ta' haj h., ,,;s t;,,,o ;croasod. ,,,r,
,,,ds onJ haJ oI1 U.nn;haI or.cte1 nm as.ore
,.nn, ,ho boots and n;tos il IL nr,hohJe tj,I
l., r,,a ,,Ior IF tho sn,c,a,ors wonld h,vs last
,La; Eros Tbsv wore urgad NV tho sbo,ym.,, ,o
Loon nnt of the wav bnt ail that was said Of dome
"on IA scarcoly ;ndyce than, tn do n,herw;sa ,hnn
''l, c"'rouj ., sna uh,t ,ros r,,;n,nn
Rut Hannibal was not totally conquered after
al A s,nno o;yLt foot lor, ,nd roc, 6,et so,,,re
i'n h.;, Ino,, nEa;,o5 a. L;s io-o and ,h, n;Lo.
'i ~ I'll hr lie Na;cs,y onLTnced an ,noxrert-
"a r,,,n;tv ;, cnnt;nno H.. war liza mn, tho
w r,a .i'l,a,, t 1,h, and ,hosoj ,h., ohd,, ,Lo
sttononord drorgin, tho immense stune after him
:r: 'a,o TLo arn,.d saa,,orad nro,;.
~ naiv ~ VIII som. anr;ng Tho snearmen sruin
-, nd tbo olenhop, y,s 'b;s Tina m',re
sorora1" Jeoit ,,h lis Ices were agoin fas,en.
SI'eI.y uta, ho;n ho r.s tun,,,IsJ nvor nnd
oa 81 meai ad ;.,,od r;,b n;,ebEnrks ,he ;n.ru-
'P'"'ou' "o,i ., tho ao,.h ~ ,in ,h.oo ora E,,
;no. -. o,.r, thrns, hInnd aorin,, in streap,s
,IcneS a, e1V, .'r,ro ,,;th,t e;n.5;nr Cor som.
@ ,e hn 81. 'o onnns lsnsth redu.
'''i'e' 'uS .n' ,d io mhereJ ,n,l;ns necno
''u MS '"So ".'n w 81, lna'ora 81 lid apaS Iv