The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-11-19
from Lc S,N. suu, Nu,. 8,
Tremendous Ercitcmcui---Au Elephant
Loose iu the street.

Yesterday morning, o tremendous excite
meut Wp created iu the lower part Of WI,
liamshurgh, caused by thc elephant belong
Ing 70 Van Amburghs mu1grrIc becoming
eurdgcd and breaking loose from bis keeper
4 man had been employed 10 bring some
sha,iugs 90 the mcuagcrrr which were brui
iu q wagon, Tho man drove into the tcot,
and while unloading hi, wagon tho elephant
eas observed to grow restless 90 thc sight Of
the horse, which had white blanket on.--
The man wa, advised o. take biz horse away,
but before hc could do 80, the elephant adj
yanccd uud Knocked the man down with %
bios Of his trunk next seized the horse hy
means Of bio trunk and injured him serious.
ly tie nest seized the wagon, throwing it
up IN the or and breaking Il 20 pieces, llis
anger wns fully aroused then, and proceeding
10 the cage Of the prairie wolf smash.d e.
with his trunk, releasing him, Next in his
mad way was the cage Ola black bear Ih,
cage Was demolished but the bear was chain
ed up and could no, escape, The cage ofthc
zebra was next 10 his way, this hc pushed
through the lcut aud clear though thr wal,
Of a small shaniy at the back Of the tent
Then leaving the tent be got into the street,
pursued by his keeper and hundreds Of pco.
pie, none Of whom were able 10 cope with
the cnraged elephant. lie did not molc,l
passcrs 10y, but seemed 20 have great aver.
sion 20 horses, which bee would pur,ucas rap.
idly as bee was able, being hopplcd by chain
connecting Dis tu,hs with one Of hi, fore
legs. He va, finally driven hy the crowd in.
to the stone yard, corner Of South Fourth
and Seventh streets. Here > number Of
workmcu YSrc engaged in dressing stone.
and had just placed upon wooden horses
huge stone We. hing about fifteen hundred
tons In attempting 10 get out Of the stone
yard, the elephant got caught hy bis chain TO
this stone which checked him The Keepers
gradually Approached him with chains to ias.
ten his legs but IL was not til' 'hc Focciytd
several severe blows with spears that his at.
tan,ion could be di%rtcd SOFAS to render II
possible to further secure him. Finally, he
was thrown down upon his side, where he lay
Tor some time believing and thrashug abou,
him with his trunk. Application Was made
TO Hook aud Ladder Company Nos. ! and 3,
who furnished the Keepers with large hooks.
One Of these was run through one Of his
ears and twisted round until the poor animal
could-S-t move his head from pain of the
wound When he was perfectly subducd, y,
was heavily bound with chaius and taken
back TO the mcnagcric lie is almost cover
cd With Mounds received from the hooks and
spears, and it is no, deemed safe 10 exhibit
him for few days, nor would il I've safe ,lr- =.
hi. kecPcr to approach wi,riH sight GI>hm. f.
TIN a vary fortunate circumst9eo/ THAT no I
person was Killed by the elephant, or tramp
pied to death in the confusion Of escape usA
it is the poor animal is the creates, sufferer .
, he i- ll- laris-i "a h!s:; l1=
hibited in this part Of Tie country, and is the (
same that few years since caused such hay- /
oc by escaping from ny cage at IIarnm.--
fits Of anger, it is said, occur , annually, and /
the keepers have sometime been expecting
some such demonstration and Kept more
careful watch over him.