New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-11

The New York Herald of the 9TH gives the fol-
lowing account Of the frantic feas Of elephant:
| Yesterday morning tremendous excitement was
| created in the lower part of Williamsburg caused
| by the elephant belonging to Van Amburgh's me-
nagere becoming enraged and breaking loose
| from his keeper. man had been employed to
bring some shavings to the menagerie, which were
brought in wagon. The man drove into the tent,
and while unloading his wagon the elephant was
observed to grow restless at the sight of the horse
which had white blanket on. The man was adj
| vsed to take his horse away, but before he could
| do so the elephant advanced few steps, and
knocked the man down with blow Of his trunk.
| He next seized the horse by means Of his trunk
and injured him seriously He then seized the
wagon, throwing it up in the air and breaking tito
ceedng to the cage of the prairie wolf he smashed
it with his trunk, and released him. Next in his
way was the cage of a black bear. This cage was
could not escape. The cage of the zebra being
next in his way, he pushed it through the tent and
clear through the wall Of small shanty at the
back of the tent. Then leaving the tent he got
dreds of people, none of whom were able to cope
| with the enraged elephant He did not molest
passers by, but seemed to have great aversion to
horses, which he would pursue as fast as be was
able, being hoppled with chain connecting his
tusks with one of his fore legs. He was finally
driven by the crowd into the coal yard, corner Of
South Fourth and Tenth streets. Here a number
of workmen were engaged in dressing stone, and
had just placed upon wooden horses huge stone
weighing about fifteen hundred tons. In attempt
ing to get out Of the stone yard the elephant got
caught by his chain to this stone. which checked
him. The keepers gradually approached him with
chains to fasten his legs, but it was not until he
| had received several severe blows with spears
that his attention could be diverted so as to render
| it possible to further secure him. Finally he was
thrown down upon his side, where he lay for some
| time believing and thrashing about him with his
trunk. Application was made to the members of
hook and ladder companies Nos. and 3, who fur
| nished the keepers with long hooks. One of these
was run through one of his ears and twisted round
until the poor animal could not move his head from
| pain of the wound. When he was perfectly sub
dued, he was heavily bound with chains and taken
back to the menagere. He is almost covered with
wounds received from the hooks and spears, and
it is not deemed safe to exhibit him for few days.
| within sight of him.
| 1t is very fortunate circumstance that no per-
son was killed by the elephant or trampled to
death in the confusion of escape. As it is, the
poor animal is the greatest sufferer. This is the
largest elephant that has been exhibited in this
part of the country, and it is the same that few
years since caused such havoc by escaping from
his cage at Harlem. These fits of anger it IS said,
occur annually, and the keepers have for some
time been expecting some such demonstration,
and Kept more careful watch over him.
A NOBLE Acr.-The brig St. Mary, Capt. John
son, from New York, bound to Martinique, arrived
at St. Thomas (W. ~ on the 10th October, in tow
OF her Britannia Majestys steamer Gladiator, Capt.
tered hurricane the 9TH Of October. in latitude
80. longitude 20, was thrown on his beam ends,
dismasted and lost his deck load. On the llth he
discovered steamer steering for him, which
proved to be the Gladiator. Soon after Captain
Hickey came on board in his boat and asked what
assistance he could render. Captain johnson said
he would like to have some spars to rig jury masts,
when he replied, 81 have no spars that can let
you have but 1 am from Bermuda bound for st.
Thomas and if you like to go there will take you
in tow
Captain j. said it would take his whole vessel
and cargo to pay him for such services, and he
could not think Of it. CAPTAIN H. tapped him on
pointing to his vessel that is her Britannia Majes
TVS ship, and it is my duty to assist you in distress,
will not charge you cent: have you any haw-
sers9 Ifnot, have.'' And he went on board and
sent hawsers to the st. Mary, and took her in tow
Two nights before they arrived at St. Thomas it
being rough, both hawsers parted during the night
when the gallant Captain of the Gladiator immedi-
ately clewed up his sails turned his ships head Tor
the brig and hailed Captain Johnson Never mind,
old fellow, l will not desert you, but lay by You
until morning. Which he did, then took her IN
tow and brought her safely into port, having towea
| her nearly eight hundred miles. Such gallant and
meritorious conduct the part of Captain Hickley
is deserving of all praise, and we trust that the
United States Government, as well as his own, will
reward him suitably. New York paper.
A LIBEL SrIr.-Commodore Vanderbilt has COM
menced prosecution againstthe editor of the New
York Times for the publication on the 18th ult, of
statements concerning the sending of arms and
| munitions of war on board the steamer Phiadel-
phia, and tile presumed intention of the Commo-
dore to open the transit route across Nicaragua
b force, if necessary.