Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-15

A Sentimental and Living Monster Death
OF IN Elephant from n Literally Broken
Heart. -. ,i,i 5t1s. I'M
The elephant "Nictoria0 is dead, and the
following description of the event, by one Of
the correspondents Of the New York Clipper,
was written from Placer, California, ofreceni
date H
l sit down to give you the true facts con-
nected with the death of the elephant '!Vic-
toria-" We perform here tonight, aud to-
morrow afternoon and night. This is beau
tiful little town, full of life and fast men, and
a starting place for Washoe. There is a
great feeling in California for "Victoria,n as
she was well known. "Victoria" and "Alhert'
are the elephants that created so much ex-
element IN the Broadway Theater in New
York, when belonging TO Sands, Nathan &
Co. They were brought out to this country
Bassett, and were purchased by William
Hendrickson, partner of John Wilson, who
travelled them through the State of Cali
iornia with a circus company, and made a
great deal of money. They also started out
with US this spring, and continued up TO
June l8.
Going from Columbia to Murphy's Camp,
there is a beautiful little river (Tanaslougti),
running as swift as the Niagara, and between
twenty and thirty feet deep, and 200 feet
across where the ferry Is. The driver of the
elephants drove very lively, TO get before the
wagon, so that it would not detain the CON-
pany, as there is very high mountain, four
miles long, to climb. After we got over the
ferry, and when John Peoples, tbe master OF
the elephants, reached there, the ferryman
was afraid to ferry the elephants across, as
the boat was very old; and while Peoples was
trying 10 persuade him olet one at q time cross,
ALBERT" made bound for the river, and "Vic-
toria" followed. The keeper called to them,
but TO no purpose as the currentwas go strong
that It took both elephants down the stream
about one mile, and over the falls among the
rocks. Victoria foated ashore, and got out
among the rocksand finding albert missing,
she commenced throwing her trunk up in the
air, believing SO loud that she was heard two
miles of. She got so wild that tue keeper
was afraid she would do some damage, con
sequently he stuck the spear into her ear
The company came running to assist in get
ting the elephants out; and when they all
got down where they were, "Albert" was Just
getting out himself and looking and acting
very wild. 1t made a great scattering; some
Jumping down rocks, others climbing up
them; A musician, jumping into, the river,
hid himself under bush for 50 long a time
that he lost the band-wagon, and was COM
pelled TO walk twelve miles to Murphy g
Camp. The keeper finally got both elephants
together, and drove them to town. They
performed as well as ever, apparently, and
continued performing there up TO the 3lst Of
June, when Victoria commenced to fail,
and looked very bad out of the eyes. Row.
ever, the proprietors did not think that any
thing was the matter, more than cold
caught in the river, until the company ar
rived in Iowa City, June 25. There, she fell
TO rise no more. HAlberF was trying TO
raise her with his trunk, but In Yain---con-
sequently she was left with her keeper and
mate; and on June %, at six o clock, abe died.
Two physicians dissected her, TO ascertain
sound with the exception of her heart. That
had been burst or broken the day she lost her
mate in the river. She was buried in the
FIRST ring that was made in that town. Her
lOSs TO her owner ia supposed TO be $4,000.