Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-01
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1t will be recoilected that on the 20 n instant
the steamer Key City, bound down, colidsd
with the steamer Lusefne. having onboard Dan
Rice's Circus troupe. trained animals, etc. The
cage containing ths trained Rbinoceros, weighing
over four thousand pounds, which was on barge
alongside, was knocked into the river. The
door CT the cage was open, the animal being
tied TO the front end OF IL BY q chain which wae
fastened to Q ring In the monstet's nose. In
hopes that the cage might in the accident have
been broken 20 as TO allow the Rhinoceros to
escape, several Of Rice's men were stationed
along the bank Of the river, but when morning
came no signs Of him could be seen, and after
waiting a few days the men returned to the
company. "A ..R r % tsnci,n'3 "a. nc -
Sunday morning, two men living elk miles be-
low here, named G. J Porter and Conrad Eric.
son, cav from the bank of the river what they
supposed 70 be row.boet bottom side up in the
slough. They soon got q skiff and pulled 10
the place, and when within, AS they thought,
about Sin rode OF the supposed boat, IL sank, and
they returned. st.i ~ lsie!sI :,
. The pilot Of the steamer Golden Era, coming
mp Saturday, saw near the same place what he
took TO be . large brown horse floating in the
slough, several rods ahead, but 40 it sank soon
be paid no further attention and kept on with
the boat. jfr Ist ssBasl yIar s3f
Sunday afternoon, Charles Wfightson, F. w.
Browr and Robert Eggleston, while roasting
green corn on the nank Of the alough, fve miles
below here, we're half scared, to death by hear.
| ing heavy tramp, and In o few moments the
Rhinoceros 90 he appeared here on the occasion
Of his frst visit In July, minus the blanket and
chain In bic nose, rushed upon them With q ter
rible below, catching Eggleston on bis sDout
and throwing him, as be says, at least fifty feet
over and back Of him, breaking On arm and two
ribs Ia the falL The monster plunged into the
river, and the other tao persons, badly scared
bus not hurty procured buggy, took the seat
out. filled the boz with erase and q blanket and
bsopght Egeleston to his home ri this city,
where he is NOW under the care DR.. Cameron,
The ribs, were evidently broken By the snout Of
the animal, as.the flesh was badly torn.
The s.slouahp in which the animal doubtless
is at presenk u about Ave miles below here,
very deep, With muddy bottom, and though il Is
jast such . plaosas be was cspsured from in the
East, there 10 no telling how long be may re-
main quiet without taking . potion to pfowl
AROUND the country In search ofsbeter fare
This forenoon seyeral Of our sportsmen went
dosn to the spot 70 make arrangements for his
csptufe, when, n successiul, they can start
show Of their own. He was seen this forenoon,
swimming 10 lhe waters Of the slough, but sank
after sporting. II we may 90 call IL. a few mo.
ments with back and nose above water. About
% hundsed persons bare gone down there 10 help
Ia his capture. -'''' /" - =