The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-30
A CIRCUS Renaissance.
from the Cincinnati Chronicle, Dec. 81.

Thirty years ago to-day, on the 3lst OF
! December. 1889, tue famous rampage oil
be elephant Columbus occurred uenr
New Orleans, and as the only Hyiug wit
n.sses OF the affair are residents of Gin
ciuna:i al present, we will give q short
account OF the elephant tear.
Raymond 4 WahrIng circ Us and men,
ag-rie, ~bich had been showing separ-
aeIy in The centre OF louisiana, were
ordered by the propr,etors 10 Rendezvous
at a ppiut three miles above AigIers-
which town is directly opposite Ne" Or
l-ans-on the last daS OF the year, la
order that the combination, which was
the largest that has ever appeared in the
oouth, might march into The Crescent
city on New Years day. With one
branch of the show was the elephant
Columbus, aud with the other Hannibal,
porh of whom achieved national fame
aft.rward. The junction had been for
med, ard the PROCESSION was nearly III
readiness to move, wheL, unfortunately,
the 20 elephants we're brought together,
and immediately proceeded TO test their
pugIliStic accomplishments. Their keep
ers inrerfrr-d aud succeeded in parting
hem, aud Hanninal quieted down, but
Columbus was not to be SO easily salts
fed. He stood glaring around for few
minutes, and then struck his keeper
horse II fearful blow with his ;ruuk, and
follow it up by tbrusting his immense
rusks Tower six feet long, through the
ANIMALS body. The keeper Vim. Crum,
fell with his horse, aud the elephant next
attacked him, picking aiu up III his trunk
aud dashIug him against the ground with
such furce as TO break half the bones q
his tody, and cause instant death
Columbus then marched along the line
until he reached tue lama cage, which he
upset ana demolished, killing the lama
HIS next movement Was Ia make dive
for John Robinson and Arthur Crippen,
both OF this cIty, VINO were connected
with the service, but these gentlemen
beng on horseback, succeeded, although
win great trouble and danger, III eschp
ing. Columbus now passed The caravan
alta run, aud soon met drayman driv'
lnr two mules. both of which fell victims |
TO his rage, as did the driver, who At
tempted TO escape by running, but WAS
Passieg Through Algiers,
the elephant suon came across negro |
man slitiug on fence, and tore down |
be fence 70 get at him, and then tore |
lim .iecemeHl. The negro was slave, |
md Columbus owners were required to |
pay 500 for killing hiD. Further GA,
bout ulne miles from his starting point,
he elephant met a Freedman md a
laGtv of negroes. whom he uttremped to
!emnraiize also, but here he met his
match, and after combat of nearly an
lour he gave up and was chHinrd, hay
ng frst received three bullets from a
-tar, inst below the right eye. The
occasioned no Inconvenience,
however, beyond producing running
sores. which lasted until Columbus
ienth, which was caused by his failing
hrough bridge at Nor b Adams, Mas.
n 1854, and breaking his necS. In his
The elephant killed nearly a
,nZen horses, muies, cows and calves.
or which his owners we're compelled to
,ay about $4,000. The circus and
neuagerie company was composed OF los
men, Of whom but three are known TO
,e living at present, they beng John
Robinson, circusman, aud Arthur P.
Jrippen, watchmno at the Il depot
n this city, and Louis Lipman, dry goods
merchant at Laurel, Ind, all three of
whom witnessed the disaster, and were
compelled 10 observe extreme caution to
reserve their own lives. Mr.. Crippen
subsequently had both bis arms broken
y Colum bus, while assisting in shipping
Ii@ in Philacelphis.