The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-01-05

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q "A Man RuH over and ftilIed-
A sensation Of the first water swept
East Sc Louis yesterday ss6FDing, .lof 50
unlqne and exciting q character that It
vii not be forgotten for many a long day.
At about half past three o'clock yesterday
morning. Mr. Edward S.-Brailey, citi-
zen Of East ST. LOUIS, was 5awukenea by
h8 wifes with the intelligence that l.iHg-
lars were attempting - elect an entrance
to the house, which, x may te statsd. Is
two story. frame. Ntaaeed on. Third street.
Ths upper pOftisn ol .he dweiling Is 90
cnPied by TIE aInil FER sieeplng apart
mente. wElle, Upe 81 the losger. rooms
serves as 8 room Tor an o,d lady named
Flynn, a lncmberof the bousebold2eal1
On learning that some cause for alarm
really iexis.ed. AIR. B., ar..se. and grssping
? huge cavalry swoTd. stationed himself
81 the window, e1 pectjng every minute 70
see the ihgtess or atteInpte3 ihgressi OF
come the. and sdeternli1eds tp.detena rhis
fireside.at AL hazards Rhiie thus wait-
ing a hudden crash vas beard from below.
and the whole sde Of the house had been
jamfnrd ID. and al the same time the old
lady was heard 70 scream plsrcingly, as II
wild viii fear. According q The stsry.
the window and The buresu near ii were
suddenly dashed Into tke middle Of. the
room Her husband Is q night watchmar
and being soon expeetAd home, she tho'L
Ae must haze been o1t drunk. and was at
tempting 70 get IN through The window
She sprang from her bed aud seized what
she supposed TO be the relreatlng leg of
man. Il had q queer fssl, ASweverf and
WAS drawn ,eetward With vlolenee. ahi the
| old lady having adyanced close 70 the
shattered window, saw 70 her horror the
towering bulk OF an enornuns elephant
Unsble TO oSercoms theehock, ,she Eel at
most q inssnsihle 10 the door At thi.
stage Of affairs. Mr. b., with LIS drawn
saber, started 10 the rescue The etaira
| leading below are on the outside Of the
house, and as he descended he enoopnter-
Cd the elephant, appeared determined
4 10. ascend the steps. a few blows Of tke
sEeel klade on the trunk coRei the hinge
brtite and no comt1eneed a retreat de
backed out Of the yard and took north.
l7wRfdiy courso until he arrived at the. sa-
loon owned by ChaEles Schafner, at which
place he stopped. took general observation
OF the sarroun6ngr, then making deS-
perate charge, Aeski Stred large door 4
atoms. This 1Ast affair was the close o
his damage BE wandered of through
the client streets and at layhg was ioun,
4 near the Southeastern depot. dead, havInR
-Pitis said, dIek fIoni tho effects OF the cold
( The explanation oS the bpsiness5 was sool
ascertained The elephant -helenged to
menRgerle, which was going east on tn
: Vahdaiia rsiiroaaa The elephant vas lei
, ct DARK blythe keepsr. 10 q TaiIrpaa car
being asks Supposed, security locked il
;. Daring the night, however, be broke th
I chain which fastened his Ieg. tore aoN-
, the door and started On his voyage {
a death. He was a1f immense brute and b.
81 7carrass s;as vieRed with Intense 4enriosit
: BY the citizens during the day. II is sal
, that tha original cost OF the animal ws
! tnearfy $o,0o0.-k Louis Repls5yico,
. f32d. = sna--.sl1.1 2 ETse -1i-osf