Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-06-26

lighting brisk FIRE in furnace secured
for the occasion, rolled up their sleeves
and literally ''went in" One of the
Forepaugh brothers, who has had charge
OF the elephants, placed himself in front
Of Romeo with pitChfork, an assistant
keeper took charge of his trunk by at
taching several hand-spikes TO il; DR..
Withers knet before his victim, and in
another moment several pounds of ele-
phant steak were severed from the mass.
simultaneously low rumbling like dis.
tant thunder, vibrated through the tent,
bringing every animal in the menagerie to-
a chorus, and for minute or two it ap-
pearcd as If all the elephants had broken
loose in pandcmonium.
Romeo was the first to recover his pres
ence, being assisted in his task by many
we'll directed and pointed arguments.
The next thrust brought only a culver
over the huge carcass, and after that, du.
ring three hours of terrible pain the ami
NAL displayed the noblcst iorttude. The
surroundings of the animal soou presented
the appearance of an ill-ordered slaughter
house.
Again aud again, under the direction
of Prof. Boyd, DR.. Withers cut, gouged,
and chlseled into the poo- beast, each
time cutting away or digging out a pound
} or two of putrid flesh, aud each time the
. knife was withdrawn the blood flowed
freely after it. Like practiced miner
the doctor only prospected tor while,
feeling his way to the crevices. Soon he
D laid bare member, and then entered up
: on task that sickened the stoutest saw
$ bones present. Having exposed the seats
of corruption, he began to scoop them
: out, bringing handful after handful to the
+, surface. Tunneling his way along by
e means of scrapers and chisels, bis arm
n would enter the animals leg to the elbow
until the sound flesh was reached. 1t was
not long before the explorer discovered
u that what sound flesh there was in Romeo's
fore-egs wasn't worth speaking about,
J. and the only wonder was that the animal
was alive and able to stand on his legs.
After full hour spent in sashing,
gouging aad scrapiDg during which the
poor beast was rid of purified matter
l. and flesh and a pound or two of bone, the
y surgeons concluded that sufficient for the
day might be the evil thereof and desist-
" ed from that part of the operation to en-
J. ter upon another tenfold more painful and
n narrowing. Both legs had been thorough
d ly tunneled. and in many cases where the
d openings were directly opposite, but little
d kept them from meeting. While these
l. excavations were progressing, men were
N busy at the furnace heating huge solder
|, ing irons, several inches in diameter to
RS white heat. These were now brought in
l. to requisition to remove the proud flesh.
e When DR.. Withers approached the an
ct imaI with the first of these glowing irons,
D. shver ran through his frame, and he
y was disposed to resent any further ag-
I'd gression, but being convinced by the
ID pointed arguments Of his keeper that it
e. was all for his good he uttered another
o. low thunder which was echoed from ev-
It; cry cage, and Strengthening his trunk, he
iu braced himself for further martyrdom.
X. The red hot iron was now run into tun-
n. mel No. |, to the length of about foot,
!, and Kissing sound, followed by dense
IL volumes of fumes and an intolerable
as stencil issued from the opening. The
"a poor brute shook like an aspen, made a
py slight effort or two at resistance, but soon
-. settled into quietness again. Another hct
" iron was introduced and again there was
Dg quivcr Of the whole frame, but this
he time he only drew up his back and slight
e, ly changed his position.
q. The blood now began to flow from the
H. caverns in copious supply, sight that
" made all the animals of the cat species
d. desperate, and lions, tigers, lcopards and
IN panthers Of the innumerable horde whose
ol- cages formed a circle about the martyr,
- joined IN low growls which became intens-
=" flied to roars and shrieks as the fumes Of
the burning flesh reached their nostrils
on This tumult caused score or two Of
70 keepers to rush for their pets in the dens
~ of their respective charge, and as these
'1 added their not over gentle voices to the
10 volume, and the rage of the beasts for thu
ir- nonce was further aggravated by cudgels
ks and other persuasive things calculated ts
a.. stir up the animals, the uproar was ter
:. rife, attracting hundreds of people from
the ueighborhood, who surrounded th'
he tent though in momentary fear that aadel
Of uge of wild beasts would como upouthem
90 But against such catastrophe the,stroni
- cages were proof.
- When the noise was somewhat quieted
NY the operation was continued, and during
RS, two hours above fifty red hot irons wer,
The into the poor brutes carcass. When tn
in surgeons desisted il was not because, the,
- believed their task completed bat be
y cause the eaverns had assumedsi such di
W. sensons that the two inch irons were to
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