The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-30
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A correspondent Of the Chicago M1eT'
Ocean writes from Davenport, Iowa
Adam ForcIaugh Is famous sho".iao'
sr,t he has never offered to the puohc 80
thrilling and extraordinary an exhipit;oh az
that which "migbt have been seen at
point near Pleasant Hill, about seven miles
from Davenport, on Monday morning pelore
daylight. The scene was that of menagef1t
attacked by a thunderstorm of unusual
fcrocity In the dead Of night.
Mr.. Forcpaugh's establishment, consisting
NJ a menagerie, museum, and circus, en-
hiblted at Dewitt. Iowa, on Saturday, Au'
s,,st II, and ut midnight started for Davcn'
port. where 1t was to exhibit on the l9th'
At pleasant ELL, q small village, it enco'ln'
tered one of the most terrific storms OF Inun
der. lightning, and rain eyer experienced ID
this rart of the country. IL was ABOUT
O'Clock on Monday morning when the storm
broke upon the caravan. There were lad
,lcns or cages of wild beasts and birds, q
museum cq,Iipasc, baggage wagons, DC.
drawn BY 500 horses, anu following the great
chariot. This, in turn, was preceded ny q
dozen tSmcls and the elephant Romeo, Jr.
AS the storm increased in fury the chariot
horses became unnianageable, aud started OF
ut fearful speed. The caInels, unable to
stand, crouclled down by the roadside, trelG
bling with fear, and the elephant lay down
in the middle OF the road and stubborn'y re-
fused to rise, completely preventing the tur
Their progress of the long train OF cages
which were scattered along the road foI
nearly two miles.
A TERRIBLE SCENE.
The animals, thoroughly frightened, min
ylel their wells and roars with the deafcnlng
thunder, and bounded from side to side oil
their narrow cages with tremendous force.
This caused many of the horses TO follow the
example OF those before the chariot. and as
no further progress could he made, the whole
train soon became inextricably confused
To make "confusion worse confounded.'
the driver Of the liou-caye was hurled from
his seat by the falling of his wheel-horscs
and over went the cage containing four large
lions.
The museum wagon, containing the "Lord',
Supper" was struck by lightning, and follI
of the Twelve Apostles laid low. And yet
the worst had not come. The awful fury OF
the storm and the terror of the scene demon
allied about twenty drivers, who had been
hired few days previous, and in Il most
cowardly manner they deserted their horses
and fed to the woods. One of these cages
left driverless contained gnu or horned
horse, most vicious and untamablc brute
and the horses, plungins from one side o.
the road to the other, overturned the cage
the brute lcaped into the road, and, over
turning cage filled with monkeys, diute(
OF into the woods.
THE SITUATION
of the caravan ut this juncture was Yer,
critical, AS may be readily imagined. There
was the pitch-black darkness of the nigh
contcnding with the lulid glare of the light
ming. There was the drenching rain pour
ing down I'm sheets. There was the almos
constant roar of thunder. The roar of en-
ragged tigers, the neigh of frightened horses
the wall of hundred animas-somc to J.,
feared and others to be pticd-;lII were con
centrated. Trees fell around. Horses dtshct
hither and thither, crashing the vans whicl
they drew, and scattering their contents
One Of the drivers, who still remained faith
full and courageous, was killed in his seat j.,
shock of lightning. No wonder hat mem
hearts quuilcd, and that among the less bolt
of them panic and stampede set in, whicl
promised to end with the total ruin of thu
caravan.
This was doubtless aycrtCd only by theap
peu.auce ut the front oil Colonel Forcpaugb
who had been following the train, and wht
had come up rs rupidily as possible on real
.izipg the danger of the situation. He or
dered the horses to he detached from the ami
nal cages and the wagons corroicd. Th'
lion cage was richtcd and II detail sent to re
capture the escaped gnu.
Daylight dawncd and the storm ahaled
Ten horses had been killed ly lightning; fou
drivers were injured seriously and on,
killed. With the assistance of the farmer
in the vicinity the mcnagcrc people SCOT
put matters i'll Il prcscn,ablc shape, includin:
even the surviving Apostles, eight III number
WHAT THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS, d.
FOR LvNG.-Thc State Of Massachusetts
with u population of 1,I60,GfG. has 519,74.
persons engaged in various occupations. Th.
number engaged in agricultural pursuits i
72,Sl0. In professional and personal ser
vices there are 13l, 29l-dvided among bar
bers and hair-ttressers, 1,G2S; billiard ant
bowling-saloon Keepers and employees, III
boarding and lodging-houSe keepers. $40
clergymen, 900; domestic servants, 1910
hotel and restaurant-kcepers and employees
1851; journalists, 279; laborcrs, 5O,564
launderers and iaundresSes, I,656; lawyers
1910; livery-staUle keepers and hostlers
@>Voot ~oihSh'ho ailb NSifHi vi eh'
Government, 4,214; physicians and sur
geons, 2,0i7; soldiers UNITED States army
SAG; teachers mot specitiedD, 1920
teachers of painting, dancing, and mll
sic, S6G. In trade and transportation tn
number. employed is S3,07S, OF which 2S,SS
are taders and dealers, 21,57G clerks, sales
men, and accountants, 2.l2O railroad men
and II, O53 sailors, steamboat men, water
men, sc. In manufactures and mining TIN
number employed is 292 $50, OF which Is, 20
are boot aud shoe makers, 1896 are carpen
tiers and ioiners, 63,GS7 are cotton and wool
len mill operatives, and lG,7S7 tailors, tailor
esses, and seamstresscS. Or the population
S24,9iS are natives of the United States
1921 of Germany, 205, 354 of Ireland, 33, O2
oil England and Wales, $500 of Scotland
1855 OF Sweden, Norway, and Dermat K
1,5R of France, 81 Of other countries nortl
Of Europe, 41S OF Italy, 1923 of other coun
tries south of Europe, G6565 of British
America, and 12l of China and Japan.
A CHOICE ABOUT DEArH.-It was elaine,
by DR.. Guillotin that his famous instrumen
for capital punishment was less painful thai
either known or practical means for intiictiny
swift death, and the four executions tina
took place at Maidstone, England, on Au
gust 18th, seem to have given support to tn
f.5aifp oil fhnSn nx-on,ff; nm, l., A.,