The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-07-30

Last week. os the mammoth aeef ~
steamers employed to transport nI1 .loh,
Rohinson's Great World Exposition en-
preached the landing at Wyandosse. sits-
ated on the bank Of the Ohio river. IN West
Virginia, an unusual commotioa was ob.
served 10 take place on board the FAC shin
Erie, no o. Men, women and children
were wildly running TO and fro. frantieslIV
shouting to the other steamers, while atshs
same time there arose series of shnekS
screeches, yeils and howls, as Il an the in-
mates Of pandemonium were let loose.
The good people on shore were unable Is
make out the meaning and strange behavior
of those on the steamers, but, surmisiao
that everything was not right among tie
animals in the menagefie, they very quick
ly concluded that the open lcvee was no
place for them should any OF the ferocious
monsters make their way 70 the land. aud
quickly fled TO their homes. n the mean
time, Commodore John i. Robinson hoist.
ed signals ol distress. which were quickly
responded 70 by the steamer Champion.
Captain G. n. Robinson; also the steamer
Argosy, Captain JAS Robinson. whoranpcd
al0ngside The Erie. aud were informed that
an awful battle was raging between the
huge double-honed rhnoceros and the
monster war elephant Old Emperor. The
ladies and children were quickly transferred
TO the steamers Champion and Arrosy. and
then the entire crews OF the three steamers
armed themselves aud went below lo en-
deavor to separate the eombatants
As they reached that portion OF tie main
deck Just of the boilers, horribly sicken-
ing sight met their view Wounded. bleed
ing and horribly lacerated men wero lying
where they had been stricken down by the
terrible brutes; dead, wounded and dying
horses and ponies strewed the deck in every
direction; cages destroyed and literally
smashed into fragments were scattered
among the dead, wounded and dying, and
the terrible din, shrieks, grunts and groans
plainly told them that the battle was still
raging. A total destruction Of almost every
cage on the boat seemed imminent. an
efforts proved unavailing to separate the
savage denizens Of the forest, At this
junctue a large crash mas heard. and tho
two cages containing the monster sea-hons
and the Labrador seals were driven over
hoard.
The veteran Snowman was a. eo0l and
collected as man could be under these
circumstances, when his property was go
ing to destruction every moment by thou
sands of dollars; not SO with manager John
+. Robinson IT,, for when he saw his "a.
Yorite seals and sealions being dashed over
board be cned Boys I.cgn't stand this,
and we laight as well attempt to Kill ono Of
these brutes before they ruin every cage on
the boat.r BE then ordered to FIRE upon
them. and heavy volley was discharged
which had no more effect on the now
thoroughly arouse and frightened monsters
than TO cause them 20 fight with more fury
than before. The situation was getting
zach moment more dangerous for all on
lloard, and the managers were despairing OF
ell hope, when it occurred to manager John
10 open the steam pipes and delugo them
with steam.
The engineer quickly turned on the steam,
and as & suddenly escaped from the boiler
with a terrific roar shriil screech was
heard from the elephant, such as they al
ways utter IN crying for mercy when con-
auered in their native wilds Whether the
elephant had received its death-blow from
the rhinosceros or was frightened into SUBJ
mission by the steam, could not be ascef
tanned until the steam had cleared away.
which It did ina few moments disclosing
to the astonished gaze Of the Snowman
curious and gratifying sight There lay the
elephant on the deck covering, trembling
down, and a little further on was the rhinos-
ceros, snugly ensconsed in his cage, where
he had Tetreated when the steam was
opened upon him.
The attendants sprang forward and
closed and boltcd the door Of his cage, thus.
securing themselves from further molesta-
tion from him.
Five horses were found dead, as also
were three ponies, and four more were so
badly NAMED and wounded, that they were
killed IN mercy, to end their pains.