The New York herald., 1874-11-09


powerfully aided by the arrival OF 'lat0on from
tne Nineteenth precinct, under Cap taln Gunner
ana Mr. Hunt, OF Nnety-thrd street, was
within hundred yards OF the bu ldng when
the rnlnoceros emerged, giving hs hort. vicious
cry. HIS appearances was the sigma lor a misdl-
recfed vOey. which, OF course. did III tile or no ex-
ecution on MS inick, tough hide and double-horn-
protected prohoscis. IL confused h i'm momen ra-
rIly however, for he turned and n .-entered the
building on sort OF amhng tro {. Mlsed by
firing party. and they rushed for ward, Colouei
Conklin leading to secure the door Had
the great brute deliberately plano cd an ambus-
cade It could not have better sue ,eeded. When
the party were within dozen te &c OF the door
the puma sprung through the sh altered portal
into their midst, overthrowing SCI fera doubtless
1njurlng some. Almost on the her lis or the puma
came the black and spotted leopG rd, followed by
the jaguar. the African ioness and tiger. The
latter came forth with q slow an6 stealthy tread.
Archambeau one Of the Keepers / lad the temerty
to try and lusso the beast KNOWN = that there was
none more dangerous and bloc dthirsty In the
THE TIGER SAW THE sJEcr
OF the Keeper, and without ms yments warning
sprung fifteen ieet into the air an caught Archam-
beau by the right shoulder. The NO went down to-
getner, tne uger on top. INST ant preparations
were made to save the poor Ie slow. when unor-
tunatey the rhin0ceros came ], imbering at half
troG out OF the entrance aud { iroye the rescuipg
party from their purpose. He u lso drove the tiger
before him, but at the same time planted one
OF his enormous feet on the prostrate Archam-
beau ana squeezed the brea, IN from his body.
The storming party was TOR the moment COM
pletely dlsorgantzed. rhe amin ais were running in
various directions, and the ttacking forces and
the curious spectators ne eing In every airec-
tion scaling rocks, climbing tr ees, falling In their
flight, and a case s reported or citizen stabbed
at this moment by an Italian over q quarrel as to
which should drst ascend a 1ree. me wounded
man, Calvin Morley, OF Flatls ush L. l., is at Belle
vue Hospital, out cannot Civ /. the police any de-
scripton OF
THE MAN WHO STA BgED HIM.
mention this terrible inc ldenr from a host OF
Others to show how overwhe lining was the fright
and how binding the STAN pede. The lion had
escaped the bullets al the firth " party in the front
inclOsure or rather being naddened to 1urther
desperation ny them careere wildly through the
Firth avenue entrance, and was followed shortly
after by tue Bengal tiger, nj lmber OF demoralized
Park policemen, who still haa y sentiment OF duty
pursuing them with nalloes, as II they were sheep,
not sheep devourers.
CONFESSION AND pI srRucrIoN.
From this point 1t has be en- found extremely
difficult to gather anything like coherent or
complete story OF the depre ations Of the uncaged
beasts. From number OF statements made to
our reporters by eye-wtn ssses, many uf these
statements aboundlng IN latent impossibiittes,
but all OF them given with n apparent conviction
OF truthfuness, the followin continuation Of the
the pell-mell breaking forth of the animals ran TO
the Seventy-Iourth street entrance and hurried
down to the Windsor II, otel whence he tele-
graphed to the HERALD OH ce for assistance
THE CONTINUATION 1F DESTRUCTION.
The rhinOceros, after tram )ling down the Keeper
Archamneau, made dlreci ay Tor the cage OF the
brown bear, which stood on the grass recently.
The ease With which he ov terturned the structure
we'll illustrated the vast muscular power OF the
brute. The brown bear escaped with some
bruises The grizzly bear. ION being knocked out
OF his house, advanced to give hght, but was
Dowled over on the gras three times In success
sion.
THE Ii DPARD,
after killing o little cn lid and mutilating sew
eral women who strove n srun before him, made his
way into the inciOsure rtainng the pelicanS the
pea fowl and ostrich and killed all before him. The
terror among the sro smlng party lasted long
enough to give ample Il me to the escaped animals
to spread havoc all thro ugh the PARK and city be-
sides.
had been forgotten at 0 ZEAL time, and, made des-
perate by hunger. ju mped over the ience sur
rounding the tall and gentle giranes, aud
slaughtered one Of the noble but helpless animals
OVER ONE HUNDRED SHOTS
were fired at the rh inoceros tu vain. His sides
appeared to be cover, ed with slabs Of wrought
iron. 'Snoot MIN In the eye'' was the general
cry. bur no one was lucky enough, rs all were
nervous with fright. to strike that particular
organ. A long re aching cr0wbar, however.
struck him In o sensi i've spot under the jaw. not
with the effect OF ch .cking his headlong career,
but only to drive him onward to
WORSE d sEDS THAN EVER.
In the same halt ,r or with which he issued from
his quarters ana s,Gaying like q snip at sea, he
struck over TO tn Q cages near Fifth avenue,
where the herbivo roals animals were stationed.
The havoc made n Il tnls direction was frighriul
All the tumble ID to pieces, and TO add to the
destruction and con lusion, the liberated elephant
joined forces with the rhinoceros, and the joint
attack OF the weaKs 4 animals such as the camel,
the zebras. The sac red Dull, the guanacO and the
llama was SIMPLY Irresistible. The sacred bull was
killed instacssy. az one OF the mIld.eyed zebras
was crnshetWfthU" ut pity. The other escaped into
the PARK and ran toward Elgnsn avenue. he Is
reported to have badly bitten and kicked q num-
Der Ot daring b0y who endeavored TO eject his
capture. He is st II vt large
THE BIRDS.
The destruction OF the bird cages was marked
by terrific scr canning The eagles fought
CALAMITY for til CIR eyries but nothing could
withstand the united charge of the ele-
phant and rD lnoceros. It was late in the
evening before le organized force OF the nenaR:
erie subdued the former or these two powerful
animals, and not before both mad destroyed sew
era hves and rui ned Q vast deal OF property. The
rntnoceros, the aren't OF all the destruction made
away toward tE Mall when
THE ELI PHANT HAD BEEN LASSORD
by the bind leg, u huge log being tied TO the end
OF the stout rOp with which the leg was larated
so as to impede his progress. while other parties
with ropes SINH Aiy hampered the other legs, un.
eectnally "ho ,ble" him that he could not rise.
They were then about to shoot him ar point-blank
range, when To q strange sight was presented of
the elephant's keeper. with streaming eyes and
ouIstrected ar ms, planting himself between the
pointed and CO cked rines or the angry crowd, who
had seen the d. saths and muttlatOns and the pros
trate beast VT ose trumpettngs OF defiance were
still ringing or the ear. The keeper would not
move. and, WI III many curses. the great brute's
life was saved.
THE RHINocERos
escaped, as w .have said, toward the Mall. Here
he attacked = party Of young girls, killing the
sewing girl, lunie Thomas, and frightening the
Others terrio ". One OF them subject to heart
disease, Ellen Schubert has received such ner-
vous shock th At her death may be looked for at
any moment. The beast lett the Park at one OF
the upper Els :hth avenue entrances aud gored
horse at Nine tlcth street. Overrhrowing the heavy
wagon to VIII ch he was harnessed, and dislocating
the shoulder OF Isaac Iarker, milkman. who was
driving. Ht this neighDorhOOd he overthrow
O shanty bm the rocks, which fell before
him ike h, o,ise or cards. The wretched inmates
were at sup per, and the falling planks took nre.
All the lam, Iy escaped except child in the cradle
which WAS burned to q crisp. Continuing on MS
career unit | he reached Eleventh avenue ne was
followed by Z q crowd OF men ana BOYS who were
evidently mawure Of his feroctous nature He
must too, have been nearly spent with his terri.
bic efforts but continued on toward the North
River. fortunate accident put an end to his
career Il was now very darK, and he a. seen
TO fall int o sewer excavation on the Boulevard,
nfteen fe 1t deep. Had IL been week day. and at
an earlier hour, he would, no doubt have ended
his life IN Killing. by falling on some of the men ut
work. A II was, he fel AnQloriuusly.
The Pt rk from erd to end ts marked with In
jury, an ! In Its artificial forests toe wild beasts
lurE, TO pounce AZ any moment on the unwary
pedestr1 an.
THE LEOPARDs AND WOLVES
made Ort work OF the deer. and all the blood for
which ney are responsible Is not even yet fully
compu II nj. The subsequent tight between
THE LION AND TIGER,