The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-28
ELEPHANTS AND HOT IRONS.
FHT GEORGE WEST VAS TOSSED ON
TIiE TJSkS or ON BOLIVAR.
manager Bailey aud GenernI Agent Nathan.
Of Bnrnum's show ON the Punishment of
wild Bcaus-Mr. George o. STAIRS Belief
Tho kecper ~ (enIrnl rnrk 4 rreaied.

The Keeper ut Ccnttnl Park Arrested.
Mr. George F. Bailey is the manager Of
r T. Burnum's Circus Company. and Mr. J. j.
NNnans is the general agent. They wore found
yesterday afternoon in Mr.. Barnum's Office in
II u~ton street On the wall over Mr.. Baileys
head WAS picture Of thcsix Trakcne stations.
aud on the opposite wall WIS a liie-sze show
hill portrait OF Miss Katie Stokes. the daring
cquestrieDne.' done in attractive colors In
MIR. Baiey's hand was an evening newspaper
containing Mr.. Henry Bergh's denial that red
hot poker had been driven into the trunk Of
Emperor. one Of Birnum's elephants in tho
Central Park Museum. and an opinion atrib-
uted to him Mr.. Berghl that thcre ought not to
be a geological collection IN the world. since he
could see no benefit to humanity no advantage
10 art. nor any promotion OF science in the con-
hncment Of m sceliuucous herd Of dumb
brutes. Mr. Bailey and Mr. Nathans did not
choose either To deny or admit the use by their
employee Of red hot poker to subdue EN-
peror. What they did do was to Justify it. pro-
vidcd the elephant was in u cruz N the time.
Let mo tell you" the former said. what
.happcaed to George West for The want Of Il hot
iron. bought Bolivar. tho finest and largest
elephant had ever seen up to that time. at
Zanesville Ohio in 1853 West was his keeper
Bolivar was for long time very gentle. but
every elephant Is treachcrous. lie went with
the show To- South Carolina. Late one night
while wa were travelling. West was riding a
little distance behind him. not expecting to
meet anybody on the road at that hour. The
first thing he knew was that Bolivar had caught
up a horse on his tusks. From tho horse dan
gcd ono Of the little carts used in that part Of
tho country. The driver had tumbled out. but
the horse and cart were tossed into ditch be-
side the road where the horse soon bled to
death. West hit Bolivar several cuts and he
seemed to yield. hut | said to him. George.
that elephant will Kill you yet paid the man
$40 for the loss Of his horse and we went on.
Two or three days aiterward on a sunday
morning. on the road from Camden 10 Lum-
berton. we came To u wooden bridge over mill
race. The millpond lay directly to one side Of
the bridge. Bolivar approached tho bridge.
bat stopped with a suspicious air before lie
II pprd on the planks. as II doubling the
strength Of the structure. West. who was on q
horse Just behind him. pushed him little with
lis whip. when suddenly Bolivar turned
upon him. and cat ching the horse on his tusks
tossed horse and rider higher than the caves OF
the mill Both fell in the milponi The horse
WAS got out. but was so badly hurt that or
derel him to be knocked In the hcnd. West
svm ashore unharmed In the moan time tho
cphant stood with his trunk hanging straight
20 the ground, rs II what had occurred did
n?t concern MIN IN ne Least. l warned
guess he doesn't mean me- We then
took Bolivar below the mill and allowed
ia. musicians IN riis his Lorse ,yhils Ia
started 10 20 on foot. He gave the elephant one
ar Two cnts with "A whip and tho animal broke
into a RIM hut M "A cr6ss.roads near AZ hand
h. turned into the wrong road Forgetting his
usual cau',on. West ran ahead 70 turn him No
tim he r1.i tor IN. man. Nrest ran for a high
hauS. and would have stved L,mseH before the
~ f,rt 'r,,.i - ti,, i,.,n, - .,s in,t Tho
mkt moment he WIS ,.ans.ini, I'm mid.air on the
tvo lone tu-Es Thar. W. ~ h, r,.ar-rail fsncn
on he other side OF Mn. r.1d. but BOLIVAR
moved through it Ms ii il had been made Of
cohwehs He did not seem 10 know where h.
was Going hut Kent to.-in, We~f mn and catch
ing him in the air as h. feN He ran i'm this
way ,bs @o1nl fuWv 6at s n Ipen o MGsib i
wers Two eienbnnt dSrs win him and ono
the black one Tie. mink W. called him, went
g.. ou g i,7',' y li,r io'. naina
minute. and then as II unwilling ~ hurt him.
When w. y.ntsr.i IT, aptr a.n tHs 6ody W.,
found tlpt 10 bad been q er'.l tu ct,eu times 10y
thetusks West hal ~. ni.cIotha- on when Le
was attacked. lut everything h4d he.u torn
from him but his boot, and his shirt. which
hung {, him only boy tae ue 'k-hlud / sout back
T. Camden ior % l0f of rope. ana we frrd 20 slip
noose on one o., B1lyirs frrt. hut ryary time
he would sin ont u u or puu 10 III with his
trunk. II wis getting lat- IN the afternoon. and
brute. ulivr .n thut country. with nearly 1000
negroes swaru.n- about. worth over 500
apiece. ! de'crm.nol to ki. hun. So rolo
young hoods lounging about. dr a-rd In their
naterf SINNERS nn,i Whit socks. Thcvnii came
phant hunt There was an % 4 building that had
iormsr' g., tsan ms a rs "a mill rnar III. nnnI
AMI iut this the young m"n took up position.
Turn rlln numfi Fletcher lowed ;l' 'l'-
piant mp Co within fair -un-hot. and att signal
nlt cvrn ,tu.:sr-I EAi-n- his trunk ha ran
O. th- puI NJ. lnd threw uim- L against H. i