The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-07


cited that lac missed the boast, which
thoroughly frightened. soarnpcred
down the track 10 the steel works. Mrs
Langley went into commissions, and Dr
Harvic,fora time despaired Of rosuscilaiins
her. When Emperor reached Stow stree
be ran up The hill 10 Fourth On his wa,
he saw Patrick Molten 10 front of his resi-.
dence. and, picking him mp, threw hin
Against a locked door, which gave way
and Patrick landed all in heap. Mrs.
Molten had her eight.months-old baby IN
her arm, and, as she ran for the door, the
elephant struck her with his trunk aud
threw her up seven steps OF the first high.
OF stars The appearance Of Mrs. Molt-
ems face. breast and arms would give Q
person an idea that she had gone through
a thrashing machine, The baby had a
miraculous escape, aud did not sufer in
any way. Mr. Molten's left shoulder Is
dislocated The elephant ran down Bat.
avia street TO the steel works, entered the
brilliantly lighted building and endesvor.
cd 10 distroy several red hot steel blooms.
He mot with such warm repulse that he
ran rapidly TO the river. jumped in and
swan to Burdens blast furnace. half q
mile away. His burns caused him fright
full pain, and. landing at Burdens he
knocked fence into splinters and rushed
into the mill. The men were startled,
and the enraged beast, bowling terihcally,
chased them around. A panic ensned.
The appearance OF such an unlocked for
visitor was enough TO cause CONSERVATION,
but his evident intention TO make things
hot frightened the men out OF their wits.
Emperor slashed around with his trunk,
throwing bits Of iron oil over the building,
and then made his way up Main street.
Officer Kennedy saw huge black object
like cloud coming and drew his club. He
ran to the middle OF the street. and the
elephant, swerving to one side. caught up
Patrick Kennedy's wagon and threw it
twenty feet against tree box. The big
beast WAS evidently feeling angry. and
threw himself against the side Of Lev
ing's chapel. Seeing he could not wreck
the solid stone masonry, he went for Corn
ing's fence, and crushed it as easily Us il il
was paper. He was evidently in great
pain from his burns, and going into Corn
ings garden rolled himself around In the
turnip patch, completely running it and
doing damage to the extent Of $50.
The residents OF the hill were oil alarmed
by this time. and the Catholics who pre-
dominate in the vicinity, we're much e1
ercised over report that Emporer was
demolishing tombstones in st. Joseph's
cemetery. A hundred excited men and
women ran to the burial ground and saw
the elephant gazing complacent at tomb
stone, He was quickly driven out In
censed at the dense crowd there, lie went
into De Freests farm and destroyed $500
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in the field and rolled over and over, crush.
ing the growing crops The huge fellow
then made flank attack on the cemetery,
but was again driven of. The presence Of
q large crowd deferred him from violence,
and after Intellectual attempts to enter the
he returned to Kirbys field af.
ter kicking fence to pieces. The people
watched the graveyard until daylight,
when q trainer from Barnum's appeared.
1t required good deal Of coaxing before
the indignant elephant would allow his
keeper to approach, but finally he became
iocile and allowed rope to be tied around
his nsck. He was then led around by
Francis avenue aud and down to Fourth
street. A large crowd followed at q safe
distance. AT seven o'clock the beast
reached the Green Island freightyard,
where he met the other three runaways,
md an affectionate meeting ensued.