Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-08

B0rNwns's Emperor Going Through Troy
CleanSng Oss Boiling MUt-BMrning
HIS Feet-S4,OOO Domo0es.

B0rnwns's Emperor Going Through Troy
CleansSg Oss Rolling MUt-Bmrntn0
HIS Feet-$4,00O Damages.
TROY, Aug. 3.-Barnum's show ex-
hibited here yesterday, and at about mid
night many residents of the city were
treated to an entertainment not put down
in the bills. The evening performance
closed at about 10 O'Clock, and imme-
date arrangements were made to trans
fer the menagerie to Gloversville.
The elephants and larger ami
mails were driven down River
street to the Rensselaer, g. Saratoga rail-
read bridge, with a view of crossing the
latter to take cars on Green Island for
Gloversville. The camels, Jumbo, and
several other elephants filed into the
bridge all right, but one of the large ele-
plants, knewn as the Emperor, became
unruly, and manifested disposition to
continue down the street. The attend
ants sought to coax him over, but the
more he was coaxed the more sb-
stinate he became, and he finally
made bolt down River street. Three
other elephants followed his example.
The trouble had already attracted large
crowd of men and boys, whose mingled
cries at the beasts only Infatuated them,
and they started down through the CEN
ter of the city at full speed. At Adams
street Emperor fell, and was soon sur
rounded. Raising himself suddenly he
espied the bright lights burning in the
Hon. Erastus Corning Rensselaer, rail
mill, and he made that his objective
point. The other elephants followed.
Emperor entered the mill, causing q
stampede of the employees. In his anx-
iety to escape his pursuers he stepped
into the hot blooms, and his forefoot was
terribly burned. r,
Goaded to madness with pain the ele-
plant rushed from the mill on to the Hud-
son River railroad track, and, reaching
jefferson street, he took the sidewalk.
Dir. and Mrs. Michael Casey were on the
sidewalk, and were so surprised at the
strange sight Of an elephant running at
large that they lost their presence of
mind. AS result Casey was knocked
down and badly hurt. Turning into
First street Emperor met Patrick Maher,
who was returning from work, and
threw him with great force down an en-
bankment. The elephant next en-
countered Edward Burke and injured
him very seriously by a blow
with his trunk. Emperor then
took the sidewalk, but owing to
the lateness of the hour, did not meet
any one until he reached Van Buren,
street, where he seized Patrick Burns
and threw him about twenty feet. In
Tyler street Emperor hurled Michael
Minahan against a fence, breaking three
of his ribs. Minahan is sixty-five years
old and it is probable that he will die.
Before reaching the Fourth street juno
ton several other persons were hurt. Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Moulton were seated on
the stoop of their residence as Emperor
hove in sight and they remained there to
see what was the matter. AS Emperor
approached the house Moulton seIzed q
pail and struck the brute. Where
upon Emperor turned and.
Selling Mrs. Moulton, threw
her with great force against the wall in
the house, seriously injuring her. Mr..
Moulton was knocked senseless by a
blow of the animals trunk and his collar
bone was broken. John Roarke, who
lived near by, was drunk enough to sup
pose that he could quiet the elephant,
and as result his right foot was crushed
by Emperor treading upon it,
The elephant then turned into Fourth
street, where he knocked jeremiah Bar
low insensible, threw VIM. Fl. Burke
down steep bank, and sent John
O'Marra about fifteen feet into the air
Then he made for the Besse-
mer steel works, being attracted
thither by the electric light
Remembering his experience al
the Rensselaer, mill, Emperor did not
seek an intimate acquaintance with the
red hot steel blooms. In fact, the sight
of them caused him to turn, and so
frantic was he that he ran against fence,
knocking it to pieces. Turning into the
street again, a peddler's wagon was in
the way, and this the angry brute re-
duced to kindling wood. Emperor then
made for the farm lands adjoining, doing
great damage to vegetables and fences on
the places of the Hon. Erastus Corning,
Thomas Dickson, E. Z. Defrees, and
others.
Meanwhile Emperor's companions had
been captured, and other hands expert
enced in the treatment Of wild animals
joined in the attempt to capture EN-
peror. The latter, however, took pos
session of st. Joseph's cemetery, where
he trampled on graves and knocked down
several headstones. At about O'Clock
this morning he was captured.
In addition to the persons above named
| many others were injured MIR. Hutch.
inson visited the victims to-day and set.
tied all damages. The aggregate amount
paid out was nearly $4,000.