New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
LLEpHIYT ATTACKS MS KEEPER.

Pilot the largest elephant in Banum's
Circus attacked keeper yesterday and but for the in
reference of his trainer would ave killed him. After
the performance in the afternoon. Henry Morgan. the
keeper OF the troupe OF small performing elephants was
carried OUT of the ring the usks of Cnleftin, the
second largest elephant and had just ailghted
and was passing in front of ilot when
the brute seized him around he waist
and threw him over the rope which is stretched
feet In front OF the elephants quarters Morgan quickly
recovered himself. and with prod" which Is used III
making the animals obey returned to chain the enraged
beast when Pilot threw out his trunk ana catching hold
Of the d" prod wrenched it from the mans hand aud
threw it into the ceiling his head with such force
that it fast in the hard wooden BEAM Instead Of
throwing Morgan from him again, he struck him. knock
Ing him down, and endcayorng to drag the keeper
under his feet when the attention Of the trainer George
Arstingstal was attracted by the cries OF the Keeper
and Pilot was chained and subdued
Mr. Arstngstali last night gave TRIBUNE reporter an
account of his training Pilot aud the other elephants
now in the circus He said Pilot is twenty five years
OLD and weighs $500 pounds lie II naturally Vicious
and very treacbeious Two years ago ne had three
chains on him. attached to his fec, another over his
back and third fastened to hs sk ANA 40 was unable
to iniure any one. | removed al OF them and taught
him 10 lie down This took only short time, and he
does not disobey Even to-day, wnen
he was endeayorns o to XII Mr. NJ MORAN, morgan,
obeyc Then having chained him. two or three keepers,
W'Tg,n anon Them aud myself gave him "A sound
nU gan ~ l. tn, nniv w,y TO aoe mild punishment
only aggia,ates elephant. lie never VIII obey unless
rruilcru 10 submission AT once No, never hot
irons as a mode Oi punishment Some trainers do use
them but IL IL cruel treatment aud the same effect Is
uTo1nced bv whipping one with hoop-poes.
pilot is perfectly harmless tonight. took him out in
the grand entry aud viii make hlm perform his
tou,nr, trick, later in the evening. There will be
danger of his attempting to hurt anyone for week at
least | have been a trimmer OF elephants for
twenty years and have .anded over nifty Of
these Gnimals, and now looking forward with
interest the arrival Of Jumbo "uo wl probably give
me some trouble hrst He Is African by birth and
u less tTactabls than born IN india All of the Gle
pbauts now in the circus Of the Indian breed, and
are not 80 stupid aud contrary ~ the Africans are.
have seen many wicked clrphaus b1t have never been
hurt Dy one Ii Il not because they love me,
people Imagine, but brCnuse they fear me. now only
carry little ivory stick about foot long, but when
Necessary resort 10 the hOOppOlc fOr thus does all The
good that hursner HOuId accomplish ana does not
scar the hide. Four five O the large elephants
cross Queen the inothcr OF the baby elephant very
ylcous Il al times, N the That attacked Pro
fe -or poreiu- last winter but word from Is
sufficient 10 quiet them"