National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
AN ELEPHANT HUNT IN JERSEY.



A small army Of the most courageous and sport
loving natives Of Gloucester County, n. j., en.
Dyed the excitement OF a gen nuine elephant hunt
yesterday morning, and finally succeeded in cap.
turing the game In Turner's Swamp, five miles
from Bridgeport and one and q halfmiles from the
Woodbury. turnpike. King, the elephant the New
Jersey aborigines hunted for is the trump card Of
Howe & Homingways Royal Vienna Menagerie"
small show that has been doing interior towns
in this noighborhood for several weeks. King
the three dens Of wild animals and the waxworks
belonging TO the show were exhibited at Mildred
or Monday night, and after the exhibition King
offended no doubt by the smnllness of the crowd
that came TO see him, worked himself
INTO Fn1GnTTUL RAGE.
Amer struggling some time he broke HIS leg chains
and dashed himself against tho side Of the tent
The guy ropes snapped, aud before Howe, Hem
ingwAy, or their five assistants recovered fom their
nstonishmont at the Leasts remarkable behavior
they were ell euveloped by the falling canvas.
Mr. Howe got out In time TO see King lumber of
down the turnpike mt the rate OF ten miles an
hour, shaking Gloucester County at every step.
The show people mounted horses and the chase
began. Fifteen minutes later James X. Patterson
and A. J. Namely. who, were riding in spring
the turnpike, saw q monster animal bearing down
upon tbom. Patterson's horse saw the elephant
about the snmc time, and, wheeling quickly 10
the right, made bee-line across country leaving
the wagon and It's occupants hanging on the first
fence. This incident only drew a roar from King
as he plOwcd along the muddy road and passed
AFTER SIX MILE RUN
the hunters came up with the brute standing In
front OF n barn. yard, inside of which couple OF
dogs were making a frightful noise. Half an hour
of liberty had made the elephant long for more,
aud when the pursuers approached he charged
and put them TO flight. Then turning. his atten-
ton 10 the dogs, he smashed through the fence in
pursuit OF them. Tho dogs escale1, and King
crossed the yard, smashed through another fence,
tore over garden, smashed another fence, and
was In the open fields, with all Gloucester County
before him. In the meantime the owner OF the
dogs was aroused, and had soon mounted horso
nnd joined In tue chnse. Between and o'clock
in the morning King was brought TO bay ia Tur-
ners swamp. The swamp covers hundreds OF
acres and is cut up by scores of creeks the bot
toms Of which are 50 deep with mud that IL Is MT
safe for hofsemnn unfamiliar with the place 10
ride through them even in daylight King could
be heard smashing the underbrush and
BELLowING LIKE MAD
In the center of II small pine grove. The hunters
held council and decided not tO go In after him
until daylight. Fires were built and the men
wnited Shortly after daybreak the crowd wns
swolled by the arrival of scores of farmers from
the neiRhbOring country. At five o'clock the man
who was sent back to tine tent for chains returned
md the showmen went into the grove after King,
while the graugers waited anxiously for the result
4 he elephant was soon found and his rage having
been worked Oft by his race he was rs meek ns u
lamb. 1t took some time to shnckle him aud as he
roared und gioaned fearfully the natives on the
outskirts supposed there was IA desperate battle
going on in the grove. Their fears however were
relieved when King was driven out of tine swamp.
He was ut once marched to the tent