, 1882-10-28
Elephants at large.
(frOm the Connecticut Post.

(From the Connecticut Post.)
Barnum's show was exhibited at Troy,
N. Y. Wednesday, Aug. g., and at about
midnight 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 immediate arrangements were made
to transfer the menagerie to GlOvers-
vile. The elephants and larger ami
mails were driven down River street to the
Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad bridge,
with a view of crossing the latter to take
cars on Green Island for Gloversville. The
camels. Jumbo, and several other ele-
plants filed into the bridge all right but
one of the large elephants, known as the
Emperor, became unruly, and manifested
a disposition to continue down the street.
The attendants sought to coax him over,
but the more he was cOaXed the more OBJ
Stinate he became, and he finally made q
bolt down River street. Three other ele-
plants followed his example. The trou-
BILE had already attracted a large crowd
OF men and boys, whose mingled cries at
the beasts only inturiated them, and they
started down through the centre OF the
CITY at full speed. At Adams street En-
peror fell, and was soon surrounded. Rails
ing himself suddenly he espied the bright
1i3iIS ONb4lilllS III AAOh' WI -
Rensselaer, rail mill, and he made that his
objective point. The other elephants fol-
lowed. Emperor entered the mill, causing
a stampede of the employees. In his anX
icty to escape his purSuerS he stepped in
to the hot blooms, and his ~forefeet were
terribly burned.
Goadcd to madness with pain, the elc-
phant rushed from the mill on to the Hud-
son River railroad track, and, reaching
jefferson street, he took the side walk. Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Casey were on the side
walk, and were so surprised at the strange
sight of an elephant running at large that
they lost their presence OF mind. AS a
result Casey was knocked down and bad
ly hurt. turning into First street, En-
peror met Patrick Maher, who was return
ing from work, and threw him with great
force down an embarkment. The elephant
next encountered Edward Burke, and in
iured him very seriously by a blow with
his trunk. Emperor then took the side
walk, but, owing to the latcnCSS OF the
hour, did not meet any one until he reach
ed Van Buren, street, where he seized
Patrick Burns and threw him about TWEEN.
ty feet. In Tyler street Emperor hurled
Michael Minahan against a fence, break
ing three Of his ribs. Minahan is 80
years old, and it is probable that he will
ulGa before fGdCnlIlS inc UOuflu SlIecO
junction several other persons were hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick MOultOn were seat
ed on the stoop Of their residence as En-
perOr hove in sight, and sthey remained
there to see what was the matter. AS
Emperor approached the house Moulton
seized a pail and struck the brute. Where
upon Emperor turned and, Selling Mrs.
Moulton, threw her with great force
against the wall III the house, seriously
injuring her. Mr.. Moulton was knocked
senSeleSs by a blow of the animals trunk
and his collar Done was broken. John
ROarke, who lived near by, was drunk
enough to suppose that he could quiet the
elephant, and as a 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 William II. Burke
down a steep bank, and sent John OMAR
IA about fifteen feet into the air. Then
he made for the Bessemer steel works, be-
ing attracted thither by the electric light.
Remembering his experience at the RenS-
selaer mill, Emperor did not seek an in.
innate 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 a fence, knocking it
to;pieceS. Turning into the street again,
a pedlar's Wagon was i'll the way, and
this the angry brute reduced to kindling
wood. Emperor then made for the FARM
lands adjoining, doing great damage to