The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-05-18
fho Cray Fits sf Elephants.

"Of all the mad elephants. Han
nibal, think, was the worst" said DR..
L A. Graves, the veteran Snowman ak
Bunnel's. Most elephants recover
from . mad fit within . few days, but
he would keep up .
tantrum for weeks and months ut .
time. The longest spell he ever had
began early one morning in June, 1854.
while travelling with Raymond and
W Waring's menagerie from Pawtucket
to Fall River. He broke away from
his keeper and ran the highway thir-
teen miles, smashing everything he
could. Talk about elephants being
large! Hannibal looked - big -
locomotive that morning. The keeper
attempted to check him and was chased
into Q swamp. The first vehicle the
mad elephant met was q butchers cart
loaded with mutton. He smashed the
cart, killed the horse, broke the drivers
arm and scattered the quarters of mutton
along the highways. Two vegetable
wagons were upset and the horses
were killed, the drivers escaping un-,
hurt. When the fury OF his ft was
spent, Hannibal was found beneath .
tree On the road side completely ex-
hausted, and for the time submissive.
Tusk chains were applied. and for
many weeks Afterwards he was kept
under the strictest surveillance. To
approach him during this period was
dangerous. On turning out one morn
ing in Burlington, VT. / found q num-
ber of women and children petting him
while he was swinging his ears in evil
dent enjoyment Then I knew the
spell was broken. He was yerv docila
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except one boot; The elephant II
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