Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-04
ELEPHANTS AT LARGE.
GOIna FULL SPEED rHRoUGn TROY. |

ELEPHANTS AT LARGE.
GOING FULL SPEED rHROUGn TROY.
Barnums Emperor Cleans ,'ut q Rolling
Mill and Burns His Feet With Ned
Hot Steel-Many Persons Injured.
Barnum's show exhibited at Troy on
Wednesday, apd 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
GlOversville. The elephants and larger
animals were driven down River street to
the Rensselaer, s. Saratoga railroad bridge,
with a view of crossing the latter to take
cars on Green island for GlOyersville. The
camels, Jumbo, and several other ele-
plants filed into the bridge all right but
one Of the large elephants, known as tho
Emperor. became unruly, and manifested
disposition to continue down the
street. The attendants sought to coax
him over, but the more he was
coaxed the more obstinate he became, and
he finally made a bolt down River street.
Three other elephants followed his exam
ple. The trouble had already attracted a
large crowd of men and boys, whose
mingled cries at the beasts only infuriated
them, and they started down through the
centre of the city at full speed. At
Adams street Emperor fell, and was soon
surrounded. Raising himself suddenly he
espied the bright lights burning in the
Hon. Erastus Corning's Rensselaer, rail
mill, and he made that his objective point.
The other elephants followed. Emperor
entered the mill, causing stampede of
the employees. In his anxiety to escape
his pursuers lie stepped into the hot
blooms, aud his fOrefeet were terribly
burned.
Goaded to madness with pain, the ele-
phant rushed from the mill on to the Hud-
son river railroad track, and, reaching
jefferson street, ho took the sidewalk.
MIR. 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 a result Casey was knocked
down and 3adly hurt. Turning into First
street, Emperor met Patrick Maher, who
was returning from work, aud threw him
with great force down an embankment.
The elephant then encountered Edward
Burke, and injured him very seriously by
a blow with his trunk. Emperor then took
the sidewalk, but owing to the lateness OF
tho hour, Gid not meet any one until he
reached Van Buren, street, where he
sieZed Patrick Burns and threw him about
twenty feet. In Tyler street Emperor
hurled Michael Minahan against q fence.
breaking three of his ribs. Minnahan is
IS years old, and it is probable that ht
will die. Before reaching tho Fourth
street junction several other persons were
hurt. Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Moultor
were seated on the stOOp Of the residence
as Emperor hove in sight, and they re-
manned there to see what was the matter
As Emperor approached the house Moul-
ton seized pail aid struck the brute
Whereupon Emperor turned and seizine
Mrs Moulton, threw her with great fOrct
against the wall in the house, seriously
injuring her. Mr.. Moulton was knocked
senseless by blow of the animals trunl
and his collar bone was broken. John
ROarkc, who lived near by, was drunk
enough to suppose that he could quie
the elephant, and as u result his right
foot was crushed by Emperor treadins
upon it.
The elephant then turned into Fourth
street, where he knocked jeremiah Bar
low inscns:ble, threw VIM. II. Burke
down steep bank, and sent john o. Mar
Ia about fifteen feet iutO the air. Then hi
made for the Bessemcr steel works, being
attracted thither by the electric light
Remembering his experience ut the Rens
sel;er mill, Emperor did not seek an init
mate acquaintance with the rcd hot stee
blooms. In fact, the sight Of them canse'
him to turn, and so frantic was he that h
ran against fence, breaking it to pieces
Turning into the street again, 2 pcddler'
wagon was in the way and this the angr
brute reduced to kindling wood. Empe
ror then made for the farm lands adjoin
ing, doing great damage to vegetables an
fences on the places of the Hon. Erastu
Corning, Thomas Dickson, e. E. Defrees
and others.
Meanwhile EmpelOr's companions ha
been captured, and other circus hands eH
pcrienced in tho treatment of wild animal
joined in the attempt IT, capture Emperor
The latter, however, took possession {
St. JOseph's cemetery. where he trample
Oh graves and knocked down severs
headstones. At about 8 O'Clock in tn
morning he was captured.
, In addition to the persons above name
many others were injured. MIR. Hutchin
son visited the victims and settled a
damages. The aggregate amount pai
, out was nearly 81, 900.