The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-12-19
LION AND ELEPHANT.
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A terrific fight between the
large elephant Bolivar and an uu,
tanned Nubian lion named Prince
occurred at the winter quarters of
a circus, at Lehigh avenue and
Edgemont street. Philadelphia,
Monday afternoon which resalled
in the death of tho latter.
The lion arrived from abroad
few weeks ago, and was worth
$4,000. He was placed in an un
usually strong cage in the animal
house, aud the training began. The
beast was too ferocious to permit
of the entrance of the trainer into
the cage until /, had been sufli
ciently subdued with the prod and
lash.
FAcE TO FACE WITH THE lion.
On Monday. however, the train
or unlocked the door for the first
time aud entered. For a few min.
utes all went well. At last he
struck the lion with his whip and
the enragod beast raised his pow.
erful paw and struck at him. The
man jumped aside aud perhaps es
capped disembowlment, but sustain
ed y fearful laceration of the thigh
and leg. Then the lion prepared
to spring at him, and the trainer
jumped backward with such fore,
as to break the bars of the Gags
from their fastenings. lie fell GU
backward on the ground and for |
moment was stunned. This proves
to be = fortunate accident, for thu
hon bounded through the opel
cage door, aud alighting a consid
erabls distance beyond where thu
man lay, did not turn back, bu
rushed out ofthe building.
ATTACKING THE ELEPHANT.
lie pursued his way through tn,
ring barn and entered the opel
door of the elephant house. Bol
iyar stood nodding where he wa
chained to a stake near the door
Prince hssitating for moment an,
then lay back on his hauuches
He crept slowly forward until h,
was within reach of the elephant
Then he raised his paw and strucl
at the supine trunk. The tougl
skin was somewhat torn and th,
pachyderm became instantly full
awake, and, raising his trunk
made a blow at the lion; but tn
latter escaped It by springing back
ward.
Prince crouched again and pre-
pared to spring. Quick as a light
ming flash was the movsmen
which landed him on The elephant
head. But he had to deal with
power greater than his own, eve
which his only advantage was hi
agility. Bolivar easily shook hin
of and tossed bim to some dis
tance.
, KILLING THE LION.
The contest was quickly decided
The lion prepared for anothe
spring. He lay. back on hi
launches, with ears flattene
against his head and eyes gleamln
like balls of fire, crept forwar,
, stealthily, cautiously measurin
the distance. With a suppresse,
growl the 1.-the, tawny form she
through the air. The elephant
trunk was then turned over hi
! back, and bis little black eye
we're swapping viciously. With
motion so quick as to be slmos
imperceptible the proboscis wa
lowered and elevated twice all
: then came down with terrific fore
! striking the lion in mid air, an
he fell to the ground somewhs
stunned. Before he could recOs
er. the elephant dealt him terrifi
blow in the side, and reaching TO
/. ward the full length of his chai
; be drew the lion toward him, All
, lifting his free foot he leaned hi
! whole weight on his fallen foI
i. The effect was to crush in the rib
: of the conquered monarch of th
! forest. In this manner he tran
: pied all over the lion until life wa
:. gone. Even then he did not ceas'
but continued to trample the bod
: until it was crushed almost to
: Jelly, Then he raised it with hi
trunk and tossed it to the othe
end of the stable.