The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-17


! treat once more. As he did 50 he wheeled
and started back for his Hoboken barn.
This time it was Thieler's turn to be pulled
through the deep mud, and ne underwent
the ordeal with great fortitude. He
flour dered along by the elephants head for
about thirty yards, and then Prince turned
on him, and with blow Of his trunk sent
him spinning into the gutter.
There was cry Of horror from the other
men and from the big crowd which had
gathered, as they saw Thieler flung down
in front of the enraged monster, but to
their great slrprise and relief Prince did
not continue his attack. Instead of doing
so he walked right over Thieler's PROSTATE
body without touching him. Every one
has seen elephants walk over the bodies of
| trainers at cIrcuses, but it IS novelty for
an enraged elephant to go through the act
without training, especially when it is per-
formed over the body of a man against
whom his anger is directed. Be this as il
may, Prince certainly did walk over
Thieler's body without touching him at all.
Mr.. Reiche said after ward that he thought
Thieler's safety lay in the fact that he was
lying in the depression of the gutter,
and the elephant naturally stepped over the
gutter to get on the sidewalk.
Thieler lost no time in getting on his feet
and out of the way as soon as Prince had
passed over him. The man bad been hurt
considerably by the blow from the trunk and
by the fall, but, with great pluck, he went
right at the elephant again, and helped TO
recapture him. This time the men pursued
new tactics. They procured a long rope
and fastened it around the right foreleg of
Prince Several of them took hold of the
rope and the Others got GOOD grips with
their hooks, or went behind and whipped
Prince along with sticks. In this way they
managed to get Prince over the Erie tracks
and on toward their destination.
By this time the neighborhood was
thoroughly aroused, and great crowd fol-
lowed at a safe distance or ran ahead and
helped on the rope. For several blocks
Prince was led a submissive captive, with
the big crowd shouting and yelling all
around him. Every one had piece of ad-
vice to offer.
AS the procession approached the trestIe
crossing at Sixth street those in immediate
charge of Prince got ready for some more
fun. 1t was well that they were on the
lookout, for just as they reached the cross
ing, sure enough, Prince made another bolt.
As soon as he started those who held the
rope ran to telegraph pole and twisted
the rope about it.
Prince could not break the rope, and il
was comparatively easy thing to get him
to proceed on his journey once more. Mr..
Ditzel, Mr.. Reiche's bookkeeper and
locomotive engineers to back away from
the crossing and give a clear road. After
that Prince and his numerous retinue and
escort went placidly to the freight depot of
the Pennsylvania railroad. Prince tried to
break away once more when he got out on
the ferry pier, but it was a very mild at
tempt compared with the others.
car was waiting in the Adams Express
Company's shed. and all the other animals
lOQ6a6 Prince IL h.,
tied to post. The party had been just two
hours and three-quarters in making the trip
from the Hoboken farm to the freight shed
AS soon as all the other animals were safely
put away in the car Prince was taken to it :;
his shackleS were removed, and he was
forced to kneel 80 that he could enter the
low doorway. When after a great deal of
trouble, and many shrill protests from the
elephant, he was put into the car, his chains
were refastened TO his legs and tue ends let
down through four holes in TIE bottom of
the car. Then the chains were fastened I'M
derneath, and Prince was safe, ready to
start for the west, where he will have
chance to grow up with the country.
Edward Thieler, who had been SO roughly
treated by Prince and who was covered
from head to foot with mud and blood,
went into the car with Prince, and he will
travel all the way to Indiana with him and
the other animals. Mr.. Reiche at once re-
turned to Hoboken to see how George Brown
was getting on. He found that Brown was
pretty badly shaken up and bruised, but
not seriously hurt. Then Mr.. Reiche got
into cab and went to the Westminster
hotel In this city, where he lives. He went
in the back way and discarded his ruined
clothes. lie found that his right shirt
sleeve was soaked with Princes blood all
the way to the shoulder.