Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-09-27
Wild ANIMALS LOOSE.
A BloOd-Curdling Story Comes From
South Africa.
LIONS Leopsrds, Elephants, Baboons,
Reies'ed from n Mensgrric, Kun,
Matm and ncVour Attrna.,,,.

/ hstm and Dcvour Attendants
Mail adviees received in London from Kim.
oerly, South Africa, tell Of an awful occur.
renee there at midnight on June last. some
vicious person or persons opened the doors Of
the cages in Fillis's menagerie containing the
Wild animals and SCI them al free. The most
terrible scenes followed -Four attendants
sleeping on the preodses we've mangled be-
/ YOU'D recognition, being actually torn limb
/ rom limb bitten and gasheI In ihe most
I sickening manner while The entire popula.
iatien within radius of q mile was aroused
l ny the roar ng OF The lions. the trumpetine OF
the elephants, the growls aud shrieks OF the
,eopards, chetahs jackals and frightened
-Four enormous male lions, Pasha, Abdul
Caiiph aud Mustaphn spr ng from their cages
ana made Tor the stables, wherp Pasha leaped
! upon the back Of Murat the great jumping
stallion, and buried his teeth IN the animals
meek. The screams Of the horse aroused the
attention OF a Seotchman namrd Patterson and
three hathr boys, who, mr. ned with stable
forks, rushed 70 the relisfef Murat From tho
uying words of one katlr, who was the only
one able 10 speak when found Il was learned
that they rushed to unspcakahle torture and
/ met fearful death. lie aud bis mates en-.
dcavored 60 heat Pasha back. wheu they were
attacked In the rear by three other lions and
que chtthns lhcN were throw n Co the ground.
their arms and legs bitten and torn Oh. their
bodies mangled and torn open, their bones
smashed into bits, and with the exception Of
the single kalhr their heads crunchod into
pulp.
Having tasted blood, the lions. ehotahs.
wolves and leopards seemed 10 regain an thcir
natural ferocity aud sprang utcverything that
came IN their way. -Four performing horses
were killed almost instantly and number Of
ponies were deyoured An enormous elephant
known as Blood burst through the heavy iron
gate in his irightaud rushed into Curry street,
followed by nearly every animal that was in
the menageric. A cabman named Nelson was
sitting on his carriage before the building ap.
palled by the uproar within, but not suppos-
ing the beasts could escape beyond the walls.
Suddenly, us he describes It. he saw the ami.
mails come forth IN a perfect volume Of frroci.
~, hrstthe elephant loudly trumpcting. closely
followed by writhng. snarling mass Of lions.
hyenas, jaekals, balloons and every other quail.
ity Of brute
Nelson sprang for post that supports an
awning. around Glover's Athletic Rar and
climbed into safety, while his horses dashed
madly down the Dutoitspun road, snorting
with fear, closely pursued by two lions and
four wolves. The remainder OF the wild AMI.
mails distributed themselves In every direc.
ton.
4 little child Of james Grindiy. happening
to be IN rear room opening on a Garden, was
pouro d upon by chetah and dragged into
the open air, whore its arpnized mother saw
1t torn 10 pieces and dryourcd without any
power to help II. Other, aud equally borrow.
ing ineideutsnre reported, among which isthe
killing OF five women, who were ieariully
mnngled.