The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-03
MENAGERIE LET LOOSE.
WILD eEAsvS AT LARGE IN A SOUTH
AFRICAN TOWN.

a Fiend Opens tho Doors Of Cages Confin-
Ing Wild Animals and Set Them FREQ.
Terrible Scenes Follow-Mon and w.
men Torn to Pieces.
LONDON, Sept. l9.-Mail adyices from
Kimberly. South Africa, tell of an awful
occurrence there at midnight on the lat
OF June last. Some person, evidently
one bearing ill-feeling seward the pro-
prietor Of Fillis's menagerie, opened
the doors of the cages confninp the
"iid animals and set them all free.
The most terrible scenes followed this
liberation. Four attendants sleeping
on the premises were mangled beyond
recognition, being torn actually limb
from limb, bitten and gashed in the
most sickening manner, while the en-
tire population within radius of a
mile was aroused by the roaring of the
lions. the trumpeting of the elephants.
the growls and shricks of the leopards.
chetahs, jackals and frightened horses.
-Four enormous mail liOns-Pashs.
Abdul, Caliph and Mustapha-sprang
from their cages and made for the
stables, where Pasha leaped upon the
back of Murat. the great jumping stall
lion, and buried his teeth III the AMI
mails neck. The screams of the horse
aroused the attendants, q Scotchman
named Patterson and three Kaf1ir bows.
who, armed with stable forks. rushed
to the relief OF Murat.
From Cfe dying words of one Kaflir,
WI was the only one able to speak
when aid came, 1t was learned that they
rushed to unspeakable torture and met
a fearful death. He and his mates en-
dravored to beat Pasila back, when they
were attacked in the rear by three other
lionsand one chetah. They were thrown
to the ground, their arms and legs Bit
ten and dragged off, their bodies man.
gled "'d torn open. their bones smashed
into bits. and. with the exception of the
single kallir. their heads crushed into a
pup. The one man, who lived Just
long enough to tell the story, Was with
out either arms or legs. and his BODY
was a mass of lacerations.
Having tasted blood, tho lions. che
tabs, wolves and leopards regained all
their natural ferocity and sprung at
everything that came in their way.
-Four performing Hungarian horses, Of
which the equine beauty, Black Bess.
was one Of the number, were killed al
most instantly, and number Of ponies
were devOured.
An enormous elephant, known as
BLOOD, burst through the heavy iron
gate in his fright and rushed into Curry
street, followed by nearly every animal .
that was in the menagerie.
hiScaffIHgG uerore THE NrJurr.rqft, ,i~a- op-
palled by the uproar within, but did not
suppose the beast could escape beyond
the walls. Suddenly, as he describes 1t.
ne saw the animals come forth, first
the elephant loudly trumpeting. closely
followed by tumbling. writhing. snarl-
ing mass of lions, hyenas, jackalS,
baboons and every other quality Of
brute.
Nelson sprung for n post that sup
ports an awning around GlOver's athlet-
ic bar and climbed into safety, while
his horses dashed madly down the Du-
toitspan road, snorting with fear, clo-
sely pursued by two lions and four
wolves. The remainder Of the wild an.
imals distribut d themselves in every
direction. A little child of James
Grindley. happening to he In rear
upon by chetah and dragged into the
open air, where its agOniZed mother
saw it torn to pieces and devoured
without any power to help 1t.
Other and equally narrowing incl
dents are reported, among which Is the
killing Of five women, who were fear
fully mangled. When the mails left
there were at large four lions, two
lionesses, two tigers. three bears, two
wolves, one hyena. two chetals, one
elephant, one camel and seventeen
babo0ns. The police were organized
into hunting parties and the town was
almost in condition Of siege.
Reed Outdone.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-In the House
to-day O'Ferrall objected to the app .Ov-
al of the journal
The Speaker counted only thin ty- sew
ell Democrats, not enough to order the
yeas and nays Oh the question present
ed
The yeas and nays were demanded
and the Speaker then counted forty
eight Democrats.
breckenridge You only counted
thirty seven before"
time the gentlemen OH that side have
appeared and disappeared"
Breckenridge -"And this is not the
first time the count of the Chair has
turned out to be incorrect"
The Speaker-"The Chair desires to
say that yesterday the count by tellers
showed two less than the count by the
Chair, and that was because Of two
members disappearing after the Speak
er's count"
Crisp There was a difference OF
six"
The Speaker THE gentlemen Is mis-.
taken
Breckenridge-"The country will
know the facts"
The yeas and nays having been order
ed, there was Democratic exodus and
in moment the Democratic seats were
nigh deserted. The vote resulted
yeas 10, nays none, no quorum, and the
House, at o'clock, adjourned.
Conflict In . Synagogue.
TRENTON, n. j., Sept 17.-Dnring
services in the Polish Hebrew synk-
gOgue here to-day fight occurred over
the attempt of ex-Rabbi Max Rodden
and some of his followers to take q part
| in the prayers, after they had been warn