Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-23
4 Circus stampedea.
[ From the Diamond Fields Advortises.


From the Diamond Fields Advortise,
Shorty after eleven o'cioee last night s
general stampede Of sl the animate com
prising Fli!is' msnsgesie took place. Tala
appsilipg occurrences ie attributed to nis
creaut, at present at large. who, possessed ot
grudga against Mr. Fills or members ui
his company, thought to pas it ont by climb
lug on the fence of ths enclosure in which
the animals are kept, and, at imminent risk
to mis- cWD life and limbs, releasing from
their cages and chairs the whole of the wild
animals. This iend in human shape is evil
dsntly Que well acquainted with the show,
for not only has he exhibited Familiarity 2
with the locks and bare OF tbs cages, but he
selected the day and hour when the super
vision of the animals was most relaxed. He
appears 10 have made good his escape before
the animals realized their freedom from re-
straiut. and az the four employees, who slept
on the premises, have all fallen victims to
the ferocity of the wild beasts, it is impos-
sibe to say ct present II his Identity is
known.
From what 80 can gather, tie four male
lions, Pasha, Abdul, Caiiph aud MusIaphe,
upon discovering the door OF their cage
open. Immediately proceeded to the stables,
where the large lion. Pssha, leaped on TO
the back OF Murat, the jumping horse, and
fastened his teeth In bis neck and Uithers
Il is reported that ne has eiwaye borne this
horse most unaccountabe grudge, and in
ysriaby gave sigus of displeasuye and dis
like when within sight of him, The horse's
screams reused the four sttendants-a
Scotcbman. named Patterson and three Ksf-
fit bo9s-and, hastily asming themselves
with stable forke, they ruahed to the scene
of the disturbance, evidently ignorant of the
pumerical strength of the foe they had to
contend gitb. These four gallant follows
met fearful death.
From the few words of one OF the Ka6ir
boys to Mr. Fills, it appears that be and his
mates, when endeavoripg to beat back the
lion Psshe, we're attacked from she reer By
the three other lions and one of the cheetahs.
They were then literally torn limb FROM limb
by the ferocious brutea, and the scene Of
their death is one OF irdascEibsble horror.
Having tasted blood, the lions male and fe-
msle), the cbeetahs, the wolves and the leE-
ARDS seemed TO regain ell the ferocity Of
their class, and Mr Fills four Hungarian
horses, Sang dos, K,emis, Lenore and
Etoile, and the performing horees Bsauty
and Black Bees, fell victims to their Inst for
blood. The elephant, frightened ct the
noise, In his effort 10 escape, burat through
the heavy iron gate. and rushed into Curry
street., followed by nearly tho whole OF the
wild animals, 1ho appear TO have boan
startled by something while engaged IL their
work of carnage in the stables.
A cabmaD residing at BeecoDfe had y
narrow escape. Hearing the noise, ne drove
down from Main street to ges tho animals
rush out. He lkens the scene TO the exit
from Noeh's ark. An elephant came out
out ooDfuesd mob OF lonF, wolves, hyenas,
balloons, leaperds, cheetshs and jacksle.
The wolves, with the instinct of their race,
Immediately rushed upon Nelson's horsee
and two OF the lions attacked them also
Strange TO say, they left the man bimsslf
unmolested, and be managed to climb up q
post at Glovef's Athletic Bar ard secure his
safety In one Of the rooms. When last he
saw his horses they were galloping medly
down the Dutoi!span road. sncrting and
screaming with fear and psin, followed by
the wolves and two Of the lions. The re-
mapder Of the animals, Nelson said. dis
perse6 ia sil directions, but the man appears
to be Sc upstrIug by his terrible experiences
that nothing coherent can be obtained frcm
him. B. little con of Mr.. Gyindley, produce
dealer, happened to be in ths back yard Of
his fathers premises. He noticed cheetah
which had taken refuge there. and, with the
fearlessuess of childhood, walked up to It,.
His mother from her bedroom window saw
the brute leg her darling pzostrate with one
blew OF It's paw, aRd then rnengie MIN be-
yond all recognition.
-Four lone, two lionesses. two tigers. three
bears, two wolves, one hyens, two cheetahs,
four isckals, one elephant, one camel, and
seventeen babcoDs are at large. Only two of
these animals have es yet been accounted
for. Mr. Murchison, residing in Dutoltspan
road, having been awakened By the noise,
seeing jscke] run across the yard, shot 1t
dead with his revolver.
Mr. Goodohild wss aroused by the shreks
of his parrot, and getting out of bed to
see the cause. observed TO his horror an
enormous lion croucbad under the trees In
the front garden With great presence Of
mind be took down his Martin-Henry rifle,
end, firing through the window, shcti dead.
The whole of the police. armed to the
teetb, are securing the district and The town
itself.