The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-11
IN ELEPHANT WITH a JAs.
He Eupties jug OF Whisky ana '"s WIZ"
Carouss Begins.


Frankfort, Ind, Sept. 5.-Whiie 'ne
Ringing Brothers circus was eAnioi''
inc here Yesterday, Babe, one OF tne uls
eIepbants i'm the menagerle, was eaNe ..,
with cramps. Charlie Malloy, liie ~
animal man. sent for gaiion VI "ni &c
XIV and according TO the lnstructloms -,
| DR.. Alexander. the ye,erinaaiS LII mt
af tho show. told Ryan, the elepnanss
Loonor 10 give Babe n tablespoonful Oh
re,,ppermint In n pint Of the whisky every
"' Pan did as he was told, but carelessiy
left tho ing containing nearly 4 gallon
of the liduor. on the ground WITHIN reach
90 tho animal while he went elsewhere
Or his return n few minutes later he
,vas borrilieJ 10 end the cork TO the
INC gone and the jug empty. During ms
absence the elephant had eVldehtly
nulled the cork out and drank the WIS
XIV Such is the story and the congecturr'
Ryan, fearing that he would DC ulS-
charged for his carelessness, would NOT
renort the matter at once, but took the jug
and hurried away to the nearest saloon
70 have it refilled, hoping in TINS way
IN cover his mistake. In the meantime
tho whisky was getting in its work aLd
Babe began to develop some o1 the synp'
toms of an claphantine drunk
His loud trumpetinG attracted the at
tention of the other animal keepers, VINO,
however. were unable to understand the
cause of the elephants queer antics
The huge brute rocked from side 10 slue,
swung his trunk, and rolled ms eyes as
if in a very par0xyism OF denghI III tne
same time giving vent to series OF NOSES
such as the oldest elephant Keepers hau
never heard before.
The unusual actions of the elephant had
bv this time caused crowd of thirty or
forty of the employees to gather around
it. -.
James Dillon took an elephant hook,
and by prodding tried to subdue the AMI
NAL. His foolhardiness. however, nearly
cost him his life, for the elephant became
terribly enraged
Quicker than a flash he had his trunk
wound about Dillon and, raising MN
above his head, held him there for fully
a minute. The bystanders were horror
stricken, expecting every moment TO see
Dillon dashed to the ground and trampled
upon. I'll.
Waving him in the air. as a chlld
would wave a penny flag, the powerful
animal threw him fully twenty teeC
through the air against the side of the
tent. Had Dillon been thrown a foot FUR
ther TO the right he would have struck
against pole and undoubtedly been IN
stantly killed, but as it was the yielding
canvas greatly lessened the force Of the
shock, and thus saved his life.
After hurlig Dillon through the ar tne
elephant gave one mighty wrench, broke
his chains and began q staggering ram
page through the menagerle- Inc Other
elephants were thrown into panic, ana
il required all the skill and presence OF
mind Of their attendants TO keep them
under control.
The cage animals also became frantic,
and the lions and the tigers made terrluc
attempts TO break their cages. Had me
audience in the main tent known WnaI
was going on, panic would have ensueu:
Barbe reeled over TO the large tank OF
the hippopotamus. and was pounding
against the side of il with his trunk.
In the meantime several hundred feet
of rope had been secured and, tying a
slipknot in one end of IT, John Sneller,
the boss canvas man. slipped the moose
over one of Babes hind feet and IN an
other instant had slipped it over her leg
BY a number Of quick and skllliull
movements the big beast was entangled
within many coils Of the rope, and thus
secured to strong stakes
Up TO this time every one had supposed
that the elephant had been seized with
a sudden vicious inclination, but a1 TINS
iuncture. Ryan, who had rehlled the Jug,
quietly slid under the canvas and de-
posted it on the ground.
When he heard what had happened du-
ring his absence he became greatly agi-
tated. and confessed his csrelessness.
The elephant was kept bound about two
hours, at the end of which time he was
released. and his cramps and drunk were
both over.