St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-23
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HUNTING IN LONDON.
Novel Chase in the Streets of the
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London Telegraph.
An extraordinary occurrence was wit
messed in North London yesterday. A
monster bull elephant named jim,
which is said to have reached the age
of seventy-five years, and which for
many years has been one of the features
of George Sanger's circus entertain
ments, has been for some days at
Mr.. Sanger's depot in Woodville Grove,
East st. AIMS, near Tottenham. Yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. Turner, the man
ager of the depot, took Jim and two
Indian llamas for a walk through the
streets. The llamas were led by boys,
and Mr.. Turner directed the elephant
with the hooked stick usually used by
keepers attached to one of the animals
ears. When outside the Manor house,
Flnsbury park, the elephant, departing
from its ordinarily docile DISPOSE
zion, became FESTIVE, and breaking away
from his keeper dashed at rapid pace
into Finsbury park. Neither railing
nor fence proved any obstacle, and those
bars which he could not step over the
elephant wrenched up or broke down.
After trumpeting loudly several times
Jim charged the band stand and did
considerable damage. The keepers
found plenty of people willing to join
in the chase, and it was no difficult
matter to get up to the brute, but to
secure him was not quite so easy a task.
Leaving the park by the gates at the
other end "Jim'' ran into the Black
stock road. followed by several police
men and large crowd of men and boys.
ALI efforts to divert the animals course
proved futile. He would not allow his
keeper to approach, and when a crowd
collected in front he quickly forced
passage by few vigorous motions of his
trunk. Passing into the stable of a
fishmonger, he knocked down a man
who went to the protection of horse.
Here Mr.. Turner secured stout iron
chain, but when he endeavored to fasten
the elephants feet together Jim
swept all before him with his trunk, and
ly trotted, via Highburyvale, into New
ington-turning, and next to the rear of
the houses i'll Highbury New park. a
stout wall fell before his pon0erous
blows, and six similar eTectionS were
destroyed, while much havoc was done
to the gardens. Espying an opening
into the road by the side of one of the
semI-detached houses. Jim walked
through wooden fence and thu garden
wall. Roaming through various streets
and Clissold park, damaging anything
that impeded his progress, the elephant
walked leisurely to the New river in
Church street, Stoke NeWlngtOn, and
refreshed himself with drink of water.
Then breaking through the fence of
The Willows Building estate, Park
Lane, and leaving the estate by passing
through the fence at the other end, the
animal got into Albion road.
The pursuers had by this time largely
Increased, and great excitement pre-
vailed. The police procured ropes, and
several futile endeavors were made to
secure the monster. Passing Newington
Green ana still causing general con-
sternation, Jim walked down Matthias
road into Boleyn road, Kingsland.
where he was coaXed into a yard be-
longing to Mr.. Hutchinson, carman. ETC.,
but directly the gates were shut the
runaway walked through them and
journeyed on to Clapton via DalstOn
lane, doing considerable damage EN-
route. At Lea Bridge an exciting in
cident occurred. A young man, holder
than the rest, tired to divert the animal
head from the bridge. The brute re-
sented this. and slashed at the young
man with his trunk. The tip of the
trunk caught the mans right hand, and
tore IL open. An0tner dow from the
trunk caught the same person in the
stomach, and sent him flying along the
road for some yards. Believing loudly,
the elephant took to the path by the
| river side and carefully steered his way
through a number of narrow passages
to Spring hill. There he walked through
| the fence of field belonging to Mr..
Verdon, boat builder, and into the
grounds of the Upper Clapton Cricket
club. A stout iron gate which barred
the way was lifted bodily with its sup
ports out of the ground and laid on one
side. Stamford hill was reached a
little later on, and the elephant took
| the main road to Tottenham. Here it
| played great havoc with the grounds of
| the Diapers almshouse, and in spite of
all attempts TO divert his course pro-
! ceeded to field on the st. Logs estate,
near Bruce Grove station, where, it is
said, he was encamped with other ele-
| plants some years ago. After further
exercise Jim allowed his keeper to chain
| his front legs together, and he quietly
walked off home. 1t was $3.50 when he
ran away and o'clock when he was
captured.