The evening world., 1894-07-12
ELEPHANTS DO Go MAD.

In the East Indies where tame ele-
plants are classed as intelligent ma
chimes and are invaluable adjuncts to
clNil engineering and transported ton, a
rogue" elephant is as much dreaded
as an outbreak OF cholera, a tornado,
or man-eating tiger. says an exchange.
Its very sagacity makes 1t all the more
dangerous and once started on a career
Of destruction and life-taking. its
methods appear cynical in their per-
tinancy and ingenuity. OF such
"rogues" there are the wild beast ex-
cluded from communion with its fellows
and the domesticated animal in the con-
dition OF must" The latter is more
dangerous than the other because its
spell of blind fury generally begins In
densely populated neighborhoods.
East Indian official statistics, how
ever, prove that, as a rule, where one
person is killed by an elephant nearly
bears, wolves and hyenas. Exceptions
alter these data. In one instance n
tame elephant which had been docile
away trumpeting to the woods Before
1t was killed 1t had ravaged a commu
nifty and killed thirty-nve persons.
In India bi the condition known via, as
madness. is heralded by an, emulation
on the forehead OF the bull elephant
and swelling OF the temples. Such an
animal in captivity Is shackled, and
caution is observed in approa ching. 1t:
Occasionally elephants with chronic bad
tempers are found. but they should not
be ,classed with those who are period
which are also known as soil aries
4 typical rogue" ran amuck near
Jubbalpore in 1878, and Is spoken of as a
ia li,,tp IF u
victims 1t took them in its mouth and
tore them to pieces.
Many of the rogue" elephant stories
from Asia are based on the doings OF
escaped from captivity, who In hunting
agricultural neighborhoods to feed on
crops devastated plantations and killed
people who came in their way; One
which wandered In the Doom district
for fifteen years and destroyed rice
fields and killed many persons was the
rid itself Of a chain which it carried
near the village was known by the
clank Of the broken letters, Al such
and vicious, sleeping in the jungle during
the day and travelling at night. They
are not "roGues" proper, or elephants
suffering from periodical fury.
cruelty sometimes makes 'rogues' OF
elephants. In 1856. while an elephant
was being ridden by its keeper in the
district OF Sultanppre, III 'lnuc, tl' ann
NAL resented prolding with IA. spear by
pulling the man from his back ana
thrown Ing him some distance away. For
| tunately the man fell In hollow and
remained there undiscovered by the ele-
plant, who went to neighboring vii
| iage. There he chased an old man into
| a house. then broke down the walls.
pulled the man out and dashed him TO
pieces.
The same night the elephant knocked
down several houses in quest OF human
beings in the villages Of Sardapur,
Bareaon and Jaisingpur. lie killed six
| men in PERSONA, three In Sora, four in
| Ganges and four In Mardan. He like
wise Killed a bullock and pony and
also destroyed a new carriage. The ami
NAL used to stand at the door of a
| house, force his entry by demolishnS
the walls on either side, and would then
Kill AS many Of the inmates as he could
pursuing those who tried to run away.
! lie mangled his coips"s terribly.
! After securing a victim he sometimes
| returned 10 the spot to see II life were
! extinct. and would commence mutilat-
! ing the body Hfresh. He carried sey-
them into ravines, &c. The elephant
! found his way into the Dchra Rajdh' s
palace, where he tried TO enter the
house Of gardener, but some mon,
a sportsman, drove him of lie then re
| turned TO Bcb.pur. where he tried T.
break down hts masters house, in which
several persons had taken refuge. The
window and were Obliged to send for
help to the Dehra RaJah, who sent
| three elephants and some spearsmen.
| The animal received two gunshots on
the head at Bebipur, which, however,
only temporarily drove him on, He was
ultimately captured at imminent risk
by the Rajah's three elephants and men.