The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
ONE ELEPHANT RAN AWAY,
so <LL 7HE REsr WBRE CALLED IN
FROM IHE CIRCUS Parade

TIE E.ssss Oss Trottss over 90 Lssisets-
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rive Nisutes-Brohs = Ls-p Fest OF
Sos. OF ths sights IN the Parade.
Old Nick. one Of the largest elephants in
Barnum & Bailsy's collection. broke loose
last night about o'clock and made out OF the
Garden He led his keepers . merry chase
for about fivo minutes. to the great interest
Of the crowd that had assembled TO see the
night parade Of the circus. and the result OF
his misbehavior was that all the elephants
we're called in and did not parade
The elephants in the parade were formed
into two detachments. one OF nine and one OF
three. The first detachment vas In charge OF
Keeper ConklinG and had gone out OF
the Garden with the nrst division OF
the parade The second detachment was
in charge Of George Arstingsts and
was held in reserve In the Garden.
10 be used to bring up the rear OF the process
sion. carrying Cipgalese. Nick had three Gin
aslese on his back, one OF whom was
. woman. AZ IN bend were keepers
George Donohue aud Harry Parker. who
were provided with the usual hooks. some-
thing disturbed Nick. who had never
carried q howdah before In a parade.
and without any warning ne trumpeted and
madsa break for the door and into Twenty
seventh street. near Fourth avenue. The door
was guarded bT three or four men. and they
got out Of tho way. As soon as he started the
Cinesiese dropped hastily on.
Nick whose tus!;s have been amputatsd
about eighteen inches from the root trottsd
across Fourth avenue 10 the northeast corner.
and Bertha KILLER q servant OF 1l2 East
Twenty sessnth street. who was coming up
Fourth avenue with quart Of milk Ia pail
fed before him.
There f. an iron railing IN front OF the house
at liz East TventJ-seventh street and she
ran inside. closing tho gate. The elephant
trumpeted and rsn down East TweDty-ssventh
street
By this time the keepers we're after him
Donohue and Parker came along on foot with
their hooks. but could not keep up ArstinH.
stall. who was in charge OF the rear
section. mounted one OF the heavy
cart horses that stood in the Garden
with his harness on and put out after
tho elephant MEX made bee line down
through East Twenty-seventh street. and
landed up aeainst the lamp post at the SOUTH
west corner Of the street. which also had 2 nre.
sCore the sos and the gas took Se. Stand.
ing on that corner OF the street was tritz
sSna,s SS5
the post they were Knocked down. Nick
NJ he stoep at 81 Gis Keepers had t b. this
time caught MP with him. and were trying TO
hssiinestsi had also come w with hs horse s.
The elephant waved his trunk and trum pet
sIcittd with the noise OF the Increasing crowd
that was following him.
Of Lexington avenue and Twenty.sixth street.
end he went swinging along up the avenue to
street street There they turned him
avenue they got him headed for ;he Garden.
lie went along peaceabty enough from there.
taken a short cut across Tho Sidewalk.
Heneken & Wohleu's saloon, at the northeast
corner OF Twenty seventh street and Fourth
howdsh on his back caught and tore down
hanging lamp under IT,.
rush for his stable door. There are double
doors there. and only one OF these wa. open;
nn Win ss 6
IRE aStsSin.Sa q the FSrensush show.
psSsd. lie was on III. way to Tho Garden aS 70
trainer. and. srsb6ips hook from one Of the
= the Corner q Ts.ns"; seSsntS S0 street asst
sssr...as q we'll as he eous with the ne
plant and continually ~ ,se6ed him During
hs h 10 s5ss mS
him m est 81 ne WAY ana iSseed HIN severely
wa. found that two q the SIX. inch STRAPS hold:
was held on By one strsp. The silk and satin
trappings had been stripped from it com
Old Niek was shaekied at once and taken to
q quiet part OF the Garden, where he kept M q
screaming and trumpeting for an hour or
Ir. Bailey. the proprietor Of the Barnum
the elephant dashed out He says there
s1 aa ahead at on He to sent Psv. sSs
W q sRs as S5ssf srs sf
the parade was without that feature. Ihs
standing about when the elephant dashed out
ance. could not be hired to move out OF the
Garden; so the parade was also conducted
The parade. which had got under way about
the time OF the accident. went over the follow
hadison avenue to Twenty.third street. to
First avenue. to Fitty-seyenth street, to Lex
ing.oa avenue, to FLY; ninth street, to Fifth
20 Seventeenth street. to Fourth avenue.
e. 10 canal % Gsnd to Centre
Eighth avenue TO forty.eighth street, to |
broadway, to Twenty-sixth STREET. and TO |
the Garden. There was great crowd |
az along the line before the parade |
started and at the Garden; Inspector Me- |
Capt sehmlttberger o. the Nineteenth pre- |
cinet ane Capt AllAire OF the steam boat sauad,
was stationed at the Garden, and kept every |
body on the streets around the Garden. The |
police were also stationed at Broadway and |
Twenty third street and all i'm portant points. |
The parade was led ny platoon OF mounted |
police. Among the exhibits were open liens.
on wheels. OF tigers. lions, leopRrds, panthers.
and other animals. with their trainers.
There were fox hunters and cavaliers and /
mounted ladies OF the hippodTome dromsda-
Ties with Asiatie riders. dragon chariot with
hATneEsed eamels. CindeIellA's fairy coach
Blue Beard. steam eslliopss, and three bands
OF music. Queen NietoriAa coach OF state
was in the parade. and a woman who is a /
very good eounterfst Of the Queen sat in It,
followed by a reIinue. as did President Carnot
Of France and the Emperor of Russia.
Many other countries were Tepresen ted. and
an allegorieal chariot with the army navy |
Washington. Lincoln. Grant Uncle sam and
the Goddess OF Liberty. brought up the rear. |
The procession was illuminated BY calcium