The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-17
III. STEAM ORAeoN.
Nor 1t Terrified the Elephants and rrc,.1
Up tho Proeession.

Up tho Processions
On Tho occasion of tho famous cen
tennial fote ct Munich in 1888 Carl
DaSen5eek had with Linn a large
number OF his "pets" and onthe day
of Che grand procession was march,
ing II it With eight elephants, walk
ing two ANA two. All went well until
the elephants came 10 q point where
some one had been allowed to sot up
an enormous sheet iron dragon, hide
uusIy painted, wIichat uhat moment
emitted a wild, bsgzen Shrek and
began to belch forth flames and
sparks
The four lending elephants took
fright and ran away headlong
through tho procession and along the
crowded street. Ia vain mir. Hagen
beck called to them. The yells of the
dragon drowned his voice. The ele-
phants, too. were trumpeting almost
IS loudlyfs the steam dragon itself,
and the s.tcry OF aII combined was
Immediately swallowed up by the
still greater uproar of the multitude
ss the panic spread right and left.
IF ever I ran III my life, says
Mr.. Hagenbeck, II ran after thosa
elephants, for tho four in the rear
had slso taken alarm and made
DISH after their comrades. 1 WAS
more agile then than at present and
ans like a hound through, and,
must add, over numbers OF the good
people.
a actually caught up with the
runaway elephants as they plowed
through tie throng. The two fore
most We're chained together, and
RAINING in between them as they
forged ahead caught hold of the
chain and shouted then TO each by
name, ordering them to stop 1t was
useless. They were too panic stricken
70 heed me. In vain l entreated and
commanded them. On they ran,
u'unpeting shrilly.
AT every instant I was in the ut
most danger of being troddon on or
crushed to death betwixt them as
they swayed together. Still l kept
hold Of the chain, talking to them,
trying TO calm them, for knew that
il was a very serious matter and that
many persons had been already IN
jured
For nile or more we rushed on,
NY breath was nearly exhausted. At
length, at the turn of the street,
contrived to- halt them in front Of
the walls of house, against which,
was nearly crushed to death Here
l should have gained the ascendancy
over 10y charges but for the sense
less shouts OF the crowd ana thsl
shrieks Of women from the windows
over our heads. The outcry started
them off again faster than before.
AT last, utterly exhausted, lost
my hold on the two leaders and fell
cat b2Ei1d tlleEi. but fortunately
escaped being t-clden on. ! was
quite speitend more dc i than alive.
"A lew h,-1dred yards farther on /
fle two leeliag elephants, now
worse terrified than ever, rushed !
boldly into n public house beside the
street the double doors of which |
stood wide open aud very lofty. The
house was full of people, most Of
whom hal no opportunity to escape. !
The two elephants ran in among
them, crushing several unfo-tunates
under thcir f5et, md to complete tia /
tragedy two others Of the EIGHT
crowded blindly II after them. Then
the floor gave way, precipitating ele. |
plants and people into the cellar |
Ac1, that was Z dreadful SIGHT!
" Many were hurp and some were |
kille5 e..sight ] lost two of nv |
elephants As wes natural, a great |
hue and orY-s-sa raised a-...ast re.
end lous wi51ied police investiga- /
tlon followed. After q great deal CT |
testimony had been taken, the blame
was finally placed where it belonged. |
On the fiery dragon, and 1 vas &C.
quilted.
They have erected q new public
house on the sits Of the old one and
given it the name Of the Four VIVA .
Elephants. "-Phiiadelpnia Times.