The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-26
elephant ON A RAMPAGE
Big GYPSY, OF Chicago. Kills Keeper
Frank Scott.
THE BRAVERY or 4 WOMAN
Mrs. Harris with a Pitchrork Drives the
Infuriated Animal Away from the
bead Body of Her keeper-A
EuilLing demolished.

Chicago, March 25.-W. II. Harris
big elephant. Gypsy, became unman-
ageable at its winter quarters on the
west side this afternoon and before
she could be got under control killed
her keeper. tore down Il frame build
ing and created great excitement which
drew thousands of people to the scene.
Harris circus is quartered at the cor
ner of Roby and Jackson streets and in
ii siXstory brick building. and Gypsy
occupies the greater part of the first
floor. Her regular keeper is Bernard
shea, but he Is at present in Omaha
and the animal was temporarily in
charge of Frank Scott. II lion tanner.
Early this afternoon Scott. by orders,
took Gypsy out for Il ride in the alley.
Gypsy did not seem inclined to stop a
the boundary of the alley and Scott
gave her Il jab with an iron hook. The
beast became cnraSed and throwing
him from her head, where he had been
riding. proceeded to pound him with
her trunk and succeeded in killing and
knocking him through board fence
Mrs Harris came to the rescue with n
pitchfork. She was knocked down, but
pluckily jumped up and commenced
battle. She soon had blood streaming
from wounds in the elephants side and
the beast ran away towards the end Of
the alley. Here was standing q large
crowd, and many We're the bruises re-
ceived in the scattering which took
place when the elephant started out OF
the alley
BUILDING DEMOLISHED.
GYPSY did not go far but went back
for Scott. who. in the mean time had
been moved into wooden building just
opposite the elephants quarters. The
animal knocked in the whole side of
the building in her efforts to get at the
man again. During this time Mr. Har-
ris had sent FOR all the bread and cake
that could be bought in the neiehbor-
hood and also teiephoned for Claude
orton, his horse trainer. who soon ar
rived. The elephant quieted down
somewhat while she was eating fiftv
lnaNes Of bread, Il large number Of
cakes and other delicacies, which were
placed before her. After she had fin
ished eating she walked into her barn
and the heavy doors We're shut after
her. The door had no sooner been shut
and the elephant, with one blow, shat
tered 1t and ran out again.
BY this time every street in the vicin-
ity was crowded with excited people.
Three wagon loads of police came to
the rescue. but could do nothing fur
ther than keen back the crowds. None
of them wanted to undertake the job of
chaining the enraged beast and IL was
impossible to kill hey u-b their small
calibrc weapons. The elephant had her
own way for about four hours when
she went back into her stall and al
lowed Orton to chain her. Harris has
owned the animal for five years and
has had no trouble with her before.
Frank Scott'S right name Is unknown
He would never tell who he was and al
though he has been with Harris circus
for six years no one knows anything
of him, excent that he went under an
assumed name. His body is now in the
hands of an undertaken and he will
be buried from the home of Mr.. Harris.