Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-01
THE SEVENTH.
Elephant Gypsy Becomes UnmaDage cable
and Adds Another Victim to Its List of
Dead Keepers.

and Adds Another Victim to Its List OF
Dead Keepers.
CHICAGO, March 26.-W. II. Harris
big elephant Gypsy became unmanage-
able at its winter quarters Wednesday
afternoon and before she was Quoted
had killed her keeper, tore down a
frame building and created general ex
element which drew thousands of peo
pie TO the scene.
Harris circus is quartered at the cor.
ner of Roby and jackson streets in a
six story brick building. Gypsy occu.
pies the greater part of the first floor
and was temporarily in charge of Frank
Scott, a lion tanner. Wednesday after.
noon, Scott, against orders, took Gypsy
out for ride in the alley
Gypsy did not seem inclined &c
Scott gave her jab with an iron
hook. The beast became en-aged and
throwing the man from her back
where he had been riding, proceeded tc
pound him with her trunk, breaking
every bone in the mans body. Mrs.
Harris came to the rescue with pitch.
fork. She was knocked down but
pluclxily jumped up and commenced
battle. She soon had blood stream.
ing from wounds in the elephants
side, and the beast ran away to-
wards the end OF the alley. Here was
standing a large crowd and many PEG.
pie received bruises in the scattering
which took place when the elephant
started out of the alley. Gypsy did
not go far, but went back for Scott.
who in the meantime had been moved
into a wooden building just opposite
the elephants quarters. The animal
knocked in the vholc side of the build.
ing in her efforts - get at the man
again.
During this time Mr.. Harris had sent
for many loaves OF bread and all the
cake that could be bought in the neigh
borhood, and also telephoncd for
Claude orion, his horse trainer, who
soon arrived. The elephant quoted
down somewhat while he was eat
ing 80 loaves of bread. Il large
number of cakes and other delicacies
which We're placed before her. After
she had finished eating she walked in
to her barn and the heavy doors were
shut. The door had no sooner been
shut than the elephant with one blow
shattered it and ran out again.
BY this time every street in the
vicinity was crowded with eX.
cited people. Three wagon loads
of police came to the rescue but could
do nothing further than keeping bacl;
the crowd. The elcphent had her own
way for about four hours when she
went back into her stall and allowed
orion to chain her
Frank SCOTS right name is unknown.
He would never tell who he was and
although he has been with Harris cir
Gus for six years no one knows any
thing of him except that he went un-
der an assumed name.
Gypsy is only smother name for EN-
press, the first elephant imported into
this country. The killing of Scott
makes the seventh victim of her vicious
character. The first was Harry Cooley
in 1870 at Forepaugh's winter quarters
in Philadelphia, then George West had
the life crushed out of him in 1874, tray
cling on the road with Robinson's show.
~. l.. May, the Bum" was the next
man at New Iberia, La, in 1882, fol.
lowd by VIM. Devoe, with O'Brieu's
show at PoughLcepsie, y. V. in 1885.
Patsy Hulligau was the sixth victim
and he had his arm torn out at Cincin.
natl in 1894, and died two DAYS after.
ward.