DESTRUCTION OF BARNUM'S SHOW.
New York, Novdmbor 21. ! Barnum's well-known menagerie was destroyed by fire at Bridgeport, Connecticut, yesterday. Three of the elephants and all the lions, tigers and ' other quadrupeds connected with the show were burned to death. Thirty elephants, terrified by the conflagration, stampeded through the streets of the town, but were ultimately captured. (Received November 23, 1.2 C p.m.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1717, 23 November 1887, Page 3
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62DESTRUCTION OF BARNUM'S SHOW. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1717, 23 November 1887, Page 3
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