Sciveloen Men Killed by an Elephant

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 29, 19 August 1886, Page 4

Sciveloen Men Killed by an Elephant

o A terrible elephant story comes frem India. It appears that on the morning of the Bth of April last, while an elephant wa» being ridden by its keeper in the district of Sultan pore, in Oude, the animal resented " prodding" with a spear by pulling the man from his back and throwing him some distance away. Fortunately the man fell in a hollow, and remained there undiscovered by the elephant *h« went to a neighbourig village. There he chased an old man into a house, then broke down the walls, pulled the man out, and dashed him to pieces. The same night the elephant knocked down several houses in quest of human beings in the villages of Sadapur, Bargaon, and Jaisingpur. He killed six men in Bersoma, three in Sota, four in Gangeo, and four in Mardan. He likewise killed a bullock and a pony, and also completely destroyed anew carriage. The animal need to stand at the door of a house, force his way by demolishing the walla on either side, and v o * id then kill as many of the inmates a* ne ceuld, pursuing others who tried to run away. He mangled the corpses terribly. After securing a victim he sometimes returned to the spot to see if life was extinct, and would commence mutilating the body afresh. He carried several bodies long distances and threw them into ravines, &c. The elephant found his way to the Dehra Rajah's palace where he tried to enter the house of a gardener ; but some men, mounted on three elephants assisted by spearmen, drove nim off. He then returned to Bebitrar, when he tried to break down his master's house, in which several persons had taken refuge. The police got into the house from a back window and were obliged to send for help to the Dehra Rajah, who sent three elephants and some spearmen. The animal received two gunshots on the head at Bebipur, "which, however, only temporarily drove him off. He was ultimately captured, at imminent risk, by the Rajah's three elephants and men. !