Burying an Elephant.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 9 October 1890, Page 3

Burying an Elephant.

Indian papers describe the difficulty attending the disposal of the body of an elephant at Nowsaree, in Daroda, which illustrates the Indian saying that an elephant raiiot be buried where it dies. It appears that a tame elephant, whioh had been kept at Nowsareo for many years past, died The news was at once telegraphed to Bavoda, and sanction for expenses incidental, to the burial ot the tmimal was obtained The local authorities then held a council as to how the remains should be removed fo a distant part of the town, where they could bo interred without endangering the health of the inhabitants It was suggested that the dead body should be cut up into pieces, which might then be removed and disposed of, but this idea was rejected. It was then resolved to drag the remains out of the towo, and with thai object to pull down one of the wall: within which the animal had. beer confined. Hundreds of coolies wcr< pressed into the service, nnd f number of carpenters, ironsmitlia and other artisans were engaged t< construct a huge car on wheels t< convey the dead animal. But t!.< body, which weighed several tons

con'd not be ifted, much loss reraovocl from tho place where it was Various attempts were made tor tluve days, bit they failed one after the oilier. Wheu the authoritit » saw that they were lafftd in u]i ' t'l ir endeavours to rpn^-p 'V. body, til. y ra«nlvpii to »< --jc the sug-geit 0 i made ul tuo . r •• , and eventually caused i<" f i be cut up ii.to pieces, which " ' tuen buried at a short ! distance tVoui the plac*.