Sunday, December 16, 2012
Published in the Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, June 15, 1890
Wild Scenes Caused by the Stampede of a Circus in Africa. Diamond Fields [Africa] Advertiser: Shortly after 11 o’clock last night a general stampede of all the animals comprising Fillis’ menagerie took place. This appalling occurrence is attributed to a miscreant-at present at large-who, possessed of a grudge against Mr. Fillis or members of his […]
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, December 7, 1833
It is stated that the keeper of the tigers belonging to the extensive menagerie which was exhibited in this town a few months since, was torn to pieces and literally eaten up by them, a few days since, in a town near New Haven, Conn. He had been in the habit of entering their cage, […]
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, August 9, 1848
The sagacity of the dog has become a familiar fact in natural history, but an incident connected with the saving of life during the recent casualty from drowning on the front beach of Sullivan’s Island, merits record as affording a striking illustration of the instinct or sagacity of that animal. When the alarm was given, […]
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, September 18, 1845
The Quincy Whig says that it is assured by a gentleman of veracity, that a cat-fish weighing two-hundred and two pounds, was caught from the steamboat Falcon, on her passage from Galena-and that on being opened a pig of lead weighing 70 pounds was found in its stomach; and what is still more singular, the […]
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, April 11, 1844
On the 8th inst. Herr Driesbach, a famous lion tamer, attached to a traveling menagerie, took out with him at Baltimore, a pet leopard under his arm. He, with others, slighted from their carriage and went to a coffee house. A boy, about twelve years of age, was pushed by his companions against the leopard, […]
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, September 11, 1845
The rapid and wasteful destruction of the buffalo in the Western wilderness has been often alluded to and lamented by traveler’s, and is spoken of a length by Captain Fremont. In the last eight or ten years the number of buffalo robes received by the several Fur Companies has been, annually, about 90,000. Thousands of […]
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, November 15, 1848
On Thursday of last week, during the heavy storm of wind and rain, while the extensive collection of wild beasts in the menagerie of Messrs. Raymond & Warring were in the Village of Norwalk, a feature was introduced in the exhibition not previously announced in the bills. About 4 o’clock in the afternoon, a violent […]
Friday, December 14, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Thursday, February 3, 1848
The tragical event at the menagerie, resulting in the death of poor Kelly, has made the elephant the chief lion of Philadelphia. A morning or two after the terrible occurrence, the daring Driesbach took him into the ring for the purpose of dressing his wounds, made by sundry thrusts of pikes, lances, and pitchforks, in […]
Friday, December 14, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, November 30, 1833
Our readers may have noticed a grain wagon which passes frequently through Washington street, drawn by three beautiful grey horses. This morning, the driver, who it seems is a very passionate man, after whipping the noble animal that worked at the thills in a most cruel and barbarous manner with the lash, struck a blow […]
Friday, December 14, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, November 23, 1833
An occurrence which took place under our own observation, adds another to the thousand instances of devoted and untiring fidelity of the dog to the human species. An old negro who lived in an adjoining county, owned a dog, which during the whole course of his life had probably never had the benefit of a […]