Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1910 — MAD ELEPHANT CHOKED [ARTICLE]

MAD ELEPHANT CHOKED

Fargo, Largest of Herd of Norris & Rowe’s Circus, Insane. Was Strangled in Unique Manner When His Recovery Was Decided as Improbable—Sick for Year. Evansville, Ind., Feb. B.—Fargo, the largest elephant in the Norris & Rowe circus, went insane and it was determined to kill him, as veterinaries said that he would never recover He has been suffering from rheumatism for more than a year. A noose was tied in the middle of a large rope and the ends were tied to chain traces and fastened to two horses When the noose had been adjusted the horses were driven in opposite directions, thus choking the big beast to death