Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-02-17 | Page 8 | Savage Old Elk Killed at the Lagoon

Savage Old Elk KilIe d at t the th Lagoon The h cM buck heh elk eUe out at the Lagoon i was wa shot and yesterday after he had literally torn tOM one et f the does to pieces This animal has hag been consid considered considered ered dangerous for tor some e time past He had already sent two men iten to the hospital and the keepers have been in hi InS fear for tor months that lw lie would break S out of his bl enclosure and kill someone Yesterday he attacked t eked one of the does q es and before he be could be got waY away awa he had torn her into fem pieces Then the keeper shot the infuriated d beast and his meat was put pit on sale s le in one of ot the meat markets markot of Salt Lake later in the day