| Show wa WILD LD TIME AT FIRE tings of elephants almo almol l causes a panic fire partially destroyed the new brick car barn at the new winter of the barnum bailey circus at bridgeport conn tuesday and burned a number of cars belonging to the circus while the fire was at its height a cornice fell carrying to tho the ground with it twelve firemen who 1 were at worl on the root roof the men were much bruised but were not oth berwise injured excitement was occa signed during the removal of fourteen elephants which were quartered in a building adjoining the car barns it was necessary to remove the elephants through door facing the burning build ing and across the tracks between betge n rows of burning and smoking cars in order to accomplish this safely the tour four keepers took one animal out at a time until the entire herd was removed the loud trumpeting of the elephants gave rise to a rumor that the animals had broken loose this rumor rapidly spread around the city and occasion occasioned d much alarm |
