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Show Death of Famous Elephant. Advices from Tours, Franco, glvo an account of the death of tho gigantic gi-gantic elephant Fritz, which bo-longed bo-longed to Barnum's show, which ro-contly ro-contly visited that placo. Tho circus, cir-cus, which had given a two days' porforffianc in Tours, was making Us final paradu through tho streets. When tho Placo Nlcolas-Pruneau wa3 reached Fritz, with n mighty offort, freed blmsolf from his chains, roso on his hind legs, trumpeting loudly, nnd causing a. panic among tho crowd. Fortunatoly two keepers managed to cntauglo his feot with ropes, but this only Incroased tho animal's fury, and ho struggled violently, snapping two largo trees. After some exciting moments mo-ments ho was brought to tho ground and securely bound. Tho uuthorltloa wero notified of tho occurrence nnd a picket ot infantry wns sent to Btop nil trafllc on tho placo. Tho circus Iiioprlotors eventually decided that, Fritz should bo killed. Cables, pulleys pul-leys and windlasses wero brought and tho hugo hruto was utrnnglod. Tho body has been niiercd to tho Tour Museum |