Show elephant holds up train making commuters walk boston mass commuters on the boston maine railroad having occasion to pass through salem had to do a bit of unexpected walking when a two and one half ton circus elephant became so ruffled over slipping on the ice at the railroad crossing that he would not get up until he was good and ready cheater Cb ester in an unwary moment put ills his foot down on a stretch of glaring ice as he ha was about to board ills hla private car and down he tumbled coaxing tailed failed to budge the animal and prodding had no more effect so there was nothing to do but to run trains to either side of the animal and make passengers got gat out walk around the living obstruction and board a train on the other side finally chester tired of lying down got up proceeded to Us his car and regular train traffic trade was resumed |