Interesting, so they were much more incidental to events than has entered popular awareness. Also the somewhat inevitable nature of events given publicity hungr

Interesting, so they were much more incidental to events than has entered popular awareness. Also the somewhat inevitable nature of events given publicity hungry keepers who'd mistreated the animal - unsurprisingly it reacted to being badly treated by drunk handlers. Also an early result (of sorts) for the ASPCA preventing a public hanging of the elephant - for spectacle, and thanks to paid admission, profit! As usual it pays to dig a little deeper, thanks. :)