The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 07, 1940, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
Historic Camden Tells
Of Elephant Killing
With "Alice of Chancefleld" making
the headlines In newspapers all over
the country, old residents of the county
are relating another elephant story
that grew out of a happening back In
1856. or to be exact 86 years ago next
August.
As related in Historic Camden, the
then famous Bailey circus had been
showing In Camden and like circus
travel in those days, the movement
from town to town was accomplished
by wagonH and afoot. ]
The circus was enroute from Cam-1
den to Columbia and In the line of
wagons and the like, was Jumbo, a
gigantic elephant. Here Is what historic
Camden says:
"As Bailey's circus was wending its
way from Camden to Columbia on
August 20. 1855. on reaching the forks
of MoCord's Kerry and Columbia
ltoads, Just beyond Jiang's mill, later
known as Jordan's mill, the elephant
Jumbo Insisted in taking the McCord's
Ferry road to the left. When
co-orced to the right he became enraged,
killed his keeper and a horse
and went at large.
"The Camden Light Infantry Company
was summoned and under Lieutenant
James L Yilh-pjgue prweeded
to hunt down the monster. He was
found In the swamp a/bovo the mill
pond. Volleys were tired into hlm^
without effect, as his hide was immune
against the rifles of that day.
Finally a crack shot landed a bullet
in his eye which brought him down.
Lieutenant Vlllepigue, who obtained
one of the tusks as a trophy, related
the facts and there is an account contained
in the Camden Journal of that
date.
"While tho coroner's jury was holding
an inquest over the keeper at the
scene of tho tragedy,\some one cried i
out, "Here comes the elephant,"
Whereupon the Jury dispersed in panic."
Several accounts of the elephant
tragedy go Into more extended detail
and are to the effect that the elephant
?with uncanny sense?refused to go
In the direction indicated by his keeper
because of an Insecure ferry or
bridge. It is a matter of fact that
elephant trainers relate many Interesting
anecdotes along this same line
Petty Thievery Cases
Reported To Police
Two items of petty thievery were
reported to the police this week.
The Camden Katuly Kitchen reported
the theft of a small amount of money
while at the Camden Bottling
works, marauders mady away \yith
bottles of popeola and some peanuts.
At t!ie Camden Kandy Kitchen the
thief evidently hid in the establishment
during the evening and was
locked in That an exit was made
from a door that had been unlocked
from the Inside gives credence to this
belief
Another arrest for alleged drunken
driving was made over the week end
when Charles Croft of Cassatt was
taken Into custody. He posted a bond
of $" ! and will receive a hearing in
recorder's court next Monday.
School Band Gives !
Splendid Concert
" (By The Skipper)
The Camden .schools band, uattlly
attired In uniforms featuring gold
capes lined with black satin and gold
"Pershing" style caps scored a distinct
triumph upon the occasion of
the first formal concert, given In the
school auditorium last Friday evening.
The affair was a distinct success
and a tribute to the ability of Director
F N Wlmberly. who produced
suoh splendid results In the brief span
of some six months.
The auditorium was filled with enthusiastic
relatives and friends of the
band members and every number was
accorded rounds of applause. The
sum of $75 was realized as a result
of the concert, this to be used to help
defray the expense of the unlforuiB.
The spectators choercd loud and
long, when after the first band number
Mr. Wlmberly Introduced M Iss
Meta Hoykln, the drum majorette who
was dressed In a natty costume consisting
of black leather leggins trimmed
with black braid and gold buttons.
Her blonde head was crlwned
with a beautiful cromium plated shako
with a golden ostrich plume.
The program was augmented by addresses
by several distinguished
guests. Including Dean George Olson,
of University of South Carollua and
director of the University band. Dean
Olson Is well known In Camden having
led his fine varsity musicians here
on several occasions to parade In the
cotton festival event. Dean Olson paid
a fine tribute to the Camden bandstating
that it ranked with tihe best
In the state.
Mayor F. N. MoCorkle. who spoke
during the intermission between the
first and second halves of the program
was plainly elated over the appearance
and performance of the
band and Indicated that If the progress
of the past six months was
maintained the next school year, the
band would rival the best efforts of
some of the leading ones.
One of the features of the evening
and not listed on the program of
events was the act put on by two little
boys, one being four-year-old Fred
Wlmberly, Jr., and the other little
Bobby MoCarty, a playmate. These
youngsters with a view of securing
seats of advantage came up on the
steps of the stage and remained there1
during the entire concert, getting a
big hand and laugh from the crowd
for their attentive demeanor.
One of the high lights of the evening
was the rendition of the William
Tell overture, a really ambitious feat
for a group of young musicians. The
number was 'beautifully executed and
excellently phrased throughout.
Since theJiand does not have an oboe
or flute in Its musical ensemble, this
part was taken on the clarinet, artistically
performed by William Mullen.
Claude Lamoy, the "big boy." of the
Camden football team, offered some
_brl!l|ai)i work aa Aral curuetisuThe
crowd was so pleased over the
presentation of the William Tell overture
that it was necessary for the musicians
to offer an encore. They obliged
with a "concert in the park."
.Just before the close of the program
a request was made from the
audience for several so-ealled "pep"
songs. The band obliged with "Fordham
Ilam." "Hall. Hail, the Gang's
All Here" and "Stand Up and Cheer."
The following was the program of
the evening:
"Fight. Fight, Fight." march; "Donkey
Serenade, novelty foxtrot from
"The Firefly"; ."Flying Colors, march;
"The Old Refrain; "In a Country Garden";
Victory March," march; "William
Tell," overture, solo part by Billy
Mullen; "Star Spangled Banner."
Grace Episcopal Church
The services for next Sunday at
Grace Episcopal church will be as
follows: There will bo no early service.
The rector will conduct the
holy communion service at Hagood at
9:00 o'clock. Story hour for children
of the church at 10:16. Morning
prayer and sermon by the rector at
11:15. Special intercessions at all
services for the return of peace thru
righteous victory.
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Sunday. June 9. with A Douglas
McArn as pastor, the services at Bethesda
Presbyterian church will be as
follows: Church school at 10 a. m
with a bible class for every age
Morning worship with sermon and
prayer at 11:15. The public is cordially
Invited to attend these services
Honorary menrbershjp In the I-efayette
Escadrille. conferred on Colonel
Chas. A. I.lndbergh after his 1927 Atlantic
solo crossing, has been withdrawn
by order Of the Paris Trench
and Air association of American volunteer
combatants In the French army
of 1914-18, representing former ptlof*
of the Escadrille. The membership
was withdrawn due to a speech the
famed filer made on May 19, warning
the American people not to become
hysterical.
| Civil War Engine Factqry
Undergoes Modernization
The famous Rider-Ericsson engine
factory at Walden, N. Y., founded
in 1842 by Capt. John Ericsson,
builder of the warship Monitor of
Civil war fame, has been sold, and
is being modernized by the purchaser.
The desk upon which Capt. Ericsson
designed the Monitor in response
to the plea of President Lincoln for
a ship to meet the challenge of the
Merrimac, is also included in the
sale and will continue in use.
In addition to his work on the
Monitor, Captain Ericsson also invented
the screw propeller, the gun
turret and the now all but obsolete
hot-air engine. He is generally
called the father of the modern battleship.
The Walden factory was for generations
known as the home of Captain
Ericsson's hot-air pumping engine.
This was one of the curiosities
of engineering science, familiar
to most graduates of engineering
colleges today on account of its laboratory
use in demonstrating thermodynamics.
In the old days, however, before
the advent of electricity, it was
widely used throughout America,
and before New York city had acquired
a high-pressure water system,
thousands were installed in the
basements of the old "brownstone
fronts" to pump water to the attics.
These engines are still used in
many countries abroad, where electricity
is not available, and where
both fuel and labor are cheap. Only
last year the Mexican government
purchased 17 to pump water to wayside
locomotive water stations?and
this order practically wiped out the
stock on hand at the old factory at
Walden.
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U. S. College Biologists
Study Quebec Salmon
Atlantic salmon, the mysterious
fish that lure thousands of anglers to
Quebec each year, will be the subject
of an intensive biological research
conducted by three prominent
American college scientists who
recently have set up a laboratory
near Gaspe.
The habits and unpredictable reactions
of the Atlantic salmon have
baffled scientists for many years.
The fishermen have accepted the
known fact that the great sporting
fish, who battle courageously to the
end of the nnglcr'o ??<?, ??
certain river openings making a wild
dash to reach fresh water spawning
grounds. The open season for Atlantic
salmon is May 1 to August
31. They congregate before the.
"run" in a zone roughly circumscribed
by the Isles de la Madeleine,
Newfoundland, the Gaspe and Labrador
coasts.
But scientists want their questions
answered. They will try to find out
why the salmon live in salt water
and spawn in fresh water, where the
fish go during their seasonal disappearances,
and what becomes of
them during cyclic "shallow runs."
The biologists will also study salmon
blood in an attempt to discover
the changes that take place as the
fish pass from salt to fresh water.
Strain Severs Dog's Tail
There is a sad but lucky dog at
Minto, Australia. It has lost its
tail, but is fortunate in being alive.
The dog was frolicking on the railroad
track and when an express approached
it seemed petrified. When
the train was almost on top of it
the dog dashed for safety. It nearly
cleared the line, but the front wheel
of the engine just cut off its tail.
The dog rushed away without a
whimper and had gone 200 yards
before it paid attention to its loss.
It then howled miserably. But, apart
from having experienced late in life
what many of its kind know in puppyhood,^
the dog was unharmed.
Birthplace of El Cid
In Burgos, was born El Cid, the
national hero of Spain in the struggle
to reconquer the country from
the Moors. The hilltop castle, then
a magnificent stronghold, was the
scene of his marriage to Ximena,
who is buried with him in the cathedral.
One of the town's saddest
days was that of their hero's return.
when all doors were closed by
the jealous king's command and the
grieving populace had to do their
1 hero-worshiping silently from their
windows.
Colombia Coffee Export
Thirty-five per cent of the land under
cultivation in Colombia is devoted
to coffee. About 780,000 acres
are used for coffee cultivation with
approximately 450,000,000 coffee
trees. Production averages 450,000,000
pounds a year. About 40,000,000
pounds are consumed locally, and
1 the remainder is exported. The value
of the crop is estimated at $55,000,000.
Coffee, the leading export
of Colombia, is the necessary basis
of exchange.
Telephonic Weather Reports
The idea of reporting weather by
telephone was originated by the Bell
Telephone company in New York on
April 8. 1939. This is done mechanically,
the reports being spoken into
a magnetic case from the weather
bureau and received in the central
office. Temperature changes are
made and the weather forecasts are
changed once or twice daily. About
:8.0<>0 cal's for weather reports are
r~f \ f d rir ly.
City Softball Teams
Start Season Race
The city sufhball league scehdul*
which started last MojUfcy evening
calls for three guinea weekly. On
Monday evening the Kendalls and the
Wolves clashed. On Wednesday the
Hermitage played the liroad Street
Hunch team led by Juke liaynea while
tonight the Kendalla uud Hermitage
battle at the achool ground park at
6:15 unlock.
The league race la divided into two
aectlona, the first aectlou closing on
July 12 and the second on Auguat 9.
Following the cloee of the regular
achedule the first place winners of
each half will meet in a series of best
three out of five games, the aeries to
start August 12.
. The closing of the aoftball program
in the middle of August Is due to the
fact that the days become shorter and
it is difficult to start a game at 6:15
and finish it before dark. Then too,
it Is explained that some of the players
go to football camp toward the
end of the month. - ?
The complete schedule for the season
follows;
. June. &?Wolves vs Kendalss
June 5?Hermitage vs. Hayues
June 7?Kendalls vs. Hermitage
June 10?Haynes vs. Wolves
June 12?Hermitage vs. Wolves
June 14?Kendalls vs. Haynes
June 17?Wolves vs. Kendalls
June 19?Hermitage vs. Haynes
June 21?Kendall vs. Hermitage
June 24?Wolves vs. Haynes
June 26?-Hermitage vs. Wolves
June 28?Kendall vs. Haynes
July 1?Wolves vs. Kendall
July 3?Hermitage vs. Haynes
July 5?Kendall vs. Hermitage
July 8?Hawnes vs. Wolves
July 12?'Kendall vs. Haynes.
End First Half
July 15?Wolves vs. Kendall
July 17?'Hermitage vs. Haynes
July 19?Kendall vs. Hermitage
July 22?Haynes vs. Wolves
July 24?Hermitage vs Wolves
July 26?Kendall vs. Haynes
July 29?Wolves vs. Kendall
July 31?Hermitage vs. Haynes '
August 2?Kendall vs. Hermitage
August 5?Haynes vs. Wolves
August 7?'Hermitage vs. Wolves
August ft?Kendall* v? Hnvnnn
There are numerous authentic records
of rains of fish. Swept into the
air by hurricane gales, small fish may
be carried considerable distances and
dropped with the rain.
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Injuries Fatal To Saw
Mill Man Near Lugof
Kverett Wilson Mason, Of LugoU,
63, died at the Caanden hospital Toe*
day after (being struck with a
while sawing at a sawmill Monday ia
lower West Wateree. He was bom
in AdamB county, Ohio:
Funeral services were held at 5 p.
m. Wednesday at Union B&ptkt
church, Blaney. The Rev. A. D. MeArn,
pastor oI the Bethesda Preeby^
terian church, of Camden, officiate
The burial was in the church oem#.
tery. -j. J
Mr. Mason is survived by two sou;'
W. Leroy Mason, of the Phillippiii
Islands; James C. iMason, of Lugoft;
two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Welty, Sbi
Benjamin Piatt, Mrs. S. C. Pollard, ol
Portsmouth, Ohio; Mrs. J. R. Morford,
of (Society JHill; two brothers
Charles (Mason, of Portsmouth, Ohi^
and C. A. (Mason, of Bishopville.
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