boo 1 Barnum and Bailey elephant strangled 1904.
£3.00On its UK tour in 1904, Barnum and Baily circus visited Stoke-on-Trent and located the show at Boothen Meadows, just where the Michelin Type Co. was built.
The story taken directly from parts of the press reports of the day describes its opening parade from Stoke Railway Station to the site and in particular one large elephant becoming uncontrollable. So, it was decided that this elephant had to be destroyed for safety reasons. This article covers all aspects of this, and importantly what happened to the elephant following its death.
