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lection of Prince Maurice of Nassau, and which, by his 

 permission, we have engraved ; since which, M. Frederic 



the elephant; and had he forced his den he must have fallen 

 through. 



" As soon, therefore, as his sudden death was resolved on, Mr. 

 Tyler went down to Mr. Clarke, and acquainting him with the 

 danger arising out of the immediate necessity, suggested the in- 

 stant removal of every person from the 'Change below, and the 

 closing of the 'Change gates. Mr. Clarke, and all belonging to his 

 establishment, saw the propriety of their speedy departure, and in 

 a few minutes the gates were barred and locked. By the adoption 

 of these precautions, if the elephant had broken down the floor no 

 lives would have been lost, although much valuable property would 

 have been destroyed ; and, in the event contemplated, the animal 

 himself would have been confined within the basement. Still, 

 however, a slight exertion of his enormous strength could have 

 forced the gates. If he had made his entry into the Strand, it is im- 

 possible to conjecture the mischief that might have ensued in that 

 crowded thoroughfare, from his infuriated passion. 



" On Mr.Tyler's return up stairs from Mr. Clarke, it was evident, 

 from the elephant's extreme rage, that not a moment was to be 

 lost. Three rifles therefore were immediately loaded, and Mr. 

 Herring, accompanied by Mr. Stevens's assistant, entered the 

 menagerie, each with a rifle, and took their stations for the pur- 

 pose of firing. Mr. Tyler pointed out to the keepers the window 

 places, and such recesses as they might fly to if the elephant 

 broke through, and enjoining each man to select a particular spot 

 as his own exclusive retreat, concluded by showing the danger of 

 any two of them running to the same place for shelter. The 

 keepers, with their pikes, placed themselves in the rear of Mr. 

 Herring and his assistant, who stood immediately opposite the 

 den, at about the distance of twelve feet in the front. Mr. Her- 

 ring requested Cartmell to call in his usual tone to the elephant 

 when he exhibited him to visitors, on which occasions the animal 

 was accustomed to face his friends with the hope of receiving 

 something from their hands. Cartmell's cry of " Chunee ! Chu- 

 nee ! Chuneelah !" in his exhibiting tone, produced a somewhat 

 favourable posture for his enemies, and he instantly received two 

 bullets aimed from the rifles towards the heart; they entered im- 

 mediately behind the shoulder-blade, at the distance of about three 

 inches from each other. The moment the bails had petforatcd his 



