† Hero is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1916 at Orton Brothers Circus, in United States, . Official death reason described as shot.
Hero was born wild at Asia unspecified location.
1910: Sold on auction; The general circus paraphernalia, including wagons, cages, tents, cooking utensils, etc., brought very low figures, but when the purchasers reached the wild animals better prices were secured. "Hero," the nine foot bull elephant, was sold at $1,000, and "Duchess," the female, brought $1,650. New York clippings 1910 During the tour 1916 Hero, newly purchased from William P. Hall, appearently made problems, and in May escaped the circus and a drunken trainer in Elkton, South Dakota.
The general circus paraphernalia, including wagons, cages, tents, cooking utensils, etc., brought very low figures, but when the purchasers reached the wild animals better prices were secured. "Hero," the nine foot bull elephant, was sold at $1,000, and "Duchess," the female, brought $1,650.
This incident happened on my familys show, the Orton Bros. Circus. It is the only season they went out on rails. “My mother was 14 at the time and since the train happened to be next to the circus lot that day, she had a good view of Newton (Heros trainer) being chased under a wagon and barely escaping. “Hero tried to tip the wagon over on top of him. “Running for his life, Newton barely made it aboard the train in one of the coaches. My mother said that Hero then walked along side the coach looking in each window for his prey. “For a fleeting moment, Hero locked eyes with my mother. “Anyway, Hero, in a frustrated state, proceeded to shove a couple of wagons off a flat car and then continued out into the countryside
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