Thomas Saunders

1: Pizarro (fatal attack)

1. 1845-03-08: elephant keeper Thomas Saunders fatal attack by Pizarro. Was knocked from his horse and killed by the elephant Pizarro while on the road about 5 miles north of Baton Rouge LA, on the way to Bayou Sara. Thomas Saunders † Thomas Saunders Died 1845-03-08

Thomas Saunders elephant keeper, Great Philadelphia Zoological Garden (Raymond & Waring). Was knocked from his horse and killed by the elephant Pizarro while on the road about 5 miles north of Baton Rouge LA, on the way to Bayou Sara. A wagon was sent back to Baton Rouge and a dozen soldiers from Pentagon Barracks brought to the scene. They quieted the elephant by peppering him with 22 musket balls.