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Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)

Documentary | 1 minutes
0,94 27 votes

Genre: Documentary / Horror

Duration: 1 minuten

Alternative titles: Electrocution of an Elephant / Zombi 55: Topsy Must Be Killed

Country: United States

Directed by: Edwin S. Porter

Stars: Carl Goliath and Topsy

IMDb score: 2,7 (2.125)

Releasedate: 12 January 1903

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Electrocuting an Elephant plot

Topsy, the famous female baby elephant, was electrocuted on January 4, 1903, on Coney Island. Topsy originally belonged to the Forepaugh Circus, where she killed a drunken spectator who burned the tip of her trunk with a cigar. She was resold in 1902 and ended up at Luna Park. After deciding they could no longer handle her, Luna Park's owners announced they would hang Topsy, sparking an outcry from animal welfare organization ASPCA. The owners then decided that they would electrocute the elephant. After copper electrodes were attached to her feet, 6,600 volts was applied.

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