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Topsy (c. 1875 – January 4, 1903) was a female Asian elephant who was electrocuted at Coney Island, New York, in January 1903.Born in Southeast Asia around 1875, Topsy was secretly brought into the United States soon thereafter and added to the herd of performing elephants at the Forepaugh Circus, who fraudulently advertised her as the first elephant born in the United States.
Topsy, the famous "Baby" elephant, was electrocuted at Coney Island on January 4, 1903. We secured an excellent picture of the execution. The scene opens with keeper leading Topsy to the place of execution. After copper plates or electrodes were fastened to her feet, 6,600 volts of electricity were turned on.
A Guatemalan teenager died after she accidentally came into contact with high-voltage cables and was subsequently decapitated by the current, according to multiple reports.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org توبسي; Usage on ast.wikipedia.org Topsy; Usage on de.wikipedia.org Topsy (Elefant)
A Texas man died and a woman was seriously injured after they were electrocuted in a Jacuzzi at a resort in Mexico, officials said. The incident was reported around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening at ...
McClatchy News reached out to Henry County fire officials on Aug. 4 and was awaiting a response. AT&T addressed the incident and offered its condolences to the worker’s family.
The point is that except for the value of creating a spectacle for the benefit of both Topsy's owners and for Edison, and the spectacle being filmed for exhibition around the country, Topsy would be entirely unknown today, just another anonymous rogue elephant needing to be "put down", and there would be no entry here in Wikipedia for her.
A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a popular but dangerous wood-burning technique, law enforcement officials said. The "fractal burning" technique creates lightning-like etchings by ...