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Bookmark or Share- The Electrocution of Topsy the Elephant - Historic MysteriesTopsy the Elephant was executed by electrocution in 1903. Captured on film, Topsy’s death may be the first deliberate murder of an animal preserved this way.
- Topsy (elephant) - WikipediaTopsy (c. 1875 – January 4, 1903) was a female Asian elephant who was electrocuted at Coney Island, New York, in January 1903.
- Topsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors, Not Thomas EdisonOn this day in 1903, Topsy the elephant died of electrocution on Coney Island. Many believe Topsy was a victim of the so-called War of the Currents, the battle between Nikola Tesla and...
- Topsy | fictional character | BritannicaTopsy, fictional character, a slave child in the antislavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This article was most recently revised and updated by John M. Cunningham.
- The Tragic Story Of Topsy The Elephant - GrungeOn January 4, 1903, Topsy was fed the carrots and electrocuted. It took less than 10 seconds for Topsy to die from the electrical current. It's unclear exactly how many people witnessed Topsy's execution, but the estimates range from thousands to "only persons immediately concerned and reporters."
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