The Cruet
In 1901, Lockhart bought his next troup of elephants, called "The Cruet", from the famous animal trainer, zoo director and animal dealer Carl Hagenbeck. The group was made up of Salt, Sauce (later changed to Saucy), Mustard and Pepper. Mustard and Pepper died, suffering from dropsy symptoms. New elephants, Vinegar and Baby, were acquired. According to reports from George Claude Lockhart, the elephants stampeded and caused considerable damage at venues in Hackney, Woolwich and Chesterfield among others. Salt, referred to as "ringleader", was blamed for causing the stampedes.
On 24 January 1904, Lockhart was killed at Walthamstow Station's goodsyard (today known as Walthamstow Central station). He was crushed during a stampede, apparently by Sauce.
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