Bones of Snyder
Smoky Hill Museum
211 West Iron Avenue
Salina, KS 67401(785) 309-5776 www.smokyhillmuseum.org Snyder was an elephant with the Sells-Floto Circus. Sadly, on September 13, 1920, the performing pachyderm got loose and decided to do his own circus parade in the streets of Salina. When attempts to reign him in were unsuccessful, a decision was made to kill him. He was given a lethal injection of potassium cyanide, but the terrified toothed tusker put up a great fight. Finally, cadets from a local military academy were told to use Snyder for target practice. But that's not the end of the story... Eventually, Snyder's remains made their way to the Smoky Hill Museum where some of the mighty mammal's bones are out for public viewing.
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Snyder after target practice.
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