<P> On May 30 , 1883 , six days after the opening , a lady falling down the stairway caused a stampede , which was responsible for at least twelve people being crushed and killed . On May 17 , 1884 , P.T. Barnum helped to squelch doubts about the bridge 's stability -- while publicizing his famous circus -- when one of his most famous attractions , Jumbo , led a parade of 21 elephants over the Brooklyn Bridge . </P>
<P> On May 30 , 1883 , six days after the opening , a lady falling down the stairway caused a stampede , which was responsible for at least twelve people being crushed and killed . On May 17 , 1884 , P.T. Barnum helped to squelch doubts about the bridge 's stability -- while publicizing his famous circus -- when one of his most famous attractions , Jumbo , led a parade of 21 elephants over the Brooklyn Bridge . </P>
who led 21 elephants across the brooklyn bridge in 1884
who led 21 elephants across the brooklyn bridge in 1884
Jumbo
Jumbo