Bailey intended to use the elephant for farm work, but the number of people it attracted caused Bailey to tour her throughout the northeast. Old Bet was killed on tour in 1816, when she was shot by a local farmer.
Bailey intended to employ the elephant for rural work, but the large entourage it attracted led Bailey to take Old Bet on a journey across the northeast. Regrettably, Old Bet was killed in 1816 when she was struck down by a local farmer.