The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-26
60 HEAR THE LIONS ROAR.
Opening of The Great Fore
pAugh Show I'm Baltimore.
The Grand Encampment on BeIair
Lot-Its Magnificent Display Out
side, Inside, and All Around.
"a little recreation now and ihsn,
Isrelished by the wisest men"

from the Baltimore News, April Still
We have seen big shows, little shows
and all sorts OF shows; We have been to
menageries and circuses OF every kind
and size; we have known the great Bar
mum in his palmiest days; we have seen
Dan. Rice in his day Of glory, hut each
and all OF them must pale beore the
magnificent treble show OF Forepaugh.
which is the most perfect and compre'
heDsiye combination the world has ev-
er seen.
Yesterday, this great show opened in
Baltimore, on Belaif lot, after a sDen-
did procession through Baltimore street
and other leading thoroughtares. Snort
Iy after noon the crowd began to assem-
bic in the vicinity OF the immense loi,
which was covered with five enormous
tents. Everything presented striking
and holiday appearance, htes, banners
and CAV streamers were waving from
the tents, booths and side-shOws, aud
men women and children were hurry
ing to get the frs, look at F0repaugh's
brilliant and interesting aggregation.
We entered with the crowd. ln the
first tent we found series OF WAX tlg-
ures. startling and life like. Here WAS
The famous sleeping beauty, ever re-
posing IN her exquisite lovellness. Far
Their on we encountered that Distinguish
ed trio Fisk, Stokes and Mansfield, slt-
ting quietly together. The next hguree
that attracted our attention were ne
two representing the "Drnnkaid
Home" and the Home OF Temper,
arce," which are more eloquent and
effective in their mute teachings than
auy temperance lecture. Scattered
through this tent, are number OF me-
chanical singing birds, which delight
the ear by their sweet and almost nat
pral music Here also are the S"lss
Bell Ringers, which by their wonderful
" contrlved mechanism, play with
perfect accuracy aud precision, and IN
all really 1000 wonderful curlostes,
animate and rnanimate.
Wenext passed into the tents filled
with animals OF every DESCRIPTION, some
OF them being specimens thai have
never before been exhib ted in America.
The lions den was a great source o.
attraction. The ma este monarch O.
the forest is here in all this royal beau
~. while the tigers are as fierce a. II
thew were in their native iungIes, ahne
specimen OF the Rocky Mountain black
bear and a snow white polar bear &C
cupy adjoining cages and attract much
attention also, a genuine zebra. The
youpg elephant, Baby Annie ia
great pleasure in feeding her til
apples, oranges and peanuts. In emu
meratlng the various animals, we must
not forget 10 mention the rhlnocrros
which 10 a gigantic beast, whe'gnlpg
$50 pounds. with hide that looks like
It would be imperyious TO a cannon
ball.
Alter vie wing the different animals
we passed into the circus tent, and took
our seat among the delighted spectators
Here we saw enough TO amuse US Tor
an hour or more. Tine splendid teals
OF horsemanship, the jokes and funny
stories OF the clowns, the performance
O the trek pony, who walked up and
down stairs, forward aud backward,
together with the trained dog and mon
kew kent us interested until the aero
bat,c ieats commenced. The trapeze
evolutions OF HawIey and Msco were
the most daring, thrilling and danger
GUS we have ever witnessed. These
nimble and muscular young Re lows
seem as much AT home hanging by
their teeth, toes and fngers, forty leel
IN the air, as II they were sitting down
reading the morning paper Alter
tumbling about in mid air, ten or h.
teen minutes, swing ng from rope 10
rope and pole TO pole, these daring
acrobats gave a gigantic leap In the
air grasping rope IN their descent and
came smiling to the ground, much TO
the relief OF several timId and nervous
ladies. who had witnessed the feat with
baed breath.
In the menagerie number OF polite
and intelligent attendants are always Oh
hand, who lake pleasure IN answering
all questions Of visitors. Fnrepsugn :
great aggre grafton will rema'H in B lu
more this week, and then set out on the
annual tour OF the United States. 10 ITS
appointments, in cleanliness, in the
number OF animals, in the variety and
interest Of the entertainments, 1t Is lar
superior to anv show that has ever been
exhibited 10 Baltimore. We noticed
among the audience yesterday sttero
noon, many OF our most respected Gill.
zeus, accompanied by Their Iamil'es.a and
now, as heretofore, Forepaulh will re-
ceive the patronage OF our entire com
munitv. In every particular the exhi-
bltions are moral, instructive and
amusing.