, 1873-10-18
A CIRCUS IN A CYCLONE,
Sudden Change Of Programme in
Montgomery Queens
Circus.
N0W The Storm Closed the Porf0rrl-
anco Last Evening.
The Tent Blown Down and the Audience
Terrified, But nobody
Injured.

TnrriftnH Rlt} Hnhndu
Injured,
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n1,. o,o,,a,+o ,roro l., n ,ortrrhod coo4,+,on
lne ee.len,n n "ote ~ ro.sua roasnIon
iast evening. The Weathor b'ircan gave no no
tica OF what was coming; SO, when 1t came,
It WAS uucxpected It rofora to q CYCLONE
which carno to town about o'clock, remained a
snort time, and uephftod' ous no1 noioro II 1ois
Its marks behind It.. It run around town, tore
down elautioa mud signs, broke the glass In
1Amna rnsnt neoptn M Tin etrcat md otlorvjso
behaved in mn ,,nscom1y munnor, If waa m thu
w., utao to.r,ro, ti,,t tto f,tr,. ~ H. .tax,
"oa' s.aa' no"ose - .n. 41. 'no 1a.s y. LIZ asol"
was most soveroly 1elt, and 1ts most prom
inent victim waa Montgomery Qucoh's Circfs,
temporarily located Of, tho vacant square 'front.'
wore about 500 peraona in tLn bie tont Including
q majority Of won1or and chiIdron. Thoy yoro
absoy,,e ed In tho norfnrna1,co. The clown caused
them to laugh by repeating l,ta stoois Of jokos,
and herd hor daring % feate Of norsowomansl,ip, @ n M tho
elopuant mado his bow and disappeared cnrrylng
bis trunk with him. Tho camola l1ad their backs
IN aa h,eh aa ua,,ai and the Araba rode into fho
1ras ~ bv n e,1,5nnometor' ;Tbo Nral,a ion.c1
foratv IN ta,r cnnn1iaonej stocfls trho atocda
folt 9ood. md 30 d1d tho Arabn. for tho audi
enco oann(amded tbon, or rather. wero aho,,t to
nnniaId w,on n tcrr1An r,st n wind atructr ria
ts,1t. The noloa waro lifted from the rronnd.
fpa I enf jig asn1sa a was nat IN thu 10
air, and, after boing torn in pieceg, foll like a
Wot sheat unnn tho torrii}ci 1udionco. Womon
eoroamed. childro,, scroamcd. nlon sworo. tho
cnmcia a,yorc nr fo1t m If thcv wnntod TO- tho
oIoplnnt snortod backed up lis trunk. and
sat down on Lis launches to await do:
yo1onmanta and Hca H},nt wns nominc nert.
tho iions crowlai like thunder. tI'o rain
beat aoainst tho whole Of them. ANA eyory n,nn.
won,aa. and animal wiphod they were q thousand
miles away. As for tho Arabs thoy took their
And silently sto1o owar,
E.. 1na ,",,. .,.'' ., s,..u a"s3,
ha n Il IL harv meceaenrv 'ne ~ ptats
WIS postponed until tho woa{hor got ino. ~ ''''
Mneu 1no ca!ss ten ~ Ia. ~ s1aolnGteo tno
naoionee, atd thon tney we're ~ ine uarA' mlxea
~ ,ia a.i auo ~ .o; ~ n,,sn eaon ~ @
esa eanod ior tnelf wlsea, wives for tneir chii-
~ a.ons oonaanueo an;a.l 70 sao"!, I'LL ano confeyea
IN impression Inae taey o"st were n,,'! 1ooso ana
rSady ;ona 10 sup Gh hah n nosn t. M9 & nooa !;
fer t Inspired was no lsss sgonizing. when
Sncn or ,notho e ~ "1S thor ttn 10 bad
tho foraa R by hi thc " se M "
tue frightoaed poople m p esrieated themse'lvea ' ives
Srionsa Snma cr.d whon thn f.ianJa G'tu6 III ~
t,nn o4o ~, oaa raeu w mdon t sao alu nos
.h " " xaa suu @n1 nradraiir t"
au.; 4or Tue lossu ones. 1raanany Iy tnoy came
htan chaaon eng, q, "omon comaont aa'o
e,5a,,o 1eoa Eaunon .rb5 aat;1a nesa t+,1 ~
9ons;n,, nro 1snn,a+ 1rn ar"ietoj T., ho9;s,
4%.t H., hod ootnn %r MI, snt'
n nt ~ en,,r;.aeI t1a55 ~ .roa at ~ oJ n'
nntan IN H. ntv nntii to .rcIn ,saa a. roatara5
~ ars ~ W. ~, hnttrao ~ L;aaoa "e
on nate ho aakoa her II wasn hn1
eirous" n e1t loss tasn aa hoas "ti tha auaones
M Luz oh, ,s;d ~ 'hag w. sosa;r o
more exeitinn' ] ' Tbe trepszo fsdes we're S e inat
pnt.inE u tno mnan,ng H. 'Gach aat 10 tner tonos,
when 10 oy no means tne ,, lea6t entfancine paIt
e. tnesr Pellolh,a;ie: -, "hon ~ a4un a.i
tne tent tney, VIII tne notse-i1oer, were l'ung
to the contre Of 1t ~ o. q heap. and screamed long
Ana loud Ior help. 1In HoIse-liuel, WAetner y. or
no he rellshod TOO VOL tue misfortune which
maae MN ne ce,t1s.pot VI oovy ~ ncau.y
~hlch tnroeteneu momontaI!y 20 amotner nm
made oors g hnao M oot OF s a haf & loa,
aow-sutierera. snccor arrived a. last. me huge
1orm OF Monteomory y4een' sno proprietor ppn3a d or
boz tare s,, %
denly Grawled under tho T.; :; masa . Of can,
vas. -, he Cyl m hole na III IT large enough
TO aIlow OF tue cgrcss OF three, and,
M1tn ~ laay nnaor ,a Gacn m a9n, niaa9 aia way
ihrough the prone walls OF ING clotil prison, ana
! aaea ns Prey Gafgo On tho t oor & q an a, u
eEtrisate tho reat Of IT. the ledieH, Judging from
hls domeanor a o.. On snls trying occas,on' tGro IS
long ieop Mr.. Queen out Of the show business. M
One by one the oircns performers aud d. tho
audience craWlca r1, IRON Under the canvas. !hero
,,a Nas nut Little ealianlry Shown an round. II
himself or horsolf, as tue case might DO; Wives
cried out, n agonlztng tones, John! I'm
dyng! smotherlnE to death 10 como t9 mo-
1ohnI ous al Inc ponsug honeqiSt @ So"l1 y T. re- re-
str IN inch :. to e.. saVe ny nie: Suddenly ory
vent "ens np, Ino nppopo'amnss amy, ud1 nae nfoken
10 1ns young n oii Wtn gfGat
=, =; 14a' na " a a 1l no n'Pposa;,5hus