Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-13
The Circus in a Storm.
John RObinson's Establishment
Suffers in Milwaukee.

Suffers in Milwaukee.
Reports of accident and disaster
from the storm are beginning to
thicken as the exchanges arrive.
1t seems to have done a great deal
of mischief in the Northwest,
where its violence was next to un-
govenrable. We copy from the
Milwaukee NeaCS, OF Saturday, a
well-written account of the way
the storm poured broadside into
Robinson S Circus:
AT THE CIRCUS.
"John Robinson's well known
circus and menagerie had its tents
pitched on the open square at the
corner Of Poplar and Fifth streets.
The gigantic canvas was crowded
with people, and the performance
had progressed for a short time
when tie storm commenced. As
soon as the gentlemen who have
the exhibition in charge became
aware Of the increasing violence
of the storm, tie vast concourse
was notified of the danger and re-
quested to leave the tent. This
request wss quickly complied With
and in few moments
THE CANVAS CLEARED.
GAS it afterward proved, this
was not done a moment too soon.
The last person had scarcely
left the tent when the tornado,
which terminated the storm so
disastrously, swept over them,
whistling like the long pent up
steam of thousand furnaces
let loose. The tents fell with a
crash. Strong and elastic poles
were snapped like pipestems,
and ropes and cables parted as
easily as the merest thread
The canvas was rent into tatters
and considerable Of it hopeless
ly ruined. One cage Of ami
mails was
"OVERTURNED AND SOMEWHAT
INJURED.
"The seats, but a moment be-
fore covered with thousands of
pleasure-seekers, were scattered
in every direction by the winds.
The menagerie canvas was dam
aged to far greater extent than
that of the circus. The former
was situated on land about four
feet lower than the streets, and
in an incredible short space of
time this extensive hole was
'EFILLED WITH MUDDY WATER.
The canvas, poles, ropes and
every thing else, all at the bot
tom. Several side shows were
carried away, the gorgeous ban
ners usually found on their out
er walls,
DISAPPEARING IN AN INSTANT,
Some Of them no Cne knew
whittier. The dressing-room
of the circus and the wardrobes
of the ladies and gentlemen of
the profession were sadly in
jured, many, it is feared, be-
yond repair. A great many
people visited this scene of ruin
during the afternoon. Imme-
diately after this disaster
"THE WORK OF 'RECoNsTRUC-
TION'
Was commenced, the complete
force of the establishment en-
in the task with cheer
fulness. Canvasmen were wad-
ing hip deep in water searching
for missing portions of the me-
tent, for ropes, stakes
and poles. The baggage, not a 4
little Of it in a sorry plight, by
the way, and the cages and wag-
ons were soon righted and ta-
ken to
"a PLACE OF SAFETY.
"Sawdust was soon carted in
to the circus tent in great guam
titles, and by dark that portion
of the establishment was ready
for exhibition. The genial pro-
prietor, Mr.. John Robinson, in
formed a representative of the
Nea0s that his loss would exceed
SIS, ,OOO."
G. L. Tombelle, Judge of
the county Court of Pulaski
county, Illinois, has been re-
by the members of the