The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-21
AUGUST 1875

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Fram the, AkIOn' Ohio Daily Argus, June 10th
The great show which has been so pro-
iusely pictured in the Argus during the
past two weeks, rolled and rOared into |
town about nine o'clock in the morning;
its dazzling and sumptuOus procession Of
gorgeous chariOts, hammered cages, piano.
piled performers and richly caparisoned
animals, extending further than the eye
could reach. The city Of tents erected on |
Forge street, was thronged at both exhi-
tons with such audiences as Barnum
alone attracts, at night the city being rep
resented en- maSse by both its beauty, fash
ion and muscle, all classes and creeds
pouring into the great circus pavilion,
like living avalanche; the human wave
being prevented by good management on
iy from billoWing over and engulting the
ring.
As to the countless animal, automatic
and arenic features OF the show, the
unanimous verdict was that they filed
the bill and amply justified Mr.. Barnum's
boast that he always gives his patrons
much more than their moneys worth.
We cannot, OF course, amid such multi.
tude Of attractions, enter into detail, and
and as far as the museum aud menagerie
are concerned must content ourselves
with saying that they embrace more rare
and interesting animate and inanimate
specialties than all previous shows that
have visited Akron could unitCdly pre-
sent. Among the superb and sPlendidly
conditioned monRrchs Of the menagerie,
the stately giraffe, strange sea lion, royal
tigers, huge lions, rare Gland, horned
horse and Tartar yak were especially mo-
ticeable, while the steam-Operated life
mimiCking autOmatOns and the beautiful
fountains OF living waters sent the young
sters into ecstRCies OF rOundeyCd wonder.
Artemus Ward once marveled "why it
took three grown up persons to get one
child to u circus" but he would not have
wondered had he seen the almost super
sensational one Of yesterday, the like Of
which was unknown in his day, and never
before equaled, even under Barnnm's pro-
lilc canvass. In dealing with the blazing
evOlutions Of such M array Of such arenic
meteOrs, even the strongest ad ieCtives and
superlatives seem tame, and description
l. Ill, Ia hnbtnI tho raOliIv thouph tho |
nerves still Jingle with the plCasurable ex-
Citement afforded by the astonishing dis
play Of educated muscle, grace and in.
trepidity. We never expect to again see
10 much equestrian talent concentrated
in one ring, and to excel It would seem
to be a physical and artistiCimpOssibility.
The riders fairly outran the eulOgies Of
the show bills. MINNIE. Elisa DOckrill,
on her magnificent bare.backed steed, was
Ilashing, bewitChing, breath.catChing in
carnatiOn OF the tabled Amazon; exccut-
Ing with marvellous certainty and volup-
tuous ease feats hitherto deemed impos.
siblc to most Of her greatest rivals Of the
sterner sex. She sprang from the ground
upon her horse when tearing round the
circle at race-horse speed, dashed through |
balloons and over banners as thoug III |
buoyed up by invisible wings, and wound |
up with a whirlwind Of a finish, amid n |
perfect storm of applause, 1t was more
than an act; il was creation.
IA for Maritime Lowande. "the hurri. |
cane horsemnn Of Brazil,n The 0nalilica. |
lion 6tcrriIic" seems scarcely sufficient to |
designate his pcculiar style Of reckless
and nnnarcntly desncrntc eouestrianism.
in liz Observation-Disclosures four horse nct he
,os,noL IN nimos, sn,rn tho Ireochorous
foo,inr tnrmisb"I bv his mad conrsers
HnJ evidently intoxicated by the rnptnre
n anil nation became frenzied IN his
yen,,ircs and nosscI with LIGHTNING sneed |
orJ "nvO,o Grace from one nositiyely nm. |
Mailing ian. IN another. nntiI the audience.
cn,ch;Sg tic inioct;nn nj Lis insnirotion,
bolf roso irom their seats and uncon.
sc;ouslv ;mito,oL liz motions The ner.
SonHi magnotism NJ nrt wos nevcr more
trimmnhantIy illustrated ar more finely |
contrasted linn in tho beautiful net Of The |
same great artist with in wOnderfnl in. |
ioni s9n Tonv. The Latter ior examine. in |
,Loir 81 oOO ckoilcngc bareback moi, stand. |
inc erect nm one io6t nm his fathers head.
hSldinr The other nj right angles, with the
horse Thinning nj fnll sSerI
Tho ennestrian character changes of
None Il IT Dockrili. Tia exhibition of
his fnmons Mcnage horse IEllinpton:o
the wonderful gymnastic illustrations by
The LeSlie Brothers. The witticisms Of
Porter and lhe conyulsing pantomimic