Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-06

nual address at the New England and New
Hampshire Agricultural Fair, to be held at
Manchester, n. IL. September to 10, in
elusive.
! Wen all Co. 1.-The New York and New Orleans
Circus and Menagerie.
On Saturday, August IA, the greatest of
ali existing circus and menagerie combina-
tons will disembark from the special trains
which are called into requisition for the
transportation Of its army of menageric
vans and baggage wagons. and form its
street parade at 10 o'clock. At one o'clock
the wonderful ascension feat will take place
at the grounds, free to all spectators, a
young lady walking wire two hundred
feet in mid air. There will be three per-
formances, onea at 10 in the morning, one in
the afternoon and one at o clock in the eve
ming. Admission 30 cents; children under 10
years, twenty-five cents children under
eight years. tree. The following account
OF the performance and appearance of this
circus and menagerie, from the Buffalo
/ New York; Courier will give our readers
some ideG OF what they are going to sec
~ every man. woman and child IN this
city Is ere this well aware, W W. Coles
aggregation. known a. the New York and
/ New Orleans menagerie and circus, has
! come andlg0nc. The street parade, which
! took place between the hours of ten and
eleven =. m. was witnessed By thousands of
! people, who thrOlgot the streets and crowd
! ed the overlooking wind lws for many blocks
/ The parade was an excellent one, the snake
I charler coming IN Tor his full share OF won
dering admiration. The parade over. the
universal qGestionsseemed TO be, " are YOU
/ going to the circus? and as the large ma
/ joTlty of the answers were in the afirma-
/ tive, II may easily be imagined that the
! spacious canvass. spread in Noris Field.
| was crowded d4riog both afternoon and
evening performances.
OF the meuagerie We have nothing but
/ praise, larger than the majority. Ii Is ex-
cellent IN every particular, and calculated
| to please.
The steam man is a marvel of mechanical
/ continuance and walks backward and for
ward, "a it blood and muscle. instead of
steam and iron were its component parts.
] The sea lions are excellent specimens of
{ species OF animals no less rare than curious,
and the crowd around their semi-aqueous
/ cage was large and interesting.
/ vi course the waxen images OF the prin-
| cipal participants in the world-famOus
!
/ tention. They are new and. modelled from
/ life, 50 that those who cannot see the Origi-
mails and have seen Mr. Coles figures can
rest content that they would recognize the
/ former from their resemblance TO the latter
/ The circus was one of the bes; we have
seen here for many seasons. The eques-
/ TRAN acts were novel and daring. while the
/ battout leaps Of Kelley and BatcheldoT were
surprising. The reserved seats, with their
cushions and backs, are new and admir-
/ be ieatGre.
/ Mr.. Coles canvass is new, and of novel
/ pattcrn-longitudinal strips of blue and
! whites extra thicS, and very comm0d!-
Gus. In fact, all the paraphernalia con-
/ nected with the combination is frst-clas-,
/ and Of sort upon which no expense has
/ been spared.
" IHE CHAxpLAIN SLEEPER. The P.ayts-
burgh Sentinel publishes letter from the
/ gentleman who remained asleep on the
steamer Champlain until O'Clock the
morning after the wreck. in which he says
On Wednesday night, before the accident,
/ passed through LAKE Champlsin going
south retired al 1870 10 less than an
/ hour alterwgrG the steamer struck the
]
/ without sleep and my hard work. IL Is not
passing strange that the shock did not wake
me. When awakened by the cabin boys at
( a. m, asked none of the questions OF
which SO much sport has been made had
not retired wearing my boots. | did not
/ take my carpet bag and walk away.
would have been very glad to have done
/ that my Z" carpet bag was in the locker
! Of the Champaign, and for aught know it
is there still. All statements that insinuate
the cause OF nv profound slumbeTs to have
been anything else than hard work and pre-
I yi0us interruption Of sleep or that attrlb-
ute to me any unusual conduct on that oc-
ca>i1n other than that Of sleeping soundly,
are false in every particular.
Tue ACCIDENT on TIE NORTHERN PAcFIC.
Eye witnesses of the railroad bridge dis
aster at Bfainerd, furnish the following
/ particulars OF interest As the train was
crossing the bridge the engineer heard
| cracking and put on steam, but too late.
! The central span of the bridge broke down
under the weight of the cars, which were
/ loaded with iron. and both ends of the
train were drawn into the wreck. the en-
! CINE and several cars being drawn back
/ ward and the remainder of the train for
ward. The central span and two western
/ spans of the bridge went down. The en-
/ CINE, tender and two cars were pulled back.
falling on the wrecked cars and the rest
/ going into the river. There appeared to
/ have been but one brakeman on the train.
! lie was behind the cars that were loaded
with iron, and as he saw them going down
he ran for his life across the top of the
freight cars; but finding he could not reach
! the end of the train in time he descended
ladder on one of the cars and jumped off
/ upon portion OF the bridge which re
manned standing, and was unhurt. With
the exception of the engine and two cars on
the west bank the entire train, including
the cabOOse and twenty-0ne cars, is piled in
heap in the river, in six to eight feet Of
! water.
The following is the list of casualties
/ Killed james Peterkin. engineer Rich
ard Grandon, fireman Mrs. Aiken and sis
ter two squews. lnjdred-Mrs. johnson,
Mrs Fon;ells. Miss Moore. J. {. Lamb, A.
j. Sawyer and Louis Thugard. The wound
cd are all doing well. There are various
| opinions as to the cause. Some think the
engine jumped the track, while others are
| equally positive the accident grew out Of
defects OF the bridge