The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-05-19

en' VI "uOh VIC atttutlOn lS lmpelleQ
in another direction.
r. T. Barnum's Latest Wonders...A
Colossal Exhibition.
Harper's Weekly devotes nearly two column.
20 explaining and eItolling the great enterpris-
% with which p. T. Barnum Is making histori-
cal his forty years' career as the most liberal
and daring showman In the world. The statis-
authentic sources are nearly oyerwhelmina.
They make an ordinary head dizzy Mr.. Bar
mum has always boasted that he gave his
patrons double their moneys worth and his
e; CLAIMS are generally acknowledged but this
time he seems to have far outstripped himself,
Last year he obtained from the Connectiout
Legislature charter fer "The p. T. Barnums
Universal Exposition Company" with Q capital
OF . million Of dollars. Mr. Barnum. who Is
president OF the company, and Mr.. Coup, his
manager, have spent many months in Europe
perfe"tinSS their plans. The object Of this
great company, as they announce is to elevate
.nusements, diyest them Of all questionable
features, and thus render them worthy the
patronage of the most moral and refined
ciasses- They say that eventually they will
nave score or more Of exhibitions (trayelinR
and permanently in America and Europe, and
they intend that their chartered title shall be .
guarantee OF the merits Of whatever they bring
before the public. The present season thew
have but two exhibitions. One Is Mr. Barnums
Meil-Enown Museum, Menagerie, Circus and
Trnveling Worlds Fair" the other is simply
Barnum seems to have devoted years to per-
fecting this great enterprise, and nearly every
year OF his personal attention was paid to Il II,
europe. At an expense Of several hundred
drome building in the heart Of New York city.
and under an outlay Of over five thousand dol
lars each day he has run his establishment In
New York for nearly year. This exposition
company are engaged to ship the entire Hippo
drome to Europe next autumn meanwhile
they have undertaken the difficult task of
transporting it entire to the principal cities In
America Hd,per's Weekly says:
The Great Roman Hippodrome will re-
semble moving camp. There are 1, 400 men,
and the stock includes 750 horses and ponies,
besides elephants, camels, English stag and
stag-hounds, trained ostriches, lions, bears,
tigers and other animals. For the exhibition
plays and performances connected with the en-
terprises, two enormous tents, each 500 feet in
length and 800 in width, have been provided.
one OF which will be kept in advance, in order
that no time may be lost by delaying in making
ready. The question Of transportation by rail
"a very serious one-was solved by the CON.
struction Of $50 cars, twice the usual length.
built expressly for this purpose. Among them
are q anumber OF "horse- palace" cars, construct
cd with commodious stalls, in which the horses
can Lie down and rest while on the Journey and
arrive at the place Of exhibition quite fresh for
the performance. Besides moving the TENT.
animals and all other material in these Hippo.
drome cars, berths will be provided in those
devoted to the personel Of the company for
nearly all the employees Besides the great
exhibition tents, and stable tents for the horses
and other animals, there is also attached to the
company large corps Of blacksmiths and
carpenters and builders, some Of whom prscede
the show several days, to make ready Tor the
exhibition by preparing the ground, erecting
seats, etc. The dressing-ro tents alone viii
cover more ground than an ordinary circus.
To move such an enormous establishmept.
Of clear headed, practical men at the head Of
each department. Everything Is 30 arranged
as TO move with tho smoothnass and precis;an
OF clock-work. At the appointed hour the can
Va yas MiI go up. the street procession viii move,
tne performance viii commence. When ali is
over, and the great tent Is emptied, everything
viii be packed up by those detailed for the
work, and the caravan, without the loss of a
minute. win be on the move toward the next
"The programme Of performance will be
varied and attractive. Donaldson win make
DAILY balloon escensions with q car leroe
enough 70 contain company Of Eve or SIX Der.
sons, at cost OF about $500 . day for this
feature alone. Then there win be the "Roman
races, In chariots driven by "Amazons:" the
liberty races, " In which forty wild horses are
turned loose In the arena in exact Imitation Of
tne famous carnival races OF Rome and Nanles,
standing races" (" In which the riders stand m,
bareback horses hurdle races by ladies fist
races by English, French. and Amerioan
Jockeys besides camel, elephant, ostriob. and
monkey races. Another feature VIII be the.ex-
hibition Of Indian life on the plains. in which
tho actors win be scores Of Indians with their
squsws and pappooses They viii put up a
genuine Indian encampmont hunt real
buhaloes, give war dances, pony races, foot
races against horses exhibitions of darino
hoSsemsnship, lasso-tbrowing. A band oS
Mexican hderss mounted on famous mustangs.
win mako pretended attack On tho Indisr,
camp and give mimic but faithful representa-
non Of the wild scenes enscted on the Western
frontier. The English stag hunt WIN be An
exsct picture Of the sport itself, with COMPANY
OF l60 men and women In full hunting costtluna,
and large pack cf Engfish stag hounds.
There WIZ also be many other interesting and
attractive features, the mere mention Of which
would mako nmall yClume
MP. Ba<num certainly deserves great ore{iit
Tor an enterprises which 10 calculated 20 siYord
. vast amount Of Innocent popuIsr arnnsc-
msnt; and although this gigsntic venture In
wolves An enormous outlay Of Eaoney. it win
present too many attFactions not 70 be generally
Amazing ss this exhibition seems from En-.
descriptton. given BY Harper's, ws can say.
from sotuai cbsersataon, that one feature h b
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