Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-26
THE CIRCUS.
ITS Arrival, Parade and Perform.
"nces- An Immense Throng Of
People Come 10 See the EleDhaut.

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reka as having circus on the brain, b,
was correct as far as the sur
rounding population was concern.
ed, and possibly so with a few O.
the immediate residents of Eu.
reka, such as children, etc., but the
ola slagers disclaimed any interest in
the affair; in fact, they had got all
over that sort of thing when they were
boys, and were of the opinion that cir.
cusses were not just the thing for those
That had been around the country, and
seen the elephant. Notwithstanding
the croakings of these btose knowing
ones, a large crowd was on hand al the
II. u +. depot Sunday evening to
welcome its arrival, and, we noticed
that a great many of the cold bows,
had found out that a little exercise was
a good thing, and had ploughed their
way down the dusty road just before
the arrival OF the train. The circus
lett Pallsada at II o'clock, and reached
eureka at 8, having been delayed
on the road by the great length of the
Train, and the unwieldy character OF
the freight. necessItating slow running.
III was The first Intention of the pro
prletors to run up the grade TO the i'm
u vicinity OF the grounds, but
some fear having been expressed as
10 the strength of the tire .tlework-
uniounded, however-they finally de-
cided to unload at the depot, an opera
tlon that reached far into the night.
! Ky tho Ia trr .f H., -
been transported to the grounds, the
tents erected, and half a dozen flags
gaily tiuttered in the breeze from the
apex of h canvas The grounds Sc
lected were, as before stated in the
SENTINEL, just south oil the Richmond
reduction works.
THE PARADE,
Soon after sunrise the crowd com
menced to gather in Eureka, coming
from all points of the compass and in
every imaginable style of vehicle. The
fact that this was the first institution
of the kind that ever pitched its tents
IN Eureka, and the only n ever show
ing oil OF the line OF the &. L. road,
with the exception of a one-horse
ia that visited Austin and Hamil-
ton in 1869, had much to do with the ex-
element kicked up by Queens enter.
prise. There were sight-seers from
Iybo, Hamilton, Belmont, Duck water
and various other places, including
every coalourner's camp, cattle ranch
and farm within a radius of so miles.
Long before the hour for the process
ion the sidewalks were crowded and
piazas thronged with a motley gather
ing of interested curiosity seekers, inn
patiently awaiting its advent. At III
O'Clock the inspiring strains of the
brass band were heard and very soon
the gorgeous band chariot was visible
coming down Main street. The car was
followed by circus riders on horse
back, car on which the Goddess OF
Liberty was seated, surrounded by
soldiers in the dress of ~Contiuentals,
wagons hauling cages OF various ami
mails, ponies and other interesting fea-
lures. The procession proceeded down
Main street to the Consolidated furna.
ces, and then turned up Buel and
Spring streets until the grounds were
again reached. They were followed
by an enthusiastic crowd of men aud
boys. who lowered around the tents
and wagons until the doors were
opened. The crowd commenced
vending their way over the dusty
road soon alter II O'Clock, and they
kept the lightning ticket seller very
busy from that time until the COM
meucement of the performance. The
large canvas devoted to the exhibition
of the birds and animals was filled to
overlooking, the little ones especially
enjoying the novel sight of many
denizens of the earth never seen by
them before outside the pages of their
school books. and the older ones were
not far behind in the interest manifest
ed. The elephant was the center Of
attraction, and must have devoured at
least two bushels of apples and
oranges presented TO him by admirers
of his unwieldly bulk aud curious
construction. The seats in the main
rapidly filled up, and by the time
the opening at least two thousand
we're in attendance, including
all ages and very nearly all races.
HI PERFORMANCES.
The first feature was the grand en-
tree, participated in by the camels,
who, however, soon gave way to grace
full riders. Everything was well done,
the intricacies of the act eliciting much
applause. Our space will not permit
us to describe the performance in de-
tail. Sebastian's bareback riding was
well done and his four-horse act i'm
mense. The control he had over the
beautiful chargers and the ease with
which he manipulated them was most
wonderful. Wooda Cooke threw SOM
~ersaults both on horseback and over a
dozen camels with great ease; the trick
ponies exhibited almost human intel
~ligence; the trapeZe performers were
among the best in the business, and
the clowns kept the audience in good
humor by a continual flow Of WITH
cisms and jokes. The evening per-
Torrance was as we'll attended and as
we'll appreciated as the afternoon, and,
taken all together, the general verdict
is that the circus is a success in every
particular and we'll worthy of the pat
ronage bestowed on it by u towns
people. There will be an afternoon
and evening performance to-day, and
we advise every one to 90 and take
their wife and babies. The chances
are that it will be some time before
Eureka Is again visited by an institu-
ton of the same kind. as the immense