Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-02
Barnum's Big Holiday.

at is not nvdous to say that Barnum undoubt-
edly is the best known man in the nation The chill
dren whom he amused fort, years ago have be-
come parents and even grandparents and the
joys of the fathers have been visited on the chill
dren by the continued exertions of this man of in
domitable and irrepressible courage, and mex
haustible resources for amusing his race These
facts explain why hundreds Of thousands of both
sexes and of all ages Yesterday crowded New York
thoronghfares, when at ten o'clock-for Mr. Bar
mum is promptness itself-the procession left the
American Institute edifices abreast of Central
Park and started down Second Avenue Mr.
Barnum calls it grand cayalcade and it is
better describe it, although ten thousand small
bows who cheered themselves hoarse ON the line
Of the march evidently intended to do annie ius.
tice when thew characterized the procession as
'splendid ,bnllv and bip thing Through
the principal streets the great glittering chariot
in which a relocated and red-cheeked band sat
blowing those melodous times which seem to have
had their oripln with the circus and are never
heard elsewhere led the way Inst behind the
music and nrancino "a II thev enioved II. marched
the coal-b,acl, stations and the other wonderful
horses whose educations were obtained abroad.
stepnino along IN Indian flo zach with n scarlet
coated groom at his head thew stretched the dis
tance ~ two citv blocks Following them came
tbo 6rs, d,yis;on a, tho army ~ Wild beasts riding
in THAR oorgaousIv nain,ed carriages Unfortu.
nate,v tor tho snec,ators tho blinds of the car
,iooas ,ora dra u,n do,yr-o -or snea,i,g mora liter
allv the sides Of the wagon we're up--so that ON,
con,d on,v imaoine the terrible asnec, of the oc
cupants IMAGINATION being now and then assisted
~ ono or apotber NJ the vebic,es sanL spdden,,
90 '"S y, ""o'' " W. So"
INTO the hoies anu hoiiows Win WHICH, as eNe'y
body knows, some OF the streets OF New forl
| abound Captain Costentenus-the illustrlous an,
| illustrated craal v,bosa on,;ra bodv ,yas onc
n'"s'eu ''ssA' ".os' eA'.'e 'o's "'s on'
made canvass Tor artist sayages-mounted on
splendid white horse, galloped to and fro as cap
tain of This division. the rear Of which wa
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Drought up py " very h'''c oarr'"se ur""h ny
dozen very little ponies and containing what, a
far NJ apneranees went was A huge dog In a swal
'i "e 49, "a' sNe
iow-ail coat ana part'cula'iy seh''eui'h'S- -iooA
ing fox, Then came the gass-and-gold chariot o
| which Mr. Barnum boasts that II exceeds 4
a,Iandor ,ha ono nnon which i,neraI Omar on
ePo"uo' '"' 'n' "p', -
tered Rome IL was ura"h py hali uoAen ihht
nifcently proud horses and followed by half
dozen stately elephants. the steps taken by whic
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ahi'iiais were every ohe" po"ue,o"' p'o'',' " ="
condition OF the city streets. After the elephant
marched black camels and white camels eac
q hoa,,nn ridor and at,or ,hesa CANA tho sacon
uo"'i"s '''0', "". "''e' '"0'V -
division oil wild beasts In Drliliahtiy paihte
wagons, their roars and grunts and groans an
a ,,oots ha;n,, "a, n ,,,aasura droynad hy tho voc,
'f'' " -. ~
erons voice oi the wonderiui ofcnes'-ineiocno
which served as a tail-piece TO the cavalcad
e Ouite A mile long was this procession yet ever
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pouy WHO pause" W seo i'a oos'""'"s S'oPp0u
T" see its end.
10 In the meantime, however u was seen th
h either some OF the portions OF the city which
"a had been advertised were to be treated TO gimp
y OF the Barnnm wonders would nave To be ne
e lected by the procession, or the afternoon pero
e nance at the colossal Institute abandoned .
= this dilemma the well known generosity OF NJ
Barnum was exhibited. would rather,
~ said disappolnt paying audience OF lew tho