The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-10
RARNU ,s's RIG SHOW.
How the Immense Caravansnry II
Transported Through thc country.
From the New York Star.l

From the New York star.
"The greatest show on earth" Bar
num's) took it's departure last evening
from the Mott Haven Depot of the
New Haven Railroad Company for
Bridgeport, Connecticut After week
of successful playing in Brooklyn, the
veteran Barnum goes to his native
town, where a right royal welcome
awaits him. To-day will be for Bridge
port sort of Fourth of July, with un-
limited enthusiasm and no fire-crackers.
Every man, woman and child is on the
q,i Uire, and the veteran Snowman, be-
heving that 'forewarned is forearmed,
has in store a speech that will electrify
not only the townsmen but the world
generally. All through Saturday night
and Sunday morning the work of re.
moving the colossal circus from the
Capotoline Park, Brooklyn, to the De-
pot the other side of Harlem bridge,
went on. Wagons of all kinds, orna-
mented and plain, drawn by all kinds
OF horses, wended their way toward the
ferry. Around the Railroad Depot it
resembled grand camp. There were
five great canvas tents, $50 feet long by
30 wide. in which the 300 horses of the
caravansary were located. The men
who attended them slept peacefully in
the tents, tired by their nights work,
and the steeds enjoyed the bountcous
rrovender set fer them.
One large tent was called 'Thc Ho-
tel, ;" for here everything that the most
fastidious could desire was ready or to
order. When it is considered that the
company numbers $50 souls, and each
one gifted with hearty and healthy
appetite, it is apparent that the hotel
did not lack for custom. The railroad
coaches used TO transport the circus all
belong to the company, and each one
bears the legend. in very large letters,
"P. L. Barnum's Greatest Show on
Earth" The passenger car bears the
same inscription, and are painted the
same claret brown color as the ordinary
coaches. The scene around the Depot
yesterday was one not often witnessed.
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out on the tracks On the open trucks
were the vans used by the company, in
which were the animals. The small
boy was present "by large majority.
The greatest crowd congregated around
the caboose in which the elephants
were placed The animals quickly dis
covered the square holes in the car, and
soon several trunks" were tapping
around in search of charity. Quite a
little excitement occurred when lion,
that was screened from observation,
gave vent to roar which could be
heard for half "A mite off, causing the
loungers around the car to make hasty
retreat. The camelopard was in box
by himself, and to accommodate his at
tenuated neck canvas top was placed
over his wagon, The gorgeous chariot
in which the band performs during the
procession in the various cities, was
carefully covered over, as were also
the many other chariots and splendid
coaches of the company.
There were in the train seventy-eight
cars, and it took four powerful engines
to draw the load of wonders. The
train was the largest ever seen on the
New Haven Railroad, and was nearly
three quarters of mile long. The
start was made at 7:30 P. NJ, and the
assembled multitude gave hearty
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