Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-24
"TaE CIRCUS HAS COME To TOWN."

'AAE GlhCUS HAS COME HI TOWN.
| A lBrilliant Street Display-BiS Crowd oil
PeOpie-scones aud Incidents Of tho bay.
The Great Forepaugh Show. the an
nouncement of which has for some time
past kept the public mind at high pitch
Of expectancy, reached Lancaster yester-
day morning between 0 and II o'clock. 1t
required two very long trains to convey
the exhibition to this city from Philadcl-
phia, and as usual when 1.-the circus comes
to town." there was great crowd present
to welcome its arrival. The attendance at
the point where the unloading took place
was in the thousands. The circus people at
once began moving their wagons and other
paraphernalia to the park grounds on the
New Holland turnpike, and the eager
throng of spectators were vigorously ex-
cludeG up to loon, at which time the
gates were opened aud free admission was
given to all to witness the operations of
the busy labOrers. Their movements in
erecting the immense stretch Of canvas,
tho largest ever put up in this city,
were watched with keen interest.
The tents reach nearly all the
way from the entrance to the northern
end of the grounds. 1t took until O'Clock
in the afternoon until the work of erection
was finished. Mr.. Forepaugh was present
in person and supcrintended the opera
tions of his employees. The crowd of
watchers, among whom the small boy was
chiefly conspicuous and inquisitivc, were
in constant state Of excitement some Of
them sta;d all day, not going homo for
dinner. The manner IN which the cook
ing is done for the great army of en-
ployecs engaged the special interest Of the
assembled multitude. Among the herd of
twenty elephants BolivaT" lowered
majeslically. He is indeed 4 monster.
The long -trunked animals and the camels
occupy Z tent by themselves, and the ar
ransements are all designed for the COM
fort O; tho visitors.
Thc trains to this city this morning
were densely crowded and the streets
At an early hour began to assume an ami
mated appearance. The procession started
from the exhibition grounds about nine
O'Clock this morning, and its progress
through the central thorOughfares Of
tho city was lired with an i'm
mense concOurse Of spectators, while all
the available windows, awnings and ether
points of vantage wcro utilized by inter-
ested spectators. The parade was a very
imposing one, with gaily decorated wagons,
gilded chariots, on one of which sat lady
with 4 lion stretchel at her feet richly
caparisoned horses and bespansled eques
trians, mcn and women band of jubilee
singers representation OF Cleopatra's
yacht, the occupant of which was not
Miss Louise Montague, 1.-THE $4,000
beauty" :" and also one intended to illus
trate the story of Lallah Rookh's journey
to Delphi the genius of America seated
on towering chariot, and dozens of oth,r
features of special interest. There were
seventeen elephants in the parade, incluG-
ing Bolivar" q number of camels and
some very fine horses. The display was
very creditable one, and satisfied tho pab-
lc anticipations. The first performance at
the exhibition grounds began at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon, and will be repeated this
evening.
The Philadelphia Times this morning
has All account of young girl in that city
young man in Forepaugh's circus band.
A telegram giving a detailed description
of the missing girl was sent to Chief of
Police Deichler, ard later in the day the
sister arrived in Lancaster herself TO
assist the authorities. The girls name is
Nellie Long and she lived with her mother
at No. 1888 North Thirteenth street. She
is sixteen years of age and of remarkably
pretty face and figure. While visiting
one of the side-shows attached to the
circus on Saturday afternoon she made the
acquaintance of the young man, and lie
invited her to travel with the circus, maxi
ing extravasant promises to her if she
would 60. She returned home late in the
afternoon and told her< sister Of her new
acquaintance. After tea she left the
house and has not been seen since. There
is everything TO indicate that she has been
persuaded to 60 to Lancaster. Her family
are greatly troubled over her absence and
they have no clue to the man except
that he was called Harry" by his COM
panions.
An Attacne OF the Show Arrested tor Muir
der.
PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Bernard
Bradley, teamster of Forepaugh's Cir
Gus, who was arrested on Saturday night
charged with murder in Montgomery
county in January, 1881, was taken TO
Norristown this morning for trial. In
January, 1881, Bradley, who was then
fireman on the North Pennsylvania rail-
road, assaulted Daniel Bates, an ex consta
BILE, and beat him in such a brutal man.
ner that he died two days later. Bradley
escaped, and succeeded in eludins the Off.
GERS until found with the circas company
on Saturday night.