Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-04

THE FULL SHOW IN HALEY
TO-DAY. ~. e.;

Rampage-Two Horses Killed, Four
Wagons, and Three Railway Carr Dc.
moralised -Forty or Fifty Shots Fired
at Him without Eject.
People have been arriving from the
outside in all manner Of conveyances,
and HALEY is more populous and
lively, to-day, than it ever has been
before. Main street has been crowded
all day, and every spare lot on either
side of the stree: is occupied by farm
wagons aud lighter rigs Of all descrip.
tons. The livery stables and corrals
are crowded to their fullest capacity,
steady stream Of consumers has
poured in and out of the restaurants,
saloons, lodging houses, ETC., and the
crowd has increased all day. Proba-
bly, all of 5000 persons were in town
this afternoon.
| No. is the crowd great as it might
have been if the fact that the ENTIRE
show were coming had been properly
advertised. People could not be made
to believe that the real, Si,non.pure,
colossal w. w. Coles circus was
coming, so several thousand persons
who would have come remained at
home. As it is, though, the circus
will probably take away about &c.
900, and for week or two coin and
small change will be scarce on Wood
River.
i Four or five side.shows travel with
the circus, and just coin money. as
their tents are always crowded, when
stationary.
THE CIRCUS IN TOWN.
The circus arrived by special train
at 4:3O this morning. 1t was aboard
of RI cars, the remaining 8 of the 30
cars owned by w. w. Cole being out
in various Parts of the inter- mountain
country on their regular business
) such as buying supplies, advertising,
advance visits, locating show-towns,
etc. The work of putting up the
tents began at once, between the
sampling works and town. Il
The menagerie, etc, were all landed
without accident. But soon after
landing Samson, the fve-ton elephant
took umbrage at an empty fiat car and
t passing his trunk underneath. lifted
the platform of the trucks and landed
it 20 feet away, smashed into kindlinf
wood. Mr.. Conklin. the manager O
the menagerie and head keeper of tn
= elephants, thereupon caused Samson
to he hobbled with thick chain whic
will be kept on him during his stay ii
Haley. Over 800 men came with tn
o circus-of which about 70 are per
n formers, as that number take thei
" meals at the Merchants and Delmon
leo restaurants-40 at the former, ant
=, 80 at the latter. Over 200 men ar
e fed at the camp, in the boarding tent
TEN PROCESSION IN TOWN.
81 At IL O'Clock the procession passe
s. up Main street to. Banfeld's corr,
u" and countermarched to the camp.
=. was nearly mile long, and was z
q. minutes in passing a given poin
d Among the features were the FIVE ell
plants, drove OF camels, two bar
ct wagons, steam calliope, $1,000
l. organ, and some magnificent blac
" stations and cute little ponies.
SAMSON SHOWS AN UGLY TEMPE
As he returned to the tent, Samso
a the, hugs ELEPHANT who was in tt
es lead, ahgered at the barking of dc
nj at his heels, knocked down one
his keepers with sweep OF his tru'
in and would have trampled him to dea
a then and there, hut for huge mast
''er who jumped at him and bishis tr"n
10 This seemed to anger the brute b
yond all control, and he turned to al
ar. began n &c neral destruction Of ever
ill thing in reach.
er- He first tackled the cage contai
..' ing the lions. This he rolled over a
,od over three times, the lions roaring, I
no. elephant believing. As he rolled
den the third time, his head agai'
ger the sides, one of the lions buried
er' teeth in his flesh. This made Sans
m below, and with roar that terrif
at all within hearing, he drew him.
ork back, breaking two of the iron-b
IN from the cage. No lions escaped.