Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-25

eisc Kailroad has accomplished 10 osh-
81 ebjecs Il has been the means Of
bringing 70 this upper eoaE; better
class Of eirc1sss than formerly. In less
Witso1's GreA. Worlds Crcas and EI-
hikitiSa Of Performing Afrisan Lions.
given under one tent. and consisting Of
nuubsE Of FiAz horses fsel1dins
JzAnsry," several good riders. q tro1pe
Of scrO6sts. clown and cage contain
ing two lions. performed throughout
Oregon, and IN the fail of that year left
Portland. on the steamer George 5.
Wright. for O.ympia- The steamer met
vita heavy weather, and soue Of the
most valuable animals were thrown
overheard Notwithstanding this VIII
son made 3 tSEF Of the Sound with
good s7scees.
A fss years later Lees Cire7s. very
similar to Wilson's. except the cage of
lions wss Rot along. dsiIgntsd the peo
ple Of the SoaHd. Oee Of toe great At
fractions Of that sho~ was tbe tidisR Of
the 0eal Rirls, too young ladies Who
we're born and raised in olympia
Ia the fall OF 1875, Rockwell with his
troupe of trained horses visited the diff
ferent points on the Soand, and drew
large crowds, but unfortunately be and
nis animals we're on the i'll fsted Pscifc,
and they ali persisted together.
This, With ons or two minor exeep-
tons, brings rs down 20 Coles Circus,
xkien visited Seattle year ago last
July. Il was two or three times as large
a. any of It's predecessors, and attracted
large crowds of people, dnFi9g its two
days stay here: but nov comes
JOHN RoRIssox's cIRcus,
Grandeg and more magnificent thaa
them ali. 10 was announced through
these columns Sandsy morning that
John RobinsoB's ten big shows com
bined' vsuld arrive here that evening,
between aud O'Clock. over the Shore
Line Railroad. This was sufficient to
attract 100 or 200 people 70 the depot
20 see the big show arrive. Well, it
came, at last. Two trains. each drawn
by powerful locomotive, snd each
train containing fifteen large standard
gage cars, belonging to RobinsoB, and
each saf packed 70 its utmost capacity.
The animals as veil as the humaR be-
inps connected with the circus. and
their name is legisn, were tired and
hungry, after hard days travel from
Portland 70 Seattle direct.
The laberers worked ala night in put
ting up she numerous tents, building
rings, erecting seats, and getting ready
for the coming days business.
THE PARADE
T,...k ..fa.a 3k~nr..h a n =. ;,,n;,,al a4.aas.
darlnR the forenoon, and the procession
was fally half q nile long, with two
bands of music. q double quartet of col
ored singers. many handsomely carved
wagons and cages containing animals,
q drove Of IA Shetland ponies, four or
fse elephants, many horses with gay
planned riders, both male aud female,
ETC., etc. all going TO make up the most
extensive circus street parade ever given
on Puget Sound.
TIE MEsAaKRrR,
0ccuryine two very large tents, is free
to all who visit the circus. In fact, it is
one Of the most attractive aud instruc
tive branches of the immense show.
Among the animals in the menagerie
U>Fthy of special mention are the
sacred cows of Hindoostan, which are
worshiped by the natives OF that coun-
try. They are about the size of Jer-
seys. Of q light dun color. and have
humps on their backs, Just over the
shoulder blades; two water boff 4loes of
Africa; great. big. fat, lazy. oyargrown
hog, weighing 1l50 pounds, 50 heavy
that he cannot stand up; q dwarf Jer-
sey COW, With legs not over one foot
4r.w.s Vxk ia nj
giant horse, which, while very large,
did not come up TO the anticipation of
those who expected TO see horse high
er than the tent; a monstrosity in the
shape of FIVE legged COW; namels and
dromedaries three horned bull. This
animal formerly had three eyes. bot tie
hoSa in the center of his forehead has
grown to such extensive proportions IS
10 close the third sye, which Was direct
ly under the center horn. One of the
greatest attractions in this department
was the herd Of SIX elephants, includ-
ing Chief, weighing 1880 pounds.
and who is as mean as be
Is large, having a very vicious disposi.
ton. II Is found necessary to keep him
chained, 50 that he cannot raise his
head. He Is accredited with having
killed i've men. By his side is Old
Mary, Is years of age, and one of the
kindsst aud most Intelligent animals.
Passing from this branch of the mena.
Rerie, where the animals are all un-
/ Gagged, we pass into another immense
tent, whers the cages containing differ.
eut attractions ere arranged in large
circle. In this department are blood
smoking vampires Of Soath America,
little apimals much resembling bats.
only much larger. which have ne legs,
and consequently never walk, but when
not flying hang head downward, sus-
pended by their wings, on which are
claws; monkeys of all kinds. large and
small; badgers, eagles, condors, bears Of
several kinda, incl ding rare specimen
of sloth bear, the LATEST animal on
earth; South American tApir. mach re-
semblinR hog; fatted tail sheep, from
Africa; Persian Gland. Persian sheep
and African ibax; striped hyenas, spotted
or laughing hyenas; cage containing one
large loness and two fierce looking
lions, all hne specimens; royal Bengal
tiger, ever growing. snarling and show
ing his great vicious teeth SoRth
American iagHar !; Cashmere sheep !;
American lion; pair Of lsaiian antelopes
with babs (these animals were admired
By ell, being symmetrically formsd and
beautifully marked; albino deer; Bur-
mese Gov; kangaroo; yak Of Tsrtary,
with ane hair over q foot IN leaRth;
llama Of South Ameriea; giraffe, II feet
high and as gentle a. child, the pet Of
all. This animal eannot eat OF drink
from the ground. His food and water
are placed on en- elevation ten feet from
The eEound. This animal never uiters q
sound. bat II punished sheds tears pro.
fusely. His dancing 10 the music Of the
band vas quite amusing The cake Of
Australian ostrichsa claimed consider
able attention; bat the huge alligator
was the great attraction 10 she children.
This animal s5niy eats about once in
tso weeks. and then his mouth has 10
Be prisd opsn TO compel him TO receive
feed.
In the above list The writer has no.
sudeavored 10 meution all the animals
in the menaeerie. but emily those waieh
| impressed him ~ he passed herriedly
through the tmmense tents occapied
exclusively oy animals.
TEE CIRCUS PzoPKR.
Where the three clowns hold undispa-
| led sway, 10 an immense nmpithsater,
@assa t.lss AZ ssa ktno INN f,ao..ta ana 49,