St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
SAINT PAUL MATTERS,
It Was Circus Day and Many Thousands
Turned Out to See the
Elephant.
A Gardener and His Wife in West St. Paul
Had Trouble and She Wants
Divorce.
On the Glorious Fourth Several Pas
tors Will Preach on Patriotic
Texts.
A New Candidate for Sheriff. A Hun
dred Matters of Local Interest,"
GlobuleS.
SAINT PAUL MATTERS,
THE CIRCUS WAS HERE
Ana thousands Went TO See 1t and
Declare 1t Good.

Ana Th ousands Went TO See 1t and
Declare 1t Good.
Yesterday was circus day with, Fail that
the term implies. About every man, woman
and child in the city knew that Cole was to
be here, and before o'clock the crowds
began to gather around Bridge square and
along other parts of the route. Of course
circus has a terrible hold OH the universal
small boy. but there is also a goodly per
cent. of the free adults population that are
sadly given to gigantic aggregatlons OF gor-
geouS wonders and when the trouble IS
breaking out ON them they are found OH the
streets in Sunday clothes, While the eie-
plants breakfast is still out in the country.
The parade was grand success, at least II
it is to be judged by the number who craneu
their necks and hunted and waited Tor de-
sirable positions from which to view 1t.
Out at the grounds the crowd was enor.
nous and was coaXed and enlightened anu
worked by that same matches oratory
from ticket sellers and reffeshment vendors
that has always been ihseparable from show
and which is as peculiar to that institu-
ton as the spotted show horse and the ele-
phant. The show was certainly mer-
itorious one and brought no kicks or eX-
pressions of disappointment from those who
patronized it. Few if any OF the great
shows carry larger or better selected
menagerie and the circus had the merit OF
much that was new and original, with less
of the clown and around-the-rng-ridIng
business The feature of the circus was
DIR. Carver's wild west show and the
doctors craftsmanship was certainly
astonishing, breaking with rifle
in rapid succession glass balls that were
. thrown into the air as he was riding at full
speed. There we're of course wonder
full feats in the acrobatic and
gymnastic line and the usual
funny and remarkable things which make up
that subtle spell that will charm the sons Of
men until the circus shall have slipped into
the great receding past and left not a
Wrack behind.
IN THE EVENING
crowds streamed by sidewalks, carriages
and trains into the capaciouS tents until the
IL. 600 seats in the big circus tent were all
filled and crowds stood up to see the show
and be hooted at by those behind them who
wanted to see too. About the time the
crowd as all in, it began to rain and in
d. few minutes to pour and pretty soon that
aiscensolate yet entertaining sight, "a circus
in a storm" presented itself. Umbrellas
were put up Ill OChdhCO VI
those behind them. outer wraps
were carefully economical, LEM
Dnade was below par, some wished they
were home others put in the time wonder
Ing how they would get home, and more
would have seen the circus out if it took a
leg. Most of the crowd came across the
river via the motor line, to which it was in
Fited by emissaries OF the company. 1t
was pitch dark and the walk to the getting
pn place was quite muddy, hence the fire.
auent flashes of lightning made shocking and
laughable revelations. Finally the first big
train load of wet, laughing, sorry and be-
araggled humanity got started with only
sne conductor to take tickets. So the train
rrept along at the rate of a mile and three
quarters an hour to give the conductor
time to punch thousand tickets or so, and
stopped for awhile ON the draw-bridge,
where nobody could get off, to let him
finish up. And still it rained, and circus
,1ayswas ended.