St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-22
FASCINATED BIG CROWDS
Whick Swarmed in the Business
Quarter.
BARNUM'S STREET PARADE
Cares Of Every Description Quickly
Laid Aside for the Big 81
Circus. .

1t was circus day yesterday, and
never was national holiday more uni
versally or enthusiastically observed.
There is an old saying that circuses al
ways bring rain, but Jupiter PIuvius
fooled the prophets yesterday, and took
his way Eastward. where he set the
cranks tearing their hair by interfering
with ball games at PittSburg, Phila-
delphia and other points.
Early yesterday morning it was eyi-
dent that an event of more than ordi-
nary Importance was about to trans
pire. At 8 O'clock groups of people be-
gan to gather on the corners in the
business section of the city, and as the
time wore on these knots of humanity
Swelled to crowds, which were shortly
transformed into dense throng of peo-
pie from every quarter of the city.
Youth and old age hustled with equal
celebrity to gain point of vantage from
which to obtain view of the street
pageant. Women, many of them with
babes In their arms, stood for hours I'M
der the boiling sun
TO WITNESS THE PARADE.
The Jays from the country, easily
distinguishable by their dress and eX-
CARNATIONS of surprise at everything
z,
Ihey were excited, and who could
blame them when the ''city folks" were
SO worked UP over the advent of Bar
mum?
1t was II o'clock before the head of
the circus procession reached the corner
OF w abaSha and Seventh streets, where
vast crowd had assembled, eager
ness being depicted on every face. The
people surged forward into the middle
OF the street, making it hard work for
the mounted police, who came first, to
force their way through. A drum and
fife corps filed by each member beating
and blowing for all that he was worth,
thinking noise the principal requisite
for circus music. The glee of the small
boy had reached the limit and gave
place to admiration as the lady in the
chariot swung by, followed by men and
women Oh horseback attired
IN RIDING GARB.
Then came treat. Cages containing
Wild animals and tame men. Admira-
ton turned to awe, as the crowd gaZed
at former deniZens of the jungle stealth
lily moving backwards and forwards in
their cages. The lady who sits upon a
globe has gone by, and SO has Paul Boy
ton, the man who disappointed SO many
st. Paulites by not putting in an appear
ohCN houIluGly dI ItIilOOli. iUeTG WAS DuU
one thing more and the parade was
over, the caliepe, which comes as near
making music as Diamond 10 steamer
on the Mississippi. The professor
seeing the big crowd, spread himself by
playing 1.-The Lauterbach."
As for the circus itself, everybody
who could possibly get away took it in,
and everybody
MANAGED TO GET AWAY. -,
Steam cars, street cars, buses, car
riageS and vehicles of all kinds were
utilized by the circus friends, and a con-
slant stream of humanity poured into
the vicinity of Murray hill between the
hours of II and 2. Young men with
girls found in the circus the realization
OF hopes long cherished. No one who
hasn't been there himself can form any
idea of the happiness the average young
man experiences in that supreme mo-
ment when he sits by his sweetheart's
side and helps her TO chew peanuts and
drink circus lemonade. Many of the
business houses were closed in honor. of
Barnum, and public officials threw poll
ties to the dogs and went to The circus
With the rest of the boys.
1t was great day for the people but
greater day for Barnum, because the
former dropped some 1000 which the
latter picked up. The times are hard,
tits said, but they will have to he
harder when "P. T." can't walk away
with his pockets well lined.