The sun., 1889-11-29
BARSUM DESCRIBES LONDON
Hrs = Great Town, sld There's q ThIng or
Tive that he Feels Like MenIioninE.

It's = Great Town, snd There's Thtng or
TIVE that he Feels Like Mentioning.
A Sun reporter strayed into Barnum d
Bailey's office yesterday and found out that,
although Mr.. Barnum is abroad with his show.
he has no notion Of allowing himself to be for
gotten here. Twice weekly he writes without
the aid Of q secretary long letters to Mr.. r. II.
Hamilton. In which the smallest details are
carefully mentioned and the most minute in
structions given. Most OF these epistles are in
struotive as we'll as entertaining. Here is one
Just received which. II not entirely original In it's
conception. is. to say the least, characteristic:
"Ihave Just been airing my opinions on pro-
lection, free trade. and kindred political SUBJ
ieots to hosts OF journalists representing the
London and suburban press and will repeat
them to you In substance. We could not make
our great parade In the streets Of London. be-
cause. It was said. the police were insufficient
in number to guard 1t. 1t was too big an
affair for them to handle. What will Americans
think OF that statement What will they say
in New York whom they learn that the parade OF
my Greatest Show on Earth which is annually
attended by handful Of the finest proved
too much for the combined constabulary oil
Londonp 1 am just as we'll known over here.
1t appears. as I am ct homo in the United
States. Everybody seems to remember me and
my tours with Gen. Tom Thumb and Jenny
Lind and my temperance lectures. Several re-
marks made here have been going the rounds
Of the English papers. said once to Thack-
cray, the great novelist, You are celebrity. I
a notoriety; we ought to know each other and
every paper in Europe has published 1t or will
publish II. In fact all the papers have con-
tanned pages about me and my Greatest Show
on Earth Mr. Bailey also has shared with me
this attention. as he richly deserves.
Our American methods have carried every
thing and my Greatest Show on Earth 10 not
Tope. They never saw such tremendous show.
AS soon as the chart allocatinE the seats was
publlshed the box office ,S Tas besisGsd by
gentry. art, science. and the professions. There
never, was anything Ike the furore created.
and why should II not be so?
'of the English people as a nation can
truthfully say they are slower TO enthuse than
but they have sdT really @ sorr9 opr9 SS
delighted SO many OF the poor children Of this
Our golden chariots, illustrating nursery
rhymes and fairy tales, would have enchanted
them M Me nave ieSev Snd our NOW is thoro1eby
appreciated. have letter from Mr. Il.
Hewitt Griffin saying that the stock Of both
Hallway Companies has apprelca bly, risen in
value owing to the advent OF our show. II has
and they say It is truly the Greatest Show on
Earth As fact too the price o. ~ b0ardings Ia n
has increased since we contracted 10 place our
bills and posters upon them, 80.
fully find out how much better we do all things
in America, how much grander al our affairs
are, how far greater our show Is than anything
they ever saw before. how much we give Tor so
small price. IL will have most wonderful
effect upon them. In impresslng themlWith the
advantage our country oilers them over their
own. Still more will this be apparent whom
they realize to its fullest extent the MAGNITUDE
OF the great exhibition am now giving them.
Just see what We exhibit Nero,' with Its
twelve hundred gladiators. dancers, ,cbarioteers.
senators, musicians, martyrs. mobiles, vestals.
imperial pageants. diaramic Rlories. blazing
armor. realistic scenery, elegant costumes
singers. thoroughbred horses. trotters. pacers
male and female riders. bareback experts
turf celebrities. double menageries. hip;
eusons horse
wild beast, caravans, classic sDeclalties;
Roman tableaux. Arabian Nights. original
dramatic spectacles. all kinds Of races. brllian
struggles 800 artists $50 arenic and mid-alr
acts. Japanese acrobats clown Guadrupeds.
military drills. Jumbo and his skeleton. fun
animals. living human curiosities. and thou
sand novelties OF a character to bewilder.
startle. and electrify the whole nation. What
surprises them equally as much as anything Is
that all this is highly moral pure. clean, In:
structive amusing. and entertaining. fact
this country In an enterprise so vast and grand.
II violate no condolences when say that
have been entertained in most royal manner.
both publicly and privately, but have returned
afforded the people Of Europe the most whole;
some amusement they ever dreamed OF. and
presented them with view OF the Glories OF my
Greatest Show on Earth"