The evening world., 1890-01-23
"FOREPAUCH DEAD.
The Great Snowman a Victim 10
Grip and Pneumonia.
Barnum's Greatest Rival In the
Circus Business.
He Rose from II Butcher Boy to BE
More Than a millionaire.
ESPECIAL TO II EVENING World,

lFPFCIAL TO TIRE fVHHISG vORLD.l
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 23.-Adnm Fore.
paugh, the veteren circus manager, died
late last night at his residence here.
Mr.. Forepaugh was attacked Il week oil
two ago with the prevailing influenza
which developed into pneumonia and
finally proved fatal.
Adam Forepaugh was born in Philadel.
phin Feb. %. 1881, and began life's actual
work as n butcher boy, ut the magnificent
stipend of "a per month. with board.
Becoming dissatisfied with this rate OF
remuneration young Forepaugh ran away
to Cincinnati and entered the employ OF
John Butcher, who WAS q butcher in
fuct ~ well as in name.
He stayed there q year md then, walk
ing over TO layton, went TO work for
John Gray, horne trader and butcher.
While still in his youth Adam went
passed from butchering TO tue operation
Of stage lines, ut which lie kept busy till
1854.
When the war made horses scarce. Fore
paugh got several contracts to furnish
eQuines! to several street-car companies.
aud tradition sayS he put himself in
SING circumstances by buying up the
~ u ShA hoApS' y HN
through n Temporary ~sojourn and careful
treatment on an island III tho Sohuylkill
and then selling them back To the ccm-
panles.
In 1861 Forepnugh sold six'y-two horses
10 John O'Brien. the circus manager, for
5000. and in 1865 he took n notion TO
visit the circus.
O'Brien had been in bad luck and had
failed 10 entirely square himself III the
horse deal,
Forepaugh conceived n fancy for the
show and bought IL. Later. lie al, o
bought Jerry Mabie's m%enageri4 III Chi
cago Tor s42, 900. the collection including
two Elephants and eigut other animals,
This was tue beginning of the career as
circus manager and proprietor which sub
sequently made Forepaugh more than a
millionaire and placed his name second
only to that of T.. L. Barnum rs n show
man, and second to nohody's i'll its famil-
iarity 10 juvenile Americans.
Forepaugh engaged Dan tiico for clown,
paying HIM 81, 0JO per week hnd allowing
him extraordinary privileges. lie kept
Dan for three years. leg ming in '6J.
In his almost a quarter century OF circus
business Forepaugh brought his show to
enormous proportions, mi never once
were the predictions of his i'll fortune
made by other managers verified.
Several times he seemed on the verge
OF ulshs'ef' Dut each tlIht MS IucA
turned. and he came out 800, 0OJ ahead IN
one season wheh he had been compelled
10 fee from his New England circuit.
He gave his personal attention to every
thing about his show. rom the engage
ment of his lieutenants aud his star per
formers, down TO the selection Of the
lowliest animal specimen, or truck horse.
He accumulated n vast amount Of rem!
estate in Brooklyn. and In Philadelphia
his assassnent on houses huilt n invest
ments. besides his magnificent residence.
rose above 800, 600.
lie was "a confirmed theatre-goar, On
everyday humorist. imperative III his
orders for business, p%erseNering aud
shrewd az any Yankee.
He leaves q wife and son. Adam Fore
paugh, ir., the elephant trainer, and an
is really a nephew o! the great shownsn.