Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-09-10
THE CIRCUS CAME
The Grand Aggregate of Talent That
Visited Fairhaven

The great Adam Forepaugh circus
spread its acres of canvas in Fairhaven
yesterday. Five large locomotives of
the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern
pulled the fifty-one long cars, made up
in four trains, from Seattle. The first
train arrived at 7:30 in the morning,
and the Others pulling in at intervals
dnring the next hour and half
The great caravan was unloaded at
Happy Valley, and the army of men
Immediately began the work Of raising
the great waterproof tents, and putting
the show in order. They worked like
an army of ants, and with military pre-
cision. A large crowd of spectators as
sembled to see the unloading, and
watch the huge pavillions arising like
magic.
The crowd began to assemble on the
streets at an early hour and continued
to grow until after the street parade.
The Nooksack valley turned out en-
masse to see the show. Excursions
from Blaine and Sedro were run on the
railroad, and brought in large crowds
from the north and south, and the
Dispatch came in from the islands with
a load.
A stray fakir would occasionally be
seen planting himself on some crowded
corner, and spreading his shell game
or "sure thing to fleece the crowd.
They were all promptly admonished
to move on by Marshal Parker
Owing to the long run from Seattle
and the late arrival of the trains, the
show was not i'm order tor parade until
II O'Clock. The business streets Of the
fhaY, tkrnp,ra1 t.rtth la
pectant crowd, and stream of people
reaching from town over into Happy
Valley, indicated the way to the circus.
The parade moved from the circus
grounds into town on Donovan avenue,
which looked like a river of circus
glory. Three bands, fife and drum
corps, float representing Cleopatra :
golden barge, gaudy chariots, caval-
cades, a steam calliope, wild West
troupe, herds of horses, elephants and
camels, allegorical tableaux cars were
the features of the pageant. Crossing
over to Harris avenue it passed through
the business portion of the city and
out to the grounds, and as the last
wagon passed the crowd made dash
for the grounds
1t began to rain shortly before the
hour for the afternoon performance
and continued to pour down in tor.
rents all the afternoon. This doubtless
kept many away, but the huge canvas
was well filled.
The menagerie was not an infinite
collection, but the animals had been
carefully selected, and were fine speci.
mems: The circus performance was
first class. For two hours acrobats
| jugglers, equestrians, trained horses
lions and elephants, cowboys, Indians
and tumblers, bicyclers and roller.
skaters simultaneously in two rings and
a platform, moved in a rapidly chang.
ing kaleidoscope before the spectators
The wild West show, the lions man.
aged by Colonel Daniel Boone and Mis-
Carlotta, the trained horses and ele.
phants managed by Adam Forepaugh
Jr., the japanese troupe, the lady wire
walker and the racing were all ex.
cellent, and the Hanlon volters were
wonderful. 1t was at times difficult tC
keep track of the three perform.
ances in progress simultaneously
The crowd was well pleased with the
programme and its execution.
Mr.. J. +. Cooper, owner Of the shrw,
travels with it and gives it his personal
supervision. For years he was at the
head Of Cooper Il Bailey's shows and
was for several years the active partner
of p. Il. Barnum. He has done much
to improve and elevate the circus busi
ness and continues to make war on the
fakirs.