The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-21
THE o1Rous To.pAY.
The Show Arrives In Good shape and tn
TentS Arc Up.

Tents Arc Up.
Robinson's show reached the city yes
terday forenoon from Washington, Pa,
and was at once unloaded from the cars
and hauled over to the Island, where
the big tents and the little tents were
put up. Mr.. Sam Joseph, the press
agent, and Mr.. John Lowlow, the re-
tired clown, called on the 1NTEILI-
GENCER last evening, Mr.. Lowlow has
been in the business over torty-one
years, and Of this time thirty-three
years were spent with the Robinson
show, without u break, and he says he
never lost d day BE is now general
director Of the show.
The usual street parade will be given
this forenoon and the performance this
afternoon and evening, A balloon as
cension and parachute jump is given on
the show grounds, also. The press
everywhere has pronounced the show
the equal OF either Barnum or Fore
paugh.
The circuswas at Steubenville Friday,
and on tho way to Washington Canons-
burg had its share OF the circus Satur-
day. The exhibition was not billed,
but Canonsburgers turned out In force
nevertheless.
The occurrence was as follows: The
show train was side-trlcked near the
Station at Canonsburg in order to allow
the passenger train, which leaves WASH
ington at 8 o'clock q. IN to pass. After
the latter train had passed through and
the show train was being backed from
the siding to the main track, sleeping
cars Nos. and jumped the track and
one of them rolled partly over bank;
The occupants OF the cars were tumbled
about in a lively manner, four or five
being injured, though not seriously.
Jack Lynch, the head cook, and Mrs:
Eagles, wife of the boss hostler, received
the most painful injuries.
The accident created a great deal OF
excitement, not only among the show
people, but also among the residents OF
Canonsburg, who turned out in large
numbers. The reports Of the accident
were at first sensational and hundreds
of people scarcely stopped to put on
their clothes. The occupants OF the
show cars crowded out in the trailing
robes Of night" and presented gay
spectacle. When the real situation be-
came apparent and it was found that no
one was seriously injured, the specta-
tors kicked themselves back to bed.
A member Of the show party gives
the following account OF the accident:
"0ur train, in two sections was en-
route from Steubenyille to Washing
ton, Pa. The run was made carefully
on account OF the doubtful capacity OF
the tunnels to pass our cars without
striking. Welay out and took siding
at Canonsburg, seven miles from our des-
tination, to allow mail train to pass.
l was sent for by the governor to try
and hurry the train through, 1t being
late. The train started before could
reach car and jumped on thec ecaboose.
Standing on the platform looking ahead
noticed cur pitch and lady jump
from the platform. simultaneously
both coaches, five and six, left the
track, six-being first.
"They were almost completely de-
molished. No. had about sixty peo-
pie. No. 6 about seventy-fve. / Jumped
from the end OF tho caboose when the
cars left the track and shouted for the
governor, who Immediately followed
me. All were frantic with fear. We
soon found very few injured, the most
serious hurts being sustained by Mrs.
Eagles, whose clothes caught on rail-
ing in the act Of jumping, throwing her
into the ditch at the side Of the track
and dragging her q distance OF over
forty feet. The boys got through the
side OF the car and after the other oc-
cupants climbed through the window
were enabled to make space enough in
side Of the car next to the ground to
rescue her. She is frightfully brusied
and is now undera physician's care ut
Cannonsburg.
"Jack Lynch, our cook, is severely in
iured. The rest are slightly. Had wo
been on the main track and running at
any speed, God knows what the result
might have been"
The attaches of tho circus arc scat
tered about at the different hotels, while
the laborers board in the tents on the
ground.
The unloading was watched yesterday
by large crowds and hundreds Of people
visited the grounds.