New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-08
THE BIG CIRCUS CHRYSALIS.
IT CRACKS WIDE OPEN EVERY SPRING.
BARxUM BMLLY's WINTER QUARTERS STIR

BARYUM & BAILEY'S WINTER QUARTERS STIR
WITH LIFE-READY FOR TIE NEW SEASON.
The glorious spring weather Yesterday was too
much for the chry sails In which Earnum & Bailey
show has slept through the cold weather in the Bridge
port winter quarters. The shDne 80 warm that
the tenacre cocoon In the bridgeport suburbs where
the lion and the lamb lie down together for the winter
cracked and through open doors and gates aiar a
dcputaton Of New York newspaper men caught glmpscs
II the Glores Of that most If summer butter
flies. the d" Greatest show on Earth"
When the dcputatiOn reached Bridgeport. Byron V.
Rose master of transportation for the circus, was on
hand at the station with gaudv git chariot. with
prancng steeds whose tails done Up in curl
papers and whose rough told months OF winter
ideness. Into the purple and old gold vehicle the
new paper tumbled. and went forth through the
streets OF Bridgeport cOnquering and to conquer
At the winter quarters everything smelled OF new
paint ard old elephants. The latter found hard
At worN In the yard rubbing the skin of their noses
switching freight and giving practical dis'erta
ton on the position Of the elephant among modern
railroad terminal facilities. II isn't every day mat
the passengers on the Consolidated road can see five
tons Of mothcaien elephant flesh butng 100 tons OF
railroad rolling stock about the Bridgeport sdings In
side the yard We're the siXtyour cars making up inc
rolling stock Of the circus, gistcnlne In the virgin
paint and varnis Of opening season. In the SHOPS
100 cages. chaIiOtS and cnblemac noatS, III
all stages of preparation. for the opening parade TO
take place March Is. The iudGcSs Of LbciV was
having inserted in her dadem, and her back
hair put up the latest style. while the American
eagles talons were being manicurcd with the most
golden OF eiidngs.
Archie OIIicn prince OF horse trainers. was dis
covered In the ling with troupe OF eight performing
salios tearing up tie earth In answer to the ~ ri
tions OF a shake whip with an eighteen inch snapper
l,,,fc ,.d. kp
tunnel. Then Chalc7 Fish, who has h6urci before
the public bareback rider for thirty five years ana
can still turn back somersanlt and land upon a
predetermined verebra Of the equine anatomy Win
grace and PIE lson brought out the latest acquisition
10 the profession IN Il I shape OF TUCKER" great,
broad backed Pcrchcron which Fi.h discovered among
the dInft horses last winter and which promises to
make one Of tie most do,ilc and satisfactory OF
pcdesAs 'or tie bareback riding act. Tucker nmblcd
arOuni the riGg while Fish turned Nip hols to TIE
amusement 81 the assembled multitude.
william, Newman. whose official title is ELEPHANT
Bill" waved his boat-ho0k ana thc huge animals "hch
do his biddns stood on their cad. climbed over
each other watlcd and played handorean which
mad no music In lis soul. The elephants were old
b, the tricks were new. The menaserie animals had
their NAL dinner OF assorted gocdics The tigers
ate Chicago beef hc ostrich ate oyster Shells auu the
caSsowary took hi, eggs and In the she'll. The
giraffe ooicc dowG upon the scene ont OF his 'ecohd
window, with The DARK. pDcic eyes oI u Sp'H
ish Juliet waiting for Romeo III bon STALL bat "a
miSanthrOplc h,eaa who had lost the tip OF lis nose
in n recent fight laughed the proceedings tc storn.
Four cunuiiS little lion cub, who came into the
world Just DAYS late for 'Chri,tmas were fOndlcf
nv the 'isttors. who admired their soft fur, and cruel
little claws. while 4 mothcrly panther ~ a grated
box sucked three little spotted additions 10 the great
eat family. and received the congratulations OF her
callers with curling Lip and cleaning iangs. The
hippopoIaGIs stuck hi, ugly mug out Of the water
while superintendent COnklin feed carrots into his
open countcnancc. ard the monho stole everything
they could reach from hanikercl to notcloohS.
ont in the yard Jack m"la ply pelican. sole
Survivor OF the fine which devastated the winter
Il altcrs several years ago, stpd on ono leg In the
mad. and opened foot and half II mouth I'm periodic
ylwns which eloquent Of disgust NJ his modern
lpstaIt me'nrcric. Four hundred sturdy draft ho >c,
punched their otis Ia IA" Ions stable tent inG
terminated the hard pull they would have Of II
when the show get out tie road. Willie the busy
hum OF dozen repair shops Heated out on the crisp
March
The initial performance II the show tll- season Will
be g,cQ ut Madl in Squarr Garden, Monday hanh
II, apd VIII comprise the circus, fi9poCromc, I've
menagcrics. gallery Of Illusions. museum. aerial dS-
play. horse lair two hrTrs Of elephants, Two df,Nrs
Of caulcs, trained animal. aud the historical sl~o
tacle OF Columlu,7 with zoo olara'crs opft'cied