Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-06-16
People Who Attend the Circus Yes.
terday Afternoon Leave With
Very Hurried Steps
For a Storm Comes Up and Creates
a Mild stampede-No One
Injured.
Another Interesting and Cosby
Letter From the Tribune's Fair
Correspondent.
Nearly a edo

Nearly q STAN edo.
Richards several large shows in one
seemed to be on the wrong side of the
fates Wednesday, for the afternoon per-
Torrance broke up in a row with the
elements shortly after it began. The
arrival of the circus train in the morning
was greeted by the usual crowd of the
curious, who remained about until the
tents were erected and the show began.
After a casual inspection of the many
wonders of the sideshow, the crowd
gradually worked its way into the large
tent, and waited for the performance to
begin. It did this, after a time, and
didn't last long, before it was interrupted
by the sudden and altogether unanimous
departure of the audience. The jokes of
the clown had just became fairly warmed
up, and had just begun to make their
ways into the appreciation of the audi.
ence, the trapeze performers had just
entered upon their varied and hair-rais-
ing feats, the contortionist had just tied
himself into a hard knot and was waiting
to be untied-in fact the performance
had just been entered upon with zest-
when the ringmaster came in after an
inspection of the heavens, and announced
that a storm was in prospect, might de-
velop into something serious, and stated
that those who had children with them
would do we'll, either to take them out
or be ready to make az exit. This was
eminently proper, and probably pre-.
vented accidents, for nearly all children
were at once hurried out of the tent by
anxious parents. The audience who re-
NAMED were of course a little nervous,
and when the wind commenced to blow
a little harder, and when the canvas be.
gan to flap, the poles to squeak and the
ropes to strain, they were in good condi.
ton for a stampede, and stampede they
did. Men and women, that is the greater
portion Of them, lost all reason, and
started to hop, skip and jump down the
rows of seats and make a grand rush
under the canvas for the outside. II
was Imaginable and at the same time
serious, to see the mad races which we're
made for open air. A few of the cooler
headed wisely held back, waited until
the jam was over, and then walked out
Luckily the storm happened in daytime
and the tent was not o~vercrowded, other
wise the stampeders might have been
seriously hurt. As it was, no one wat
injured and after the gust passed over
many returned, and as the doors we're
thrown open to everyone, the audience
was larger during the second act than i,
had been originally.
The show is a right good one, the ring
performances, trapeze work, riding and
tumbling all commendable, and the
trained dogs and ponies we're quite a
feature.
Worlds Fair Letter.
JACKSON PARK, CHICAGO, June 49,
The Fargo fire has been the topic on
every lip during the past week. "Wasn't
it terrible?" is the first greeting when
Dakotans meet. And then confidence
is expressed that Fargo will rise again,
better, bigger, grander than before. The
Split which builds-which creates pre-
dominates, and the scenes and incidents
of push and energy of Fargo's early days
are more than likely to come again,
though the boom features will be absent.
Two years from now the stranger will
gaze on the new city and stand in won
dering admiration as those do who con-
template the beautiful city which has
sprung up on the ruins of Seattle. AS
foreigners do who contemplate the wreck
made by the ire.fiend in Chicago in con-
nection with the Chicago of to-day. As
business failure often lays the founda-
ton for success, when the right spirit
is there, so the tire-fiend often clears the
way to greater prosperity. And so shall
it be in Fargo. And yet my heart bleeds
for those who have suffered. l know
what it means to have every thing that
is dear swept away and to begin anew
with nothing but God given energy. And
then how sweet sympathy seems even
though we may feel too proud to take
the profered help. One is stronger when
he knows that he is cared for-that
there are those who from their abun-
dance would be glad to give a share. The
world stands ready to give il Fargo will
receive. "The poor ye have always with
you." The poor should not be for
gotten even though others in their
strength seem rich in their misfortunes
OF course I saw the Infanta and was
in the crush aud jam of her reception on
the grounds. Some went to see the
crowds, some the fair, but the great bulk
of those there that day oraned their
necks or lifted themselves on tip toe and
endured to he jostled and crowded and
jammed for Sweet Eulalia's sake. The