New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25
AN ELEPHANTS GAY ANTICS.
c,rrvc; INCIDENT IN THE CIRCUS PA
,.nE NOT on THE PROGRAMME
n.surs DOWN THE AVENUE. sMAsHEs a
IAMPposr AND TURNS IN A FIRE ALARM
BEFORE CAPTURE-MAGN1F1CENT PA
RApE OF THE "GREATEsT SHOW
on EARTH.

The spectacle Of an over-eXcited elephant am
hpne down East Twenty-seventh-st, with red
o,d green howdah twisted awry on his back and
9th a long procession Of painting circus men on
h,s trail. was prominent feature OF the circus
street parade last night which was not on the
a., while on his wild career the elephant in
.,,on,allv broke lamppost or two. smashed
Gro alarm box and called out the department.
THO trouble all began with King Thebaw. Of
cs,,o Thebaw, or some dusky gentleman who
has contracted with Mr.. Bailey TO assume the
name end state of that sovereign for circus pur-
Noses rides with his retinue in the street parade
with the usual lavishn ess of the greatest Snow
IN Earth" Thebaw's court is no little one-horse
affair but is numerous enough TO take up the
first cabin accommodations OF three elephants
The miscalculation Of the Circus master OF horse
arose in sandwich.ng the Samese court IN the
middle Of the procession away from the o,her
o,o,barts The three which were chartered for
Transporting the Siamese became nervous when
left behind in the Garden by the rest OF the
herd and being further excited by the un-
usual weight of the howdahs. Little Nick. who
inherts all the original depravity Of Old Nick,
broke away from his keepers and proceeded to
"hucl the centre" Of the opposing rush line Of
attendants.
With howdah load Of three badly scared
samese Little Nick went banging through the
Garden doors. spilling out the Siamese courters
as he ran.
Tbereupon great excitement Immediately pre-
vailed" in and about the Garden. II prev -!ed
IN solid chunks The miscellaneous collection of
delegates to the chronological Congress there
congregated each howed in his particular Ian
c,are and n circus pandemonium broke loose
George Arstng9tan. the elephant tanner, was
dsmountcd at the time He jumped on the first
horse handy and set off in hot pursuit The
horse happened to be a fat cart horse, could not
trot in the same class with the elephant and
was practically left at the post. Down twenty
seyenth-st through the startled crowds OF spec
tators the race was run, the elephant gong
easy and running we'll within himself Arising
stall frantcally Furnishing his cart-horse'
but losing ground at every step. AT Lex
ington-ave. the elephant carromed on a lamp
post. broke IT, turned in an alarm by smashing
the signal box or it. and went off at tangent
down the avenue. BY that time Fred Hutch
ison. who is superintendent Of the Forepaugh
show, and al all-around circus man, caught up
with the elephant and began to argue with MIN.
At Twenty-fifth-st. he had gotten control OF
Little Nick. and on the arrival OF Arsungstaii
10 return to the walks of private elephant liie
KING THEBAw HAS NIGHT OFF.
This Incidental advertisement" delayed the
start and for safety Mr.. Bailey ordered all the
Elephants out OF the parade. and His Royal High
ness King Thebaw was given a night off, Even
with this omission, however. the street parade
was the finest ever seen on this or any other
stage. A division Of Coxeys army OF me uieii- VI IN
ployed carried torches. An advertisement IN the
morning papers for 500 men at 90 cents eacn 10
sct as torch-bearers had resulted in surrounding
the Garden entrance with hoWnhs ino iiop no., -,
about ZOO applicants. Mr. Bailey put on oVO men
extra as his contribution TO the charities or the
season. and as a result the parade was one eX-
tended blaze Of glory. Fifth,ave was hiled witn
a trembling glamour Of rcd. white and green
light There were dozen cages OF Wild animals
each with its careless-ooking trainer Ihcre
were hundreds of horsemen and horsewoinen.
gorgeous chariots allegorical and otherwise;
camels oddities, both biped and quadruped' but
no elephants.
THE MOST STRIKING FEATURE.
The most striking feature. both in novelty and
effectiveness the series Of sixteen represent
at!ves Of reigning sovereigns and sovereiSntes.
From Queen Victoria to Uncle Sam they were all
there TO the Nfe The big Car of all the RuSsias.
the infant King of Spain, the saNow autocrat OF
Japan. the tall Emperor of Austria the uhspeaK-
able Turk and his cousin of Egypt, ana last Du'
not least. c. Washington and his little haichet
Ore OF the hippodrOme chariotS was drlNeh
by really, truly" princess. none other than
the Princess D.mitri. When one Of the regular
and untitled drivers reported sick, this en-
thusiasuc little fluffy haired chip of royalty
volunteered to drive, and she held the ribbons
like professional. The late date of opening
this year enabled Mr. Bailey to turn back the
hands Of time and revert to the night parade.
IT bandoned last year. and the morning
parade was substituted because the enthusiastic
youngsters Of the East Side snOwballed the
pageant blacked the eye of the Goddess Of LIB
erty and otherwise interfered with the soemnity
OF the function"
The first performance Of the show will be given
IN Madison Square Garden at o'clock to-mOr-
row afternoon.
THE CORNELL CHLORINE C1SE