Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-17
THE GREAT AND ONLY.
Barnum & Bailey Shows Pitch Tents In
Rock Island.


Greatest Show on Earth moved into
the city and established itself upon
the vacant grounds at Ninth avenue
and Fifteenth street. Crowds
thronged the grounds all dav, and
gazed with wonder upon the vast ex-
tent of canvas that is filled with all
the marvellous things that 90 to
make up the largest of all amuse-
ment enterprises. Animals from all
parts of the world, people from
strange chimes, and beautiful horses.
are massed together in hundreds.
This morning the free street pageant
occurred. 1t Vas the best that has
ever been seen here. Some idea of
its extent and magnitude can be
formed from the following, which
was. the order of march:
Military band.
Gentlemen fox hun ers arl cavaliers
Band chariot drawn nv 10 horses.
Seven ~ e1 dene o. a iuals.
Band chariot EGte-pe, drawn by 10 horses.
Hippodrore riders. teams aud cha'iOts.
Three racers
two elephants with howdahs and o ienal beau
ties.
Caravan Of IL performing elephants.
IIbiDtO.Iics VIII rs saiC flltEr.
Dracon chario; with harnessed cameis.
Chariot of India. drawn b. 10 horses
Cinierella'- fairy coach.
Blue Beard.
Cd woman who lived in shoe.
San Claus.
Little Red Riding Hood.
Sinbad. the sailor.
Mother Goose.
Steam calupe.
UEPrrsENTATI Ms OF THE CROWNED uzaDs OF
TEE WORLD:
tmcricr-- : llcro-ical CHARIOT. W tn armv nav ',
Washington, Linco' .: Gram, unc sam,
Eugland--Coach Of : ate, Queen Victoria, life
gIarGs. etc.
chira-The emperor mluned stanf-1d bearer,
VIII c swan chariot with * NJ a.
ians ana Officers.
Siam-Ma- hifcent >iamese procession with King
ihcaaw ia state on The back OF an ele-
plant Two o.hcr eieph ans with
Howdabs. c.leccan-s on fOo',
standard bearers. olCcIs,
Horsencl, etc
Egypt-The khod've on Eorsc5acS. standard
bearers Cd camel, mounted officers
OF tue guards.
Japan White rhatoi OF state. Tho Mi;sio with
his az i-ets and guards.
Pes a-Thc Shah with royal escot on clnels
Jurkey-Tle satan on horseback, with oinc. rs
o. cavalry,
Holland Coach OF sisle infant q Iecn, Officers o.
royal guards.
Belgium-kiHg Leopold 90 horseback and officer
Of he lIncers.
Swe1el-hlnC OSc4~ on horseback, officers OF the
Royal guards.
Spain-Corca o. sac. niani King, esco,t and
nd ms.
1tai * ~ uumbe on hors- bscr officers OF
The Genoa He mont ana ! e. qua d..
AuS;r a--Em.,e or Fiaac.s Joseph on horse rack.
Off ess o. Dragons aaG Hungarian
e caarJe.
Rus a The car on hoc, ehacS. mounted Cos.
sacks. o'iic. rs Of pe CrtSali'r -Ga as
France-rie president. officer ~ nussars.
&c. Inany-E- peroS wiz am GU horse Dacs. WIKI
Uhlau officers.
Upon the return of this imposing
free pageant to the grounds an ont
door display by the japanese was
given previous to the opening of the
side show. This latter is not the
usual catch penny affair, but con
tains many curious freaks of nature
and light entertainments calculated
TO please
The Els Show.
The opening of the big show thi.
afternoon was made promptly at !
O'Clock. The great crowd was quick.
ly passed into the menagerie. Here
was seen an immense geological col.
lection. Johanna, the gorilla, since
the death of Chicko, is a greater fea.
ture than ever. Baby lions and an
infant kangaroo attracted much at
tention. Along the midway Of this
department the chronological congress
holds its session Strange types Of
humanity, quantity CARRIED, are to be
seen here. Kings, Nepauiese. Silks,
Burmese, Javanese. Siamese, Sou.
danese. Australian. Aboriginies,
Egyptian. Arabs, Malays, Kabyles
and Moors, are all seated in peaceful
harmony. The pets Of the show are
the Esquimaux baby and Burmese
children. At O'Clock the perform
ance began in the Hippodrome can.
vas. For two hours there was con.
slant and rapid series of acts. Each
seemed to be the best in that line
Many decided novelties were intro.
duced. 1t is probable the best show
that the enterprising manager, james
A. Bailey, has ever presented TO the
public.
A second performance will be given
this evening on the show grounds on
Ninth avenue and Fifteenth street.
Comic, Opera.
The people of this community arc