The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-20
MANY LOST CHILDREN.
And Many Parents Hunting Them AT
the RiBSIing Circus Grounds.


There were thousands of missing children
yesterday, most of whom could have been
found west of the river, on Warrington
street. where Ringing Brothers circus was
preparing for the performances OF to-day
Thousands of fond parents. of course in
search for the missing children, wandered
about the circus grounds and they, with the
children. made a crowd numbering several
thousand people. Mothers found their sons,
who left home with white shirt waists, ly-
ing face downward about the animal tent
stealing a peep. Little girls lodged about
among big wagons and fine looking horses
looking for someone TO take them i'm TO
see the monkeys. About a hundred peanut
and lemonade stands sprung up in the neigh
borhood during the day.
1t was a very busy and il must
be said that Ringing Brothers surprised
the devotees of the circus. The small boy
who judge circus by the size of the tents
and the condition of the horse. pronounced it
the biggest circus in the world. Ring
ling's circus is, or was until this season,
practically unknown in Indianapolis, this
being its first appearance here. A few have
controlled the local market. as it were, and
nodded the Hoosier opinion. When the
Rnglings first billed the town there was an
because ii not generally known. If
any of those who yesterday visited the
grounds had this opinion it was changed.
The circus has an immense area of cam
and everything about il is first class.
II has four hundred horses. many of which
are fine oneS and all of which are healthy
looking and we'll groomed The animals
look well cared for and they seem content.
Seven little baby lions, about the size of
large cats. and baby elephant are feat
lures There lions. elephants, tigers,
monkeys, camels. and all the animals that
go to make the modern circus successful.
The main circus tent, under which there
are three rings. is as large any seen
here and In fact il is as large as any
tent in the country. During the afternoon
delight in watching how great circus
tent is put up. The children were every
where and many of them crawled under
the canvas before it was raised The work
was all done with military precision. Large
draught horses, by means of chains raised
the canvas. The children rushed in with "A
whoop and began running races around the
rings. while some performed feats at tumb-
ling or turning somersauits. The horses
next raised the poles which support the
canvas between the center and the edges
and within half an hour the tent was up
and the children were out. There is a side
show with the circus in which are found
innumers. BILE freaks. The circus has with
IL about one thousand people and within
ten years has grown from wagon show
TO one of the leading circuses in the coun-
In the minds of the thousands of people
who visited the grounds yesterday il was
conceded that Ringlings is one of the great
circuses and il might be added that there
are only a few great ones. There are a
number of features TO be seen in the per-
Torrance to-day, which, the proprietors say.
makes il the greatest show on earth. The
parade will leave the grounds at
coed east on Washington to New Jer-
sey: thence north TO Ohio. thence west
to Pennsylvania. south TO Market. around
Monument Place and back 10 the grounds.
A parade of the Ringing circus is said
10 be equal to the performances of many
shows and should the day be pleasant there
will no doubt be- thousands OF people Town
town. There will be two performances to-
day. one in the afternoon and another at
night.