The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-17
THE CIRCUS In TOWN.
It's Presence Brings Ont q
Crowd of Sightseers.
TENTED CITY QUICKLY BUILT.
A Pay Roll of $50 Nen-Rahy Hip
popossmxs 70 BE Bern Today
Caravan Of Elephants.

rTESkSzSE All re -zav=s-x news has hssr
c gaste1 a-El1se every ssos1zr that car spare
t1e tie aid me ear fare wsI - down
toTE wa-1~g as eagerly as Ire sane "a
ero@1s azEs Nai-ea before fer he pass
lrg sSoE- Thsre = something reJ2Ten&s-
irE AID perennial IN The presence o. 4
e4-gus = toEn and after he rws1ty-f0@r
oczrs nat hzTe ossa 2z1oNe0 BY ne fStes
for Seattle people 20 fAAnS over the visit
- ozs % these Big affairs. and . know
that tEs 2o1de-ozs camp has been SCI
d0wr Z t21elr midst, there : ~ visible
Abatement % the interest
In fart hzFsat5snce seems whettsd By TIE
delay a19 tas Pzgsazrry and display that
The flaming poszsEs have fer weeks pro
e.alzsea are a1xl01ssy awalss In three
separate sections. hauled ~ as many su-
g.nas. he Fore pzagh s. SEES Brothers
show arrived n town yesterday morning
and t1s scene around The streets leading
5oxn 20 the SoTths-l Pael5e yards was
one Of c1r0Gs animation. during The tine
fbs ears we're being ua1ea9sd. Win esca
moment lie c-0E3s l1crezze3 and f0Ggat
Tor The best p-acsz ard 5os0sd ore an
other ard stzrsd T. open Io2-aed wonder
f2s. Ike any crowd wou-z ID watching 4
circus being znlos1e1 from tls train.
TIE heavy EzTE. Ike tAs gang
sd back and rs elephants walked care
1zpYlsg ears being Big sn proportion -
the rest - The show. Taers Eere f0ar-
teen o. them. three cars fal1 and when
they were a. landed some tnsiE nifcant
scox.ng men tzbbea hooks into them ard
led them away A. the same tiue re
wagons and cnzriots were being ualoa5s9
and ire cavslcz6e rolled ard walked away
in sections I'd toward Pike street ara
along Z ar Amos. ua1roken Inc
down Broadway ard 70 TIE grounds oppo-
size the !. n c. A athletic fed
Once n a while the wind wouI5 raise
The corner % sze of the canvas covers 70
chariot or tabls2u car. giving q no
HsnizTy glimpse ct cclor and gliding. the
crowd would breathe 4 short All" and
thea tEra 10 new sensations and excite
rnents. TIE great vans and dsas c-eakeI
D. with those sounds Of heavllsSs that
only seem 10 come from circG< wagons,
and the little barred windows up near
their tops 1nere sometimes 4 claw or
paid OF bright eyes could be seen were
closely watched for a half promise that
the cage might contain something unu-
s8al and rare tn animal life. Hoarse
groIls from the interior OF some OF the
wagons gave evidence CT the dfspseasurs
Ehat the transfer caused, and scream
ing cocka toos and parrots Knocked The
curious oaes and rolled away up the
street All this time other wagons loaded
with poles and stakes. vans OF canvas
and trucks loaded with blue painted
boards, IN which the dIsconfOrfs % the
uEual circus seals were seen, were be.ns
/ hauled and pushed into place, and well
trained horses moved about with an IL
teliigsnce almost human. and backed gp
% Just the Tlght wagon and then Joined
the endless procession. After a while the
unloading was practically finished. waeezy
switch engines pushed the cars out OF the
way and the crowd started for the
grounds.
The discipline and fine executive abu-
ity necessary 20 transport and handle
big show, were nowhere seen 10 better zd-
vantage than AZ the grounds. Before the
advance guard OF ths crowd from down
town had reached the place where the
tents were 20 be pitched half OF the show
was already on the grounds, and al array
OF men under the direction Of the various
bosses Was bUsliy engaged in preparing
the spot FOR the big shows 0ccup< ncy.
Tents for horses and side shows cook
tents and shops OF canvas were sp-!nging
| Up on al sides. as Il BY magic and al
without 3 bit Of confusion or unnecessary
noise. Out In the center % the field th@re
wers engineers and stzksmen LAYING oct
the rings and nippodTcne track that were
20 be covered By the big tent. and these
were being followed by men with plo~s,
who turned Up the dirt into tire seublsnce
Of a circle. Round and round swung shs
takes 20 tell Il the evolution o. q circus
ring was accomplished. Then men came
with axes and chopped ont the roots and
other men came and raked up the dirt and
chips. The poles ard stakes were being
uzloaded al this time and haul
ter poles were guyed %. the
sections Of canvas we're lace3 and hauled
| up sids poles and quarter poles we're So
I'D, and the top OF the great canvas house
| was in place The sides were pglleH Up
and the am2hifheater was closed and AZ
once beSame a place OF mystery 70 the
crowd which had watched the proceedings
/ xlta bated breath. This same procedure
| was going on IN all parts Of tae grounds.
and when the sun set there Tzs a big city
% tents spread out where only a. few
short hours before a rough ard irregular
/ patch OF waste land had existed.
The term city IS no sxaggeration. as
/ there are Interpretations staggering under
tbs a27eistiOn with a tremendous bonded
! indebtedness that have less claim 70 the
/ tlfie than has The group u Big and little
weather-stained canvas houses up On the
hill Some idea of The magnitude % such
an enterprise may be gained from the
| figures that were handed 0ut haphazzard
yesterday 20 a Post-Inteiligencer reporter
/ who had watched the building % the won
| 6A-rug Arabian Nights city, and who was
Mr. Ephraham Sells. who seemed ouns-
/ present IN the matter Of arrangements.
turned the Post-Tntellgencer man over
/ 20 onA Of hiS aids named Mason. with in
| sfruetions 10 show hin everything and an
! sner all questions The first question asked
I was as 20 the number 0I men attached %
ths show. and that question followed oy
I hundred Others that ELECTED the follow.
ing information: AL told there are 80
/ men on tie pay roll. After the executive
/ 6apa rfrant come the performers. taeir
( salaries range from go 20 t2S9 per week;
they Sign contracts for the season. ire
( spective % ia length. and are paid weekly.
( There are forty-eisht men and twenty D
women performers Then tEere are ne
/ bosses OF the various Departments The
/ hass caavasuan. boss % ere stables. boss
/ az reoalrs. boss OK the aeu2 geT5e, elspaant
trainers stewards. bosses q almost
1 everything else uE5sr The sun. ani
I ths army ~ bosses is baked 10 81
Al army OF drivers canvasrneEl- grooSIls,
f -roeer-v men. side show nen.
{ men who run the refTesa1nent
( s-snzs and TBS concert that follows The
ssfszFs Stew After the bosses, the wages
ra-ra from SO "a f35 per mcuth- aud Al
I contracts are mace 70 lncsH-ie board and
geislag. Tse hoard Is provided sfr@er re
ness tents and the s.seDluS scco-nrnos1a-
lions sre 81 The s8eepl1g oars. Of which
shs-s ara sght- The quality asa charzc-
Ter o. both are 81 accordance Win the
say ana merit q tas eup.syes. Fire
stock IS horses 90 IS proven iasiy a.
facas3 20 the biz Shows s1s1 Ire present
csss - no sxcsplEoz 70 Ire rue. All look
seek wel-fesi ard as coTgteE1te4 as i pos
gaze sur horses 20 look. ara ths feed pro
vsse3 . eae best obsalEahe- There 3 a