The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-04-17
WICHITA WAS BORN
INCREASE OF POPULATION IN BOND
BROTHERS MENAGBRIB.

AIr. fcMahan Calls the New Baby Came
Wichita, and, Although Greatly Sur
prised at the Advent of the Stranger
he Sets Up the Cigars-HOw He Re-
ceived the Word-His Excited Action
Leads to Rumor That a Fire had oc-
curred-The Beautiful Little Creature
Dies During the Afternoon.
Wichita was born yesterday:
The above statement sounds strange
when Wichita has been known through
out the civilized world for the past
twenty-five years, and yet the Wichita
referred to above came into existence
at 8:55 yesterday morning and was
born at the OLD Gilbert Plow works
where the Bond Bros, Circus and Men
agery has been in winter quarters.
The fact that such a thing was about
to occur was unknown by the manager
of the company, Mr.. AIcMahon, or even
the keeper of the celebrated camel
known as Egypt, and the advent of the
camel, which was christened Wichita
created a stir not only among show
yesterday morning in front of the Ea-
gle office to see the boys make their
start upon the great 100-mile bicycle
race.
Mr.. Mcmahon was in the crowd watch
ing the preparations being made for
the start, when he was called TO the
drug store of J. Z. Allen to answer a
telephone call. He placed the receiver
to his ear, turned pale, said MY God!
Bully for Cox, I'll swearI Do everything
you cani Ring of"
Then he rang the telephone bell again
like a hired girl would chickens neck
when she had been told that the Meth
odist preacher would be there for din
ner. Ordered the fastest team, order
ed two veterinary surgeons and was
soon flying up the streets as though
there had been a fire at the grounds.
OF course his excited actions, for il is
generally conceded that nothing short
of an earthquake could make the man
even bat his eyes, but here he was ex-
cited, in fact almost wild, and strange
rumors began to f1aunt about that
something terrible had happened.
About o'clock Joe came back to the
city and bought half a dozen boxes of
the best cigars he could find and began
10 set them up. OF course everybody
thought he had baby some place, and
after the air was filled with the smoke
of choice Havanas Joe gave out the fol-
lowing informatiOn:
MY camel, (nO relation TO Tiger Bid
but called Egypt gave birth this morn
ing to young camel, which we have
named Wichita. Itwas a surprise, and
for a time almost concluded TO call it
Gotlieb-which means God gift-but
then I saw it would have a struggle 70
pull through and I called It Wichita,
after the grittiest city on the face of
the earth.
''If had known the event was COM
ing off 1 would have had several of the
best doctors in the city up there TO give
directions in regard to the baby. If
he lives Eyes, It is boy; have another
cigar) would not take 5000 for him.
The men were at work yesterday put
ting up the big tent preparatory for
the show today. Mr.. Mcmahon
wished it to be understood that no ad-
mission would be charged to hear Sen
Rtor Tillman speak in the afternoon,
and that all who were at the circus
could remain in their seats. The
doors will be thrown open and all will
be free.
During the afternoon the baby cam
els spirit took its eternal flight and
there was much distress exhibited over
the demise. The mother will be on eX-
today.