Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-21
SHOW PLEASED EVERYBODY
cidents OF tho Day. Street Car Con-
ductor Injured. Remarkably
Orderly Crowd.

" was IVY allIcc $ Big circus
IN the morning the sky was overcast
and the weather indications We're omin-
Gus. but toward noon the sun came out
and smiled down on the typical circus
crowd. and after that the weather
was all that could be desired
Undismayed by the clouds ana The
predictions of the meteorological men.
all the countryside turned out ire
city was rapidly filed With visitors.
Not only d;d they come from lie
nearby rural districts nut Hampt0n
Old Point. and Phoebus sent large and
enthusiastic delegations. The street car
company had its hands full, but man
aged the crowd Worry We'll
by i o'clock 4 stranger from another
planet would have known Their. WAS a
circus in town The inevitable signs
We're everywhcrc--thc excited srlal,
boy the heterogeneous multitude. the
red balloons, the red lemonade. he rcd
popcorn. the peanuts, the stree. fakirs
they We're all in evidence.
THE PARADE.
The parade started just before noon
and was witnessed by thousands WHO
thronged the street sides
The parade over the remarko Bio
streets of'Newpnrt News was extremely
attractive ana elected admiration all
along the line
IhlS admiration was we'll earned for
the parade was the longest ana con
tanned more features than any that has
ever traversed these streets. The
charlots and cages are all new and
many Of them IRE artistically aud hand
somely carved.
OF course, the elephants formed the
main attraction for the small boy, for
whose especial and peculiar benefit h,
circus WAS particularly invented Tia
big fellows in the parade had evident
~ taken bath in Richmond for they
were covered With the mud Of the cter-
mai hills. the effect being picturesque
in the extreme
The lions are unusually large fne fell
lows and attracted much attention.
So, TOO. did the snake den. With thu.
eharmer inside. and the ca7,ela. IN
fact. the whole parade was worthy Of
featuring" individually.
THE PERFORMANCE
Immediately after the parade the
multitude began to move toward tn,
show grounds, which We're situated
near the intersection Of Twcnty-ninth
street and the railroad. The parforn-
ance began at , o'clock promptly.
1t is the best show ever here" the
best show I ever saw, "onc show
where I got my moneys worth''-ex-
piessicns like these We're to he heard
on every side when lhe show was over.
AS matter of fact it was he best
circus this city has ever seen. This was
the unanimous verdict. Ii was good
clean, honest show with many remark
able and startling features. among
Them the extraordinary acrobatic and
I IL 1iy,tr r.,.f,
Nelson family, the clever ana fascinat-
ing bicycle riding Of the StirlS family:
the wonderful balancing of the Japs;
the sphere propelled up an incline 10 a
hlghth Of fifteen feet or more by VIC
man on the inside and the dramatic
denoument OF the feat: daring bareback
riding Of male and female euuestrians:
sinking and startling feats in mis-:
on trapeze and horizontal bar: thrilling
races around the arena and many
other feature worthy of particular men
tion-al Of them evokng the applause
and appreciation OF the immense crowd
which filled the tent
The menages-ie carried by the show
is a noteworthy one in many respects
and claimed its share of the attention
of the multitude, which examined ev-
erythng from the hugs hippopotanlus.
With q. mouth like the back door to the
neither regions. TO the queer little mon
keys and the beautiful ponies
The performance was repeated al
OF spectators.
Altogether, the day was an immense
success.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
Among other incidents and accidents
of the E3V (NDni,1nto,. &c
Hampton. while stepping from one ear
to another, slipped ana struck his head
violently either against the ground or
the car. He was painfully, but not Sc
rlousiy injured, and is, now at his home
doing we'll
me crowd was an unusually orderly
one, there being remarkably little
drunkenness and profanity.
AS an evidence of the manner n
which MI. Wallace, proprietor of the
shows, does business and looks after the
interests OF those persons who are un-
fortunate enough TO meet with acciden.
for which his show is responsible. the
case Of the little boy who was injured
in Richmand Tuesday afternoon may
be cited. This lad was Knocked down
and received severe scalp wound in :,
runaway. GIr Hines. attorney for the
circus. investigated the case and when
he found that the boy had been injured
by one of his horses he promptly paid
the mother Of the boy $3.50 in cash in or
der to avoid any legal trouble.
The politeness and courtesy Of those
connected with the management Of the
show was exhibited in many instances
Speaking figures on our Bed Lounges
this week, such as you cannot afford
to pass: j. A. BUXTON & co.
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