Evening journal., 1899-05-18
The CIRCUS WAS HERE
AND THOUSANDS TURNED OUT
TO VIEW ITS WONDERS.

THEY SAW THE PARADE, FED
PEANUTS TO THE ELEPHANTS
AND ENJOYED ONE or THE
BEST PERFORMANCES EVER
GIVEN IN THIS CITY.
The circus HAS COME and gone, but
many on its startling features wLll
liager IN the memory OF THE small boy
for MANY a day to come. 1t was a
mighty good circus, being combhua-
tam OF Adam Forepaughs amid the
SENS Brothers. each Oh whfch ranked
AMONG the b5s, only few yeaTs ago.
Wilmington people Nike q circus, and
they were cut I'm force yesterday after
noon, packing tine big tent from top toI
bottom. Many business houses were
closed at noon, I'm order THAT th.slr en-
p,syes might attend the afternoon plr-
formance.
THE circus was late I'm ARRIVING, con-
sequently The parade did MOT START UNI
Oil after noon, but thousands OF paOple
Lined the streets Of the marrh. patient
| ly awaiting its amival One OF the
horses look a sudden obiectirn 60 pa
radlng on West Fourth street, and
I
that his rider had to dismount.. After
exercising hits hind legs nnlbl hia he
came tired the rider attempted 60 per-
suade him TO parade again. but ne re-
fused to do so. amid ridden and horse
walked back to THE CIRCUS grounds.
To many the animals We're VI as
much interest as THE performance IT.
self, and tIhe heard OF elephants came in
for more than their fair share OF at-
Itention. Bushels Of peanuts were pour
led into their Capacaous TRUNKS. not
only by the youngsters, hut children OF
a larger growhh A would-be dummy
man met swift reurlbutfon for placing
a cigar stump In cme o0nfiding che
plants trunk for THE big animal nm
standby blew it back into lhis face. ac-
companied by a miniature shower. "A
dromedaFy. whose ugllness was only
exceeded by his genltlaness. WAS liberal
, ly petted and fed. and The big hldeoue
hippOpotamns received lots of atten-
ton, especially when THE keeper entered
bhe cage and drove him from the tank
and made him exhibit hits immense
teeth and tuslSs,
The performance was one IL the best
ever witnessed I'm this city Nothinl
was lacking. There were wonderful
3 feats OF the acrObats, tumbers. bare
s back riders. tight and slack wire walk
= ers, trick bicycle riders, jugglers ans
z trapeze performers. and the hippo
o drOme races. There were amazing Elk
l. hibiticns by the trained animals, espe
Y cially the seals and sea liCns THE HORSE
D. that did a cakewalk, and the trick ele
IfsIr ftN a,f.l.
IS bear.
just before the performance enda
z rain began to fall i'm torrents, an
n There ensued a wild uush Or street cam
d for not more than one psrscm I'm a hun
re drod carried umbrellas The ralEwa
y company had a large number Of extr
y cars at the grounds, but THE rush wa
too great to be accommodated, an
rs hundreds OF people got soaked. Tn
u heavy rain continued until after
ar o'clock, and many people stayed i'm Oh
p menagerie TENT until the worst wa
over.
ig AS soon as the evening performanC
ne was well under way the work OF tai
N ing down the tents mot in use wa
commanceh. and these were take
quietly away and loaded upon the trai'
When the audience came out of the q,
We exhibition tent they found that II va
re all that WAS left. and as soon as tn
s crowd was out al dropped and was roll
IN ed up and carted away. An hour a
C. ter the performance was over tho b,
~ show tent was packed an
10 ,ready TO start en- its wa
Dy 10 Trenton. where a performance w,
iven to-day
This work is done by the 100 pslp
who are with the show. Every men
Der has his duty 10 perform and :
is familiar with the work. He Is e.
ig' pectsd 20 attend to his own part OF n
business and let other branches alon