Evening journal., 1899-05-17
THE CIRCUS IS HERE.
NOTWITHSTANDING OLD SOL'sl
SBYNESS IN. HIDING HIS FACE,
STREETS ARE CROWDED.

"A
.na AZ tbers was ,vantinlsr assurance of
fbis facf tIhe croN,,ds ~ siqhfsseers vino
uate,hedi the advent Of TSorenarlslh q
sails Rrohhers' show ahils morning
roa,ld have flwnishad convincing proof
Am alonq- 1Ihird, ,,f,reee AND aros,nd tlhe
cireus ground. ,aere nrompnaders who
viewed 1vatb s,ro,v-inie inAerest each ac-
tiyifv bhat hepan with alha arrival OIL
line fhree great trains and tlbat drd mot
cease mntii The enrlw wIhbbe tents were
f,aed I'm mace and everv animal was
moyea eron mn, 1on,p lines cif ca~e
Once the nnlc,diur an oars hsgan hha
yvnrl, Of SETTLING tbe .9roipn5l, IA E,ronf
and rnicm IN otl-r nroeeaas1 v,it,b
marvelous rap1dNy THE FIRST oanea az
me canvaemeu were IN qais,a fine aents
far the horses and dine dining TENT i'm
which mot on1y the ufrfrrners ls,l tha
managers and every psrson, connected
with tha show ARE welcome pniesls
prealxfast was tha FIRST m.oaA sar,rs1
ond then wanh nest eaeih nlaos,,so,,,, To-
bor TO Mace the circ,ls I'm read;nose for
oneuine To-day yas concluded
An interesting nroradlire In connec-
tiou with fine raising of the main, TENT
was tlhe n,aelmp az thla rlf,nf-al Noes
Once the lflrltheest ha,d been hIoisted ,nr,,
place Tine others. connected erroezslvalv
by block and tackle auranpemanf vrere
quickly ralsed. the canvas hhrng ahout
them and soon afterwards hauird ON
hlalb Crowds watched fine nn,oadinlg
IN the anrmals.-the loninp on Tho cam
m, amid thlo strollinl, If fine ele,rfhlalnfe to,
,1,a,r ouar,iers- scamr,e,.lnle Ia n,aaoe
yav for fb'e oacb,,de,.n,e as sbev moved
orlu,ard Oibo1ir, ono ~ tb'eso' olo-
rhants ia tine c,-fpinal .,vhIta ap,,,,eu
fbof was feat,,re I'M iha Fore,nan,s0,
sIhow in Gambler DAVIS INIT ,yhn NOV.
with thle l,alsomine waeIheH off ss
merely a CLEVER trrcl, r,srinormar and
boxer This mornire Otheli, onnaor,ed
Nm the streeb parade from tha cbrcus
grounds. and he mnv ha distinemishs I
from bIls Fellows nv n wart tlhnf m,1,os
Calls forward rapht log consp,nui
One off the most infqrastinle features
Of Lhr. combined shows as tihls ersphant
hcrh In wnflflh are gnchidel spvnral
M the laueelsi amid smaIlestronl .rvrn, suaci-
mens an ihIa elhnhant tribe The coil
leohy,n cf elenhants MAS beon. recruited
from every country whf.h rs fine habi-
tat of the animal. AsiaL Africa. Bar-
nao. Smmatra and CeylonL have been
drawn upon. with the result. IL is
claimed. That thare rs not a. Shade OF
Conference I'm tine characteristics of the
elenhant tribe which cannot be in
stantly recognized I'M the circus herd.
There are several baby elephants in
the collection, whose clumsy gambo's
never fail to cause lots OF amusement.
The natural intelligence of the animals
Is shown to the best advantage i'm a
number of tricks and maneuYers. which
include bicycle riding. dancing, posing
in different atthtudes, boxing bouts and
acrObatic leats OF various kinds.
The Forepaugh-Se.ls Brothers COM
binatlCn lis said to be the largest circus
ever put ON the road, mot even except
ing those sent cut under the direction
oi Phireas n Barnum. 1t requires the
services of a small army ~ employees.
including among Others, about 125
gioOms, 40 property men, 20 wardrobe
men. 80 animal men. S5 cooks. 2j
lagents, so bill posters, $50 canvassers
and soc performers OF various KINDS, i'm
addition 10 a large number OF other
enpl YES. Tine show requires for its
ltmnspoutation "A cans, eadh GO feet
long, wlhiohl were specially built for lbs
use by The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. -Four powerful locomotives arc
needed to haul the cars.
AT am early hour crowds began tC
gather along the sidewalks, especially
on Market street, and bhey soon has
levery available bit OF space. white th'
always present and agIgravating baby
carriage cut quite figure.
The circus was ,a.e I'm anrivinis, con
sequenUy the parade was late, but TN
lcrowd waited patiently unul 1913
O'Clock. The parable was about mil
In length, very compact, and was ON
OF The best seem here n a long uml
. The stock a.l looks well, and the horse
. are am exceptionally fine lot
"A squad oi armored knights am
l. fifty women, mounted ON finest uidin
J. HORSES. led the parade, and they wer
q followed by the chariot or enterprise
3. livery handsome vehicle, ON w'hioh wa
q lMerrick's large mintany band. The ca
N Of Juggernaut, which was Voaded dew
'e with performers, was drawn by thrt
q rfafdiN.aaffc NnffQhInll Tandem VIha fir,