The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-25

The Forepaugh-Sells Brothers circus
reached Washington early this morning
from Baltimore on its three special trains
and pitched its acres Of billowy tents on
the plaza near the corner OF North Capitol
and NJ Streets The first performance is
being given this afternoon, and the shows
viii be in town until tomorrow night
The parade was set for this morning at
O'Clock II did not take place then-no
circus parade in the history Of man ever
really started On time-but az II O'Clock
the gilded chariots ard the glittering
knights and the cacophonous caliope and
the blaring bands moved majesticaily
down town through an avenue OF awe
struck little ones and their seniors. The
schools were practically dismissed for the
morning il order 10 lei the pupils attend,
and the children took fun advantage of
their opportunities. The Treasury, the
State, War and Navy Department build
ings, and the White House were fayorite
vantage points. and youngsters OF all ages,
cOlOrs ana conditions roasted on impossI-
bic spots over the edinces IA order the
better to see the parade.
IL was a goOd parade with some new
features 10 IT, One OF the incidents which
attracted most interest was a great tab
Ieau wagon, on the top OF wnIcn were
perched young woman ana a huge AfrI-
can lion The Dig beast mad a breast strap
and a chain attached 10 restrain him in
case he should decide 10 breakfast on .
choice pickaninny among the sigEtseers,
but nevertheless the eject was decidedly
fascinating The circus people say mat
the brute IS as harmless rs a baDe, and
that IN New YORK ne Was aiIowec 10 wan
der around on top OF the wagon without
even chain attached. That statement,
however, must De taken on fa!tn.
Everything about the parade was neat
and clean and orderly a feature wnlcn az
tr2cted much favorable comment was me
condition OF Jne horses. They were as wen
grOOmed, as weil-teu. ana evidently as
prosperous as everybody else around the
SHOWS.
There used 10 be fourteen elephants 70
the herd that held a place OF hCnC. IL The
procession and they represented a value OF
about S3o.000. Just now. however, Jnert
are only thirteen. Tor Dick. one Of The
hnest N the collection had 10 be KILLED
this week in New Yo--k. lie had grown 50
ugly that II was impossible 10 DC any tElEg
with him, and as he had already killed
trainer II was decided 10 Xiii the old Eel
low The eIephantine murderer vas ac-
cortingly stIangied. Experience baS
shown Inc difficulty Of shooting one Of Jns
big p2chyderms. even when q whole COM
pany c. militia is engaged SO a moose Was
empi0yed IL was impossible TO get near
the enraged elephaTt. chained 10 has posts,
but a rope was thrown around his necK-
one eLd Was tied 10 an iron column TWO
hundred men got hold OF the ether, and
commenced pulling. DICK gave furious
roar as his wind Was cut of. Then he fell
over on one side. Il took nearly an houT.
however, before life was extinct. The loss
was c!ase 10 S3,0o0, but the circus people
were forced 10 undergo ii. There are sJiu
four bad elephants ia the herd. aud they
require careful watching from their keep
ers-
Everything abe 1t the circus is fresh md
clean. The tents acres and &C es cf The N
are white as tie clouds. wni.n they re-
sembie. The plLmes and flags around the
wagons are also new this season as are
all the trappings and costumes Of the per-
formers TIE vsTacious Eert Davis, who
IS press agent for the shows, declares that
even the jokes Of the clowns are Of the
most recent vintage. Anyway, the clown
band IN the parade attracted no end CT
attention. and the retiuue of youngsters
in its wake never diminished in size or
enthusiasm.
The newspapers have spoken most ia
vorably Of the Forepaugh- Bros cir
Gus X is generally conceded to be enc OF
the three greatest shows on earth. Il IS
safe 10 say that the performances it vii
give viii represent all that is cIeveTest and
most original in arenie pageantry. The ne
Dagerie includes pair Of fine hippOpOtami
perhaps the most expensive animals
that managerie can possess. There are
lions. tigers. and all the other carniyerous
brotherhood, and the representation is
really first class. The performance tris
afternoon began at 2 o'clock and the show
this evening will take place at s. TIE
doors open an hour in advance in order
to permit OF the inspection OF the meaag-
erie.