The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-03
GREAT CIRCUS HERE TODAY.
Ringing Brothers Show to Give
Two Performances.
ATTRACTIVE STREET PARADE,
Arrival of Circus In the City IL
Watched by Large and Curious
Crowds Features Announced
for Today-Wonderful Trained
Horses and Elephants - Fn-
,mous Riders and Aeriaiists.

The big circus is here. 1t arrived from
Vancouver In three installments yester-
day afternoon. The animals and baggage
were hauled to the grounds opposite
Athletic park. on East Jefferson street:
all the smaller tents were pitched last
night and early this morning the big
hppodrome tent will be raised. bong be-
fore the average man begins to consider
the advisabiiity Of getting up arrange
pleted.
The great street parade. which Is made
a particular feature by the Ringing
Bros, Is advertised to start at II O'Clock.
First avenue, Second avenue. Pike street
and several other principal thoroughfares
will be traversed. Promptly at o'clock
the afternoon performance will begin The
evening show will start at o'clock.
Although, the fact is not generally
known. the circus was here last week and
made brief stop in the city. II passed
through Wednesday night en- route from
Eliensburg to Everetv. Friday night II
showed at New Whatcom. and Saturday
night at Vancouver. The departure from
the latter city was made early yesterday
morning, the sixty-hve cars belonging to
the circus people being divided, as Is the
rule into three sections.
The first section OF the circus arrived In
Seattle at 4:20 yesterday afternoon II
brought with It the baggage wagons ana
horses and attached to It were the sleep
ing cars occupied by the common iaborers
OF the circus. The second section came
forty minutes later. bringing the trained
horses, dogs and other ring animals. The
final and most important section did not
get in until about o'clock. This Is what
Is regularly known as the cage train
It's arrangement Is always the same at
the front are several large box cars espe-
ctaliy prepared for the accommodation OF
the elephants and camels, behind 10
long string of fiat cars bearing the cages
containing the animals. and then come the
six sleeping cars and the dining car pro-
vided for the convenience OF the King
llngs. the star performers and the men
managing the various departments OF the
show.
Seen In broad DayIight.
The circus II, as a rule, a mysterious
AFFAIR, II comes In the small hours OF the
morning. and the first intimation OF Its
presence Il gained from sight OF the
tents. Unti yesterday afternoon few Sc
Sattle people had probably ever had the
privilege Of watching the unloading OF
the cars and the arrangement OF the
grounds and admiring the perfect ease
with which all the great work II done.
But this circus came by day. and all
the smaller tents were put UP wnile
the light was yet good. thus giving q
most unusual opportunity for sight
seeing. an opportunity which was taken
advantage of by more than 5000 people
The unloading OF the dozens Of big wagons
from the fiat cars could scarcely be ac-
compiished 40 dense was the crowd along
Railroad avenue.
But all the great show was then In
travelling garb; the animal cages were
a, onA hA v11Aa OF "a
dusty and tired: the elephants and can-
els were apparently the only parts OF
the show in shape for exhibition.
The first opportunity for seeing the
circus In proper attire will be during the
great parade Mt II o'clock this morning
The street pageant has been made
feature by. the Ringlings. II IL more
than two miles In length. and subdivtded
into thirty sections. each OF striking now
city and instructive as well as pleas
ing.
One section will show correctly uni
formed soldiery of the important nations
OF tho world Another section will be
picture OF Roman and Greclan splen-
dor. Stlii another n complete chAidren's
parade. with pony chariots and other
novel effects delightful to child folk. Sew
eral bands OF music. half hundred
gayly decorated cages, many tableau
cars. open animal dens. chime and church
bells and many other unique and pic
torial features will contribute to make
the street parade extremely interesting.
Character of the show.
OF the performances TO be given In the
afternoon and evening no adequate de-
ssription can be attempted. The most
striking features OF the show are the
trained horse and elephant acts. John
O'Brien has rixty-one horses In the for
mer. and the wonderful series OF evoiu-
lions and other clever acts under his d.
rection are really wonderful
The elephant IL a cumbersome animal
and the spectacle OF seeing a troop OF
them perform tricks like 80 many trained
dogs is one 70 be long remembered The
GROWING feature IL the elephant brass
band.
Among the best known Of tho Speciality
artists are the wonderful aerlalists, tho
FISHER family and the Dacoma family.
There IL also a woman who walks the
slack wire and performs other acts said
TO be quite the most wonderful Of their
kind She made a sensation last winter
in Eastern vaudeville houses.
The list % bareback riders includes sew
eral names famed for years Ia every
country where clrcuses are known. Among
these Is Julia LowEntR- who commenced
when but n tiny child. and has now been
riding for twerty-fhree years. There are
also an the lists % riders and aerial per-
formers many nes names. persons for the
most part who have devised novelty acts