The Washington times., 1901-10-07
BIG CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN.
Route of Todny's Parade of the
Grcnt Walter Main shows.

II was circus Sunday in Northeas
Washington yesterday. In consequence
large part Of the population Of that sec
ton and goodIy representations from
other districts focked to Thirteenth an,
ID Streets where the Walter J.. MaiI
Shows We're getting under canvas. Ia
usual ante-performance work was yarie,
by the arrival and addition 10 the menag
erie during the afternoon of several ami
mails which arrived in this country bat
few days ago from Hamburg. Germany
the headquarters of the great wild anma
dealer, Carl Hagenbeck.
The hundreds of persons on the show
grounds were highly delighted whe1
two great, numbering elephants and
pair of clumsy young dromedaries wer,
led into the menagerie tent They ha,
been but few minutes previously takeT
from train on the Pennsylvania tracks
In addition there was a large box will
heavy iron grating which contained two
small, but exceedingly vicious specimens
of gorilla. "Hamadryros baboon" is theiI
technical name, but their power is better
I expressed in the sobriquet lion killers '
Through the strong grating could Ucca-
Z sionaly be caught a glimpse Of their long
/ teeth, fully as large as those OF a lion.
2 Though but little larger than fully de-
{ EelOpcu African monkey. they have been
3 hileNu II 10 dlidch ana NeSIdltN beasts OF
! the jungle much larger than themselves.
The elephants are fine specimens of
their tribe and are the only working
elephants ever imported to this country.
w Orklng elephants are those by the
aid Of which animal dealers are enabled
10 catch other elephants They are beasts
OF the highest intelligence and are so
trained that they may be turned loose
IN their native forests without the least
danger Of their runnine away. They 60
into the jungles, miDsie with other ole-
phants, and assume the leadership OF
the tribe Sooner or later thev turn
back for the home of their master and
when they do one or two OF the wild ami
mails are sure TO follow them until they
are made captive in the corrals Then it
is only question Of time until they are
tanned sufficiently to be placed on the
market The dromedarics received yes
terdaH are young and vigorous. The man
agement considers itself fortunate i'm got
ting such a hish-class assortment of ami
mais at this time, when jhc animal mar
ket IS overcTowdcd with orders
There is that in the preliminary aD-
Dedrance Of the Main Shows which pres
ages an attraction Of high merit
ENerythinS Is brand new from tent ropes
TO the familiar blue seats within the big
tent The horses are beautiful animals
/ and attracted cXclamatiDns Of admfra-
ton from the visitors who crowded
! around the stable tent all through the
I afternoon hours yesterday
The Main Show has made an euviahlc
record. During the past season the circus
has thoroughly toured the New Englagd
States. Eastport Me. the most eastcrly
town In the United States. and "a point
never before visited by a railroad circus.
was one Of the exhibition points The
circus is now On route 10 the South and
VIII close most successful season I'M
about month. The corps Of performers
both IN the sawdust ring and in the aerial
acts has been somewhat improved re-
Gently, until now there is not a poor. turn
on The card
There VIII be the usual large street
parade this morning. leaving tbo rirc,.-
grounds AT 10 o'clock and traycrsinc IN,
following route: South to East Caritol
street west to First Street. north To- Il
street west to Second Street nurtbWpef
south 10 Pennsylvania Avenue. west To-
tlttecnih street, north to P.unsylyania
avenue. west 20 Seventeenth street north
10 IL street. east I" Thirteenth Street.
south 20 6 Street east to %ow T,,ea,.
Avenue. south TO e Street and thence 40
grounds.