The evening times., 1901-05-06
BIG CROWDS SEE THE PARADE.
The RingIinE Brothers' Circus Opens
Its Engagement in Washington.


Busy people were scarcer than good
money on the stage this morning while
Ringing Bros circus parade was pass
ing up Pennsylvania Avenue y circus
usually throws Washington into fever
of excitement and the coming of the
Ringing Brothers had just this effect
The pageant drew its gorgeous length
along the broad thOroughfare between
great lines Of human beings. who stood
in the glare OF tl=- almost summerlike
sun. Department clerks of all degrees ell
bowed chiefs at the windows 10 get q good
glimpse of the parade Circus parades
are generally largely alike in makeup
The streets transversed were so long
and so broad that the crowd which wit
messed the procession did not appear as
large as it really was For an hour be
fore the platoon of police which preceded
the parade came into sight the streets
were crowded with men. women. and
children, and the latter were happy and
interested beyond measure.
The Ringing meuagerie is more com
plete than many geological gardens. Aft
sr the chariot which contained a full band
heTalded the approach of the caravan. the
animals attracted the attention of the
multitude a pretty. dark-haired girl. in
a SASS age l1tAt q irtl ytEll III IEE
hands, while around her feet and neck
were coiled huge reptiles. The sight was
one which caused d shudder- coupled with
wonder and admiration for the pIucky
snake charmeT-
Following came two hungry looking hy-
enas, restlessly moving about their mar
row cage.
There were in the entire uenagerie no
more ferce-Iooking animals perhaps than
a pair of stockily built wild cats. Little
larger than good-sfzed dogs, they are a
source Of keen anxiety TO their keepers
Drawn by a sextette of magnificent
horses there came next what might apt
y have been termed the throne cage"
for it confined the lions, kings of beasts
They were regal-looking animals. four OF
them, with magnificent heads held in ma
jestic pose. American -pantheFs- a species
of the wild beast rapidly becoming ex-
tinct, owing to the futrepidity Of the
Western hunter, were contained in the
next cage, and il the wagon which fol-
lowed that four large cinnamon bears
hooked very much cooped up. and moyed
ponderousIy about within the heavy iron
bars 1.-the Ieopards, with beautiful
spots, looked as If they would ike to slip
between the irons which separated them
from the staring crowds C,ne feature
Of the Ringing parade which attracted
more attention than perhaps any other
was the splendid horses which drew the
wagons, and were ridden by the lady and
gentlemen riders OF all cOIors and sizes,
most of them large. however. each was
almost {. perfect specimen OF horse-Essh.
grooued so thoroughly that their sleek
coats gliStened in the morning sun.
The most attractive animals In the whole
coats were perfect studies 4 huge hip
popotanus spread his habby bulk over the
bottom OF the largest wagon in the pa
rade.
Eight hunters ridden by as many ladies'
IN hunting costumes. preceded the pair Of
IouT-hoFSe Roman chariOtS which take
such a prominent part in the hippOdTCme
Of the circus. A Bedouin band perched on
the top OF high wagon played strange
music on Oriental Instruments Follow
ing these was a large herd of camclS and
Arab costume
a dozen OF more lady riders. in brilliant
costumes, appeared Just about the time
the distant tones of the caliope announced
that the end Of the parade was near
Much % the delight of the children who
witnessed the parade this morning. and
there were thousands of them, there were
number of floats pOrtra ying nursery
rhymes. fairy verses, ana the traditions
of Mother Goose
A clown band which rendered lust
enough music to make the tune they at
tempted IaughabIa, occupied the top Of
another band chariot and vainIy tried to
drown cut the tones Of a, cavalry band
which came minute later About the
last thing before the caiIiope was the
herd Of nineteen elephants, the largest
seen with any circus that has visited
Washington in recent years The parade
wound its way through the various down
town streets and thence to the show
grounds. at Thirteenth and c Streets
northeast where a performance is in
progress this afternoon Another per
fcrmanCe viii be given tonight at 3
clock one tomorrow afternoon at and
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