New-York tribune., 1902-03-31
DT4TOLO A MEEK DAREDETIL.
HE nIsAPPoTNTs THE CIRCUS PRESS AGENT
SAYS HE HAS No LOOP SENSATIONS.

HE DIsAPPOTNTs THE CIRCUS PRESS AGENT
SAYS He HAS No LOOP SENSATIONS.
Much powder was burned in the small hours or
Yesterday morning in Madison Square Garden,
a result Of the overlapping Of the military tourna-
nent lease on thar Of the circus The soldiers were
entitled TO possession tin a Of yesterday. and
many Of them spent the night in the rooms N tho
second story. About II o'clock Saturday evening
a rumor reached them that the circus people were
planning To demand admission at midnight. seven
hours before their time. It is even asserted by
some that Scotchman on the military band who
Is considerable Of waG, began % play The
Camels Are Coming" just the clock struck Z.
However that he. the soldiers resolved to
hold the Garden at any cost and charging their
Colts with haIf-dozen blank cartridges main
tanned a fusillade for good part Of the night. II
is admitted all sides that n the circus had tried
70 break in It would have been interesting
affair
The circus or. more properly. Adam ForepauEh
. & Sells Brothers show. is in town 1t began to
arrive by way of Chambers-st ferry yesterday
morning. The Gagged animals came first BY
p m. the arena Of the Garden was cluttered with
Iurid red wagons. chariots and cages and the
dome was spanned with flying trapezes. tightropcs.
wires and the spiral tower. "Alliterative Al the
press agent was gloating over it all.
"Everything here but the uncased animals" he
said. nervously consulting his watch 'If those
elephants should have become enraged like they
did at -" Here he induleed I'm a "reminiscences
which showed that his anxiety only too we'll
grounded.
BETTER keep them away from Park-avc." sur-
gestCd q hysjauder just at this point the doors
AZ tho cast end OF the Garden were funC open
and the procession OF the uncagod entered. The
fifteen elephants beloved recognition they
struck the good red earth Of tho arena Next
came an excellent assortment Of camels. Follow
ing these were \ haIf-dozen strange little Great
,ires spritless and painfully unattractlyc.
"Ah, The sacred animals said "AlHtcrativo Al
as he revercnty removed his hat The procession
Was finished off with yak
From an upper balcony Of the end an in
clined plane extends to the centre Of the arena.
where IT terminates in broad hoop shaped affair
resembling "a barrel with the ends knocked away.
This is .DiavoIo's Loop" The advertisements de
scribes him "Deridng danger. defying death
desperate, daredevil Diavolo"
Il want you to meet DtaVolo." said Al" without
ALTERATION for the nouce cordially. The visitor
took step backward. feeling 1t would Be a
moro innocuous proceeding TO thaw dynamite than
TO have social dealings with the who loops
the loop" But already II too late to with
draw. Davolo had Joined the group. But how
well he concealed his true naturei For here was
mild meek fellow, Who spoke in a ttred and rather
hstless
..DiayoIo" began al" spouting a little circular
ALTERATION by Of preamble tell the gentle
men your sensations YOU loop the loop. es-
peciaIIy when you are hanging head down"
Il have no sensations" said Diavolo. sheepishIy
"AT was manifestly disappointed even angry
What is the good of being human spider if
Won have no sensations" he thundered
DiavoIo stammered out that he felt Just as he
always felt and Ar retired with him behind tho
tiger cage to coach him in the aHterstive psychol-
oRy Of topsy- -turveydom.
The usual annual parade will start from the
Garden at $ p. to-day If the weather is half
va