The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-21
Fifth Av., 44th and 45th SITS.
HERE YOU ARE! HERE YOU ARE!
STEP RIGHT IN AND SEE THE
CHINESE GIANT.

It's the New Rochelle Fire Department
Circus, Given to Pay for . Bath In
Which Josiah LIE Count Can Wash
All OF HimseN At Once-He Wins
The New Rochelle Relief Engine Com
pany's circus triumphed over two thunder
storms and a tropical thermometer yester-
day The circus tents are pitched in the
ind efinite region between an inadvertently
severed Italico Hibernian colony and
green-awned Lathers Hill
A Sun reporter yesterday stumbled onto
the specific reason why the towns veteran
fire company had gone into the show bust
ness. The reason was pull ing on At least
three and a half feet Of lank nile-green
tights in the dressing room and complain
ing that they were not long enough. II
was Josiah lie Count. who plays the part
OF the Chinese Giant IN the side show and
whose feet * inches Of pyro-pugnacity
has, IL seems. never been able to At into
the Ave foot porcelain bathtub in the COM
pany's new $4,000 hrehouse, in Church
street.
Up to a year and half ago, the Relief
occupied a gloomy cavern in the reoesses
of the city hall and engines were dragged
to fires by hand. while feeble curfew on
top OF the building summoned the fighters
from their Main street desks and counters
to the public protection. Now all is changed
The feeble curfew has now been replaced
by a strident steam whistle, which calls
the fre-hghters to action with such loud
ness that even when 1t daily tests its throat
at SOB it warns the residents Of outlying
Neptune Park that the sos trolley is about
TO leave Glen Island The city hall quarters
have been exchanged for a three-story
brick structure, containing not only new
fire engine and q combination truck, but six
horses, two billiard tables and five-foot
porcelain tub.
Under ordinary conditions such fur
nishings would be sufficient for any house.
Hardly had they been put into use, how
ever when the attenuated Relever began
to complain that the only way he could
ever get his fire CRIME on was to STANG 1so IN
shutting himself up like jackknife. roll
over and lave the intermediate regions.
His companions, In their turn. fell to COM
planning that this elaborate process kept
them waiting; 4 set OF tall shower baths
As the original cause Of the AFFAIR the
Chinese Giant came in for much good
natured chat last night. Peter Murphy,
who, in the Park avenue tunnel disaster,
wouldn't let his crushed legs be freed from
have fallen on a lot of other victims, and
who Is manager Of the Freak House In the
show. made up a set OF verses on the tail
man. And everybody howled when his
green lighted form pranced into the ring
The march wa. led by Mayhem Bronson,
chief Of Larchmont millionaire fire brigade.
e1-commodore Of the New York A. G. Yacht
Club and driver OF fast horses and faster
automobiles. Mr.. Bronson felt himself
a. a. h@ hV<NL 10 H-rNr'a
dress coat and black tights Of the night be.
fore by a cutaway Of flaming scarlet and
tights OF snowy white.
As be snapped his whip a company Of
twenty jockeys. cowboys and Indians
careened about him mounted on chargers
Of sawdust and cloth. Walter Sweet and
William Carter as policemen pushed a
ragged tin can bonneted Happy HooGpdn,
the latter being -Suly" Hoyt, who gained
local admiration recently By daring two
walking delegates 10 blacklist him for
painting his own fence. ~
George Covers as Carrie Noshnn wrought
havoc among the cigarette -smoking. pink
lemonade drinking part Of the audience.
George Hyett in blond wig and pink frock
represented Mile. Ononog, the last syllable
a meek and diminutive donkey.
Other features of the ent ert ainment were
rough riding by Tom King and the Perrin
boys from Iarchmont, who learned their
Roosevelt at San Juan, a twelve-foot cubic
cage drawn by two horses, in which A. J.
Rosch and six monkeys alternately gam
boiled, Chartered and scratched. and weight
throwing by William Hoffkens, who 20,
his strength wrestling with briefs in Judge
j. j. Crennan's office.
Ex-Mayor Dillon. free from suits OF NAL
feasance in Office, applauded from box.
A thousand dollars II tie a cent said
Chief Ross. looking over the tentful. Our
little Josie may wash hisself in his alto