Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-17
BIG CIRCUS DAY.
Crowds on the Street and Inside the
 Big Tents.

Gan words describe the sensations you experienced when you beheld for the first time in your life "a circus pa- rade? Probably not. Most of us were in arms and too young to be- come thoroughly interested. But a little later in life, when you were old enouen to walk and could understand the names of things and could distin- guish between a brass band and a steam whistle, or a dump cart and gold chariot-it was at that age that you really saw your first circus pa- rade, for that age is probably as far back IS your memory can carry you. It was about this time that circus day took precedence over every other hol- iday on your calendar. You looked forward to the Fourth of July, you looked forward to the ten weeks summer vacation from school, and Thanksgiving and Christmas were on your list, but the circus led the pro- cession and trotted in a class all by itself. You recall how the first ad- vance car arrived in town, then the pictures on the billboards: then anoth CT advance caf, and little later the Autographs in the store windows From this time on everything went by the board in anticipation of the cir GUS.
 Judging by the crowds on the streets today the circus is holding its own in Waterbury. It was a sight that would have gladdened the heart of P. T. Barnum could he have wit messed it. No such crowds ever be- fore turned out to see parade of any sort. Thousands were late, but as many as could find standing room about the public squares were on hand, nearly every grown person hav- ing two or three children in tow, and notwithstanding the rush the woman with her baby carriage was very much in evidence and managed to find room. no matter how many had to get out of her way. Teams and trolley cars were stalled while the parade was on and for that matter the whole town shut up shop for the time being and looked on in amazement It was useless to try to do anything else.
 Forepaugh X Sells Bros circus pa rade, with all the horses, elephants, wild animals and other things was about town and that was sufficient to bring out every soul in the commun- ity. The circus came in from Bridgeport at 4 o'clock this morning and pitched it's camp on the West End grounds. It occupied 127 cars and was the biggest thing that ever struck the town. The attendance at the performance this afternoon was very large and it is expected that standing room will be at premium tonight when another exhibition wilt be given at 8 o'clock
 When woman forgets her baby and leaves it on the public streets she must be pretty we'll carried away with the circus. That is what happened in Ex- change place to-day with the result that Ulcer John H. Brickel had a nice little boy in charge for some time He was asleep in the carriage and didn. make, a bit of bother. His mother asked an old lady to keep her eye on the carriage for a few moments, bl after guarding it for half an hour t. woman grew tired of the job and turned the baby carriage and all over to the officer, who was about to wheel it over to the station and present 1t to Chief Egan when a youngster came along and recognized the occupant of tle carriage as his little "brodder" and volunteered to take him to his grand mothers on Cherry street