The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-09

The Circus is ths largest, GrandeSt,
Most Gorgeous ana Magnificent That
Has Ever Shown Here-Many Start
ling FeatuIes-Hundreds of Fine Per,
formers.
The Adam Forepaush and Sells Bro.
theirs Gresft United Shows are in
Clarksburg and thousands of people
have been thronging the streets al Jay
in awaiting the time to witness the az
teInoon and night performances OF this
gigantic circus The shows arrived in
the city early in the morning before
people We're out Of bed and by daylight
the big tents and the great lot Of para
phernaiia and equipment we installed
in place on the sweep Of ground At the
foot Of Pinnickinnick hill in the east
end.
The day was an ideal one Tor circus
day. Nature never endowed a NOR
foyoreble nor moro beautiful day on
witirli to hold circus. An morning
thousands and thousands Of people lined
the street, awaiting for the big street
parade and when the blast ii buglcs an.
Honuced the approach Of tine magnificent
street pageant the keenest expectancy
prevailed. OF all tile circuses that have
ever been in the city the Forepaugh &
Sells Brothers eclip.es any and al Of
them in the point Of immensely and
gorgeOusness.
It took the parade about IS minutes
to pass a given point 50 big it was.
Among the features of the pageant was
q herd of sixteen elephants. twenty
camels, besides many other animals in
handsome cages-aninials from every
corner Of the globe even including the
IPRar bear-huudreds Of well greomed
and pretty horses, hundreds of eques-
TRANS and eqIestrienues, all in exquis
site costumes and uniforms, Ave bands
clowns. aero6ate, drum corps and
mounted troopers. There were about 40
handsome cage wagons enclosed and
mqny open cages showing the lions and
other wild animals. RThe horses were
fine specimens and were a big feature
Of the parade. Then there was the
steam calIiope and the big Reub hay
WAGON With funny acrobats
T5is same circus gave double per
foaiSinee in this city two years ago on
tie same grounds where the tents and
paraphernalia are standing today. The
circus was then conceded to be the
largest, best. most elaborate and mag
nifcent circus that has ever
been Witnessed in ciarksburg hut today
the glorics of the new circus with liz
added features and increased magnitude
far exceed the one which We an enjoyed
Two years ago.
Shows Of the immensely of this one
are constantly alert to new features and
general expansion in keeping with the
aggressive methods of modern age,
his show is characterized in particular
3 it, progrcssiveness, It has not been
. very mary years ngo that it va
struggling to make itself tie best and
today It is equally as large as any
similar organization in the void.
The reader may eataer a i5es Of the
immensely Of the Eorer 4. Sells
Brothers show from slc Showing sHg
ures and statements Of facts which are
very interesting
The circus requires &c cars. each 60
feet long to transport al of the para
phernalia and equipment OF this ire
niendous aggregation. The Stov was
moved to Clarhsburg in four trains
hauled by four of the l,cayy locomotives
Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
Four hundred horses are required for
hauling wagons and cages, also for per
Torrance purposes; ST people are on the
pay roll OF this mammoth organization:
the average daily expenses exeeed
5000; the seating capacity Of tae show
exceeds that Of any other show or cir.
Gus in the wide world.
Everything Wa IN readiness for the
afternoon performance and promptly at
the hour advertised the ciieus began.
Thousands Of people pa.sed through Ia
main entrance into the big meDagerie
and enjoyed the privilege Of witsss sing
the largest and most complete objection
Of wild animals gnd horses tliat aaseyer
been seen in C7arksbyirg. The menager-
ie Is one grand show IN iteeIf ana II the
spectator got no farther than tae OPP
posite end Of the menagerie tent he
would Be satisfied with what be saw
in return for the compaTativrly small
admission fee he paid. There are Wild
animals Of every kind, qo'af bears.