The Washington times., 1905-05-15
CIRCUS PAGEANT
A GORGEOUS ONE
Ringling Brothers Parade
Delights Spectators.
TOOK HALF HOUR TO PASS
Horses a Specially Fine Feature of the
Show-Performauce Begin
This Afternoon.
TOOK HALF HOUR TO PASS

All of Washington's children and a
large proportion of its adult population
turned out this morning 20 see Ring
ling Brothers circus parade Standing
two and three deep on the two sides OF
Pennsylvania avenue, and outlined
against a background of vehicles and
wagons, they watched the gorgeous
pageant pass.
There were bands, drawn by twenty
four horses. bands on horseback. q cal
liope that could be heard mile, wild
beasts from the African jungle, bears
from the frozen Businesses of the North,
monkeys, women jockeys. clowns. leop-
ards that could not change their cages,
the roaring lions, a long line OF eamels
and elephants, a whole menagerie on
wheels, with here and there q closed
cage, holding some wonder that can be
seen tonight and tomorrow for the price
of admission.
A Gorgeous Parade.
It was a gorgeous parade, such as
children and many grown people delight
in. Cheers received it at every point
along Fifteenth street and the Avenue.
The clowns. on the top of their high
wagons, never had a more appreciatiYe
audience, and the lions never brought
more heartfelt applause and exclama-
tions or wonder. II was a dazzling Slgnt
that absorbed thousands of spectators
and tied up the delivery wagon business
for nearly an hour.
The horses were an especially fine fea-
ture Of the show. There were all kinds
circus trick horses, draft horses, jump
ing horses, racers ana ponteS-anG on
and and BOYS ~ dressed sss e In ali the finery Of
gold and tinsel, carrying the flags OF
all nations. wearing red and crimson
and yellow
Soldiers Rode Elephants.
British soldiers rode the elephants,
while natives from the deserts of Asia
and Africa guided their canels through
the streets of a civilized city. And all
The tine the captured animals roared
and struggled in their e.Ses.
The whole scene was a typical circus
parade, the open-mouthed children the
middle-aged spectators. and the old peo-
pie, who stood comparing il with the
circus parsdes of long ago. Not a fea-
ture was missed by the eager watchers.
and every cage OF animals was inspect
ed by them. Children were held on the
shoulders OF their parents, and all stood
On uptee to catch sigat of everything
that happened.
Took Half Hour to Pass.
It took nearly half an hour TO pass
any given point. the cages and the
bands being well separated so as to give
the crowds the benefit OF continuous
music
feature of prime interest wss the
snake. ehermer in her glass cage on
wheels. handling and talking TO two
huge snakes that writhed and ccawIed
on the floor about her. a large crowd
broke through the lines held back by
the police several times to watch her
The Ringing Brothers big circus be-
gan AT O'clock this afternoon. and the
show is still in nrogress, with record
breaking attendance.
Big Attendance at Show.
The street car companies were taxed
TO the uttermost TO carry the city crowd,
and q large contingent from Maryland
and Virginia came to see the great ex-
hibition at Fourteenth and H streets
northeast.
There viii be a second performance
sIs.ao to Asheville, "Land of the Sky"