Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-18
AMMONIA FOR LITHlA WATER
Governor RobinsOn's Attorney Has
Narrow Escape through BIunder
of Porter.


David DERRICK. legal counsel for the John
Robinson show. which arrived in Omaha
yesterday for its two performances today.
pulled on a skit bordering on the tragedy
yesterday which was not on the program.
but really was on the square" and as a
result Mr.. Dedrick's throat is giving him
much. trouble
AT breakfast on the train Mr.. DERRICK
ordered the porter to bring him some lithia
water out Of a couple of bottles he had
bought the day before at Lincoln. 1t
happened that a large ammonia bottle was
standing near the lithia water bottle and the
porter got hold of the ammonia and poured
out two glasses of It for Mr.. and Mrs.
DERRICK. Mr.. DERRICK got a mouthful Of
his before discovering his mistake. Unable
to speak he began gesticulating to his wife
to drop her glass and she was saved. The
physicians worked with their victim for
some time before he was out of the in
tensest pain. but he suffered throughout
the night.
Bath day was enjoyed by man and beast
at the circus lot at Twentieth and Paul
streets Sunday for the sultry day made
the abundance of water a blessing which
all were quick to appreciate. The ele-
plants were taken to the river, where they
could swim unmolested. BAIL, the new ad-
dition to the elephant herd. the mother of
the famous Jumbo, 100 years old. arrived
Sunday morning from New York, the proud
possessor of some gold teeth which had to
be fitted up before she could be taken
across the continent quite stir was
created among the elephants when BAIL
arrived. Tim Burnley, the elephant man.
tried to make friends with BAIL, when
H.. T1sVrlr
took exception 70 this procedure and tear
ing up her stakes started to make a rough
house and butted the older elephant sew
eral times. This is a new problem for
Burnley to solve.
The circus preacher. Rev. w. H. Sneak,
had a large congregation to hear his ad-
vertised sermon on "Expositions of the
World and Their Relation to the Church"
He held expositions good thing for a
community and spoke of the great good
to the west from the Transmississippi ex-
position.
Robinson's circus arrived from Lincoln
on the Rock Island Sunday morning at day.
light in four sections and hauled by eight
engines, and will leave after the perform
ance tonight over the Burlington for a trip
through Iowa. Buffalo Bill gave his first
performance OF the Wild West show in
Omaha In 1886 and the next day Robin
sons circus showed on the same lot. the
last appearance in Omaha OF that circus.
The show was a wagon show then, but now
II is different. The water proof, six-pole
main tent is framed TO seat 1900 people,
the reserved seats being chairs.
Many friends of the several Omaha boys
with the circus called at the grounds Sun
day afternoon. Charles Maston is assist
ant boss hostler and Fred Burlingame, with
his trained dog, Is one Of the performers.
Governor Robinson called on Harry
Moores. an old friend OF his and tried TO
buy Sirdar Woodcote. the homely bulldog
which was lucky enough to get his name
in the Omaha direatory.
Az everything was put in shape Sunday
the parade will, leave the grounds at 8
o'clock this morning and proceed over the
usual line OF march. The performances
will begin 1T and 8 sharp.