Bisbee daily review., 1906-10-04
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND BIG
 CIRCUS
Big Tents Filled to Overflow ing by People From.AII Sec tions of the County and Cananea.

The Forepaugh & Sells Bros enor- nous circus has come and gone, and the youngsters who have for weeks been dreaming of the magnificent dis play have replenished their fund of in formation, and until this time next year will always have source of nar- rative to draw upon when they want to speak of something wonderful. The claim of greatness which the manage ment put forth for the big show was certainly justified by both perform ances yesterday, when artists in every branch of circus entertainment carried out their respective numbers of the program in such a way as to call forth from the large audience long contin- ued applause.
 The long circus train, consisting of eighty cars. arrived at the show grounds in Don Luis at about 6:30 yes teriay morning and the work of pre- pairing for the days performances was immediately begun. Within an in credibly short space of time the big tent was erected, the smaller tents for the various purposes set in posi- tion, the animals and people accom- panying the show fed. and in short, all necessary preliminaries attended to.
 Shortly after 12 o'clock the first train left Bisbee filled to overflowing with those who were anxious to spend some time visiting the animals and the side shows before going into the big tent. From this time on a train left the city every few minutes, carry ing passengers to the show grounds Very nearly every seat in the enorm- ous tent was taken when the big show began.
 Tie grand pageant which was the first number on the program was magnificent spectable Elephants. harnessed in splendid trappings. fine thoroughbred horses and camels ali added to the grandeur of the parade. The spectacle of fighting the flames was very realistic and called forth from the audience expressions of ad- miration. A large number of people took part in this act and the settings are such that the whole scene reminds a spectator of real fire.
 The different exhibitions in which the elephants, horses, ponies. seals and other animals were used were in dications of the great feats which brutes are capable of performing when careIully lrlne-
 The performers on the trapeza and tight wires rece!veS rounds of ap- Dlause after performing some particu- larly trying and hazardous feat The dancers and acrobats were all appre- ciated by the audience.
 By far the most perilous perform ance in the whole circus is that of Salvo. Starting at the top of very steep incline, this ::ian rides a bicy- cle down a pathway which is not more than three feet in width, and when he reaches the bottom is sent flying through the air by means of a short upward curve and the momentum which he acquires in descending the incline. The slightest swerving of the bicycle to either side of the incline means death to the rider, as the mar row pathway is entirely upguarded and the momentum which is acquired in descending is very great. This ex- hibition of skill and bravado called forth from the audience long-contin- ued applause.
 The clowns were particularly funny and kept the large number of specta- tors in laughter throughout the per formance.
 Taken as whole this circus was one of the very best seen in Arizona for some time past, and will often be referred to by the big boy as we'll as the small during the next few weeks.