The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-28
CIRCUS
COMES 70 TOWN
Wonderful System by Which
Barnum & Bailey's >Great-
est Show Is Transported
From Town to Town
WHAT The TENTS CONTAIN

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BUT THE MAGNITUDE OF THH
SHOW PREVENTS a PR0CEs-
SION
The Barnum & Bailey Greates Stow
on Earth win arrive in Jersey City early
Sunday morning. ana it goes without
saying that large contingent of local
enthusiasts will be on hand to welcome
it. The first wagons to arrive on Sun,
| day will be tlnsa carrying the camp par
aphernalia. These viii be nnloaded as
rapidly as possible, and in less than an
hour the cook and dining tents viii be
up and preparations under way for
breakfast. There arc over one thousand
employees Of the big show who hoard at
this travelling hotel" aud the commits
sary department is one Of the most in
teresting adjuncts of the institution. In
! Europe this department Of the show att
tracted universal attention, and several
governments detailed military officers to
travel with the show and study the
methods employed in providing for the
/ physical needs Of the circus army. Many
of the hints secured in this way have
since been adopted in tho French, Aus
trian and German military service.
1t requires a considerable outlay of
money 10 feed the circus army, and this
money is distributed among the business
men where the show exhibits The daily
requirements Of The cook tent average
about as follows: From 200 to 1900
pounds Of meat. 10 barrels of potatoes,
barrels of beets, carrots and turnips for
soup, ETC.; 70 pounds of coffee. from 35
to 40 ponds of tea, and two barrels OF
sugar. Tn addition to these generous
supplies the daily reau:sition of the chef
calls for four cases of canned goods, GOO
ioeves Of bread, an immense amount of
butter, and from so to 100 gallons of
milk. when ii can he secured. All of
these supplies have been contracted for
in advance, and they wil be delivered
onsthe show lot Immediately after the
circus arrives.
Following the erection of the dining
tents, the hig pavilion used for housing
the horses will go up. There ase $50
drausht horses, 14o ring horses. and 60
horses in the equine department., and
du,ing their stay in this city they will
east several tons Of hay, 500 bushels of
oats. 30 bushels of corn and 1 900 pounds
of bran. The horse tents are usually
open to The pubic. and an inspection of
theAns stock contributes great desl TO
the pleasure Of vieiF to the show.
The next tent 10 go up will be the me-
nagerie partition. II is necessary TO erect
this Ten esrly in order to protect the
animals from possible inclelnent weather.
as well as to prevent The curious crowd
from getting 100 close an acquaintance
with the lions, the hippopoatnus, the ba-
by elephant, the giraffes and the other
rare and interesting wild animals in the
geological display. There are ever so
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when feeding time comes they will get
away with 250 ponds Of meat, tons of
hay, $50 pounds Of bran. bushels each
Of apples, potatoes. carrots. onions and
turnips; 10 neads Of cabbages, and about
the same amount of lettuce. The lions
each get 20 pounds and the tigers 16
pounds Of meat daily, except Sundays.
On that day. as a preventative Of d1.
tenper. the "cat'' aslimaIs arc compelled
to fast.
The main hippodrome pavilion will be
the last tent erected. and after the can
vas has been laced around the lofty CEN
ire poles. the quarter poles win be in
serted ana the wide walls put up, and
the work Of preparing the seats. rings
and performers rigging viii be inaugu-
rated This involves tremendous
amount of energy. and utilizos the SER
vices of several hundred inen. Before
ten o'clock. however, everything will be
in readiness for the remarkable free show
which precedes the regular exhibition,
Monday morning and evening at II ani
5 o'clock. The magnitude Of the show
has precluded the possibility Of giving a
procession.
The opening performances viii be Civ
en- at o'clock and lie final one at s
P. NJ. Tie doors will be open an hour
prior 10 the show to enable the public
| to visit the menaeerie aud see the giant
and giantess, the Gutliver Lilliputians,
the Scandinavian Gypsy dancers and nu-
sicians and OTHER special features. The