Evening journal., 1909-05-14
TOWN OUT TO
SEE BIG CIRCUS
Street Parade Witnessed by
HOrdeS of Admirine
Spectators

ALI Ringing, the well-known circuser.
and his careless cohorts, led a mile or
more of fearful fauna from foreign fields,
bands innumerahle. clowns, camels. ele-
plants, one calliope and several mounted
policemen over the leading streets Of
Wilmington this morning, in the FIRST real,
true parade of the spring season.
II was a bully parade, and everyone OF
the thousands who lined the sidewalks
seemed to look with pleasure and profit
to It.
There were thousands Of school children
along the route which Mr.. Ringing select
ed for the peerless. most Of the young
sters released from morning school and
all unmindful of anything else, except the
wild beasts and the clowns.
The bi-horned rhinoceros. 1.-THE only one
in captivity" seemed a little peeved all
along the line of march, but he didn't
say anything until he came opposite the
City Hall, and then he let out terrible
below which sounded like a cross between
a fat-whecl car going up Sixth street am.
an army mule.
Hes saluun the Mayor" said one wise
lad standing in front Of the Hall
Everybody There.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the parade swung
out Of the grounds and started down Lam
caster avenue for the eXpectant city. II
was a parade worth seeing-beautiful
horses as beautifully caparisoned. fault
less riders. beasts Of the jungle exposed
/ to view in their cages on wheels, bands a
plenty TO satisfy the most eNacting
clowns. funny fellows with band OF theii
own; a great drove of swsying camels anC
a great company Of elephants keeping steI
like overfed soldiers As they numbered
along.
II was enough to delight the heart o.
any youngster be he six or sixty.
Four and twenty -snow-white horses il
one team dragging along the first ban'
wagon on which more than dozen mu
sicisns were playing was great har
binger Of what was to come, and Youni
America caught its breath and waite
expectantly.
A young equestrieune driving thre
beautiful steeds tandem next caught tn
eve. and she was followed by another VIII
rode astride In the most approved moder
fashion. The swsyins forms of four cam
els hove into view, and-could the min
believe the message sent 1t by the eye
is camels, four abreast, dragging a mon
strous float.
-Four little zebras, their stripes as regt
lar as those emhlazoned on a BARRIERS pol
delighted the youngsters as they -skippc
along with load that looked far TO
heavy for them but which they dragged q
II it were no heavier than air.
] rr..
abreast graded from the tiniest OF littl
fellows in front to the usual size Of full
grown shetlands behind. were hitched I
one team and dragged a float. Ever
mothers son under 10 in the great crow
then and there vowed that If he live
he would have a pony like one OF thos
that caught his eye.
Here came a mounted band plsyin
blithely on brass and reed. while thel
horses. trained to the noise and follow
ing their leader without guidance, marcf
ed unconcernedly along.
Then the elephants. Twenty-four Of N
monstrous beasts marched two and tw
along the street. each after the first tw'
with the tail OF his predecessor playful
grasped by his trunk. making two parall
living chains along the street. The bi
fellows looked about as they trod alon
supremely conscious to all appearance
OF the admiration they we're receiving.
! Behind them came three more elephant
} hitched tandem, and dragging a float Il
terspersed in the parade we're more tina
a dozen cages with lions tigers and 9TH
wild beasts exposed 10 the view Of II
: curious; and last, but by no means leas
came the steam calliope with its siren r.
trains that could be heard half a mile.
I Everybody Interested.
While the parade was passing throus
the center OF the city there was almost
general suspension Of business. Financie
forgot all about banking. city ofhcia
were off the job. teamsters stopped the
wagons to view the spectacle. and in stor
D and in offices there was a temporary su
cease from business cares.
The parade over. most Of wrmlngt
went back to work. all. that is. but Il
thousands who wended their way 10 Il
grounds and viewed the side-shows al
other attractions until the doors shou
: open for the performance in the big ter
; Promptly at o'clock the performan
+, began. and with the many novel and da
e ing acts. most Of which have not been Sc
l. here before, It delighted a vast crow
]. There will be another performance {
;, night. Then the circus. like the Arab, W