Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-08
CIRCUS CROWDS
THR0NG STREET.
Barnum & Bailey Parade Brings
Hosts OF People TO
Salt Lake.
STREET CARS DO NOT STOP
Procession One of the Best Ever Seen
In the CitS-Trafiic Congestion
Al second South.

Should the huge canvas tops COW
ering the marvels of the modern Bar
mum a. Bailey circus contain all the
crowds which assembled on State and
Main streets this morning to witness
the gigantic circus parade. then were
they mammoth indeed. From Eighth
South, whore the parade left tho
tented grounds, clear along to South
Temple. strings of people lined the
sidewalks, Drawing the warming rays
of the morning sun with the cNpecta-
ton If seeing the parade. All down
Main street the thronRs gathered, and
when the big gilded procession swung
into the head Of the street from its
march up State, a body of mounted
trumpeters heralding the appearance
of the might caravan, almost every
foot Of sidewalk and that portion of
the street pavement outside the lines
OF street car track was covered with
eager humanity
For some reason the street cars
continued running during the parade,
and In emulation of the footing cars,
many wagon drivers sought to force
their way through the crowds. The
policemen on duty, aided by the
street car inspectors, had a very busy
time Of it. I'm preventing the cars rum
ming over women and children, and
at the street intersections the crowds
were constantly swaying back and
forth as ears from different directions
came changing through the crowds.
Due In part to the vigilance of the Of
ficers, and in part To good luck, no
casualties were reported, and no run
aWays occurred.
TRAFFIC. CONGESTION.
The congestion OF traffic, after tho
passage of the parade, was perhaps
the worst ever experienced in Salt
Lake The corner of Main and Sec
ond South street seemed To be the
vortex OF the mass, solid phalanxes
of people being wedgcd in between
vehicles of all kinds. They all came
together when the parade had passed.
and the tangle thai followed required
a good half hour to straighten out
\ sergeant of police and a patrolman
worked assiduouslv in trying to get
the aggregation moving, and th.v
were ably assisted by the street car
Inspectors, but amid the changing OF
car bells the shouting Of drivers, the
honking OF auto horns and sharp COM
mands of the officers the scene was
one of pandemcnium for some few
minutes. Several narrow escapes
from being run over occurred, but no
serious accident followed.
PARADE BIG FEATURE.
The parade Itself was not disap.
pointing, II loft the circus grounds
about 10 o'clock.
II was GORGEOUS pageant of at
tractive horses gay and brilliant with
beasts In their gilded cages
watched with sleepy eyes the crowds
body of trumpeters and mounted
horalds led the parade, followed BY "A
military band and "A number of chariots
of allcgorical significance, splendid I'm
equipment and unique IN design A
group Of hclmetod nights I'm picturesque
costume, mounted upon richly capari-
soncd horses, followed.
The second division, led by chariot
band' consisted Of an equestrian dis
play, remarkable for the beauty OF the
horses large float carrying a group
OF oriental men ana women costumed
IN their national dress. was followed bV
three herds of Immense elephants, while
throughout the entire parade were open
cages Of animals.
The clown band leading the third d.
vision, created considerable merrlment:
a body Of mounted Hussars two Rom.
an racing chariots, drawn by eight
splendidly caparisoned horses: a num-
Der or military floats, open cages con-
tanning wild animals, completed the
third division. The fourth division con-
sisted Of 4 military band, many elabo-
rately decorated floats, the performing
Shetland ponies and other interesting
features
TWO PERFORMANCES,
There was performance at 9 O'clock
this afternoon and the attendance was
large. Numerous new and startling
features were given and no larger or
better pleased crowd ever assembled
There will be another performance this
evening commencing at O'Clock. which
will be In every way equal to that of
this afternoon.
FEATURES OF SHOW.
The number Of animal dens compos-
ing the Barnum a. Bailey menaReric.
the number OF high priced performers
employed In the circus program, the ex-
trdordinary herds OF elephants, tho
many people carried on the payroll. the
hippodromc features they present. the
mcnagerie, three rings. two elevated
stages, a racing oval, all of these items
are of important accounting, showing
the evolutions of the circus which has
boon reached by the management Of the
famous show here today.
Jupiter. the balloon horse the ele-
plant brass band desperate. in his
sensational death dive The Konyot
family Of equcstrians and the regiment
Of clowns. are potent features In the