Arizona republican., 1913-09-15

1 While numerous alarm clocks were
 tinking under the pillows of numer-
 ous small boys throughout the city, | this morning, there arrived in the wards of the Arizona Eastern rail- | road four long trains. composed of l exactly S6 cars bearing the Ring
 ling Brothers circus.
 Long before sunrise. the first train l bearing the commissary department ! and all the menagerie animals with ] the exception of the elephants. pull 1 ed into the local railroad wards, and was greeted by a large throng of small boys and grown up boys, many of whom had remained out of bed all night in order to be on hand when the big show arrived It was estimated that a crowd of several thousand congregated when the first train pulled into Phoenix
 Many of those preferred a few ad- ditiOnal hours of beauty sleep rather than enjoy the privilege of ~Watchlng the circus unload, had their slum- bars rudelv disturbed by the untime- Iy rumbIing of heavy traffic through the strets of the city this morning. while the long caValcade of wagons and numbering elephants were trans
  grounds.
 Tn surprisingly short space of time this morning. the vast area of vacant ground at Second and Grant streets was transformed into a city of fourteen acres of white canvas As fast as the circus trains arrived in the city. they were unloaded and the paraphernalia was quickly trans ferred to the show grounds. The majority of the crowd of early morn ing spectators followed the process sion and watched the erection or the many tents The hearts of the small bows were made glad by their owners being accorded the privilege of car rving water for the elephants, Tn return for a ticket to one Of the performances.
 The first big event of the circus dav. which will interest both young and old alike, will occur thls morn ing when the big street parade IS held This procession VIII S'dit from the show grounds promptly a' 10 o'clock and traverse the cltN principal streets.
 The circus comes from san Ser nardino where it exhibited SaturdaN. As soon as the first section arrlNeu the commfssary department was lti- roediateIv transferred to the snow orounds where the "cOokhouse was eracted and a warm breakfast pre- nared for the host of .workingmen ana nerformers who arrived soon all ter.
 The second and third sections brought all the heavy properties oi the circus. including the canVases ana wardrobes Nearly one haI oI an entire train was used to costumes and scenery of the spectacle or Joan of Arc which is the princlpal Tea ture on the Ringing Brothers pro gram this season
 On the fourth section, made up entirely of sleeping cars. came all +h, parforners and other attaches Inf the circus. and everyone Of these hastened to the show grounds to P" take of the morning meal ana pre- pare for the parade
 Tho street procession this morhlh6 ,,,iu include all the performers anu o,in,aIs and it is promised that It ,,,iu he the longest and most gl1tter ia snactacIe that has ever traVerSeu the streets of this city. Tn the iiiie ,,,;l, he a long string of handsome +abloau wagons and allegorlcal cars ana virtually all of the menaSelle ,cooons will he open on each Siue' tbus displaying the best speclfneis frono the Ringing Brothers coliec- tfon of wild beasts. Six bands anu