El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
Boys and Girls See the Ele-
plants Get Bath and
Stroke Pet Lion Cubs.

Blaring trumpets and brass bands,
calliOpes and clown bands, blended with
the rumble of the springless parade
wagons and the clanking of the eIe-
plants chains, made FL Paso 2. circus
holiday Thursday. Messrs. Ringing
Bros. appeared with their famous col
lection of worlds wonders in "a grand
gelorious, gorgeous street pageant"
which was all the advertising said if
would be and an extra calliope to boot.
Starting on time, the parade passed
through the streets Thursday morning
and was viewed by one of the largest
circus day crowds ever gathered on the
downtown streets. The parade was
bright and new looking, in spite of the
wear and tear of Z. season on the road
The costumes were not soiled as in
seasons past and the wagons were
bright with gold leaf and blue paint.
Ine parade was one of the best that
has been given in FL Paso. the open
cages being especially numerous with
their wild animal inmates doing their
everlasting turkey trot behind iron
bars.
The Arrival.
The parade was only a part Of the
Tree show. The setting up at the
circus grounds attracted almost as
many people early Thursday rnorniDo
as the parade attracted later in the
day downtown By the time dawn he
gan to break over the city. the great
wagons were unloading their rolls of
canvas, their piles Of wooden seats and
chalrs, their scores of animals and all
the other numerous things that go To
make up a circuS-and Johnny and his
brother and in many instances his mana
were there to see it. The big cook
tent was. of course, the first thing Set
up, for circus people, like others To11St
eat If they would work Then. while
the cooks were firing the big stoves
the bakers were slicing the bread and
the butchers were slicing the chops the
animal tent was set up, then the ar1ai11
top" and the sideshows The work
went like machinery. It was interest
ing and an example of the wonderful
system on which a giant show is man
aged. One of the interesting sights
was the elephants getting their BAN
with a fire hose. This was just one. the
morning was filled with interesting
things for the boys and girls who
watched. One or two were even per
mitted by kind animal keepers to
stroke the baby lion cubs
Interesting Parade.
The parade was lea by mounted pa
trolman w. A. Simpson, of the local
force. and the parade master in a
phaeton drawn by a milk white Ara
bian horse. Men and women trun1na+
erS in medieval costume on white ana
roam horses with gay trappings an
nounced the approach of the parade
and a 1O-horSe team of dappIe frra1-s
drew the band wagon in the place of
honor. Tableau wagons showing the
costumes of the various EurOpean
countries followed. England, France
Germany, Russia and the United SfateS
were represented in this pageant Of
the nations" The Russians in tbair
fur trimmed suits and fur hats co.
ried parasols to keep off the south
western sun and looked warm if not
hot This float was followed bv a
company of mounted COssacks on their
chestnut ShaDed saddles with b.o---
trappings There was one woman Cos
sack with this bunch of riders. Tba
German float was occupied BY a band
in green uniform and metal helmet of
the German army, but playing Ameri-
can airs. The English float passed
along the parade line with the big cal
lone wheeling "The Wearing o. the
Green" as a bit of appropriate or in
appropriate melody
Santa Claus appeared in the parade