Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
Circus Home Again.

Says the Bridgeport Farmer of Fri day: Residents of Railroad avenue and Norman street were surprised at an early hour by the chatter of hoofs, and the " Ye.ow- hoo" of drivers as they herded strings of horses, ponies and mules towards the Barium & Bailey winter quarters. A short while later the puffing of engines pushing the long red sleepers through tho Railroad avenue gates announced that the Bar mum 6 Bailey show had returned from 1 it's 49th consecutive season without missing one parade or performance dur I ing the year, an achievement seldom recorded.
 The show returned with 460 head of stock 160 men, and numberless wagons and cars in four sections from Mem- phis, Tenn, where it broke up for the winter at the conclusion of Monday nights showing. The performers left at this point. Coming on the Illinois Central, Nickel Plate, New York Cen. tral and Highland division of the New Haven lines, via Danbury, the first sec tion reached this city at 7:50, closely followed by the animals at S:30 and a third section with seats, tents, etc., al o'clock. Unloading was begun all along Railroad avenue, the big vans being hauled by but two and four horses to the quarters while the cars were cleaned for storage in the yards during the coming winter months. A fourth section bearing the stock and officials will arrive at 6:30 tonight.
 The yards presented a picturesque sight today as the big animal vans were backed up to the buildings which both inside and out had received new coats of white wash and paint. Hay and straw awaited the animals in each stall, and the big ''pusher" elephant stood in readiness to back the wagons into the runaways. It was Back, Back l' and "Whoal'' as the big brute, grotesquely distorted by the blue and red paint accumulated from the sides of the colored vans, obeyed with alac- rity the signals, at the same time searching the ground with it's trunk for some mcisel of food.
 | Animal Keeper Patt erson of the ZOO was on hand to superintend and little difficulty was encountered in storing the wild brutes though the hippopotami fearing to leave the cages backwards into strange surroundings. had to be coaxed. Little Baby Jack, the lion cub, was about his accustomed haunts, while the giraffes smelled at the white washed pens with dilated nostrils, hay ing been in wagons for some months.
 In the elephant house, the hoarse cries of pleasure at again being to- gether mingled with tue neighing of performing horses in the adjoining stables. Keeper Mooney was on hand to tell of his success, and all hands re- port both pleasant season as we'll as no losses. Tom Lynch, in charge of the stock, was on hand to greet his many friends and see that everything was in readiness for the reception of his animals tonight
 Crowds of friends of those with the show waited on the outside to greet the home corners and it was Hello Jack, or Jim, or Bill or Bo. ',' The rumble of wheels will be heard until late tonight.
 Though George T. Hathaway arrived early this morning to care for the office detail and placing of the paraphernalia, tonight's section will bring Sam Mo Cracken and Charles Hutchinson, the directors of the Big Show"