The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-25
SMALL ARMY
Of CIRCUS
MEN DOWN
To WORK
big Top Raised in Few Mis-
utes by Machinery this
Morning and Tent City is
Complete
ARRIVING
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
Assembling of Big Sells-FlOto-
Buffalo Bill Aggregation
More Interesting Than Ever
This Year.


This Year.
with the main tent, known 10 cir
Gus folk as the big top" up h
Sells. Floto. Buffalo Bin shows settled
down at Hopewcll field today for n
steady preparation for the opening
performances OF the season. 10 DC
given here next Saturday afternoon
Prom now until saturday the army
OF pcrfOrmcrs-thc riders, acrobatsi
.trapeze artists, Indians, cowboys ana
ell the other amazing persons VINO
can startle and anus the pubic
twice a day and be ready TO do u
again any time o ask 'em to-
will be busy rehenrHing their parts ~
acts and spectucios. BY saturday az
ternoon they will be ready 90 step
out 10 the blare OF the band or the
crack OF the ringmaster'a whip IN
what IN said will be the greatest bill
ever offered to c-ircuH-goers In this
country or any other.
The circus grmy came TO town yes
terday afternoon from u winter
/ quarters In Denver. and those VINO
saw Il detrain and go Into camp got
some idea OF ,hc magnitude OF ne
! organization. II takes forty ears TO
make up the circus special
on the forty cars yesterday am
IalmOst 700 people, more amman thun
! anybody else ever traveller with eA-
cept Noah. acres of canvas. and all
manner Of equipment.
Hustle and hustle are weak. lnade-
quate words TO describe what hap
pened when that train came In, al
/ belt everybody knew Just h he
was doing aud where he was headed
Tor. no matter how hard he hustled.
The wheels Of the train had scarcely
stopped turning when the work OF
unloading began. Men shouted and
Iran here and there; they opened the
| doors OF the big stock carr that the
sleek. glossy horses. the hurry, long
haired cauicls, the great lumberine
I! elephants might he led down the
chutes and on 10 the circus grounds
wagons; there came the crcaking oil
windlasses az the wagons, n by
one, were lowered down the run
ways. There were commands. shout
ed of obedience, calls, laugh
ter-for the circus maj b. always
happy.
And then. one by one. ms the wng-
Ous were lowered, the horses were
hitChcd and the rocking, swaying
journey 20 the circus lot began. MOI
n moment can be lost. swiftly the
men worked: worked at the cars,
MNfNfu AT ltN iWAs NHflt Atf NNNN
tent rose before all else. where tht
nuttering little flags told Of the po-
Eltion Of the mcnagerie tent, the horse
tents and the main tents. where the
massive spindle wagon with It's ga9o-
line pOwor-an invention Of "Bilf'
Curtis OF the Seiis-Floto circus -
raised one toni after another into the
air.
The cook tent is always the first
OF The lot put up by q circus. ~
unloading the ears, the cook house
ana the water wagon are the FIRST
things taken out. The menagerie an.
nmals are unloaded last.
Everybody Tusticd yesterday on tbs
arrival of the organization. but Their,
wasn't the rush that IN required when
a performance Ii to he given the same
day. so the erection Of the big tor
was put on until today.
The big tenn was pnt ~ by a mo.
tor that eliminates the wOrk Of ~
men, aud does the work 10 easily that
"a girl can raise tho tent by It's aid
with her left hand. This particular
tent Is the biggest o fits kind on rec
ord. II requires eight center poles
three than were needed lasI
yea rand IT, seating capasty is H.
The circus folk-the goo perform.
crs as well as the mechanical force
sleep under canVas ON the road. II
provide food for that number rcquiTei
a commiEsary stan OF t6 people. DIX,
Engle. the steward. has 40 see tina
80 long tables are plentifuily supplied
with fod at every meal. Last yea.
the steward got along with 20 as
sistants. an dhis more-than-d ouhlCi
stan this year II one OF the indlCa
ltuns Of the enlargement of the show
BunaiO Bill didn't come to tow
with the rest OF the show people yes
lNaVAHN Ia afW NaH hahNnn In hnUNII
TO visit u sister, and Is expected q
arrive tomorrow. He will put up "a
the AlVaTad0. Dn the road the IA
nous old scout and Snowman viii
travel IN a special AR.
The circus IL managed hy Fred y
Hutchinson a nephew of the lat
James A. Baiiey, mariner Of =. I
Barnum. James Dryer IA assistan
manager OF the huge amusement en-
terprlse. Mr.. Hutchinson, like Co
Cody, has a private ar. Theirs ar
the only private cars in the circu
special--nnless n Indians get int
Buffalo Bills contingent OF thrill
producers ave q car to thcmsclVe,
With them travels Carlos Mines. a
Interpreter whO has been with Buf
faio Bill since his bOyhood, twenl.
years ago.
Mention of the Indians recalls Bur
faio Bills cowboys. ana the fact tina
Johnny Baker. the far-famed cham
: pion sifls shot. IL the boss OF IN
rough-riders with the show.
'i An speaking Of bosses just natural
~ reminds one that every circus hn
"a boss CanNasmau, ana that this ~"
has the boss of the Who'll
lot. Only they don't cal MIN IN
boss canvasman-his official TIL
with SellH- Floto il master mechanic
and his name h Bin Curtis. He u
mechanical genius. Inventor o. IN
tcnt-raising c~ontrttnnces, and Man
ager Hutchinson would enjoy seein
| curtis leave the shOW lusi about 4