Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-09
BIG CIRCUS SUNDAYS HERE
Ringling Brothers Shows Arrive for
Two Performances Monday.
vIsITORs wEIOOME on LOT
City within Itself Pitches Its Tents
--Grand Parade 20 Pass Through
Omaha streets Monday
Morning.

The circus is here
Long -heraided, Ringing Bros shows
arrived in Omaha from Fremont this
morning for n Sunday holiday and one
whole joyous day OF elephants and pink
lemonade.
reached the Northwestern railroad yards
before dawn. As fast as the sections ar
rived they were shunted onto sidings at
Fourteenth and Nicholas streets. There
the unloading took place and a continu-
Gus, cavalcade OF wagons, red and golden
chariots and ali the rainbow trappings
OF spangletOwn wended It's way from the
tracks to tho Twentieth and Paul streets
show grounds.
Scattered groups OF youngsters and
those grown-ups who are always Peter
Pans when tho circus comes to town werc
ON hand when the first train pulled in
near the viaduct They watched and
marveled nt the precision Of the unloading
process. There was neither lost time nor
motion IN getting the vast show equip
ment from the cars to the show grounds.
The grinding brakes OF the incoming
trains seemed az signals. The interior OF
sleepers WAS Astir in a twinkiInR. Men
rubbed their eyes. stretched their limbs
and tumbied from tho cars. each going
about his appointed work without hesi.
fancy or doubt
start fer the Grounds.
Then came the procession through the
streets. And there Is always that peculiar
nOrnef btttsr
horses. the deep rumble OF tho wagon
wheels and the clanking OF the harness
which every community likes 20 hear at
least once year and which affects one
with that indescrlbable longing for the
white tents which for want OF q better
phrase. is called red wagon fever"
At the old circus grounds the scene is
one Of methodical turmoil. Mon empty
huge wagons and begin pitching the din
Ing and cook tents and stables. One man.
moth affair ON wheels opens its sides and.
behold! there is a twelve-foot range.
which twenty minutes later has been fired
and Is alive with sizzling eggs and bacon.
Another wagon discloses a mammoth
boiler that as quickly emlts steam which.
carried to immense caldrons by means of
hose, is merrily boiling potatoes or turn
ing cold water and Java into piping hot
coffee. In the meantime the dining tents
have been placed, vast tables have been
laid with cloths and service, and, presto,
all the people OF the first train section
are seated at breakfast for all the world
like some great picnic party.
MenaEerie Ton Goes Up.
BY this hour the entire circus grounds
are alive with men. The menagerie stop
nad begun TO go into the air and like
wise the giant poles which will tomorrow
support the mammoth main tent that is
% house the spectacle Of Solomon and
he Queen OF sheba' and all the wonders
sf the ltingling Brothers arenic perform
anees' This canvas Is said TO be the
largest ever used by travelling organiza-
lion but those who visit tho show grounds
Today VIII wait in vain to see II erected
Tor II is not needed until Monday and
lhe Ringiings always make II point TO
,urul work on Sunday that their work
ng men may have as much OF a holiday
Is possible. But the absence OF this par
iouiar feature will not greatly disappoint
mis- mornings crowd. Big. beautiful
horses driven in teams of four eight and
wen twelve claim much attention as
hey draw the big costume vans ana the
scores of heavy animal dens into the vast
'zoological circle" which constitutes the
menagerie Elsewhere tents of
every kind and size. twenty-four In all.
were going up and ferruled stakes being
driven homo by groups of men who
whistled and sang at their task. The
OF the miniature pile driver,
used where the ground was hardest.
sounded deep-noted accompaniment and
stretches OF canvas gaily flagsed stream-
ers slipped skyward at seemingly every
angle And so the work goes on. II Is
a tremendous task, this establishing of
the worlds greatest shows.
Visiting Time.
While this afternoon will be "vislting
time az the circus grounds, when all who
wish may take peep at the domestic
side Of life In Ringlihgville or wander at
win through the big stables or the COM
missory department. tho first "officiar'
appearance of the show will come with
tomorrow mornings street parade. The
pageant 10 expected TO depart from the
show grounds at $3.50 and pass over the
following route;
Twentieth to Cunning. Cunning TO Six
teenth. Sixteenth to Douglas, Douglas to
Twelfth. Twelfth 10 Farnam. Farnam 60
Fifteenth. Fifteenth TO Howard. Howard
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