The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
old Clip SPOILS QUIET
ENTRANCE OF CIRCUS
Paranoiac Pachyderm With
Neurolemmatitis Treads
Streets Tail First.
PARALYZED IN THE TRUNK
Barnum's Is Here-(Note) See
Instructions in Opening
Paragraphs.

I'm the following account Of the srrivai
OF the circus II will be we'll 20 -ead "this
morning" for yesterday" and where the
little scholars are mentioned Nttine IN tho
sunlight read might school scholars sitting
In the moonlight" because after tho pub
iicity department of the Barnum show had
artisticaiiy sketched out yesterday after
noon the way the circus ought to arrive the
circus cars ala not reach tho Mot. Haven
yards Until 7:is p. NJ. Then when the
elephants wagon. and res. OF the outf,
had been unlosded and the cavaioade was
about to start fo- Madison Square Garden
the police Of the Alexander avenue station
stepped In and said that owing to tho Sun
day laws the animals could not be taken
through town until after midnight. So I.
was well on into to-day when the circus was
nnsiiy housed In the Garden. Outside Of tina,
the publicity departments facts In the fol.
lowing story are exact1
Despi.e the elaborate plans Of the pub
'icity department OF the Barnum & Bailey
circus to house the show without at
tracing attention yesterday by bringing
the elephants. camels. sacred cattle. horses
and red wagons through the streets from
the Bronx railroad yards down to Madi-
son Square Garden as unostentatiously az
possible. several persons couldn't help
noticing the painful efforts OF Clip, the
harmless old paranolac pachyderm with
the paralyzed trunk, walking downtown
tail first.
This was especially true along the
streets OF the upper East Side. Dear little
East Side children. intent upon getting
up their lessons for to-day as they sat
In sunny doorways, would continue with
their studies the camels and other
animals, including most Of the elephants
passed their doors until poor demented old
Clip came along wrong end first
"oh. I say. Cyril little East Side
boy would remark casually to play
mate, II declare II here isn't some poor
mans elephant that walks backward.
Only fancyr'
Thus. solely because OF poor old Clips
fault or misfortune. the plan OF the pub
l!city department To bring the educational
institution into the city without vulgar
display was defeated.
It's n Sad. Sad Tale.
Gips troubles. according TO Dr. Dester
Fellowes-who by a strange coincidence
is not only the same age as Clip but was
acquired by the Barnum show In the same
deal that brought about the purchase Of
Gp-began In early June, 1s72. when
Clip, Dr. Fellowes, William Mortimer
Thompson. Zip--the venerable dean of cir
Gus freaks-and Jason Cor!olanus Rial,
In fact all the publicity department. were
making the jump from Easton to Wilkes
barre, Pa
When DIR. Fellowes led Clip from the lot
to Clips car that night at Easton. so Dr.
Fellowes. who has remarkable memory,
says. tine doctor accidentally put Clip
into his car with his head to the caboose
Or. Felfowes explained further yesterday
that by SO placing Clip in the car the
elephants tail was pointed toward the
engine. All night long. therefore, Clip
rode backward.
For some time before that IL had been
noticed that Clip. well on in years even
for AN elephant, showed signs of weak
ened mind. And when Clip Was taken from
the car down in the Wire Bridge yards at
Wilkesbarre the next morning the first
thing he saw was Lehigh Valley loco
motive backing into "A siding. This met
dent in addition TO the all night ride back
ward was too much FOR the weakened in
tellect Of the elephant, and from that day
to this Clip holds the delusion that his tail
ia his trunk