The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-30
.BARNUM SHOW IS HOME AGAIN; RECORD SEASON Greatest Show on Ear.h Misses Not a Single Parade Nor
 Performance THREE TRAINS. REACH
 CITY THIS MORNING Another Due Just Alter N ght- fall Elephants Help Unload
 Vans from Cars

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 Residents of Railroad avenue and Norman street were surprised at an early hour by the chatter of hoofs, and the .sYe-ow-hoos, of drivers as they herded strings of horses, ponies and mules towards the Barnum & Bailey the pJffinE Of engines pushing the long red aleepers through the Rail road avenue gates Announced that the Barnum & Bailey show had returned from it's 18th consecutive season with out missing one parade or perforn- ance during the year, an achievement seldom recorded.
 The show returned with 46 head of stock, 16o men, and number1ess wag- ons and cars in four sections from Memphis, Tenn- where 1t broke up for the winter at the conclusion of Monday nights showing. The per formers left at this point. Coming on the Illinois Central, Nickel Plate New York Central and Highland divi- sion of the New Haven lines, via Dan bury, thesfirst section reached this city at 7:50, closely followed by the ami ma1s at :30, and a third section with seats, tents etc, at g o'clock. U1i- loading was begun all along Railroad avenue. the big vans being hauled by but two and four horses to tZie quar- ters while the cars were cleaned for storage in the yards during the com ing 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 wnitewash and paint Hay and straw awaited the animals in each stall, and the qbig "pusher'' elephant lstood in readiness to back the wagons into the Nr-JIr1r4ays It was Back Babe!'' and teWhoa!', as the big brute, grotesquely distorted by the blue and red paint accumulated from the sides fof the co4ored vans, obeyed with alac- Tity the signals, at the same time searching the ground with it's trunk for some morse1 of food.
 Animal Keeper Patterson of the zoo was on hand to superintend and little difficulty was encountered in storing the wild brutes, though the hippopo- ta.mi fearing to leave the cages back wards into strange surroundings. had to be coaxed. Little Baby Jack, the lion cub, was about his accustomed tAlaunts, while the gfraffes smeEied at the whitewashed pens with dilated nos trils, having been in wagons for some months.
 Tn the elephant house. the hoarse cries of pleasure at again being to- gether mingled with the neighing of performing horses in the adjoining 1 stables Keeper Mooney was on hand to tell of his success, and all hands report both 9 pleasant season as well 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 Ngreet the homecomers and it was Hello l Jack, or Jim. or Bill or "Bo'' Efe
 rumble of wheels will be heard until late tonight.
 Though George T. Hathaway arriv- ed early this morning to care for the office detail and placing. of the para pherna1ia. tontght's section will bring Sam MeCracken and Charles Hutch inson, the directors of the Big l Show"