The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-09
WHOLE TOWN OUT
FOR CIRCUS DAY.
FEATURES; TENTED.
CITY is MAGNET.

today. The hagenDacK- WalIaCe CIT
Gus made good it's claims.
From daybreak it has held the city
willing captive, surprising
triunphs of other circus invastons
and sustaining it's reputation as a
magic wonderland under canvas and
in parade. Its visit will live long
and joyously in the memory of young
and old.
Physically the circus Is bigger and
brighter than any predecessor; rigid
discipline and efficient organization
were evident at every turn; the
street parade was even more than
was promised in magnitude, splendor
and diversity; tents were, spacious,
scrupulously clean and cool; an at
mosphere Of cordial hospitality and
courteous good fellowship prevailed
in abundance; the performance has
never been surpassed in the history
Of tented amusements here.
Circus Just as Good.
Harry wertz, press agent of the
big show, making his calls on Fargo
newspapers this morning, declared
that the circus today is just as Dig
and lust as strong as it was prior to
the recent wreck, in which 85 mem
bers of the circus organization lost
their lives. The wreck occurred near
Gary, Ind.
All acts lost in the wreck have
been replaced, and while some OF tne
features are slightly different from
those originally carried, the show is
Just as good and just as big as
ever" said Mr.. Wertz.
Big Caravan.
Three trains Of 6S double-length
cars are required to transport the
vast and wondrous effects OF the
Hagenback- Wallace circus and they
began to arrive before daylight this
morning. No preparatory arrange
ynent that human foresight could
conceive had been neglected and the
work Of detrainment began prompt
lv. The usual volunteer reception
committee of small boys and girls
and their elders was on hand to DID
the big institution a vociferous well
come.
The first section, known in cir
Gus parlance as "the flying squad
rom bore the paraphernalia neces-
sary to the immediate wants OF the
encampment at the show grounds
and had been striped Of its burden
of cook-tent equipment, menagerte,
pole and baggage wagons, stable
canvas and 200 draft horses before
its companions Of the rail had been
sighted.
The march to the show grounds
began without delay and Immediate
w upon arrival of man and beast the
scene became one of feverish, but
well-ordered. hustle and activity.
The cominissary department and
animal shelters were first estao-
lished, that food might await the
49, nnr.SaS ThG
Cook Tent Marvel.
The cook tent is one Of the mar
veIs of the modern circus Nearly
1000 meals will be served today and
service and quality could not be i'm
proved upon in the large hotels Of
many cities. It was the custom in
the Old DAYS for the circus manage
rnent TO send its employees to the
local hotels for their food. Now the
combined resources Of the hotels in
many towns would be unable to meet
the demand made upon them. The
food, cooked in the open, has its own
peculiarly appetizing flavor. It is
served in abundance.
Teams of horses were soon pulling
the towering center poles Of the big
top" into upright position and the
skeletoni Of the monster, within
whose folds 1880 persons may COM
fortably accommodate themselves,
was in place. The vast reaches OF
canvas were enrolled in sections and
. laced together while fiat on the
ground. Then the mammoth white
cloth swelled upward.
Elephants, camels, chariots, ALE
gorical floats and other vast and va
ried paraphernalia kept arriving, and
riders, ringmasters, wild animal
trainers, aerialists, acrobats, eQuilt-
brists, clowns, ballet girls, freaks,
ticket sellers and all the others Of
the picturesque circus throng fast
put In appearance. Seamstresses
worked with needle and thread amid
the whir OF sewing machines in the
wardrobe tents, the harness, paint,
wood working and blacksmith tents
were as complete in their facilities
as any stationary establishment; the
Shetland pony tents delighted the
children and commanded the ad-
miration Of the elders; in shady
and sheltered spot the striped cloth
of the circus barber shop showed
Cages were thrust under the men
agerie tent only long enough for the
feeding Of the animals and hasty
Furnishing Of gilt and paint and
cleaning Of wagon wheel and body.
Soon horses reappeared, now pIumed
and accoutred and drivers donned
the uniform of the parade. The
sound of music began from many
bands. Clowns, charioteers, jockeys
proud knights and fair ladies, in
glory Of crimson and gold, and green
and; silver, joined, and the pictUr-
esque cavalcade nearly three miles
long, was In motion. BUD German,
equestrian director, led the line. He
had already been over the course
once, noting it's roadbed condition
with caution borne OF long expert
ence.
Big Crowds See Parade.
Through densely crowded streets,
the parade measured it's glad and
glamorous, passage. Tigers and liens
the iron bars OF many cages, but
taking no heed of the pigny humans
who stared back The hyena yawned
with accumulated ennui.
Richly decked animals walked with
soft and spectral tread in three sep
arate droves and elephants numbered
leisurely behind their head trainer.
Above the shrill tones Of the fife
and the blast of the cornet and the
clamor of drums and cyInbals rose
the oft-repeated admonition. Look
out for your horses, the elephants
are close behindI'' A clarion-voiced
equestrian moved up and down the
line of bespangled nagnificence with
this warning to all who viewed the
spectacle in wagon or saddle. "A
quick, keen, trained glance revealed
to him the probable eject the 'Ied''
animals would have on each city or
country equine within eye or scent.
Clowns Much in Evidence.