| Show A AL circus IN A stoer this evening at belleville ohio about the middle of the performance in van am burghs menagerie a sudden sadden gust of rain mia and mind wind came on the tent was tossed about in a frightful manner the audience rushed froni from their seats in every direction under the direction of the manager the showmen sprang to the ropes antl anti anil lowered the centre of the tent toot but the wind wina wind proved too strong for nem them the tue chalus and the ropes on the west side were brok broken enand and the immense tent teat wm was lifted many feet high and car lied sheer over the heads of the people and fell on the east alde aide of the ground the lights were extinguished and pitch darkness dark ness nesa prevailed the large centre poles anu and ant other sn on aller alier coleff were wera dragged by the ropes through the people and fell among ing lug and maiming quite a au umber number the people blinded by the darkness rushed in every direction supposing they were coming toward the v village till many of thera them found lound themselves on the banks of of the clear forks farther from home than when they started dr N X D whitcomb b who was wounded mounded in the head and arm arra seeing one of the lights in la the tho village made forit for it when he goto early to ft he haw saw something white shi shining ningA in n the darkness on oa closer scrutiny be e recognized the tusks of the elephant tippo balb mho who had bad broken ccase andrae and was leaving the tho show in disgust the doctor was reflecting on oa tha the best method of capturing him he haw saw something white approach which proved to be the keep er who appeared eans asias unmentionables having been in the act of dressing for thoi the performance 11 1 ance with the elephant when the catastrophe r 0 phe occa occurred the liona cage vm waa caught by the rop professor langworthy by the tho lloa tamer and serl berl bously injuring him bina it is too poon toon to fonow ow the number of parsons persons injured A little daughter ot of mr vii william wliilam Vil iiara llara gehart gebart was struck won jon the forehead and the skull badly fractured A A daughter of mr david lavid la Is 0 badly hurt that her lifo 1150 is despaired of miss rosie bosle White Misa eraina emma charles miss agnes garey garay dr whitcomb andrew evarta addison hamilton and doubtless many others whose names I 1 have not yet learned were more orleas or leea injured it is proper to add that no blame can bo ba attached to the managers of the show Ls the tent was vas secured as well vell as such buch tents usually are one oat lady was struck strack upon the ther head by a pole but her waterfall received the blow low b and doubtless sa saved ved her life lif eOin eoln oni chi commercial 0 oct 21 |
