Event date: Jul 8, 1887
Barnum’s circus on Wednesday drew the customary crowd. The tents were spread on the old camp ground, and the big circus tent, said to have a seating capacity of 16,000, was pretty well-filled at the afternoon performance. The morning street parade was an uncommonly fine one, and correctly indicated the character of the show, which in all its varied features was unsurpassed by any previous exhibition ever given here.
