This Day in History: 1910-05-18
The Barnum and Bailey Circus appeared in Paterson. The circus is using entirely new equipment which cost the company 3 and a half million dollars. Among the animal exhibits is the only baby giraffe ever born in captivity and successfully exhibited. It stands only three feet high. 400 performers entertained large crowds which contained many from Mahwah. The Erie Railroad ran special trains at special low rates for the occasion. (Bristow)