He witnessed dismal decision-making in the field; trigger-happy, panicked young men; bored, filthy, foul-mouthed young men; brave, determined young men.
A survey of 526 stations in the city's 1,540 parks found that nearly three-quarterswere "either closed, filthy, foul-smelling or without toilet paper and soap". Reaction from park, city and transit officials yesterday was mixed.
Over the course of a year, circus animals often travel more than 12,000 miles in filthy, foul-smelling boxcars.
"The very worst rags were filthy and foul-smelling, so repugnant that they were thought to transmit diseases like yellow fever," Mr. Bidwell writes.
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