A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38113 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: New York Clipper Article Date: August 17 1885 Article Description: Equestrian Clown Barris Dies Of Injuries Article Text: Ike BARRIS, equestrian clown, died at his home in Pacheco, California the week of September 21-26. Deceased had been connected with SHERMAN'S Circus for over four years, and played his last engagement with MOROSCO'S Circus at the Wigwam in San Francisco, California, a few months ago. While practicing on the horizontal bar he fell. He died the same night. His death was caused either by internal injuries received by his fall, or by the bursting of some small blood vessel. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com