Wichita eagle., 1889-04-11
OKLAHOMA
HISTORICAL WILD WEST EXHIBIT
TION FORMED IN WICHITA

A Full Description of The Cars, Stock,
Features and People Of This New
Candidate for Public Favor.
For some time past there has been IN
formation here in Wichita one OF the iarg-
est and what promises TO be one or the
most attractive Wild West exhibitions In
the world. The plans have been quietly
laid and quietly worked, and SO compare
lively little has been said until the present.
This entertainment. which Is to be called
the Oklahoma Historical Wild West exhl-
bition is backed by capitalits, and there Is
no doubt more money invested in 1t than
in any similar exhibition upon the road.
Yesterday an EAGLE representative, IN
company with Mr. Joseph Rich, as finan-
cial manager of the company. went up to
the Burton car works to see the train OF
cars being built there for the transporta-
ton of the exhibition.
There are already completed or in state
Of construction six cars. The rolling STOCK
is all new and presents most attract
i've appearance. Two or the cars
are fats for carrying the stages. tents,
bandwagons, electric light apparatl and
other heavy articles. Each one Is forty
four feet long, ten feet wide, equipped
with Westinghouse air brakes, painted
and lettered in a rich and at tractlve
manner.
Mr.. Chamberlain, manager of the car
works. next called attention to two very
fine improved feeding and watering stock
cars for carrying the horses. Both are OF
extra length, made so in order to carry the
large amount of stock which is required
by the exhibition They have a herd OF
thirty spotted ponies, herd of Texas steers,
twelve mountain burroughs. Then be-
sides these are the trick horses, the bron-
choes and the bucking horses. making in
all over 100 head of stock. These cars, too,
are painted in most attractive manner
and beautifully lettered.
But the cars of which Mr. Chamberlain
is especially proud are the two sleeping
cars. Both of these, as is the case with
the Others, are of extra length. One which
will be occupied by the performers and the
officers of the company is divided into
| three separate apartments In the center
are the hunks in,two rows one above the
other, wherein will sleep the male per-
ment are the sleeping apartments for the
| ladies. In the front of the car is the office
fitted out with desks, safe and fine office
furniture. The interior furnishing is neat
substantial and all new The entire car
can be ventilated by simply moving
| lever over head. The sides of the cars will
| be painted in an attractive manner with
| illustrations showing scenes and incidents
| in the history of Oklahoma.
! Beneath the body of the cars are chests
! for the storing Of provision, arms, ammu-
milton, glass balls and other small arti-
| cles which are to,be carried while in transit.
| The other car will be given up to the
| buffaloes and Indians, and upon the sides
| is .'Buffaloes and Indians, from Okla
| homa."
Fifteen buffaloes have been secured and
will appear at each exhibition. They are
magnificent specimens of this rapidly dis
appearing denizen of the plain.
The hunks for the Indians have been
built in the front part of the car, and
while the interior may not be so elaborate
and costly as the other car yet it will be
comfortable The collector for the COM
pany has already secured his permit from
will arrive here in short time to com
mence the season. There will be in all
fifty, comprising bucks, squaws and
papooses.
These last two described cars are fitted
with Miller platforms and Westinghouse
air-brakes. The whole train can thus be at
tached to passenger train if necessary The
agreement made with the railroad COM
panies is for the transportation OF this
| train by special engine and to travel at the
same rates of speed as passenger trains.
TIE cars are certainly beauties and will
display wherever they 20 the name of the
Historical Wild West with headquarters
at Wichita, Kansas" and be credit to
their manufacturers the Burton Car works,
Wichita, Kansas This company will thus
be the only wild west show which today is
travelling by its own special train.
Besides these cars there is the beautiful
advance car which is expected to arrive
here In a few days from the east. It is
fitted up in the same fine, attractive man
ner that always distinguishes the advance
herald of a wealthy travelling exhibition OF
this kind.
The company viii carry its own engine
aud dynamo for the manufacture OF Its
own electric lights. 1t will thus be in nc
wise dependant or at the mercy of the
electric light companies OF the cities which
it will visit for the giving of its night
exhibitions.
What is to be the character of the enter
tanment offered is naturally the question
asked. In this the Engagement OF the
company have made special effort tC
1 y; 4 int
esting and at the same time instructive
While they may not entirely depart from
the time honored standard Of wild west
entertainments, yet 1t will as the name
indicates partake of the nature of histori-
cal exhibition of the leading event OF the
early life of that much talked of and writ
ten ebout Oklahoma The boomers ON the
road TO the coveted land under the leader
ship of Payne and other celebrities, their
capture by the troops, Imprisonment o!
PAYNE. and other scenes Then besides
will be shown pictures of the west, such a:
herding of cattle, branding. stealing o.
horses, capture of the thief, the Indian
bands and their depredations, and numer-
Gus other pictures and Incidents of daily
occurrence upon the plains, but always o.
interest elsewhere. The noted massacre Of
Pat Hennessy, the old freighter. in ths
Big Flats, will be presented.
The riding and shooting will be special
ties which viii be eaualled in no othel
exhibition. for the very best OF. talent ha.
been secured. At one time in the enter
tainment nerd of wild ponies, wild buffa
loes and wild steers, each with rider upor
their back, viii be let loose in front of ths
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