Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-10-10

TX AeV this morning our
MI town was alive with
MWnhome folks ard hun
~g~ ~ dreds Of visitors to
see buffalo Bills Great Wild
West.
The show came in from Will
mington in two sections. The
work of unloading was quickly
consummated, and men aid
horses were soon on their way
to the exhibition grounds.
The show constructed its IN
phitheatre on Mr. John NJ. Gran
tham's field, putting up an i'm
mense elliptical structure Of tiers
of seats. in the centre Of which
the performance was given. The
dining, stabling, and other tents
flank the main enclosure. To
save the spectators from rain the
seats r canopied, but the per-
formances r. given under the
open sky.
The parade moved at 1920 and
its course was watched by thou
sands. The pavements, windows,
awning, balconies and in several
instances trees and telephone
poles were sought by the people
eager to feast their eyes upon the
free spectacle afforded by Col.
Cody. Nate Salisbury and James
A. Bailey. Everyone was salts
fed. The two cowboy bands,
the Indians, Gaucbos, vaqueros,
cowboys, soldiers, Cossacks,
Arabs, stage coach, two portable
engines and dynamos and other
features made an imposing dis
play, which was seen by thou
sands. A free performance fol-
lowed at the show grounds,
The streets had their custom
airy show day appearance. Town
people and visitors thronged the
sidewalks waiting for the parade.
The trains brought many people
to SEE the show. The multitude
were busy all day passing to and
from the show grounds.
After noon the throngs moved
en- masse towards the show
grounds and when the doors
opened at 1 p. IN. they found a
steady stream pouring through
the bospitable canvas screens.
Many thousand people were there
this afternoon.
The show opened promptly al
2 o'clock. After an overture by
the Cowboy Band came the grano
review, which introduced the en-
tire aggregation on horseback
Indians, COW boys, Mexicans
Cossacks, Gauchos, Arabs, scouts
guides, regular soldiers of the
armies of America, England
France, Germany and Russia. 1
was a startling sight to SCI
nearly 300 mounted men guild
ing their wiry mustangs will
reckless ease and filing the vas
enclosure with one endless
moving mass of man and beast
The daring cowboys gave al
exhibition of horsemanshil
which is uEapproached by an.
otner riders of the world. Pick
ink objects from the ground, las
sooing wild horses, and riding
the buckers ere a few of tn
thrilling features. The militar,
, musical drill and Col. Cody (But
falo Bill in his unique feats o
sharp shooting while riding a
l full speed, were good features G
the performance. The exhibi
ton of fancy shooting by john
Baker was also a wonderful one
while little Annie Oakley prove
: as skillful as ever. The exhibi
7 ton throughout was a faithfr
representation of life in the sad
. die in camp and field.
The programme was made u
of sixteen features. The hors
racing and pony express WEI
acleger and the attack on the EN-
= igrant train which followed we
: realistic.
Exhibitions of daring ridin
: and native dances by Arabian
Cossacks, Mexicans and Indiar
were cleverly given. The Me1
, leans, under the leadership
= their chief. Senior Arapazo, gay
wonderful exhibitions of the
-lskin in the use of the lasso. 81
q ppr Arpazo made a circle in b
+ LASH about SIX or seven feet
Il diameter, and by a dexterol
.. movement, would keep il an e,
q tended parallel with the grouI
i and raise it six or seven feel
" the. air, sometimes varying tt