The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-18
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showed again how a band of attacking
Indians can be easily repulsed when
you know how. and have enough cowboys
10 do the work.
The racing between Indian boys, bare
back riding and feats of all kinds by the
rougn riders were followed by an exhibit
ton of Buffalo BilPs excellent markham
ship, in which he rides at full speed,
and with his Winchester breaks clay balls
I 5y aaS iae as tnSy are throT3 INTO the ar
been famous as fine shot. and though
this Is shooting under tremendous difficult
ties, he rarely misses his mark This
was followed by his buffalo hunt with
the Indians, in which half dozen of the
famous, but now almost extinct prairie
animals are chased around the grounds
uhuer sharp nre. Then for third time
Buffalo Bill, with his cowboys and scouts,
kills all the Indians when they make an
attack on a settlers cabin. The much
killed Indians finally gave it up, but
they revived in time to appear in the
final salute, in which every member of
the vast troop appears on the field mount
Col. Cody and his men do not like the
name circus applied to their exhibition,
and, indeed, the wild west show could
not be called circus; but the after-cOn-
cert, the stde-show and the invincible req
lemonade, the customary circus attend
ants are all there to give it the appear
ance OF such show in spite of the fac,
that it cannot be strictly considered so.
An interesting feature of the show was
the appearance in several of the scenes
spent some time on a ranch himself, anG
now owns one out west. He rode with
the cowboys right along, and several times
aided IN repulsing the ferocious Indians.
. Altogether p 200 or 5000 saws the per
Torrance and it cost them altogether per-
maps, $1,000 to $4,000, including the red lem
onade and the side-show. The crowd was
an unusually orderly one, and not an ar
rest was made by the policemen at either
performance.
One Of the most interesting parts of the
snow is behind the scenes. There can
be seen the manner in which the 500 horses
are Kept under two large stable tents, the
draIt horses being kept separate from
those used for riding in the performances.
Inc continued travel tires the animals
as Wen as the men. and many of botn
could De seen lying down and taking IL
out In slumbers. The portable blacksmith
shop Is kept right near the tents and ii is
almost always in use.
Nearer to the arena is the DRESSING
tents, where Indians, Cossacks Germans.
trenchmen, Americans and all each class
c5ollected IN separate corner, prepare
themselves for the perfOrmanc Mr.
Dexter w. Fellows. the press agent, who
showed a representative of the Morning
News through the tents, mentioned espec-
tally Sergt. Murdoch, who is in charge
OF lne irish Lancers. one Of the last acts
OF the Duke of Cambridge was to grant
an extension of the leaves of absence of
Sergt. Murdoch and the men under him 10
Dec 81 1885. They are all in the regular
pay roll of the British army, and will re-
celVe their pay when they return SerRt
MuTuoch mas Deen in the British service
1orty-one years, during which time he has
seen service in India, Egypt and other
places. He wears the uniform of the
Scotch Grays He exhibited the official
document from the English war secretary
granting him and his men the further
leave of absence
Just back of the dressing tent is that
in which the tables are spread for the 100
people which the exhibition carries The
feeding of the performers and EMPLOYEES
Is let out by contract. and costs something
IKE 500 or 5000 day. No employee gets
ms meal without a ticket, which he must
ing in. o.
Ihere never was another show like this
ana perhaps there never will be. 1t was
4lteresling from beginning to end, and
there is in all probability no Savannahian
VINO went who regrets having given to it